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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits did I see autumn colours as this week’s prompt? I’ve yet to Master #BlueskyScrolling 🥴. Happy autumnal Equinox!

Stay put shawl, a bright orange shawl draped
Over a dressmaker mannequin against a medium dark green background.

A felted orange and yellow hat with a large dusky orange multi petal flower pinned on it. It is on a weathered wooden railing with dark green cedar leaves in the background.

A silver haired woman with hands folded in front of her stands in the shadow on a porch wearing a red kimono style knit jacket with multicoloured accents on yellow and green Malabrigo yarn. Bright red geraniums are on the white porch railing with bright green foliage behind them.

A person wearing orange socks with cream coloured toes and cuff trim. Three antique buttons decorate the top front of the socks. A birch wood floor is the back drop.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #Catnap #NovaScotiaGoodLife Sally, in spite of her traumatic past experiences, can still manage to surrender herself to a cat nap. Yay Sally!

A black and white long haired cat lies asleep, stretched out on her back on a green carpet of grass dotted with a few yellow flowers

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#RescueCats #ResuceDogs #NovaScotiaGoodLife a rare photograph of a gathering of our small group of rescued cats and dog. Scruffy is a gentle (unless food is involved) giant.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#Bloomscrolling sometimes the beauty is right underfoot. Eye bright in abundance.

A close up of eye bright blossoms, pale lavender tube shaped cluster of flowers on a single brown stem with tiny green leaves. They have bright yellow centres. Out of focus eyebrights in the background.

A close up of eye bright blossoms with a pink clover amid green leaves in the background.

A close up of six eye bright blossoms with tiny green leaves.

A pink clover blossom surrounded by tiny pale lavender eye bright blossoms and green leaves and blades of grass.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #HighlandCattle #NovaScotiaGoodLife thankfully we have support cats like (FHW) Harry and Sally to get us through the dark times. And a couple of chill bovines.

A black and white cat lays relaxed and stretched out on very green grass.

A tiger cat sits on his haunches on very green grass, looking away from the camera.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #NovaScotiaGoodLife (FHW) Harry just hangin’ out with the zucchinis on a warm August evening.

A tiger cat sits on a wooden porch that has a dozen or more bright green zucchini on the steps. An unseen porch light illuminates the area.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #PoniesofBluesky summertime and the livin’ is easy. Sally and (FHW) Harry take their leisure where they find it. Rosie the wannabe horse thinks hay might be manna from heaven.

A black and white cat lounge under a wagon loaded with hay.

A black and white cat lounges under a beanpole in a garden.

A flaxen maned pony sprinkled with hay in a barn stall eyes the camera.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#NovaScotiaGoodLife #EastCoastSummer #Bloomscrolling #It’sAWonderfulWorld a pretty perfect summer winding down.

A picture of spider in the centre of her web which is spun on a metal fence taken at night.

A picture of storm clouds with green trees and a lawn in the foreground.

The end of a rainbow with green trees in the foreground.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits stripes, stripes, and more stripes details in the ALT text

A knit cotton yellow market bag with multi coloured stripes hanging on a dark wooden stair railing stuffed with bright orange Chinese lanterns.

A red, yellow and green sock worn on a person’s foot against a black background.

A multi colour pink and purple pair of striped socks with multiple types of stitches in the stripes on a green lawn. Stephen West pattern.

A pair of multi coloured striped socks being worn with a wooden floor in the background. No pattern used.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits Happy 2nd birthday! As someone else said- there are so many beautiful patterns out there, duplicating only happens under special circumstances- some patterns are just ‘go-to’s’ for gifts,some are special requests and sometimes the first time round is practice.

Pairs of knitted items: baby sweaters in different colours, tipless gloves and mittens, a shawl in two different colour combos and a two pairs of mosaic patterned socks.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #NovaScotiaGoodLife (FHW) Harry in all his majesty, posing in front of the matrimony cedars.

A tiger cat sits in the dappled sunlight looking at the camera under large cedar trees.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits WIP, stay tuned for Sock 2. details in the ALT

A black and yellow corrugated ribbed sock foot, knitted toe up in fingering weight yarn. Photographed on a sheepskin with yellow and black partial skeins of wool under the sock.

Bottom of the foot of a toe up black sock with yellow lettering that reads ‘ If you can read this’, which is the name of the pattern on Ravelry. Photographed on a sheepskin with yellow and black partial skeins of wool under the sock.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#Bloomscrolling #NovaScotiaGoodLife #BeautyInTheEye Bedstraw and Vetch, the word ‘weeds’ is so subjective.

Very small white flowers massed together with tiny purple cone shaped flowers scattered throughout. Tiny green leaves mix in with the blossoms.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#Caturday #FeralCats #NovaScotiaGoodLife Sally surveys her kingdom from the back yard junk yard. She has taken great leaps of faith over the last year. Brave little kitty. 🥰

A tuxedo cat sits on top of a faded red derelict tractor with assorted pieces of weathered lumber and green grass surrounding her.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits Solstice theme, light and dark. Does light and bright count? Another scrappy project mixing fibre content and random patterns.

A brightly coloured cowl on a dark mannequin in front of a wooden door.

A grey and brown cowl knit with different stitch patterns on a dark mannequin in front of a wooden door.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #RescueDogs Sally (sporting a ragged haircut) the #feralcat and Scruffy are a team, of sorts. Sally trusts Scruffy and Scruffy looks out for Sally when the grackles bombard her.

A black tuxedo cat leads a larger black dog across a swath of patchy green lawn.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

#Bloomscrolling #NovaScotiaGoodLife Canadian legend has it that lupine seeds were scattered along the highways by Women’s Institute members as a beautification project. Never mind they are toxic to livestock.

Pink lupines blooming with green leaves in foreground and dark green spruce tree in background.

Pink lupines blooming with green leaves in foreground and cloudy blue sky in background.

Close up of a cluster of pink lupines blooming with green leaves in foreground and dark green spruce tree in background.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

As a result of the illegal war on Iran, Canada’s oil giants are raking in billions they didn’t earn and don’t deserve. It’s time to stop war profiteering and return money back to Canadian families and communities. Take action: 350.org/canada/theyp...

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Big Oil profits. We pay. Time to fix it.

Canadians are struggling to pay for gas and cover their bills – while Big Oil shareholders pocket billions in excess profits. It's time to stop war profiteering and return money back to Canadian fami...

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#Bloomscrolling #NovaScotiaGoodLife the first flowers of the spring- balm for a winter battered soul.

A lone narcissus framed by green leaves.

A close up of a yellow forsythia with a blue sky and green filed out of focus in the background.

A close up of a bunch of red quince blossoms.

Apple blossoms in the foreground and an out of focus sky with clouds and green field in the background.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #NovaScotiaGoodLife (FHW) Harry is not a particular fan of forest bathing, but doesn’t want to miss out on the walk.

A tiger cat walks toward the camera on a leaf strewn path that is edged by trees.

A tiger cat strides purposely along a leaf strewn path with leafed out trees and evergreens in the background

A tiger cat walks toward the camera looking off into the woods. He is on a leafy path with green trees in the background.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits Work in Progress, my 2025 resolution not to buy any more yarn until I used what I have in my considerable stash has brought me lots of play time with colours and textures. Pattern is based on Super Scrappy Socks by Becky Greene, free on Ravelry.

A partially knitted sock in green and yellow colours placed on top of several balls of green and yellow yarns on a sheepskin background.

A collection of partial skeins and balls of yarn with a knitted sock cuff on top of them with a sheepskin for a background.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits stockinette prompt. ‘Tegna’ on Ravelry. Hemp and cotton fibre. Had to add the picot edge on sleeves and neckline, just because.

A periwinkle blue short sleeved knitted woman’s top with a lace border on a mannequin. There is a mirror hanging on the wall
In the background.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Carney just unveiled new plans that make it easier for mega-corporations to profit while our communities and the planet suffer the consequences. Let’s speak up to make sure our MPs and Liberal Ministers hear a loud, resounding “no” to this plan to fast track destruction. share.nwmd.social/s/FPP0u8EI

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Tell your MP: Don't Fast-Track Destruction

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#HoneybeesofBluesky the bees are working the trout lilies.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#Bloomscrolling #NovaScotiaGoodLife Maple blossoms, Trout Lilies, Dinosaur sprouts and Coltsfoot. Spring has sprung.

Very small yellow flowers emerging through a ground cover of dead leaves.

Maple blossoms silhouetted against a blue sky.

Yellow trout lilies surrounded by dead leaves on the forest floor.

Brown ‘horse tail’ fern poking out of the ground with green leaves surrounding them.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #NovaScotiaGoodLife Sally grateful for the sunshine and claiming her spot in the unkempt garden.

A longhaired black tuxedo cat curled up in the sun on brown grass with green iris leaves popping up out of the ground.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

350.org

Big Oil profits. We pay. Time to fix it.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

#Caturday do pussy willows count? #HorsesofBlueSky waiting for breakfast.

A close up of a small cluster of grey pussy willows in the foreground. Blurred grass,tree line and grey sky in the background.

A Fjord horse stands behind a gate with a dawn skyline with leafless trees behind her. There is a tractor to the right, the shingled side of a barn to the left and a water trough up against the barn.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits prompt: cables #Cascade there was a winter when I thought everyone could use an ear warmer. And for someone not really into cables: an heirloom wedding gift. Yes, they’re still married. Probably because of the binding spells I knit into it. Details in the Alt text.

A green cabled ear warmer on a sheepskin

A dark blue cabled ear warmer under a grey green cabled ear warmer on a sheepskin.

A bright blue cabled ear warmer on a sheepskin.

“Lovers Knot’ free pattern on Ravelry. Knit with Cascade 220

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits colour work is pretty much what I do, stranded,mosaic,fair isle. Pretty chuffed with my result. Details in the alt text.

A pair of socks with stranded green and maroon multicolour leaves on a cream background. socks ‘Woodruff’ free pattern on Ravelry. General Hogbuffer. Love this designer!

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

#NovaScotiaGoodLife #Nature #ForestBathing when it’s springtime in Nova Scotia (apologies to Johnny Horton).

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

#Caturday #RescueCats #PoniesofBluesky #Nature’sCouture #NovaScotiaGoodLife (FHW) Harry livin’ the life. Rosie the Pony being helpful, and last year’s avian home is inspiration for this year’s haute couture.

A tiger cat perched on top of a wall in a barn stall.

A tiger cat sits on a porch railing looking in to the camera with a bird’s nest in front of him.

A close up of a bird’s nest sitting on a railing.

A pony stands in the doorway trying to pick up a bright green manure fork that is resting on a dark green wheelbarrow just inside the barn door.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

#HorsesofBluesky #NovaScotiaGoodLife when your hardy pony gets colic and survives, you celebrate by serving alfalfa soup, which she turns her nose up at in favour of a hay net, and you don’t mind at all, bc you’re so glad she is alive to do it!

A photo of a pony with a long blond mane wearing a red rug in a bare stall taken with a surveillance camera.

A white bucket of soaked alfalfa pellets with chopped apples, carrots and sweet potato floating on the surface.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

#RoostersofBlueSky #RescueRoosters #RuralLife#NovaScotiaGoodLife when your daughter is a member of Search & Rescue she just naturally rescues any creature with a heart beat.

Two roosters sit on a tree stump in the snowy woods.

Two roosters bask in the sunshine in a wire cage framed by red wooden barn doors.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits animal theme week. We’re a horsey household, and coincidentally it is the Year of the Horse, so naturally I gravitate toward the equine motif. Details in the ALT

A pair of green and white fliptop mittens with a horse head motif and corrugated blue and yellow cuffs photographed on a horse’s back.

“Lillehammer” socks from the Norwegian Olympic Games knitwear collection. Black and white knee high socks with red, green and gold trim. The gods Odin and Freya are riding their steeds and ravens accompany Freya.

Pony trigger mittens knit in grey and white with matching hat. Pattern adapted from the Saltwater pattern book.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

What’s a #Caturday without my favourite #RecueCats (FHW) Harry and Sally? Pretty hard to get them both in the same frame looking adorable, but here we are.

A tiger cat and a long haired tuxedo cat sitting on bales of straw, not quite looking into the camera.

A tiger cat turned away from the camera and a tuxedo cat looking at the camera sitting on bales of yellow straw.

A tiger cat with a white bib sitting on a bale of yellow straw looking into the camera.

A long haired tuxedo cat looking into the camera with a green wheelbarrow and straw in the background.

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

#HorsesofBluesky #NovaScotiaGoodLife it’s not 🍋 🍋 and it’s not lemonade, but you get the drift (pun intended).

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Sarah Ladd @gundipopo.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

#Caturday #RescueCatsofBluesky (FHW) Harry and Sally soaking up the rays, and (FHW) Harry playing at being a barn cat.

A long haired black tuxedo cat sits on the porch with a tiger cat scratching his claws on a railing.

A tiger cat sits on a bale of straw, looking into the camera.

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