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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 14h

It’s 2 am and Lucy is sleeping across the end of the bed. She’s so comfortable that I don’t have the heart to move her.

Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 15h

At 53, I’ve realized something: it’s never too late to follow your dreams. For a long time, I thought a career was about finding the next opportunity, taking the next step and building something that made sense on paper. But maybe this next chapter is supposed to be about something more.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 17h

Sexual violence is something we need to talk about—not just when it makes the news, but all year long. One of the ways we can make a difference is by learning more, supporting survivors, and supporting the organizations doing this work every day. That’s why I’m asking you to do two things:

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 22h

Chicken vegetable soup made from scratch.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Feels like Fall. I’m simmering a big batch of black bean chilli.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The bear would not text 57 other bears and invite them to rape someone. Read that again. The bear doesn’t need a group chat. It doesn’t need 57 other bears to validate what it’s about to do. Accountability cannot stop with the person who commits the assault.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Listen to survivors. Learn about residential schools and the children who never came home. Understand the intergenerational impacts. Recognize that reconciliation isn’t something we accomplish with one day of awareness each year.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My late husband chose the day he would die. And I was beside him when that day came. That sentence is incredibly difficult to write. But it’s also why I feel compelled to say something.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lucy playing with a new ball. 📸 by Tryst

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Seeking the Light It’s been a year today, Darren, and I still find myself thinking of you— of bicycles and open roads, coffee and conversation, and that unmistakable way you wanted to feel alive.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dinner Smoked tri-tip with chimichurri. Roast potatoes Green beans Carrots Bell pepper #Smoker #BBQ #AlbertaBeef

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Whatever your politics, the freedom to speak up for people experiencing suffering is something worth protecting.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Adult friendships are like… I’m alive, I love you, life is fucking hard, I fucking hate people, talk soon.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Pork shoulder & boneless leg of lamb are on the smoker! Also beans.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are dog sitting the grand-doggo, Squanchie.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Find your MF Joy! It will change your life.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It’s days like today that remind us why organizations like SACE are so important. SACE provides support, information, education and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence — and works every day toward a community where everyone can feel safe, heard and believed. www.sace.ca/donate/

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Donate To SACE

When you donate to SACE you're helping us to provide crisis support, professional counselling, court support, advocacy, direct public education, and advisory consultation, all to support people who ex...

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just completed DirectHer: Board Basics through the YWCA Edmonton. What I really like? It’s free and open to anyone interested in learning more about board governance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJLw...

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DirectHer Board Training: Board Basics

YouTube video by YWCAEdmonton

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My friend Connie is holding a fundraiser at her tattoo shop. She & her friends will be tattooing on October 3rd. All tattoos will be $125. 100% of which will go to SCARS. All $125 tattoos are from a catalogue of animal tattoos. Sign up is on September 3rd. You don’t want to miss this!

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dinner Smoked Tri-tip Philly cheese steak sandwich for @roguenerdone.com Smoked Tri-tip with roasted sweet potatoes, and cucumber, tomato & baby pepper salad.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tri-tips on the smoker for @roguenerdone.com ‘s birthday dinner.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s someone’s birthday tomorrow. Tonight we were out for a nice dinner. Birthday dinner #2. Tomorrow on the actual day, I’ll be smoking some tri tip.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In light of everything happening with Trump and the ongoing trade tensions, I’m making a conscious effort to BUY CANADIAN. But sometimes it’s not always obvious what products, brands and services are actually Canadian. So let’s help each other out. Drop your recommendations in the comments!

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Maryanne W @uptownone.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Almost a year has passed since one of the founders of @coffeeoutside.bsky.social passed away. Thx to Dr M and his fellow bike buddy Glenn and all the work they did nurturing the group, it’s still flourishing & new faces continue to show up every Friday & that’s pretty forking magical if you ask me.

Smiling man on a bike towing canoe with man inside it holding a coffee cup

Two founders on a bench by a barista bike in parched park

Large group of people in a park including young & old chatting happily

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today, my husband @peterskinner.bsky.social reminded me of my worth. ❤️ The Chanel Bag Theory Maybe the Chanel Bag Theory isn’t about the bag at all. Maybe I’m the Chanel bag. 😉 Not everyone can afford me.  Not everyone will understand my value.  And not everyone gets to have me.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Lucy, and her neon baseball. 📸 by Charlie Skinner

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We had a great time the first time around. If you’d like to join YEG’s Boozy Book Club for our next meet up on September 16th, please reach out.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

6 years ago, my mom put on a mask for the first time. She saw someone else wearing the mask and had to have it. It certainly showcased her personality. I miss her and her sense of humour.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What a great time at the inaugural Boozy Book Club meet up!

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Today @roguenerdone.com is setting up my new laptop and monitors so I can be ready for job hunting and interviews. I love that I have an in house IT department. ❤️ This is a big week for me. I have two second interviews. Send me all the good vibes. 😎

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I ate a 100% fruit mango popsicle. 20 minutes later, I had an allergic reaction. While looking this up online I found out that because I’m allergic to latex, I probably have something called Latex Fruit Syndrome.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Smoked pulled pork ramen for dinner.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There’s a tree outside my bedroom window. It’s a rather large chestnut tree that looks like it was probably planted around the time my tiny little wartime bungalow was built in 1943. Every morning I wake early as I start to hear all of the little birds sing. It’s like a built in alarm.

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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Lucy & her football. 📸 by Charlie Skinner

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