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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Making a medieval longsword pendant with a cabochon garnet #howitsmade

Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Did you know that @phokion.bsky.social and I have been doing a podcast on YouTube? Probably not cause I have barely told anyone. Anyway if you enjoy nerds info dumping about our many special interests, ( lots of history but we cover a lot) this podcast might just be for you! youtu.be/kesLjfX_5Sk?...

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

@annieknk.bsky.social just impatiently waiting for the next episode of truly, tradly, deeply to come out because it's the only thing getting me through my week these days. Fascinating journalism.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I chose to make a bear medallion and I definitely have no regrets about that.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Oh hey Toronto, I'll be vending at a craftshow this Saturday on the Danforth! Hope to see you there!

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I always let some goldenrod do its thing in my yard because it's great for the autumn pollinators. And it is NOT rag weed.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Not me crying in the car the other day listening to an account of many of the Luddites being hanged. Definitely recommend blood in the machine but prepare to have your heart broken. #history #labour #luddites

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

It's so cool that pixel is throttling my battery "because they were overheating" and isn't producing new ones for the 6. Now I will have to get a new phone when a new battery would have been fine. But of course, this is what they want. Planned obsolescence is cool and good. What fun we're having

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

On the days when I work at home I always end the day super fucking upset that I did not finish all the things. It's literally impossible to finish all the things but I still am mad that I haven't.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

We cleaned up nice for my partner's sister's wedding ( I think ) and had an amazing time

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

This whole burnout thing really isn't going away.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

So just read this article about an autism genetic study and while I'm very happy this research is being done it leads in a direction I've been suspecting for a while now, which is that we have almost no understanding of what autism is. www.scientificamerican.com/article/four...

scientificamerican.com

There Are at Least Four Types of Autism, Researchers Find

Autism has at least four subtypes, an analysis of more than 5,000 children’s genes, traits and developmental trajectories has shown

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

A selection of the pieces I have out today.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

The only thing that's keeping me alive at the Toronto outdoor art fair this weekend.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I'm here at Nathan Phillips square until Sunday at 5. #toronto

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Only two more days until Toronto outdoor art fair. I will be there fri through Sun at Nathan Phillips square, with lots of jewellery and over 400 other amazing artists! hope to see you there! #toronto

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Happy Canada Day! It's not perfect but I'm still glad to be a Canadian. Here's me and @jedcawthorne fighting at Deed of Alms a few years ago. You can come out and watch us at 11 AM , Bickford park, on Sunday July 6th and donate to help support refugees and unhoused! #canadian #medieval #knight

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Medieval and bronze age spearrings. I wear my medieval pair all the time but I have to say I quite like both. Each one is based on an extant spearhead from the time period. You can see them in person a Toronto outdoor art fair. July 11/13 I'll be at booth 74 in zone A

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Every year since 2017 we have come together for friendly medieval longsword sparring. This year we will be supporting Ukrainian refugees who are trying to make new lives in Canada and to support those who are struggling without housing. If you can please donate to support our efforts! Link in bio

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My cat Iris passed away in 2023 and we buried her in the garden. In the spring I planted irises around where she was. This is how they are doing. It's a wonderful testament to her memory each spring.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I'm rooting for you America, do not submit to tyrants.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Cleaning the magical amount of mud out of my boots and the hem of a wool gown. The gown was still turning the water brown after three washes

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

That terrible moment when you're excited to go sit in the garden with the excellent novel by @phokion.bsky.social you've been reading, and then you remember that you already finished it 😭

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

One of our most prized possessions is our long handled medieval repro fry pan. Much of our cooking couldn't be as tasty without it.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I want a refund on this whole week.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Check out these longsword earrings I finished yesterday. I have to say I really like them with the garnets.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

What I cooked on our 14th century weekend! Came out delicious #medieval #campcooking

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Since my dad died in April my stress levels have been insane and on the weekend I was hit with brutal vertigo that has gotten a bit better but hasn't gone away. So today is an enforced vacation day to actually rest. Will I fall behind on work? Yes. Do I have a choice? Not really.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I haven yelled about about the erasure of women from history recently, the effect is even worse for women of colour. Do yourself a favor and go read the Wikipedia for this absolute powerhouse. Labour history is women's history. #anarchism #labourhistory

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We had a reenactment in very rainy weather. I have never had to bail a firepit before. I don't really recommend it. 🤣

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I don't think I posted this reproduction 18th century ring here yet. BEHOLD!

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Is there some way we can take away internet access, at least temporarily, from people who constantly pipe up to tell us that " aCtUalLy YoU vOtE fOr yoUr cAndIDate nOt the PrimE miNisTer." Please stfu forever, And actually yes we are still voting indirectly for the prime minister you fing pumpkin.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Do I have a problem or is this adaptive behavior?

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The executive function that I think I wish I had the most, is the ability to plan more than one meal at a time. I can sometimes get to two if I really exert myself but more than that is basically impossible.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Nobody is better at self sabotage than me!

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

It's been all rings all the time. Ruby and created diamond in rose gold.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

My cats enjoying the yard while I garden.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I made a wedding dress the other day. Hopefully I get some proper wedding day photos after the wedding takes place but here's a twirl! I was so obsessed with this fabric.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

In so tired of posting for no one on meta platforms. When I don't have the energy for video content it's hardly worth bothering and since my life has been chaos video content has been nearly impossible. It takes so many spoons

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

No paid service has ever been as bad as Facebook ads. No app has ever been this terrible.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

It's an absolute shame that they didn't cast Gwendoline Christie as Murderbot. She would have been way better as an a-gender character and also just better in general. #murderbot

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

It's been a pretty rough week but spending some time teaching and sparring longsword at Toronto Historical Combatants last night was very restorative. #hema #toronto #longsword

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

My mom's orchids are so intense

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

It sucks that this is the case but activism is what you do all the time, voting is just harm reduction. We can work towards a system we truly want through every day activism. But at the voting booth we have to primarily focus on mitigating how bad things get.

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I am so excited about how this ring is turning out

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Aurora @captainswordface.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Who let me be an adult? This shit is ridiculous.

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