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Laurie Buckland
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🇨🇦 Retired biologist living in Alberta (for now). Love hiking, nature, travel, cooking, reading, knitting, watercolour painting. #ABResistance #EnoughIsEnoughUCP #WomenAgainstPoilievre
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So is sitting, apparently.
Danielle Smith is seated at a table addressing Albertans. In the background are Canadian and Alberta flags.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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It's at the top of the page where you choose the type of vaccine and the number you want to pre-order.
Page 2 of the AB vaccine booking system, which states that flu and covid vaccines for 2026-2027 can be pre-ordered from 29 Sept to 15 Dec, 2025. On this page you choose the type and number of vaccines.
October 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Rainy day #knitting. Diamond Trio pattern by Christine Legrow and Shirley A. Scott (Saltwater Socks).
A Newfoundland-style knitted mitten with a dark brown cuff, brown and beige diamond pattern on the front, and brown and beige salt and pepper pattern on the thumb and fingertips.
July 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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This is the location of the "Pirate Park"
Maple showing location of the Pirate Park in Royal Oak, Calgary. Located on the north side of Royal Oak Drive.
July 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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I have this little visitor in my backyard today
Photo of a brown baby rabbit on a lawn.
June 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Got my Nenshi mug today. #abpoli
A black coffee mug with white lettering that reads: Nenshi - Danielle Smith's Greatest Nightmare.
February 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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I just read Birnam Wood, by Eleanor Catton. I wasn't sure I would like it, but it was a real page turner! Highly recommend.
Photo of the cover of the novel Birnam Wood, by Eleanor Catton, Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries. The cover is a greenish grey photo of a wooded area and sky, taken from a hilltop. It has the effect of being smoky or foggy. The novel's title has a red X through it. The cover indicates that the novel was longlisted for the Carol Shields prize for fiction and was a ScotiaBank Giller prize finalist. A quote from Stephen King says Birnam Wood is terrific. As a multilayer, character-driven thriller, it's as good as it gets.
January 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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This should be required reading for everyone. 📚💙
Front cover of book by John Vaillant. Fire Weather - The Making of a Beast. The cover shows red flames and smoke, and states that the book is a #1 National Bestseller. A gold sticker indicates it is one of New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year. A quote at the bottom of the cover from The Guardian states "An urgent warning - and an all-consuming read...Meticulous in its detail, both human and geological in its scale."
November 22, 2024 at 3:32 AM
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I will add it to my list. I read a lot of historical fiction. Here is a book I enjoyed recently (not historical fiction).
Cover of the novel Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett. It shows white daisies on green grass. A sticker indicates the novel is endorsed by Reese's Book Club.
November 9, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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Made this mushroom soup the other day.#cookingathome
A multicolored pottery bowl (blue, white, pink) filled with mushroom soup, including carrots and onions.
November 9, 2024 at 7:36 PM