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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Booktoberfest at the Halifax Central Library was a fun time. Bought a book (thanks, Veronica), was given a book (thabks, Tim), missed all readings and workshops but was there with my Dad who found it too noisy to hear anything. Still glad he got to see people selling their books!

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Heart of the Forest Emily Carr 1935

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My life is such a jumble of necessary tasks and responsibilities, missed windows and opportunities, stretches of waiting that do not feel like free, unfettered time. Just not really sure how to wrangle them all into a recognizable, meaningful shape.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's not easy to be old. I'm not quite there yet but have aged, not aging, parents... they who have picked me up so many times i can't count. Now they struggle with technology and paperwork and things I struggle with too but can sometimes help with. They are still strong, kind, wise and generous.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Humanity is wonderful. Humanity is terrible. I hope the price of survival isn't that most of us perish before we see the light of day, in order for the for remainder to see that light-- but it's looking like rock bottom is where humanity likes to go first to contemplate its existence. Just stop it.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

www.madewithlau.com/recipes/char... This is a wonderful recipe for Chinese BBQ pork. It's not complicated but ties a person to the kitchen for a bit. Worth it!

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The Char Siu Pork My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Check out why millions of people love my dad's recipes! Learn from a 2x James Beard Award Winning Chinese Chef with 50+ years of experience

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's a wild world where "walk- in clinic" means you need to get in line on the sidewalk for an hour and a half to get a spot to see a doc. On my best day I couldn't stand for more than about 15 minutes. The ER is likely full of people like me. I'm not an emergency. Walk in? Nope. Stand and suffer.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My covid rapid tests expire today. I tested megatjve today and two days ago.. hoping the tests are accurate. They are certainly accurate gauges of my current mood, since I've been uncomfortably sick since sunday. Negative..yup.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP Dolly Parton. You were worth your weight in gold.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There's stuff that needs doing but it's too hot. I'm between two fans in a hammock of air, the sun is long down, and I've drunk enough cold water to fill an aquarium but it's still to hot to do the stuff that needs doing.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Where's the American politics in my feed? Suddenly it's full of kitties, puppies and a single antifa librarian.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Should have been welcome to middle aged Madness. But my fingers are as clumsy as my brain.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My undifferentiated cloud of mind is either a drug induced fog or a hormonally- shaped nothingness, or maybe both. Welcome to middle aged

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy Mad Pride! Here's a video from Toronto's Mad Pride celebration 8 years ago. youtu.be/clbEoFR-4E8?...

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Mad Pride - Breaking the Silence

YouTube video by Recovery Mental Health

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Spent Canada Day monitoring someone's BP, walking slowly in the Public Gardens and getting something together for my will. Um if that's a holiday, well, I'll take it I guess. Can do without the fireworks.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Sweet and sour cauliflower, a new term of endearment for a friend of mine, is a real thing! And it even rhymes! Sweet and Sour Cauliflower - Food with Feeling share.google/bAh4Qf2NdoWP...

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Sweet and Sour Cauliflower - Food with Feeling

Sweet and Sour Cauliflower- this fake out take out vegan dinner recipe is a great meatless meal that everyone is going to love!

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I once told my favourite high school teacher long after graduating that I hated school. I think she was hurt and taken aback, but it was true. No one stopped me from hating myself or falling apart there. I learned a few things but not how to live life, be healthy, or care for myself. Fail.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Made this felted sketchbook with button closure at wonder'neath today!

A small book with a felted olive green cover with colorful abstract colors decoration and a teal felt and red button closure.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Infuriating. Sickening. Impoverishment.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Going to a relative's doc appointment in Dartmouth on the bus and lunch at a Chinese buffet equals major adventure for me. Forget sky diving, overseas travel or even a drive in the country. It doesn't take much to excite me. It also doesn't take much to bore me.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Exhaustipooped. Bed ready and primed for sleep

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I didn't realize this was today and that this was even a thing. Glad to know it. From your friendly neighborhood Person with Lived Experience.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Little bits Here and there Scratch an itch Pay the fare In this world Nothing's free except a little Poetry.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

And i forgot to mention... you can dial 9025934072 from your own phone to access the poems available on this free poetry payphone! Amd you can eave a message, leave a poem! Woo-hoo!

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I remember hearing about about this!

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Ready to throw up the towel. Well, throw in. But if I'd eaten a towel I'd be ready.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Then up the street to Wonderneath and the Afterwords sponsored reading and open mic featuring the Eighth House emerging Black writers and mentors, which also featured Caribbean catering! Some wonderful voices older -- Corey Lavender, Asiah Sparks and Andre Fenton!-- and new! 2/2

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Tonight there was so much going on in Halifax! I was at the Found in Translation art something at the Mayworks Festival at BusStop Theatre and it was hugely fun and beautiful too... but mostly mesmerizingly entertaining. 1/2

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

That should be " more titilatjng". But I also wish for more scintilatjng titillation. So.. I'll leave it

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

My feel feel like they've died and gone to a fiery hell. The rest of me's ok. I wonder if my feet have been up to something I know nothing about? Wish it were more scintillating than it is. Standing. Walking. SCANDALOUS!

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

You too! Today was a sparkler though!

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Thanks Carol. I hoped I hadn't just forgotten. It's been a long cold Spring so far.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Has the forsythia bloomed in halifax yet? I'm afraid if it has I have forgotten. My memory is not cooperating. It's like a toddler whose favourite word is "no" Tantrum. Laughing fit . Nap. A good life but hard on other people.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Does anyone know if the cafe in the Public Gardens opened on this foggy rainy day.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Wonderful poetry tonight at the Halifax Centtal library. Margo Wheaton always brings poets together with such warmth and gentleness.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I'm getting left further and further behind, in a multitude of ways... but I see friends, manage to cook simple meals keep my dad and myself alive. Somehow it feels like a big enough a job. Sometimes too big. So if you're wondering about my writing, this is it. A bluesky post followed by a big sigh.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I'm so out of every possible loop that I barely know what I'm doing let alone what's going on in this city. But I do know that El Jones will be on the Commons tomorrow with her words streaming from an aerial banner among the kite flyers and those in solidarity with Palestinians. I'll be looking up..

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Senator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

$2.4 billion per year. That’s what the federal fuel tax suspension will cost Canadians, while doing little to support those struggling most. 1/3 #SenCA #CdnPoli #AffordabilityCrisis #BasicIncome #HousingCrisis

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I feel like i'm a bag of sand with broken chair legs for limbs. Just plop me on your lawn and I'll scare all the kids off. Or maybe stave off a flood, or help with an icy driveway. Those are my super powers today.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Fab. I'll only make a little of the morning if I can so glad you are covering it!

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