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Kelly Smith 🍁
@kellymjsmith.bsky.social
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Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦 Quilter, writer, tea and chocolate lover, and amateur genealogist. Feminist, atheist, flaming progressive. Reader of SF, spec fic, and non-fiction. Member of ACES and DRII. Work in business continuity and disaster recovery. She/her.
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This is what will happen in Florida very shortly if people stop vaccinating against polio. I guess if they *want* their children to spend their entire lives in a mechanical breathing tube... Well I don't know how to finish that sentence. Who would want this? Who would think this is a good idea?
This is a black and white photograph showing a historical polio ward. Dozens of children are in iron lungs and being tended to by nurses.
September 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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From a WIP I started in 2014 and then forgot about when I moved cross country. I found it languishing on my hard drive last week.

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Since Moira had the plane to herself, she sprawled in the cushy seat that folded down into a bed and feasted on delicacies—her first cup of real coffee in years and a tiny square of real chocolate. It was rich and sweet and she let it melt on her tongue as the plane made the short hop from Saskatchewan to the North West Territories. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
August 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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According to the US Justice Dept, in 2024, violent crime in DC was DOWN 35%. I find it hard to believe it's suddenly shot upward in the last year. (Aside from all the crimes this administration is committing, of course.)
Screenshot of a press release on www.justice.gov from Aug. 15, 2024. "Overall, violent crime is down 35% and on trend to be at its lowest levels since MPD began reporting the number roughly 20 years ago."
August 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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I could do worse!
A photo I took of singer Cyndi Lauper on August 1, 2025 in Clarkston, Michigan. She's standing and looking to her right, holding a microphone in her right hand. She's wearing a black and white suit with an asymmetrical jacket. Her left pantleg is black and the right one is white. Her jacket is also black and white. She's wearing a pale bluish green wig in a sort of mohawk style.
August 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Coincidentally, I just saw this passage in a book I'm reading.

Piercy, Marge. He, She and It (p. 251). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
“Nobody can think anymore without AI. It’s like asking someone to walk to California or cross the Atlantic on a raft. Everything is on a system. Just as nobody could do arithmetic anymore without a calculator after they were introduced, who can think with just their own brain?” Piercy, Marge. He, She and It (p. 251). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
August 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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When I stepped out of the office today I could smell smoke and my eyes are feeling so gritty. Now I know why. 😞
An image of an air quality map taken at 8:00 PM Eastern on July 31, 2025. It shows a large red, orange, and yellow splotch representing poor air quality from Canadian wildfires. The splotches stretch from north of Regina, Saskatchewan, south to St. Louis, Missouri, to the east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
August 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Just finished _Guillotine_ by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social . It was fantastic!
A book cover, pink with a red rose surrounded by a string of pearls and smears of blood. Title: Guillotine. Author: Delilah S. Dawson
July 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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How I spent my Sunday. I couldn't make the glaze because I had no white chocolate, but they're delicious just as they are! #baking #cookies #peanutbutter

Recipe here: sallysbakingaddiction.com/peanut-butte...
Two dozen raspberry-jam-filled peanut butter cookies cooling on a wire rack. They've been rolled in finely chopped peanuts and have a crinkly/bumpy texture.
July 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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It's a picture of clouds that I took in Denver in 2018. They really were this beautiful blue color.
It's a picture of clouds that I took in Denver in 2018. They really were this beautiful blue color.
July 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I just learned about this auction put on by Health Workers 4 Palestine. There are some great things in here, including this for all you Andor fans! The bid for this is currently £1400. bidaid.com/auction/pale...
July 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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This is a beautiful trend and I hope it continues.
This is a line graph showing year over year change in Canadians returning from the US by land in 2024 and 2025. It shows a very steep decline starting after the election, (with the exception of December when I assume people went home for Christmas.) The source is from Statistics Canada and the chart was created by Charlie Buckley of CTV News.
July 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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I don't understand why Bluesky says this and then immediately shows me more people that I follow?
A screenshot of a message from Bluesky telling me they ran out of posts from my follows, followed immediately by posts from my follows.
June 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Timothy Snyder's five things to remember about war.
Screenshot of Timothy Snyder's five things to remember about war. 1) Many things reported with confidence in the first hours and days will turn out not to be true. 2) Whatever they say, the people who start wars are often thinking chiefly about domestic politics. 3) The rationale given for a war will change over time, such that actual success or failure in achieving a named objective is less relevant than one might think. 4) Wars are unpredictable. 5) Wars are easy to start and hard to stop.
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Here is a screenshot of her profile.
Screenshot of a profile
June 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Rubbish. Fasting every other day IS a calorie-restricted diet.
Screenshot of a news headline claiming that fasting every other day works better than a calorie-restricted diet, even though that IS a calorie restricted diet!
June 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A coworker is selling flowers from her garden. I got myself this pretty bouquet yesterday.
A bouquet of pink, orange, red, and magenta flowers in a glass jar with greenery. They include ranunculus, poppy, snapdragons, and others.
June 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Here's a map showing all the #NoKings marchs in Michigan!
Here's a map showing all the #NoKings marchs in Michigan!
June 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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This was the sign on the door at the quilt retreat I was at this weekend. A friend pointed out that all are welcome - except solicitors. 🤣
A picture of a green door with two signs on it. A "No solicitors" sign and a PRIDE flag sign that says: "This is an inclusive space. All are welcome."
June 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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I spent the weekend at a quilt retreat, and did my first quilting since before Christmas. I have always wanted to make a New York Beauty block, but was afraid of foundation piecing. This weekend I overcame my fear and completed eight blocks! Four more to go. #quiltsky
Eight quilt blocks arranged on a yellow wall. They are the New York Beauty pattern, which consists of an arc in one corner of the block, and various sizes of spikes radiating out toward the opposite side of the block. The pattern is by Dee Christopher, and you can find it for free at thequiltshow.com.
June 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Yes, but the average price is still over $800,000!? I want to move back to Canada but I don't think I'll be able to afford a house. 😕
New data from Ratehub.ca shows Hamilton led the country in improved mortgage affordability in April, with the average price falling nearly $10,000 to $801,400...
May 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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How and why to leave Facebook.
May 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Oval Beach, Saugatuck Michigan, on a chilly afternoon.
A photo of Oval Beach, Saugatuck Michigan. The picture is mostly of blue sky with a lot of wispy White clouds. There is a sliver of Lake Michigan with the water looking mostly gray, and low sand dunes with beach grass.
May 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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This could have been avoided.
CNN headline: First boats carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in LA. They're half full. Expect shortages soon.
May 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Here are the fabrics I pulled out of my stash this morning. A lot of them are from Tim Holtz, but a lot of them are just things that coordinate very nicely with his fabrics.
An assortment of medium and dark fabrics in many colors and designs. An assortment of low volume light fabrics in many colors and designs.
May 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Here are the costs for having a baby as of 2015. It's now 2025, so all of this has gone up substantially. Maybe someone can find a more recent graphic? Source: momlovesbest.com/baby-cost
A long infographic showing the costs of having a baby in the US. Source: https://momlovesbest.com/baby-cost
April 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM