rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026My daughter has told me my wasband seems to have a thing for his friend’s ex and I smirked, because some patterns just seem to repeat themselves. Also she is a nice person and my kid likes her so this is the opposite of an issue. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My daughter’s boyfriend lost his father this summer to a late-diagnosed, rapid cancer. His only remaining grandfather just died, 100 days later. There is a heartbroken boy sobbing his heart out in my daughter’s bedroom and despite him being 6 inches taller, I just want to scoop him up and hold him. 100
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The chosen love of my life booked a driver’s test and I am so proud of them. They did this thing because they want to be a part of my life and my partner and I live out of town and I did not have to harass or beg them for this. They’re doing it, at fifty, because they want to be a better partner. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I was looking for something in luggage I haven’t used in a number of years, and came across a toiletries bag that still had things in it from 2012. I obviously threw out the lotion and such, but there were a few Q-Tips in there and I figured they’d still be ok to use. Holy FUCKING goddess. 100
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Big shout out the Bear Creek Folk Fest for having really, REALLY good porta-potties 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I bought 3 really nice peaches, as a treat, to eat for breakfast, and my child decided to ‘cook’ with them at midnight so now there’s heavily sweetened mushy cooked peaches in undercooked oatmeal and I’m a bad mom if I say “Why did you ruin my breakfast food?” 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I am utterly terrified of orcas and I’m convinced that they would entirely kill and or eat me, but only if they were sure they wouldn’t get caught. I’m just a very slow, pale seal. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026My teenager has taken to culinary creativity while she’s off school this summer. She’s always been a very good cook, but this kid just woke me up at 6:25am with freshly cooked rhubarb/sour cherry/raspberry cream crumble. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 12/07/2026There is a robin following along behind me with glee as I (finally) mow my very overgrown lawn. He has feasted well in the wake of my swathing. 000
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialJon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 11/07/2026You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries. 74195114561
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rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Less than 3 minutes later he was in my driveway 🤣 100
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I get, on average, 4-6 FORMAL complaints per year on the pride month stuff. Bitch, do you think that complaint is going anywhere? As you deliver it to me, somebody my child has started referring to as “Gay enough to be seen from outer space”? 010
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I’m not sure if it’s like, a sunk cost fallacy huge mistake or a genius idea, but what if I got my insane in the membrane, hyperactive, under-exercised and lovey dog….a dog? Like a much older dog? Somebody to be her company while I’m at work but old and big enough to ignore her shit if necessary? 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I gotta put a tether ball post in to keep this maniac dog occupied. She needs a gd job. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I cannot get over how goddamned stupid what happened this week is. Am I mad? Yes! Did it scare me? Yes! But I am mostly just so fucking floored by how STUPID it was. Derailing my life and the lives of my staff and traumatizing them over really, effectively, NOTHING. Fucking dipshit asshole. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This weird universe is waaaaaaaay too on the nose. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Gail Carriger and Seanan McGuire both had that effect on me, actually. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Stupid freaking hornet got me on the issue of my leg. Luckily, I am not overly sensitive to hornets and other than it hurting while it happened and being mad I couldn’t kill the mf, I’m left with nothing but a vague bump and irritation. 000
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialGail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social · 14/06/2026For you today, Gentle Reader, I have some super fun queer fantasy book recommendations. A favorite genre of mine! gailcarriger.com/2019/06/12/p... 0327
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialAleisha Hendry @aleishahendry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My piece in the June edition of The Article, in which I highlight the queer joy of local yarn/used books/coffee shop, Faking Sanity. #Pride #SupportQueerBusinesses thearticle.ca/2026/06/08/t...thearticle.caTaking Pride in Yarn: Dawson Creek's Faking Sanity - The Article MagazineIn the downtown core of Dawson Creek sits a little shop that serves as a safe space for book nerds, yarn aficionados, the queer community, and those who are just wondering. They also serve coffee and ... 062
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Omg if my love gets any hotter I am going to combust. I am so proud of them, and Cindy, and the store is an amazing space and a mainstay of downtown 💕💕💕 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026It’s been a very Monday Monday today, and I am yet again very flabbergasted at how very different my life is going with a partner who shows me love and consideration. I bought some pants at the thrift store on Saturday. Cute, flowy, very breezy, simple pants. 110
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026If I ever get the chance to meet Raina Telgemeier, I will fall on my knees in gratitude to her. My child was utterly disinterested in reading until she picked up Smile. Game Changer. I spent gobs of money on kids graphics novels from her age 7-13. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 03/05/2026I was just talking with my love about how the only two poems I’ve ever memorized are ‘In Flanders Fields’ and ‘The Cremation of Sam McGee’ 000
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 17/02/2026The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could 102354789
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 13/02/2026To the first responders and teachers in Tumbler Ridge who acted immediately to help those in need — you are the best of Canada. 361664319
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Why the actual hell are so many Epsom salts ruined with awful essential oils???! I would not have bought these if I’d realized it was going to smell like a 1990’s bath oil aisle. I genuinely thought they were plain Epsom salts 😭😭😭😭 I’m on cistern water and I cannot be running a whole new bath 000
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42559708440539
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I spent the weekend puking, very ill with a tummy bug. The last time that happened was in 2019. In 2019, my then-husband took the tickets we’d had to see the new Star Wars movies and gave one to his friend and they drove 150km to see this movie and “Left me in peace” with my then-9 year old daughter 100
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 20/10/2025I laughed aloud and startled the dog. My ex- who has not read a single book since leaving post secondary in 2006- has read 8 books since we broke up 2 years ago. They’re ALL self-help books. 010
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 04/09/2025In heart-shattering news, my ex m-i-l (of whom I am still very fond) has started the cognitive decline part of Parkinson’s now and frequently mistakes my daughter for me and apparently is so very happy to see me again, she’s missed me. I miss you too, Bev. You were the last mother I had left. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 10/08/2025I thought the US had a lot of firearms owners? That they had to own them in case they needed to rise up against their government? …….??! 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 05/07/2025media.tenor.comRobot Depressed GIFALT: Robot Depressed GIF 010
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Listening to my love speak French, even bog common things like ordering pizza to our hotel room, is so damn sexy. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025media.tenor.coma woman is eating a green candy with a spoon .ALT: a woman is eating a green candy with a spoon . 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Would I be murdered by a random dude bro if I had rainbow “I want to” stickers made up and slapped them beside every “f*ck Trudeau” and now “f*ck Carney” sticker I see? 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Listening to a very confident Canadian 25 year old man explain how US citizenship works to my 38 year old customer service manager. Who was born and raised in Chicago. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 23/05/2025That movie still gives me nightmares, 35 years later. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Beg Lois McMaster Bujold to please please please write a Count Piotr prequel 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Whatever dirt Trump has on Graham, it must be catastrophic levels of bad. 000
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I just got a tetanus update, and a fresh MMR because I’m old and in the 80’s they only gave 1 dose. 000
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialSeanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Some days I wake up and just miss LiveJournal more than I can easily articulate. 3137732
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I managed to send a work email that professionally said “Bitch I ain’t never met you in my life” so that’s Monday sorted. 000
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Happy Tartan Day! Did you know there is a tartan not only for Canada, but each province and territory (some unofficial). Let's look at each! Canada: Designed in 1964 by David Weiser, it is known as the Maple Leaf tartan and became an official symbol in 2011. 🧵1/15 623667
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 02/04/2025George Dawson was stricken with a disease as a child that left him with a deformed back and stunted growth. This didn't stop him from becoming one of Canada's greatest surveyors who mapped the west, the Yukon and the 49th Parallel. This is the story of The Little Giant. 🧵1/14 417944
rberryswirl.bsky.social @rberryswirl.bsky.social · 02/04/2025My mom’s favourite movie was Willow, so RIP Val Kilmer, you brought my mom a lot of joy to watch you in that role. 000
Reposted by @rberryswirl.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/03/2025then = ➡️ than = ⚖️ 311049142
