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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Apparently in my area, it’s the season when wasps are looking to the sugary things on my plate & in my glasses, the larvae to whom they used to feed meat in exchange for sweet treats having grown up & gone. Yesterday, as it licked root beer off the edge of a glass, I saw a wasp’s TONGUE. #TinyJoys

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This snapdragon plant is literally growing between cement on the ground & stairs made of piled red bricks. It seems *very* happy. #SmallOrdinaryMagic #TinyJoys

In full sun, the bright pinky-red heads of a snapdragon plant.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I just read that the current placeholder name for Toronto Zoo's new baby wombat is "pouch potato." I adore this. #TinyJoys

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#TinyJoys in the past week or so. *An impromptu trip yesterday to a butterfly conservatory that also had adorable birds & a blue-tongued skink named Bumble. *Chumbawamba’s “Laughter In A Time of War”. Oysterband’s “Long Dark Street.” * Excellent production of The Tempest at Stratford (Ontario).

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I watched a golden lab at CDN Tire today, wagging its tail happily as it gazed up at this:

An 8-foot tall animatronic werewolf wearing a plain shirt & dark pants, with furry paws & chest and a huge head with open mouth, stands in a shop display in front of other hallowe'en items. Occasionally it moves & roars, but I didn't catch that.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#TinyJoys Found a puffball yesterday during a walk in the woods! #Omnomnom

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"Bearing witness to both the beauty and pain of our world is a task that I want to be part of. As writers, this is our work. By bearing witness, the story that is told can provide a healing ground. Through the art of language, the art of story, alchemy can occur." - Terry Tempest Williams

Photograph: Lottie, our young brown spaniel, in light and shadow at the edge of the woods behind our house. (Dartmoor, Devon, UK)

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Oh, folks bothered by Google caving in & changing a lake’s name on their app: Mapquest has an app. And they seem not to be fascist collaborators.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

As a friend of mine noted, the author is a bit rosy-glassed about our national unity (and probably our national decency), but it's still a fun read & it brought me joy today. ifloz.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...

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THIS IS WHY I FUCKING LOVE CANADIANS

ELBOWS-THE-FUCK-UP to my Brothers & Sisters from a land up top!

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

To be fair, in renaming a lake, Trump follows the tradition of white men across time who grant themselves authority to erase names for their own pride. And who see themselves as heroes. Which doesn’t mean that jackass belongs any place but a prison cell. For way more reasons than this. #LakeOntario

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Today's happy things: *hot tea & soft mornings *cardinals at the feeder *fresh ripe tomatoes & cucumbers in the garden (& other veg too) *gazpacho & BLTs using garden produce (& my own mayo!) *yesterday's pickling went well! #TinyJoys #SmallOrdinaryMagic

Glass canning jars sit on a quartz counter, filled with newly pickled cucumbers, some sliced into long quarters & some into rings for sandwiches. The lids & rings are on. Most of the pickles are their natural colour, but a couple of the jars contain pickles of a deep pink hue, the liquid coloured by adding a small piece of beet at the bottom.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This tiny creature brings me HUGE joy today. #TinyJoys

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"I am an adult, who does adult things. Like taxes. And laundry. And being sad for no reason." says David the (child) Yeti in TJ Klune's second Cerulean Sea book. The adult human responds, "How wonderful! I too am filled with an encroaching dread over my own mortality!" Excellent interaction. 10/10

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Today I discovered that someone I knew briefly a few years ago, and liked very much during a terrible work situation, is on BlueSky. And I recognized that person by the name of their dog. #TinyJoys #SmallOrdinaryMagic

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I'm really not a follower of sports, but I'm hoping Belgium wins tonight's football match for multiple reasons. Hm. Okay, maybe only one reason. *and you can tell I don't follow sports because the first version of this post mixed up Belgium & Egypt as the US opponents. But hey, go Belgium!

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Canada Day. The country is more aspirational than accomplished in terms of human rights, environmental safeguards, reconciliation/reparation for historical wrongs, health care and education systems. Aspirations are worth celebrating, though: equity, freedom, compassion, wisdom, safety for all.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Few things feel as good as a cleansing shower after a full day of working in a hot sunny garden. #TinyJoys Except maybe, after the shower, sitting outside in a gorgeous backyard, with clean clothes & a cool drink. #SmallOrdinaryMagic #Summertime Photo of my *filthy* feet for my own amusement.

Shot from above, the filthy feet of a white woman (with dark blue nail polish chipping off & silver toe rings), just prior to a shower & just after a day doing garden work, standing on pale buttery beige tiles. In my defense, I was WEARING shoes & socks and my feet STILL got this dirty.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I have dirt under my fingernails (and all over the rest of me) from a whole day of working happily in the garden. The perfect way to spend the day of Midsummer’s Eve. #SmallOrdinaryMagic #witchy #midsummer #solstice (Also, every muscle aches. Totally worth it.)

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Amusing myself yesterday & today by working my way through my iPod’s library in alphabetical order by artist, playing all the songs (that I have) by each before moving on to the next. A lot of music I’ve not listened to in years. It’s been two days, and I just hit Alphaville. #TinyJoys

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Carlo Ginzburg has died: as a historian, he influenced so many (folks who know Tigana, by @guygavrielkay.bsky.social, might recognize that a certain “heresy” in that book is named for this scholar). I loved his work. swedenherald.com/article/ital...

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Italian microhistorian Carlo Ginzburg dies at 87 | Sweden Herald

The Italian microhistorian Carlo Ginzburg has died, Le Monde reports

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Pretty much everything about this made me smile.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Jane Yolen’s stories, especially Briar Rose, contributed to the course of my life as an academic, folklorist, and fairy tale scholar.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It’s the Glorious 25th of May: for Terry Pratchett nerds, you can wear the lilac if you were there (and weren’t we there?), and for Douglas Adams nerds, it’s Towel Day.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A young coyote generously let me practice with my telephoto lens by being terribly photogenic for about fifteen minutes last evening. It even had a sit-down & scritch while it watched me (standing very far away).

A young spring-skinny coyote with grey & white fur and a brown muzzle & ears in mid-step, one paw lifted, its mouth open as it chews some greens. It stands in a grassy space amongst dandelions & violets.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Last night, I cut lilac & crabapple blossoms for the front hall table. This morning, I could smell them from the bedroom upstairs. #TinyJoys #SmallOrdinaryMagic

A square glass vase, framed by brass candle holders & standing on a black table in my front hall, is barely visible for the cloud of purple lilacs & two large stems of crabapple blossoms. The blossoms are a deep pink that match the paint on my walls, technically called "paprika lily" but properly known in my home as "drama queen pink". Both crabapple & lilac blooms are scenting up my little home.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I love composting - taking food scraps & turning them into dirt in which to grow more food. It’s old-fashioned in one of the very best ways. #SmallOrdinaryMagic #TinyJoys

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Baltimore oriole in the cherry blossoms this morning. I love my new camera. #TinyJoys #SmallOrdinaryMagic #HighPark

A black-headed, yellow/orange-bodied bird with black wings sits on a tree branch, *surrounded* by almost-white sakura cherry blossoms, in this close-up photo.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Watching live puffins & guillemots this morning on this YouTube feed. (Thanks @lizgloyn.bsky.social for posting it.) www.youtube.com/live/zt3MCin...

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Puffin Colony – LIVE from National Trust Farne Islands 2026

YouTube video by National Trust

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Platform Decay, the newest of Martha Wells’ Murderbot series, just dropped at my local library & is mine for seven whole days. #TinyJoys (I’ll be buying it soon. But today I can get it from the #library!)

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Splendid finds at today’s farmers’ market: *young arugula *candy colours of radishes (fresh greens too - gotta do something with them) *lovely kimchi *fish & scallops (First Fisheries) *cinnamon caps & maitake mushrooms *fresh baby romaine *local asparagus! *first spring ramps(wild leeks)!

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kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words `` yay ! ''

Alt: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words `` yay ! ''

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

*cardinal & housefinch singing outside my bedroom *both my cherry trees blossoming *backyard pine tree showing bright pink baby-cone tips *tarragon coming up in the back garden! *splendid tulips in the front garden *Beltane approaching #TinyJoys #SmallOrdinaryMagic #witchy

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I found this joyful & hopeful. Sharing it here for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/w...

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The Small Changes You’ve Made for Better Health

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It's just a bit too early for the sakura blossoms in High Park to be out, but in my local park there are already ornamental cherry trees in clouds of pink beauty. Not really a small joy at all, but #TinyJoys #SmallOrdinaryMagic

One ornamental cherry tree in partial bloom, growing in green grass between two small sidewalks in a thin parkette under hydro lines. The pink blooms are vivid against the sunny blue sky.

Two more ornamental cherry trees in partial bloom, growing in green grass along a sidewalk, in a narrow parkette that wanders under hydro lines. The pink blooms are vivid against the sunny blue sky.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Sharing this - I’ve got a ticket. Pay-what-you-can options, and if you can’t make the live event today you can watch the recording for 7 days. Should be a great conversation.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

#TinyJoys for today: *walking & lunch & passionfruit gelato w/ fam *blue skies & warm weather *seeing a fox sparrow for the first time *smiling shopclerk handing me my receipt & smiling at my pentacle: "Blessed be." *bok choy & basil sprouts! *my front garden beds today, pictured below

Yellow daffodils & blue scilla in a slim garden bed to the left side of a cobbled path.

Yellow daffs, pink chionodoxa, blue scilla, all coming up in the main garden bed in my front yard (to the right of the walkway). Lady Jack Skeleton is still wearing her bunny ears and waving her bony fingers from among the flowers, and a black metal witch on a broomstick flies by a large tree trunk.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Oh, this is sad news. I loved their music when I was young, and still listen to them - and to her solo work - now. Clannad singer and harpist Moya Brennan dies aged 73 www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

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Clannad singer and harpist Moya Brennan dies aged 73

The Grammy and Emmy-winning ‘first lady of Celtic music’ was credited with popularising Irish music and lyrics

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

It’s April in Toronto. I ate dinner on a patio tonight. #TinyJoys

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The sight of live pussywillows growing nearby. Today’s #TinyJoys

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

La fheile Padraig, folks - and for the cat lovers & gardeners among us, I wish you a good feast day celebrating St Gertrude of Nivelles.

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Snowdrops in the garden, showing during the first major melt since mid January. #TinyJoys #SmallOrdinaryMagic #springgarden

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witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Learned how to use a drop spindle yesterday; tiny steps on my way to becoming a full fairy tale witch. #TinyJoys (Yes, I know Carabosse wasn’t actually a witch.) #fairytale #witchy

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