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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We had perfect weather conditions yesterday for my #Rotary club's #social outing at the 1818 Farm and Cidery. Good company. Good food. Good #cider taste tests too. I bought 2 bottles of Boys' Brunch cider, one as a gift. No apples for sale though. #local #produce www.1818farmandcidery.ca

pumpkins on display in front of the 1818 Farm and Cidery building

Apple orchard at the 1818 farm and cidery

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I observed 74 new #Canadians obtaining their #citizenship today. I helped a friend celebrate receiving hers. We both teared up when an entire family was called to the judge, one by one. Attending one of these as a guest can provide a reminder about our beautiful country and the many opportunities.

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Citizenship ceremony

Prepare for the citizenship ceremony

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I joined yet another Canadian social media platform yesterday in my attempts to wean away from American controlled ones. 🇨🇦☕ hey.cafe "Made in Canada. Hey there! Our network is based right here in beautiful British Columbia, Canada" Hey.Cafe is easy to use and pleasing to the eye.

Coffee mug and spoon on a desk platform with bird paintings in the background. The mug has an illustration of a rabbit in the snow, and words "The world is more beautiful when shared with a friend."

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm on Gander Social and just looking around for now. Migrating from Facebook. Honk, honk. See you there, fellow Canadians and Ottawa peeps. 🇨🇦 gander.social @gandersocial.ca

Lone Canada Goose grazing on grass and human watching.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I got out and about to a Rotary club social event yesterday. It was enjoyable to chat with other outdoor lunch guests at the Remic rapids Bistro, refreshing to walk on the path along the Ottawa River. Thankfully, cyclists used their bells when approaching from behind.

Stone structure statues in the shallow waters on the shore of the Ottawa River near Remic Rapids

One lone Canada Goose grazing on the grass beside the Ottawa River

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today's #ClassicCartoon

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Why couldn't they take a different eighty year old? The US has lost a kind and generous soul in Dolly Parton. I am sad. 😞🙏

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Again, not a big hockey fan but I agree with the sentiment. Buy Canadian. Buy local. Travel at home. Be fair and kind.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Here's another well-spoken Canadian, using a clever hockey rink analogy to describe Canada's relationship with the current US administration.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup Will you be listening to the discussions this afternoon about the bold move by Canadian trade negotiators standing up to the US? You can't get a good deal with a bad person. CBC Cross Country Checkup is Canada's town hall. Stay informed. Have your say.

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Home | Cross Country Checkup | CBC Radio

Cross Country Checkup is Canada's national open-line radio program. It’s broadcast live every Sunday afternoon on CBC Radio One and SiriusXM. Each week Canadians from coast to coast join in to discuss...

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🇨🇦 One can be proud of their articulate and intelligent leaders. No thanks, Canada does not accept an unfair trade deal with the US.

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FULL SPEECH | Carney explains why Canada suspended trade talks with U.S.

YouTube video by CBC News

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In the nick of time: Melania returns @lartist.bsky.social

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

As this gardener observes the damage to our sentimental Scarlet Runner bean vines by Japanese Beetles, I can appreciate the persistence of growth and nature's beauty. I aim to keep that mindset as I pull away from the news cycle and venture out into the community. 🌱🤗 #Gardening #Perception #Hope

Closeup of a scarlet runner bean vine spiralling and stretching to find hold. The photographer thinks it resembles a tiny green dragon.

Scarlet runner bean vine stretches to seek a hold on a railing, lacy Japanese beetle ravaged leaves in the background

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Now my busy Tuesday is complete with observational humour. I enjoy @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social . You can too.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"Some 30 years ago Silicon Valley promised to change the world, and it did -- just not in the way many imagined. Today, a handful of tech billionaires wield extraordinary power over our politics, our economy, our public discourse, and even our thoughts..." Amanpour&Co. interview with Pauline Borsook

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Why “Cyberselfish,” Written 25 Years Ago, Is Suddenly Relevant Again | Amanpour and Company

YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Half-way through summer and my garden harvest is unimpressive. Grey squirrels enjoyed 2 ripe Ottawa tomatoes they ripped from the porch planter, dropping a half-eaten one. I remind myself that I do this as therapy, feeling satisfied while nurturing, watching things grow. 🌱🏡 #gardening #squirrels

Collage of a bowl of garden green beans, two Black Beauty zucchinis with an apple for scale, grey squirrel enjoying a ripe tomato on a fence.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I woke around 4:30 to the sound of heavy rain and thunder. It was nice and cozy until the power went out around 4:55. Candles are lit in the main level. Transistor radio has been activated for local news. Resident Millennial is sleeping soundly. #Hydro #outage in West #Ottawa. Interesting times.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

BEAVERS: A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism You too can enjoy this short and humorous video about Canada's official national animal. "Beavers, like Canadians, are some of the most vindictive sons of bitches you will ever meet." Source: @todmaffin.com, YouTube.

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BEAVERS: A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism

YouTube video by Tod Maffin

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I got out and about early for walkies and groceries under the hazy sky and eerie orange sun rising. There was a whiff of smoke and a pleasant breeze to accompany me home, planning not to venture out until 4 p.m. Hoping for rain but not too much, eh? 🌞☔🌱🤗 www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Eerie orange morning sun in a hazy sky above a garden beanstalk and leaves

Garden container with two zucchini fruits and one large yellow flower

Eerie orange morning sun behind treetops

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The heat is getting to me plus I am emotionally invested in our neighbour's cat. 🐆The little scamp disappeared for five hours after a tussle with two dogs in THEIR fenced in yard. Finally this afternoon I spotted her in a nearby tree. I worry enough about my kids to carry this much drama. #Caturday

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Another day, another power outage in West Ottawa. This time at 7:30 a.m. on Monday when Civil Servants are mandated back to the office. Return ETA for hydro is 10 a.m. On a happy note, the neighbour's Cat dropped by to supervise gardening tasks . #Hydro #Cats #Gardens #Summertime

Bengal cat inspecting a freshly filled large green watering can on porch steps

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I went out in the afternoon heat to inspect the garden and hydrate the soil under the plants. Also watered the neighbour's cat. She enjoys the quiet shade, being safe from the shrieking children nearby. #Cats #Gardening #Summer My day is complete 🤗🐆🌞🍉

Bengal cat drinking water from an orange bowl in the shade of a garden Vegepod

Bengal cat rolling around on patio stones in the shade

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Glad I got out in the heat for 5 hours, for High Tea with a downtown friend. Delightful experience with cultured folks. #LaurierHouse #HighTea #Ottawa #Summertime #Heatwave #CanadianHistory #bougie Public transportation service was agreeable. It was so nice to get home, strip down and kick back.

A beige building with green vines covering most of the surface surrounding a large metal frame looks like artwork

High tea table display with layers of sandwiches scones and sweets

Laurier House front walkway information placard for high tea

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Kudos #BookSky

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

It was a hot 17 minute walk through the farm this morning then on to other stops for errands 🍉🥚🍅. It was a good and sweaty 2 hour excursion. So glad to have mutual motivation to keep moving the body. Also, we need stuff. The new #walking shoes are serving me well. Just keep swimming swimming... 🐟

Farm road through green fields on both sides under a blue summer sky and a tall building in the distance

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I saw many blooms during this morning's visit to the garden. The one that impressed me most was this little flower growing from the patio stone crack under the compost drum. It looks like a petunia. Can anyone confirm? #Bloomscrolling #Gardening #Survival #Determination #Flowers

Odd little flower growing from the patio stone crack under the compost drum

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The neighbour's cat dropped by for a visit while I was watering the plants this morning. She is learning the concept of play that doesn't involve dominating the opponent. #Gardening #Bloomscrolling #Cats #Community

Bengal cat playing with jingle ball, biting it

Bengal cat playing with a jingle ball, hanging from Vegepod

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

When you decide to take a 2 hour morning walk before breakfast, you can end up anywhere in your community. It was encouraging to see a handful of people waiting for the library doors to open. I passed time by following the StoryWalk posters about Colette the Solitary Bee. Cute 🐝 #Libraries #walking

TD summer reading club story walk thank you poster inside a library window

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Bless and protect this guy. He speaks truth through observational humor. #Obama #Humour #Humor

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I promise I didn’t steal any LEGOs, but somehow my name ended up in a $200,000 scandal. Tonight at 9PM Eastern. youtu.be/GAxk62-9yYc?...

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My Name Got Dragged Into A $200,000 LEGO Scandal

YouTube video by Josh Johnson

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

What kind of person visits yards during a community-wide garage sale and only brings home plants? 🏡🌱🌞😅

Pots of chives, basil, peppers and cucumber seeds beside zucchini plants in a Lee Valley Vegepod

An Ottawa tomato plant in a large orange pot in front of a Lee Valley Vegepod full of other garden plants.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I had a short, enjoyable volunteer shift at the local library branch today. I like chatting with the paid workers. #Libraries #Books #Reading #Ottawa #Nepean #Community #Walking

Colourful under the sea themed posters and a mural for a kids summer reading program at the public library

Colourful under the sea themed posters for a kids summer reading program, above the returns slot at the public library

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Meowing into the void. My #Caturday contribution is from yesterday's brief visit to the garden in the afternoon heat. I checked on the plants and watered the neighbour's Cat. #Gardening #Cats #Heatwave

Bengal cat inspecting a blue garden watering can on a patio stones

Bengal cat playing with a camping chair string in the shade of a vegepod on patio stones.

Tomato and zucchini plants growing in a Lee Valley vegepod

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My Friday morning walking buddy and I kept our route short, mainly to pick up groceries and return home, retreating from the heat. Surely the gardeners are happy with the recent rainfall but the peony bushes collapsed due to the weight of their buxom blossoms. #Bloomscrolling #Walking #Community

Peony bush with heavy pink flowers weighed down by the recent rain

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I was just talking about this at dinner on Tuesday. Awesome. Fungi networks are so cool.

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Timeline cleanse: Tom Green and Steven Page sing a duet of The Littlest Hobo theme. This is wholesome, Canadian goodness. You're welcome.

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Tom Green & Steven Page | Maybe Tomorrow (The Littlest Hobo Theme) | Official Music Video

YouTube video by Tom Green

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Theresa A. Jamone 🌎 🇨🇦 🌳🐞 @tajamone.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What a coincidence that today is International Archives Day and i will be dining with college classmates tonight. It has become an annual affair to celebrate our graduation in 2022. We survived a tough slog, forced into online classes during the pandemic. #Archives #IAW2026 #Celebration #Canada

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About International Archives Week - ICA

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