Elisabeth Tower🇨🇦
@etower.bsky.social
Mom, wife (no trad here), red-head, certified teacher, alternative education/ culture/museums consultant, disability advocate, feminist, homeschooler, environmentalist, gardener, buy nothing, jill-of-all-trades, loves data, nature and cats [she/her]
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This right here, this is how I die.
#catproblems
#catproblems
January 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This right here, this is how I die.
#catproblems
#catproblems
In the summer of '99, I worked as a field assistant for Doug Morris doing GUD experiments in the badlands of southern Alberta. These bad boys kept me safe banking around rattlers on the slick clay. Now, decades later, still going strong but the terrain has changed a bit. #conspicuousnonconsumption
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In the summer of '99, I worked as a field assistant for Doug Morris doing GUD experiments in the badlands of southern Alberta. These bad boys kept me safe banking around rattlers on the slick clay. Now, decades later, still going strong but the terrain has changed a bit. #conspicuousnonconsumption
Things you can say when you work from home that you can't say in the office.
"Hey Beefcake Patoot, stop being a PITA!"
Cat... it was the cat...
Beefcake because he's roughly the size of a small lynx and as malevolent as a púca.
"Hey Beefcake Patoot, stop being a PITA!"
Cat... it was the cat...
Beefcake because he's roughly the size of a small lynx and as malevolent as a púca.
May 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Things you can say when you work from home that you can't say in the office.
"Hey Beefcake Patoot, stop being a PITA!"
Cat... it was the cat...
Beefcake because he's roughly the size of a small lynx and as malevolent as a púca.
"Hey Beefcake Patoot, stop being a PITA!"
Cat... it was the cat...
Beefcake because he's roughly the size of a small lynx and as malevolent as a púca.
POV: You married a social studies teacher and it's election day, so of course, your dining room looks like this...
Right @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ?
#dreamteam #canadavotes2025
Thank you Elections Canada for the teacher resources!
Right @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ?
#dreamteam #canadavotes2025
Thank you Elections Canada for the teacher resources!
April 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
POV: You married a social studies teacher and it's election day, so of course, your dining room looks like this...
Right @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ?
#dreamteam #canadavotes2025
Thank you Elections Canada for the teacher resources!
Right @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ?
#dreamteam #canadavotes2025
Thank you Elections Canada for the teacher resources!
I'm increasingly convinced that these holidays in which the enormous amount of labour it takes to carry out traditions is hidden behind a magical overnight creature and that is largely exclusively done by women is one of the biggest labour exploitations of our modern age.
April 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm increasingly convinced that these holidays in which the enormous amount of labour it takes to carry out traditions is hidden behind a magical overnight creature and that is largely exclusively done by women is one of the biggest labour exploitations of our modern age.
17 years with @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
March 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
17 years with @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Spring Equinox! Finally sun!
March 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Happy Spring Equinox! Finally sun!
Attention #urbanplanners, #communityplanners, and #architects. My daughter's Lego community centre is next level and I want to live there. It has a sewing machine with a waterside directly next to it that leads into a games room with a rooftop garden complete with compost and pollinators. Do it!
March 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Attention #urbanplanners, #communityplanners, and #architects. My daughter's Lego community centre is next level and I want to live there. It has a sewing machine with a waterside directly next to it that leads into a games room with a rooftop garden complete with compost and pollinators. Do it!
@sschwinghamer.bsky.social
This #cat thought the plant WAS the basket.
My geraniums!!
#whyIhaveforksinmyplants
This #cat thought the plant WAS the basket.
My geraniums!!
#whyIhaveforksinmyplants
March 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
@sschwinghamer.bsky.social
This #cat thought the plant WAS the basket.
My geraniums!!
#whyIhaveforksinmyplants
This #cat thought the plant WAS the basket.
My geraniums!!
#whyIhaveforksinmyplants
Today's #buycanadian is Ontario based LGBTQ+ owned Neebing & Mary. www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Neeb...
They create beautiful high-quality stickers, magnets, and pins with pride, social justice, protest, and pop culture symbols and sayings. The 4 water bottle stickers I bought in 2023 are still on.
They create beautiful high-quality stickers, magnets, and pins with pride, social justice, protest, and pop culture symbols and sayings. The 4 water bottle stickers I bought in 2023 are still on.
March 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today's #buycanadian is Ontario based LGBTQ+ owned Neebing & Mary. www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Neeb...
They create beautiful high-quality stickers, magnets, and pins with pride, social justice, protest, and pop culture symbols and sayings. The 4 water bottle stickers I bought in 2023 are still on.
They create beautiful high-quality stickers, magnets, and pins with pride, social justice, protest, and pop culture symbols and sayings. The 4 water bottle stickers I bought in 2023 are still on.
Just a few of the made in Canada products I made using unpaid domestic labour that is not valued because it's traditionally performed by women but still contributed 37.2% of Canada's GDP in 2019.
#InternationalWomensDay #DomesticLabourisLabour
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
#InternationalWomensDay #DomesticLabourisLabour
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
March 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Just a few of the made in Canada products I made using unpaid domestic labour that is not valued because it's traditionally performed by women but still contributed 37.2% of Canada's GDP in 2019.
#InternationalWomensDay #DomesticLabourisLabour
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
#InternationalWomensDay #DomesticLabourisLabour
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
Today's #buycanadian is annapolisseeds.com
Most Canadian owned seed companies source from the US, but Annapolis is 100% Canadian, sourcing seeds from NS and PEI so you know they'll grow well here. I prioritized sustainable, storable, seed collectable, veggie protien this year. Almost grow time.
Most Canadian owned seed companies source from the US, but Annapolis is 100% Canadian, sourcing seeds from NS and PEI so you know they'll grow well here. I prioritized sustainable, storable, seed collectable, veggie protien this year. Almost grow time.
March 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today's #buycanadian is annapolisseeds.com
Most Canadian owned seed companies source from the US, but Annapolis is 100% Canadian, sourcing seeds from NS and PEI so you know they'll grow well here. I prioritized sustainable, storable, seed collectable, veggie protien this year. Almost grow time.
Most Canadian owned seed companies source from the US, but Annapolis is 100% Canadian, sourcing seeds from NS and PEI so you know they'll grow well here. I prioritized sustainable, storable, seed collectable, veggie protien this year. Almost grow time.
Today's ##buycanadian is J.B. Fields www.jbfields.ca (available from Great Canadian Sox greatsox.com). This is a Canadian owned company manufacturing out of Toronto, ON (the wool is sourced from Australia - NOT the US). I got the kids some merinos and those XC skiers were toasty warm.
March 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Today's ##buycanadian is J.B. Fields www.jbfields.ca (available from Great Canadian Sox greatsox.com). This is a Canadian owned company manufacturing out of Toronto, ON (the wool is sourced from Australia - NOT the US). I got the kids some merinos and those XC skiers were toasty warm.
Today's #buycanadian is a true refuge in Canada success story and a local NScotian delight. I've been fortunate to have met Taraq and his love for his new home is unsurpassed. Most have heard the story but if you haven't tried the chocolate yet, go now! YUM!
peacebychocolate.ca/pages/our-st...
peacebychocolate.ca/pages/our-st...
March 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Today's #buycanadian is a true refuge in Canada success story and a local NScotian delight. I've been fortunate to have met Taraq and his love for his new home is unsurpassed. Most have heard the story but if you haven't tried the chocolate yet, go now! YUM!
peacebychocolate.ca/pages/our-st...
peacebychocolate.ca/pages/our-st...
One the best parts of #buycanadian is the Canadian companies repping pride, flavours, and values.
This is a great family owned Canadian (Moncton, NB) lip balm company (no affiliation). Moon mist!! They also have a "Beaver Butt" lip balm that's maple scented 😆🦫🍁
eclairlips.com/products/moo...
This is a great family owned Canadian (Moncton, NB) lip balm company (no affiliation). Moon mist!! They also have a "Beaver Butt" lip balm that's maple scented 😆🦫🍁
eclairlips.com/products/moo...
February 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
One the best parts of #buycanadian is the Canadian companies repping pride, flavours, and values.
This is a great family owned Canadian (Moncton, NB) lip balm company (no affiliation). Moon mist!! They also have a "Beaver Butt" lip balm that's maple scented 😆🦫🍁
eclairlips.com/products/moo...
This is a great family owned Canadian (Moncton, NB) lip balm company (no affiliation). Moon mist!! They also have a "Beaver Butt" lip balm that's maple scented 😆🦫🍁
eclairlips.com/products/moo...
In a week filled with Canada, this new flavour from Chapman's might be top of the list.
Shhh Don't tell @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ;)
#buycanadian 🇨🇦 #canadaisdelicious
Shhh Don't tell @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ;)
#buycanadian 🇨🇦 #canadaisdelicious
February 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In a week filled with Canada, this new flavour from Chapman's might be top of the list.
Shhh Don't tell @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ;)
#buycanadian 🇨🇦 #canadaisdelicious
Shhh Don't tell @sschwinghamer.bsky.social ;)
#buycanadian 🇨🇦 #canadaisdelicious
I needed a break from the terror of the news cycle, so I picked up these from the library to lighten the mood. #livingininterestingtimes
February 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I needed a break from the terror of the news cycle, so I picked up these from the library to lighten the mood. #livingininterestingtimes
Nothing helps me feel slightly better about the ice rink outside or toxic ooze to the south like local Canadian seeds shipped contactless to me by Canada Post for the #victorygarden (these go with a bunch of others saved from previous years - let the winter sewing begin).
#halisky #buycanadian
#halisky #buycanadian
February 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Nothing helps me feel slightly better about the ice rink outside or toxic ooze to the south like local Canadian seeds shipped contactless to me by Canada Post for the #victorygarden (these go with a bunch of others saved from previous years - let the winter sewing begin).
#halisky #buycanadian
#halisky #buycanadian
