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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Delightful Yayoi Kusama in delightful amigurumi form by delightful @jmollins.bsky.social

An amigurumi doll of Yayoi Kusama wearing a red and white polka dot dress.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy (other) Labour Day tout la gang.

A statue of a woman representing freedom of expression in the McMurtry Garden of Justice (downtown Toronto). The statue has been adorned with a pink pussy hat and a pink scarf. A sign reading Women’s Rights = Human Rights has been placed in her right hand. Signs advocating for rights for women and equal pay are resting against her feet.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’ll tell you what’s up … the Power Workers are on site. The estimated time of restoration is still tomorrow evening but I have faith. 👊 👷🏼‍♀️

Hydro outage update for m street indicating crew on site. I added a Memoji of me making a heart shape.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our power is out. I wonder why 🤪 That was wild.

An emergency alert from the government of Canada warning about destructive winds and hail and advising people to take immediate cover in the basement.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Taproom Gang (linktr.ee/taproomgang). Apologies to Brigham who is playing piano behind the clarinetist.

A jazz band comprised of a cornet player, a clarinetist, two guitarists and a banjo player.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The sky at Lansdowne and Dundas (Steadfast Brewery).

A picture of the sky crisscrossed with wires and cables taken through a large open window overlooking a patio with an umbrella, a fern and other plants and lights.

The establishing shot. The interior of the bar showing the large garage-door type window open to the patio. There are chairs and instruments clustered in front of the window where the band — The Taproom Gang — will play soon.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Here’s the cake decorated with apparently edible flowers — pansies and marigolds. None of us ate a flower :)

Peach cake decorated with edible flowers — white pansies, purple pansies and deep orange and yellow marigolds.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Canada Day feast in the Anthropocene. Cold soup, shrimp cocktail and cake.

A bowl of bright green zucchini, watercress and mint soup garnished with mint and a tiny slice of lemon.

Cold shrimp on a platter with slices of lemon and red cocktail sauce next to a green salad.

A sponge cake dusted with sugar and bowls of red fruit: cherries, strawberries and raspberries.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Spot the difference? 🤪 It tasted pretty good. Ratatouille pie by Manon Lagrève.

A magazine photo of a round, rustic but perfectly formed ratatouille pie next to a photo of a square, rustic and lumpy ratatouille pie that I made.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Me and my Dad. Happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate. My Dad’s birthday is in June. In our house, Father’s Day kicked off what he called Father’s Day Fortnight 😆

A father reading a book to two young daughters. The younger daughter is sitting on his lap and the older daughter (me) is sitting beside them.

Me and my dad at Harbourfront in Toronto on his daily walk there. We are bundled up for the chilly day. The CN Tower is in the background. My sister is taking the picture.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Education divides continue to grow. These two stories were back-to-back in the Canuckistan list.

A story from the Globe and Mail: Private school enrolment keeps climbing as parents look to give their kids an edge

A story from the Walrus: Education in crisis- For children who are refugees, education is a vital lifeline. What does it take to deliver it?

Nearly two fifths of displaced people around the world are children lacking consistent access to education.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

We have had so many perfect days in a row I’m starting to believe in good things again. It’s as windy as feck (that cloud sailed by before I could finish this) but still perfect from my sheltered spot under the maple tree.

As seen from an urban garden: A puffy white sails across a deep blue sky, past trees, cables and second floor decks.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A small but mighty crowd of the cool kids gathered at Queen’s Park on this gorgeous day to say no to corruption and the takeover of the waterfront and to demand health care, community care, education, transportation and housing justice for all. #FightFord #NoJetsTO #BikeTO united for #onpoli.

A crowd of people against a backdrop of trees carrying protest signs and listening to speakers.

A large banner reading Stop Doug Fraud with a person in a frog costume dancing in front.

Two people standing on grass holding colourful protest signs against a bright blue sky. Doug Ford is foe unless you hit his stag and doe. Doug Ford is a crook, take a closer look.

A crowd of people against a backdrop of trees and buildings carrying protest signs and listening to speakers. The most prominent sign reads Fuck Ford.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Then this beautiful deep orange sunset happened.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Eating cake and enjoying a lilac-scented cold front sweeping across the garden.

A two-layer sponge cake filled with lemon curd on a wooden plate beside a vase of pinks and white snapdragons.

A view of a back garden with a large stand of lilac trees in full bloom.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

@ianausten.bsky.social I think of you whenever I see a pay phone :) these are at Old City Hall. Do you have photos of these? Just a heads up that they are being taken out soon.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

An English tea (including a quite lopsided Victoria Sponge) for an English mum.

English tea comestibles on a table: Smoked salmon, egg and cress and Brie and sprout sandwiches; shrimp and sauce; and scones, strawberries and cream.

A bouquet of periwinkles, dandelions and bleeding hearts in a small green vase.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Celebrating Mum. Happy Mother’s Day everyone.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I made it to High Park at peak cherry blossoms for the first time EVER. It’s such a jolly, peaceful and friendly place to be.

People gathered under the blossoming cherry trees talking, laughing and taking pictures.

A beautiful old cherry tree laden with blossoms stretching up to the sky.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The intrepid protester @jmollins.bsky.social on her way to Queens Park. It was a great day, a good number of fun, creative, creature and planet loving people. We all got soaked!

A person on a bike in a lane way with a mini-sculpture of Doug Ford (the premier of Ontario, Canada) waving a golden airplane (the Gravy Plane) over his head.

A close up of a mini-sculpture of Doug Ford (the premier of Ontario, Canada) waving a golden airplane (the Gravy Plane) over his head.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day everyone.

A gathering of women on the street. One is carrying a sign that reads “I got all my sisters with me.” (A lyric from the Sister Sledge song We are Family.)

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Keep working to bend the arc of history towards justice.

Jackson is arrested in 1993 after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting against the Clinton administration's policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees who were HIV positive
Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Round 5 with my neighbour. It was his fifth round too.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Snowy has completely disappeared! I can’t remember that happening before. I’ve added a picture of Snowy on a less snowy day for comparison.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

At least it’s very light and fluffy. But I have to throw it quite high

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I’ve shovelled the front 4x and am completely knackered. No end in sight. This photo was taken 2 minutes after round 4. Not sure where the snow from round 5 is going to go.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It’s snow globe beautiful out there. I’ve only shovelled once but I foresee many more rounds. Basically by the time you get to the end, you can start again. Fortunately it’s light and fluffy, the views are pristine and all city sounds delightfully muffled.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

No white Christmas in Toronto but a nice white Boxing Day once all that bluster ended.

A snowy backyard with twinkle lights in the bushes and a plastic snow person decorating the back deck

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Snowy is alight. He seems to need his tummy washed.

The aforementioned plastic snow person is lit up on the darkened deck. There is a little muddy mark on the snow person’s tummy.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Snowy has resumed his rightful wintry spot.

A very cute plastic snow person wearing a black top hat, a red scarf and green mittens and carrying a straw broom sits on a deck surrounded by bricks in the vain hope that the snow person will not get blown over on the windy days.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I forgot the egg wash but apart from that, I think the breakfast rolls turned out pretty well.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The light at Sugar Beach (Toronto)

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

My dad always gleefully called extra innings extra beers but I think even he would be less than gleeful.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Go Jays. I get the special beer mug tonight.

Toronto Blue Jays 1993 Division Championship souvenir beer mug almost full of beer.

Rear view of the Toronto Blue Jays 1993 Division Championship souvenir beer mug almost full of beer.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

We brought the pumpkin in when it was still a scoreless game because we have hardly any candy left and also, baseball!

A tv showing the World Series game with Gausman on the mound and a Jack o’Lantern sitting on a footstool in front of the tv.

An almost empty candy basket surrounded by orange twinkly lights.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Don’t jinx it!!! Just home from the watch party at the Dome. So much fun. Plus there was free popcorn 😆 Thanks Toronto people for being so cool.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Keep reading Mr. Canada First. I think you’ll be surprised when you hear some of the things Jesus et al have to say.

A banner proclaiming “Refugees Welcome.”

A banner proclaiming “Blame billionaires, not immigrants.”

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

As I was leaving, Mr. Canada First was still ranting about how Marxism never freed anyone, how we needed to accept God into our lives and that he isn’t a fascist but actually a biblicist. It seems as though he hasn’t made it to the New Testament yet.

A person speaking into a megaphone and about five others looking at phones standing under a beautiful pink and gold maple tree.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

After a couple of hours, Canada First walked up the sidewalk to confront No Hate directly. The police moved in pretty quickly. One person was arrested but it was not clear to which sign the arrestee was aligned.

Canada First moves to the sidewalk north of the No Hate people and are corralled by police.

The two groups face each other. No Hate responds to Canada First with chants: No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here. Canada First was also chanting but I couldn’t hear those chants.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

There were masses of cops and artillery—cops on foot, on horseback, on bikes—keeping the groups apart and contained. At one point, they moved the Canada First group farther to the west of the park to increase the distance.

A line of police officers wearing yellow vests in front of the No Hate group.

A1 police in black vests line the space between the groups.

A variety of police officers with a variety of artillery patrol the park.

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Tracey Mollins @traceyehm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

A group of goodies faced off against the Canada First racists at Queen’s Park today. On our side, music, treats and messages of welcome.

A group of anti-racist advocates gathered the steps of a war memorial holding signs and flags with anti-racist and anti-fascist messages.

A group of musicians—guitarist, saxophonist, singer, trombonist and cowbell percussionist—play protest songs for the gathering.

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