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woollyhollow.bsky.social
@woollyhollow.bsky.social
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Canadian. Hopeful. Shelves filled with books on birds, pollinators, permaculture. Love to post good news.
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We, the humans, did have some help. This is Chloe. She’s been gone for a couple of years but they were best buds. I know you appreciate a happy lab. 😊
Dark chocolate brown lab sitting on a stair landing. Pink collar and sweet expression.
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Hannah turns 14 at Christmas, we’ve had her since she was 1. She had fear agression and although she’s always loved kids, she wasn’t always a fan of other adults and animals.

She's one of the best dogs we’ve had. Loves everyone now, knows how to make friends, ride or die. Rescues are the best.
tan shepherd/X dog with a black and white nose/mouth sitting on a brown leather sofa. She’s just had her Christmas groom. Same tan shepherd/x with a sweet expression and a gopher toy in her mouth. Sitting on floor in front of brown leather couch. Picture of same dog but much younger, about 1 1/2. Tan with black mouth/nose. Sitting up straight on wooden floor with a very serious expression. Young, tan shepherd/X laying on a Christmas blanket on a tan fabric couch. Always alert, rarely relaxed.
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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This website outlines the challenges facing Canada’s North and has a way to make a direct donation. www.qajuqturvik.ca
Screen shot from website in Iqaluit. An indigenous man sitting on a sled wearing a dark blue parka with silver fur around his hood. Winter scene.
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The gov’t request for a 15% reduction by dept was for the purpose of dept review, it wasn’t a set in stone requirement. I really wish media would stop with the clickbait.

This is a section of the attached article.
Gull-Masty said in preparation for the budget, she was originally tasked with analyzing what a 15-percent cut in expenses could look like in her department. "We brought that to government, and the prime minister was very clear that after seeing what the results looked like, this was not the direction that he wanted to go, and he chose to protect the progress that was made," she said. "He chose to protect the progress and reconciliation the last decade of investments." Instead, ISC has been asked to cut expenses by two percent, the same as Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Hamilton, Ontario.
Winter scene. Chocolate lab following path through the backyard, snow is as tall as she is. Small round table with 1 1/2 feet of snow on it, looks like a very tall white cake. Hamilton.
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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They arrived! He’s going to love them. 😊
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3 paperback book covers by N.P.Thompson. Stone of Serpents, Mirror of Wolves and River of Crows. Youth reading featuring 2 young teens.
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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I watched The Thursday Murder Club movie last night, it’s soooo good if you’re looking for a movie night this weekend.
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie circling a table in a room filled with plants, stained glass and history. The poster for The Thursday Murder Club movie.
September 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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For me it’s weight first and then type/colour. I use cloth storage bags with see thru windows because they keep the dust out and I can see at a glance what I have. They really stack well. I’m not going to admit to how many I have 🫣
6 large cloth storage bags with a see thru window. In this picture, they hold bedding.
August 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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If your garden isn’t big, butterfly milkweed is really nice as a border - not quite as tall as the others.
Butterfly Milkweed plant, close up picture. Small orange flowers that grow in clumps with narrow green leaves. Picture by Northern Wildflowers Seeds - Ontario, Canada
July 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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This has been the PM’s message all along. Hoping they're able to reach an agreement on consultation parameters that will apply to every gov’t project moving forward.
a screenshot of the article outlining how the PM is clear that the federal gov’t is the partner of the Indigenous People, not the provinces and that they will respect the Indigenous as guardians of the land.
July 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Thinking of newspaper, lighters, toast and Brad & Janet this morning. So much fun!
A clip of the movie Rocky Horror Picture Show where the group is stepping left to the Time Warp.
July 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Here's mine.
Good morning. I would like to request that security clearance become mandatory for all leaders of any elected federal party in Canada. Ideally, these security clearances should be required before a candidate's name is put on the ballot to ensure that they would be qualified to serve if they win. The fact that the leader of the opposition doesn't have a security clearance is very concerning.
May 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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My girl made a burrow under the couch cushions to feel safe. We've been together 12+ years now and she's come a long way ❤️
newly rescued dog makes a burrow under the couch cushions to feel secure 13 yr old rescue dog feeling good after a grooming.
March 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Is it treason yet?
Screen grab from article stating how Ben Shapiro and Danielle Smith were discussing "how to help Canada elect 'solid allies' to the Trump administration during a private gala in south Florida", according to audio of the event obtained by DeSmog and Canada's National Observer.
March 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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These are my favourites. Easy to read with a wealth of information and solutions.🌱
The Permaculture Market Garden by Zach Loeks. The cover is a watercolour of a permaculture farm illustrated by the author. Soft, bright greens and red roofed buildings. The Edible Ecosystem Solution by Zach Loeks. Growing Biodiversity in your Backyard and Beyond. The cover has a watercolour of wildlife, trees and people.
February 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Squirrel highway
February 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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My dog loving winter
Background is a wooden fence with a couple of inches of snow on the ground. In the middle is a tan coloured, part shepherd dog who is loving her romp through the snow.
January 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Lake Ontario. You can see the babies if you zoom in 🐥
Gentle waves crashing on Lake Ontario with a Canada Goose family walking the shoreline.
December 31, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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I've read so many wonderful books, it's hard to pick just 20. There is one book that I read in my teens that made me aware of the world outside of my small, comfortable bubble.

I haven't read it in years and I don't know how it translates to today but it's impact is still with me.
The book cover of Five Smooth Stones by Ann Fairbairn
November 27, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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First pic of front garden before doing any work in the spring. Forsythias are pruned after flowering. Second pic of 25 yr old Saskatoon berry bushes in backyard. Rarely below 10' tall.

Nothing fancy but gardens thrive on neglect, the birds love the berries and I have a robust worm population. 🙂
Early spring perennial garden with tulips and forsythia. Saskatoon berry bushes starting to flower in the spring
November 26, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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It's senior pet month in Canada. Here's Hannah, she will be 13 at Christmas. 🥰
A senior, medium sized, tan dog with black ears and a black nose. She is facing forward and laughing. Her breed is a shepherd cross.
November 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM