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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sympathetic with your viewpoint, but feeling a bit bereft as I’m in a district with no (as yet) Green candidates, a newbie NDP candidate unlikely to impress anyone, and a longterm Con MLA incumbent who has, in the past 30 days, been Con, Ind, Centre BC, and Con again! What to do? Sigh.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ha! she’s probably better in a “scrum”

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The immigration agent looked at the form, looked askance at me, and asked if I really KNEW someone there? I only visited and stayed with them a few times over the several months I lived/worked in & around London, but I loved that I could occasionally visit — didn’t know about the garden tho! (2/2)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One of my uncles lived and worked out of that building in the 70s/80s. In 1982 as a 21 yr old backpacker I went to Britain wearing an oversized ratty canvas coat, bleary from the flight from the west coast. I’d put my uncle’s address as my contact on the immigration form… (1/2)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What I’m wondering: are any of these canals likely candidates for a plunge à la the Gorge?

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Then just what are these that didn’t stop calling each other for the 3 days I spent there? (Echo Lake, near Lumby, sound up!)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

But yay CBC! on our x-country road/camping trip (BC-NFLD in 2011) we could tune the radio to CBC knowing when we’d get local vs national news and programming. One day in NS or NB we heard an interview wth a Yukon village mayor who had been a former student of mine! Connections!

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It IS astounding. Part of it is cost. BC residents: we visited friends/family in Britain last spring. Going to visit Ottawa/Quebec next month: similar travel costs! Have lived in Yukon (5yrs) & Quebec (1yr) too, and travelled/camped thru every other province (still no NWT or Nunavut) 1/2

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

We’re up to 6 candidates now but agree with you re: the split vote last time.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There is a fellow that occasionally comes to the Kamloops Farmer’s market, but who is more reliably at Vernon’s (where he’s from) who can repair your sandals. Could at least extend the life of the ones you have. Sole Doc www.soledoc.ca

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Good idea! I bought 2 massive (~1 kg ea) organic broccoli from a local farmer’s market. Made a batch of Nigella's broccoli & blue cheese soup with one (=at least 4 meals) and froze the other. Trying to plan ahead but also wondering if I’m going to run out of freezer space!

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

That’s an amazing dress, maybe even more so in that setting.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just spent 2 full days (3 nights) here: no internet, no cell service, the only calls coming from these guys (sound up). Bliss!

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wondering if Count Binface is eligible to run?

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Looks amazing! Vachement formidable!

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just listened to this today. ”Genocide of the Poor.” Oh my. She IS a seer. Start just after the 26 min mark: m.youtube.com/watch?v=XeAZ...

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Stephen Marche & Margaret Atwood Extended Interview

YouTube video by Gloves Off with Stephen Marche

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Think this every time I enter Sun Peaks village. Would make more sense to replace the US flag there with the Australian one. IYKYK

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Another source is TV5 (I think it can be accessed from anywhere): apprendre.tv5monde.com/fr

apprendre.tv5monde.com

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The Explore programs (3 types) still exist. I’m retired now, but when I was teaching I strongly urged (nagged) students to apply; even 4-5 weeks immersion is hugely valuable for all the reasons you suggest: englishfrench.ca

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Exactly. The only sporting events that should have anthems are (if we must) those played by national teams (Olympics, Worlds, etc)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sounds like that program we had to do in elementary PE in the 1960s-70s where one earned (or in my case, frequently didn’t) round cloth badges for Bronze, Silver, or Gold performance. Torture. Especially the *#! rope climbs and chin-ups.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Came across this today; hope he has a large audience. m.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOB...

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HOLY SH*T THEY ADMITTED IT ON LIVE TV

YouTube video by Pondering Politics

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

As a former DELF examiner (only up to B1) and high school FSL teacher, this made me laugh out loud! (I used to tell students that the rules, with their myriad exceptions, were Napoleon’s revenge)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Just the extra step of the milk/egg drenching of the bread must make it richer than a regular grilled cheese; I was being a bit hyperbolic. It looks delicious.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh my gosh; heart attack on a plate, although a step up from a chip buttie. Still, something I really want to try just the same. Thanks for the links :)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Explains the strong wind funnelling down from the north into N Kamloops; would welcome rain but nervous about all the rest.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Could’a been the whiskey, might‘a been the gin…”

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

That’s not cheating; that’s just smart.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Always our favourite and since they disappeared, have been on the hunt for a decent replacement. So far, none have met the standard of crispness without brittleness, wheaty goodness, and salt. They were the perfect cracker for melting cheddar under the broiler for a light lunch.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Ja! My Norwegian grandmother always gave (or sent) a silver dollar to her new-born great-grandchildren which was to be put into the baby’s hand; I think it’s to help bring prosperity to them.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires. While many leaders compare the wildfire crisis to the second world war, governments fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action, by @sethdklein.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com

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We need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires | Seth Klein

While many leaders compare the wildfire crisis to the second world war, governments fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

…but I smile in acknowledgement that it is, indeed, hot. Then I look at his truck. It’s BIG. It’s still running, burning fuel. The driver’s window is open, so presumably it’s not running for A/C for someone/thing inside? Has it occurred to him why it’s “1000 degrees”? I think not… sigh.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

So… Fires to the west of me; fires to the east. Happily the winds kept my valley clear today. Stopped outside a shop with our bicycles while hubby goes inside. BIG pickup pulls up. Fellow pops outs, comments: “Good thing it’s only a thousand degrees today!“ Not entirely sure what he means…(1/2)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

5/5! but admit the last one was guesswork.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Jealous. You’re in rainy stormy Edmonton and yet your harvest is looking good. In the arid BC interior I‘ve only some small smoked tomatoes, a tiny smoked eggplant, skinny carrots, smoked raspberries, and some decent French string beans. Could have had more beans, but apparently deer like them too!

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

rutabaga/swede (why? as 1/4 Swede, should I take offence?)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The podcast she & the other two (usually with Paul Hunter) do weekly, “Two Blocks From the Whitehouse” is really good. This is the first time I’ve seen them, preferring to listen vs watch. It’s fun to put faces to the familiar voices though!

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I still remember going to a birthday where the Mom did that and my 6 or 7 yr old self could NOT figure out why my fat nickel was worth less than another’s skinny little dime.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Wish there was some way of sending it SW up & over the mountains where we need a monsoon…

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“Asked if he thinks President Trump is the type of person who would respect a measure of good faith, Stamer said he hopes he will. “But we wouldn't know until we tried, would we?” Stamer said.” Um, pretty sure we DO know the answer to that buddy.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I enjoyed that book last summer; this year I read another by the same author: Wildwood. I recommend it also.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Both you and the garden are looking better than ever, neither is “overgrown” (I read the Alt)

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thank you Kamloops— it’s been fun watching the games in a free communal space. Probably 1000-ish people there for this last match.(Lots of boos when a close-up of the buffoon-in-chief was shown; so proud!) Can we do this more often? The women’s world cup? the Olympics?

Hundreds of people sitting in the sunshine watching the final match of the 2026 Men’s world cup being shown on a giant screen set up on the stage of a bandshell in a park.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

…understand and start doing something, taking real steps to help prevent it, if it directly affects them where they live. But what little hope I had of that is quickly draining away.

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SeriNova @serinova.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Excellent idea. After the summers of 2017, 2018, and especially 2021 (when for several weeks we couldn’t see the hills surrounding Kamloops), I‘m almost happy when I see complaints about air quality in Ottawa, Toronto, New York, etc, naively thinking maybe the powerful will finally…(1/2)

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