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Yvonne Martin
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Teaching PYP Music while masking. Have been called a stirrer - no idea why. Enjoy quilting and other kinds of making.
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@swordsjew.bsky.social finally, wanted for a long time. Bit scared cause part of self resists as an exevange type. Maybe the music writes itself. Anyway, a glance thru notes finds expected names and unexpected - E. Elliot?? But of course.
Photo of the book, Wild Faith: how the christian right is taking over america, by Talia Lavin.
July 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I recommend reading this
A photo of the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
June 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Two books I'm taking for the summer (or longer, depending on the whims and deranged warmongering of men in power)
Two books on a coffee table: The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, and Palestine, by Joe Sacco.
June 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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I really like this option.
Guy Verhofstadt on Xwitter remembering Canada's efforts in the war, and considering Trump's madness, says there's no reason EU membership should be off the table.
February 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Lanyard essentials.
2 pins on lanyard: survive out of spite, and Palestine outline.
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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I need a cat. Have to convince hubby, though. This was an attempt at a pet.
Woman taking a selfie in kitchen mirror while holding the tiniest, cutest puppy. Her name is Mira.
November 30, 2024 at 8:33 AM
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The opening of chapter 3...
The opening text of Chapter 3, the reflections of Zooz, a Palestinian philosopher who spent her university years in Beirut.
October 11, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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From my husband, @azanoun.bsky.social. His book called Palestinian Blues. open.substack.com/pub/azanoun/...
Excerpt from Palestinian Blues, book by Ayman AlZanoun. A diary of a Palestinian educated in Beirut in the 60s.
October 11, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #681,311! (Definitely elder, but Bluesky + elder????)
Of 10m users, am #681,311, of the first 10%.
September 17, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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New Brunswick beach scene with large rocky hill and lots of seaweed.
September 2, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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The spectacular Hoopoe. Love this bird. It sometimes visits our yard.
The spectacular Hoopoe, a largeish bird with a brown head, long beak, and black and white striped lower body, is sitting on a brown pergola, with green palm leaves in the background.
August 25, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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☹
October 15, 2023 at 5:56 PM
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17 years ago, when my daughter was 3.
September 22, 2023 at 1:11 PM