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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

When my husband and I got engaged, I told my Mom. This was her complete reaction, with no follow ups. You can search my life for additional reactions from her, like someone searching a couch for spare change, and would come up empty. This was it.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This is an example of a dementia confabulation, where Mom’s memory has a gap and her brain made up a story to fill the gap. This family member died in April 1977. I was born in 1979. My Mom had only one child, me. (1/2)

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Let the Awkward Family Photos begin

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Best red nail polish for colour and quality? Gotta be Sally Hanson “Red Eye” with the SH miracle gel top coat. I dunno, it’s just such a great red with an almost orange tone that somehow looks good on my cool undertone skin. 10/10 #rednailpolish

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Time for more Frankenstein content from me. Can’t stop won’t stop

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The blue matters too, very much. It’s a smaller theme, but I’d say it’s layered onto every thing that is socialized and programmed. Things under control are in Virgin Mary blue, I think.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Lego’ing for charity!! It’s #ExtraLife2025 and Team Bombshelter is making those GAINZ, monetary gainz, FOR THE KIDS!

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

SparkPlug is playing educational games and Lego this weekend as part of #ExtraLife2025!! Donate today, all $$ goes to CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario). (Link is in comment)

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

A great year in pumpkins! Thick rinds, perfect for carving.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Demogorgon Jack-o-lantern. First time using a dremel to carve!!

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Basking under the bus station heater like a lizard.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Driving right now, and concerned. What if HE gets raptured while driving? Will Jesus take the wheel? What if his seat belt stops him from being raptured? Will he blame me?

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Celebrating the rapture today the only way I know how, because I ain’t religious

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

7 chrysalises, 1 j-shape, 1 guy making a silk anchor, and Medium Bob. Medium Bob believes his 9 siblings were raptured, which depressed him. I explained that there would be a rapture 2.0 as long as he was good and ate his milkweed, so he napped all and then started eating like cat possessed.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

We have never liked having a single light above our garage… it didn’t cast much light, and it drew the eye up to the weird rectangle of vinyl siding above our garage door. Changing to lights on either side of the garage draws the eye away, and is soooo charming in person.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Unrelated: these are my sweetpeas. Please enjoy.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Four idiot monarch caterpillars (of my ten) are now in the process of becoming chrysalises. Why are they idiots? Oh, because three out of the four tried to chrysalis inside a test tube rack. They had 1” of space to work with, which would have constricted their chrysalis form.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

How far I got. (Ended up conversing with spouse, watching South Park, and then starting a doc on the Yorkshire Ripper.)

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Tent B: these five caterpillars have been assigned these pronoun: them/her/it. Why? Because monarch caterpillars have no clear gender markers, so I am doing whatever I want.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Finished!! And as we finished, a monarch butterfly came in and circled for awhile, checking things out. Perfect.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Halfway done! The Beavers used power tools to make the raised flower beds (!!!) and shovelled about 1/5th of a Ford F150 pickup bed of dirt into the raised beds. We ran out of dirt before we ran out of flower bed. To be finished tomorrow! Amazing project, so impressed with the kids.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Monarchs are a go. We have ten caterpillars, all alive and eating fiercely.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Preparing to build raised beds for a pollinator garden! This project is being led by Beavers in the Scouts Canada program. *salutes* I am supporting their plan by doing the grown-up stuff!

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Done! My second quilt. The binding is LOL because I was realllllly rushing. Even these photos are rushed because I’m working, have the child at home, and am preparing to give this blanket at the baby shower this afternoon.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Glue binding in process. This is my first time glue binding, so I have clothes pegs on to keep things together just in case. Trust, but verify!

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Quilt progress. This is the Night Stars pattern from Quilty Love Shop. I have never bound a quilt on my own, and I have pretty basic tools, so wish me luck.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Off by about 1/4 of an inch. *eye twitch*Perfection is the enemy of done, perfection is the enemy of done, perfection is the enemy of done perfection is the enemy of done perfection is the enemy of done perfectionistheenemyofdone

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Roses and serviceberries and summer storms.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Complete. It has plums, so it’s healthy. *glares* Serve warm with ice cream, which is also healthy. You need the calcium, and you know it.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Deranged quilt pattern making is a go. The base unit of measurement/planning is a finished 4” quilt block. The quilt is based on fabrics that are no longer produced. The mood is manic certainty that I can do this, if the math maths.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

BEHOLD. The crème a l’orange peony is exploding with flowers!

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

*snort laughs into a weird choking fit*

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

SparkPlug made this for both myself AND Mark.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

This is the crème a l’orange peony that sits at the base of my shoulder wreath tattoo. Do you have a flower tattooed on you? STFU we all do. Of course. Mine is the best though, and no I will not justify that.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Sweetpeas are growing for me. Not shown: layers upon layers of fertilizer and compost in there. I WANT THE MOST FLOWERS.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

We’re deep into a very weird summer in Canada (cold, low UV due to wildfires, blazing heat with no rain) but the plants don’t give two hoots. Behold my two clematii seeking sun/attention.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Before and After. (I planted sweet pea seeds.)

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Dicentra proof of life. She grew very very sideways, away from her rootball, so she is planted at a weird angle. I’ll fix that in the Fall.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Dicentra rights violation photographed. I confess to the harm I caused my golden leafed bleeding heart. BB I’m sorry I thought you were dead and threw you into the corner, but now you have a very nice spot in the middle of the garden with nice sun and a rock nearby.

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Shiny Math Rocks @shinymathrocks.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Storm cell passed over us, looking West to clearer skies.

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