Stacey Waspe
@staceywaspe.ca
writer, designer, marketer, project manager :: Waspe One Name Study :: genealogy, gardens, pollinators, zero waste :: settler :: she / her :: Toronto 🇨🇦 Born @ 329.56 PPM CO2
Baking focaccia. Yeast is weird.
October 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Baking focaccia. Yeast is weird.
Wolfsbane (also Monkshood and Aconitum) is finally blooming, just in time for werewolf season. (Note: extremely toxic!)
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Wolfsbane (also Monkshood and Aconitum) is finally blooming, just in time for werewolf season. (Note: extremely toxic!)
Repaired a hole in the arm of this thrifted Marks and Spencer extra fine lambswool sweater. Blanket stitched around the outside and then single crocheted in a circle until it was all joined up. Finally remembered to decrease so I didn’t make an oversized patch. 🤣 Not perfect, but wearable.
October 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Repaired a hole in the arm of this thrifted Marks and Spencer extra fine lambswool sweater. Blanket stitched around the outside and then single crocheted in a circle until it was all joined up. Finally remembered to decrease so I didn’t make an oversized patch. 🤣 Not perfect, but wearable.
We got a truckload of mulch a couple of years ago to help us with pathways around the meadow we started in our backyard and around our raised beds. It was … a lot of mulch. Posted to our local Trash Nothing group. Steady visitors for days, everyone with a unique plan for their free mulch.
August 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
We got a truckload of mulch a couple of years ago to help us with pathways around the meadow we started in our backyard and around our raised beds. It was … a lot of mulch. Posted to our local Trash Nothing group. Steady visitors for days, everyone with a unique plan for their free mulch.
First year growing Cleome. So pretty and hasn’t hated the heat or drought unlike all the other flowers.
August 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
First year growing Cleome. So pretty and hasn’t hated the heat or drought unlike all the other flowers.
Ontario line construction walk: Gerrard Station and Pape South. Sometimes I see machines I cannot even name.
August 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ontario line construction walk: Gerrard Station and Pape South. Sometimes I see machines I cannot even name.
The cats take turns hiding in the plants. As long as they don’t chew on them, I find it charming.
August 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The cats take turns hiding in the plants. As long as they don’t chew on them, I find it charming.
Black and white photo of a large group of men wearing dirty working clothing. Back of the photo (postcard) says: Coal Ship Day at Halifax, N.S. Aug. 3 .. 18, HMS Devonshire. #genealogy #mystery #photo
August 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Black and white photo of a large group of men wearing dirty working clothing. Back of the photo (postcard) says: Coal Ship Day at Halifax, N.S. Aug. 3 .. 18, HMS Devonshire. #genealogy #mystery #photo
Serviceberry this year is outstanding.
June 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Serviceberry this year is outstanding.
Ridiculously proud of replacing this float switch in the dehumidifier. Crazy that a $15 part tucked away in a hard-to-access location could result in a $650 dehumidifier not working. 😭
June 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ridiculously proud of replacing this float switch in the dehumidifier. Crazy that a $15 part tucked away in a hard-to-access location could result in a $650 dehumidifier not working. 😭
It’s so much fun. Our landlord was not a fan (the 2nd summer we had a less than ideal % of goldenrod and she saw it after the foxes had taken to sleeping in it) but it was so pretty while it lasted. Always some new bloom to check out. We would sit and watch the bees while having tea.
June 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It’s so much fun. Our landlord was not a fan (the 2nd summer we had a less than ideal % of goldenrod and she saw it after the foxes had taken to sleeping in it) but it was so pretty while it lasted. Always some new bloom to check out. We would sit and watch the bees while having tea.
In the spirit of small, achievable goals, I made a quiche for dinner.
March 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In the spirit of small, achievable goals, I made a quiche for dinner.
Christmas books: The Secret Lives of Color, Lady Macbeth, My Favorite Plant, Wilted Pages, What Draws Us Near, The Demon-Haunted World
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Christmas books: The Secret Lives of Color, Lady Macbeth, My Favorite Plant, Wilted Pages, What Draws Us Near, The Demon-Haunted World
Why does she do this? Her water is *right* there!
December 21, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Why does she do this? Her water is *right* there!
Here is our absolute unit of a tree this year.
December 14, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Here is our absolute unit of a tree this year.
Our 2 cats destroyed our artificial tree as kittens, scaling and toppling it. If we left town before Christmas, we’d have to take it down first (very depressing). Once we got a real tree, they just… stopped. But we still have lots of bell ornaments as early warning alarms, just in case.
December 7, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Our 2 cats destroyed our artificial tree as kittens, scaling and toppling it. If we left town before Christmas, we’d have to take it down first (very depressing). Once we got a real tree, they just… stopped. But we still have lots of bell ornaments as early warning alarms, just in case.
Mapping it out on paper is a great idea so that you know what you know. The William Button (in 1881 census) has a younger sister Rachel in addition to older sister Hannah. Found a marriage certificate for a Rachel Button, with father as William Button (deceased), Joiner.
November 16, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Mapping it out on paper is a great idea so that you know what you know. The William Button (in 1881 census) has a younger sister Rachel in addition to older sister Hannah. Found a marriage certificate for a Rachel Button, with father as William Button (deceased), Joiner.
Anyone in #Toronto looking to declutter before the holidays? We’re hosting another 100% free swap at Withrow Market on Oct 5. This time it’s winter gear, Halloween, Christmas, and toiletries. It’s our last swap of the season! #recycle #reuse #freecycle Details here: withrowmarket.ca/event/winter...
September 25, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Anyone in #Toronto looking to declutter before the holidays? We’re hosting another 100% free swap at Withrow Market on Oct 5. This time it’s winter gear, Halloween, Christmas, and toiletries. It’s our last swap of the season! #recycle #reuse #freecycle Details here: withrowmarket.ca/event/winter...
This may be the worst flyer I have ever seen. What even is this?
August 24, 2024 at 7:14 PM
This may be the worst flyer I have ever seen. What even is this?
Love the look of this vintage board game: Wide World, Air Travel Game, c. 1957
August 24, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Love the look of this vintage board game: Wide World, Air Travel Game, c. 1957
Finished COLD by Drew Hayden Taylor this afternoon. A slowly creeping tale in a frigid Toronto, the hunting grounds of a monster. By the time you realize what’s happening, it’s too late. #amreading #books
August 17, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Finished COLD by Drew Hayden Taylor this afternoon. A slowly creeping tale in a frigid Toronto, the hunting grounds of a monster. By the time you realize what’s happening, it’s too late. #amreading #books
Long weekend reading was unintentionally fungal with books by
@premeemohamed.com and @chuckwendig.bsky.social
I love stories that haunt me. I keep thinking I’m worried about something. But no, that thing happened in the book not to me. It will take some time to recover.
@premeemohamed.com and @chuckwendig.bsky.social
I love stories that haunt me. I keep thinking I’m worried about something. But no, that thing happened in the book not to me. It will take some time to recover.
August 6, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Long weekend reading was unintentionally fungal with books by
@premeemohamed.com and @chuckwendig.bsky.social
I love stories that haunt me. I keep thinking I’m worried about something. But no, that thing happened in the book not to me. It will take some time to recover.
@premeemohamed.com and @chuckwendig.bsky.social
I love stories that haunt me. I keep thinking I’m worried about something. But no, that thing happened in the book not to me. It will take some time to recover.
Long weekend library haul.
August 4, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Long weekend library haul.
Too hot to do much in the kitchen so chopped vegetable salad it is.
August 2, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Too hot to do much in the kitchen so chopped vegetable salad it is.
Small harvest. Off to find recipes for these banana peppers (not spicy).
August 2, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Small harvest. Off to find recipes for these banana peppers (not spicy).