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sammyjane.bsky.social
Sam M
@sammyjane.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 Islander living on Epekwitk|PEI, spending time in the worlds of land use planning, community, violin, idle doodling and more. Mom to twins, surviving most days. Sometimes appearing as redsandsam. She/her
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Small moments in the midst of all of the other big, heavy, sometimes heart-rending things happening in the world around us.
#dailydoodle
Ink and marker sketch of a tree trump with a fairy door and stone threshold.
July 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Patio season makes me happy.
#dailydoodles Day 1946
Ink and watercolour sketch of a restaurant patio with greenery and patio umbrellas
July 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Major milestone for our family today!
#dailydoodles Day 1927
Two homemade ink and watercolour cards showing graduation caps and the word ‘Congrats’ Photo from the back of a graduating class with hats thrown in the air.
June 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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It’s starting to feel real - graduation and new adventures.
#dailydoodles Day 1921
Ink and watercolour sketch of two people sitting on a bench, watching to figures walk away in the distance.
June 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Coastal zone conference means plenty of thinking about water and coastlines.
#dailydoodles days 1913 and 1914
Watercolour and pencil sketch of a glass of water A watercolour sketch of a misty coastline with trees.
June 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Saturdays are for picking away at doodle projects, with more practice work on #danielledonaldsonworkshop lessons for #dailydoodles Day 1910 and 1911, and going to shows at Harmony House.
A photo of half-finished student work - on the bottom is a watercolour of the exterior of a house, half concealed by a partially painted interior of a stylized kitchen scene.
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Escapism.
#dailydoodles Day 1909
Ink and watercolour sketch of a camper with a string of banners and lightbulbs.
June 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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A quick walk out in North Rustico.
#dailydoodles Day 1906
An ink and watercolour sketch of an older red building with one double door and one side door open
June 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Minis for #dailydoodles days 1903, 1904, and 1905.
Three ink and watercolour sketches. The upper image shows part of a footbridge, the lower left shows a red building on a little bed of rocks on the waters edge, and the lower right shows a thin 3-storey building peeking up out of the grass.
June 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Linework from an online workshop.

#Danielledonaldsonworkshops
#dailydoodles Day 1902
A pencil sketch of a stylized kitchen taped to a clipboard decorated with rainbows.
May 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Completed.
Borrowed travel photo from Tilting.
#dailydoodles Day 1901
Ink and watercolour sketch of old red buildings at the water’s edge, with smaller buildings in the distance on the other side of the water. In the foreground is a small boat in the grass with the number 12555.
May 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Step one, borrowed travel photo.
#dailydoodles Day 1899
Black and white photo of a sketch of buildings and a dory in the grass, with the original photo showing on an iPad in the background.
May 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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I had always associated NB with lumber, less so with potatoes. Silly me.
#dailydoodles Day 1898
Ink and watercolour of a large grey barn.
May 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Neatest experiencing, staying in a rail car turned accommodations in Florenceville-Bristol. #dailydoodles Days 1896 and 1987
Ink and colour sketch of the entrance to a rail car, with steps into a shadowed entrance.
May 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Multiple #dailydoodles - Days 1893, 1894, and 1895. More adventures while doing some work in NB.
A watercolour and ink sketch of a large wooden ‘arc’ boat on land, with vegetation to the side and rear. A couple of cars are parked halfway along and there is a railing on the second level. A watercolour and ink of a doorway in a brick building. Over the arched windows over the door are the words ‘Victoria County.’ Watercolour of a wooded trail with a broken fence to one side.
May 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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When in New Brunswick…
#dailydoodles Day 1892
Ink and watercolour sketch of a covered bridge
May 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Made it to Friday.
#dailydoodles Day 1889
Watercolour sketch of two figures standing side by side.
May 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Picked this one up again, almost to the finish line.
#dailydoodles Day 1888
#Danielledonaldsonworkshops
A watercolour illustration of a stylized farmhouse with an iPad screen in the background showing a title slide that reads ‘the refined farmhouse’, ‘next’, and ‘Danielle Donaldson’
May 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Everything is coming up blossoms.
#dailydoodles Day 1886
Stylized watercolour and ink sketch of magnolia blossoms.
May 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Various family birthday and Mother’s Day cards to prep for #dailydoodles Day 1883
May 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Friday night puppy.
#dailydoodles Day 1882
Watercolour and ink sketch of a small dog sitting and looking slightly upward, with the tip of his tongue sticking out.
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Has the pleasure of attending the Eastern PEI Chamber of Commerce awards dinner, which brought to mind Canada’s smallest library in Cardigan… #dailydoodles Day 1881
Ink and watercolour sketch of a small square building surrounded by grass and trees with a glimpse of a river in the background. On the building are two signs - open and ’Canada’s Smallest Library’.
May 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Back working on an earlier lesson, halfway through… botched an attempt to flatten the paper, will have to fix that once it’s all done…
#dailydoodles Day 1880
Incomplete watercolour image of a stylized farmhouse with large grey windows.
May 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Catching up. From a photo spotted on CBC and practicing elements from the ongoing #danielledonaldsonworkshop #dailydoodles days 1878 and 1878
Watercolour sketch of a stained glass pendant lamp. To the side, there is a glimpse of a ceramic jar. Watercolour and ink sketch of an old brick building with two doors and shuttered windows on the front.
May 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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I’m this tired - falling out of my bed, too exhausted to move tired. My last-day-of-my-forties banana split helped, though. #dailydoodles Day 1877
Watercolour sketch of a small dog, shown from behind, sleeping, half fallen outside of his round dog bed.
May 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM