Former journalist and magazine publisher living by the sea in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 Follow me to be your contact in Canada when The Handmaid’s Tale becomes non-fiction. I also sell real estate in Halifax & South Shore NShttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3mtwecjhurk2cCanada is implementing tariffs of 25-50% on a large number of items imported from the U.S. after Labour Day. It looked like it was steel, cars … the big stuff. But includes makeup, perfumes, clothing, smartphones, video game consoles, large appliances, fitness equipment, lighting, flooring +++25 Aug 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwecjhurk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3mq2otejod22p@cnn.com Why are you so focused on Platner on air, making it the top story on every program yesterday and again today with looong pieces. But the President is in the process of dismantling NATO following a looong call with Putin on America’s 250th. 🤯 Not much on that. Is Ms Weiss already in charge?07 Jul 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2otejod22phttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3mdla45k2ek2yIt’s a lovely day even with ice on the trees ❄️29 Jan 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdla45k2ek2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3md77jjpnrk2jPlease do something U.S.A. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3md77jjpnrk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3may2ollor22sWell, that’s a Saturday surprise. Zelensky is here in Nova Scotia to meet with Carney. Welcome! https://www.cbc.ca/news/carney-zelenskyy-meeting-halifax-9.702849927 Dec 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3may2ollor22shttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3m5cdngxiys2eOne month ago, I was sitting in Rome, enjoying my first taste of Italian Pizza and living my best life. Back to reality but La Dolce Vita was amazing while it lasted. 🙂🇮🇹🍕10 Nov 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cdngxiys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lzdxip52kc2kHappy First Day of Autumn! This is my doggie nephew celebrating in a gorgeous field of fall flowers. Fabulous 🌺21 Sep 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzdxip52kc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3ly6vezp4vk2eMy roses are still blooming and you can really smell sea salt in the breeze today #Saturday06 Sep 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6vezp4vk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lxp6uoq4zk2mAn historical map is worth revisiting when a country is evicting all “immigrants”.31 Aug 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxp6uoq4zk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lwbvm66qzc2kEveryone needs a good laugh and we sure had some on Sunday. John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Nick Kroll and Mike Burbiglia came to Halifax for the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival. Almost 10,000 of us were on the grounds below our Citadel Hill fort, on a beautiful summer night, for a magical experience. ❤️13 Aug 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbvm66qzc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lvbnq3qpls2fJust another beautiful summer day in Nova Scotia! Oh, and the local hockey greats gather to gander at the Stanley Cup, thanks to Mr. Marchand. #NHL31 Jul 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbnq3qpls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3luga3ckmxc2fIt’s a perfect day at Peggy’s Cove, the most photographed destination in Canada. And home to the best lobster roll at Tom’s. A nice breeze, succulent lobster and blue skies. Heaven on earth 😊 #NovaScotia20 Jul 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3luga3ckmxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lt6dkplqf22qNice to see Ashley McBryde singing Your Cheating Heart on @cnn.com It’s a classic by Nova Scotia’s own Hank Snow!Happy Fourth of July to my American friends and Blueskiers 🇺🇸04 Jul 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt6dkplqf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lsvtpgoy2c25Happy Canada Day! Starting mine by watering the flowers and I can see folks on the beach already. ☀️ Just another peaceful, beautiful Canadian day 🇨🇦01 Jul 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvtpgoy2c25https://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lst3cptrcs2wThe digital services tax was put in place so Canadians could get at least some revenue from the US billionaires who have decimated local advertising in our newspapers, radio/TV stations & community papers and also wiped out retail shops. Most pay NOTHING to Canada. #resist [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lst3cptrcs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lrrdlrmzes2zAaanndd Trump leaves the G7 without even putting on his jammies. I didn’t win my bet though because I was sure he wouldn’t turn up at all. I just flew out of Calgary, so at least it will be less of a security nightmare without him there17 Jun 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrrdlrmzes2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lqnlnfscz22uOf course I got some lobster as a gift for my birthday. 😆 All cooked by my brother-in-law, an actual Coast Guard sea captain! Lobster are work to crack — 45 minutes to do two, but we have a big bowl for dinner. Yum. 🦞02 Jun 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnlnfscz22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lq65t53udc2iI was showing my listing on St. Margaret’s Bay last night and the feeling of calm and peace in that house is incredible. Nova Scotia is THE best place to live 🙂27 May 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq65t53udc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lotlamh3ks2hI spied a Mackerel sky on a drive to Yarmouth this week. The clouds resembles the skin of a mackerel fish and it’s a harbinger of rainy weather. A little Bluesky and sun behind the mackerel though!10 May 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotlamh3ks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lo4h6hai5c24A beautiful morning in Nova Scotia! This is the view from my home office window 🙂 A lobster boat is checking traps, while a Coast Guard ship stands ready in St. Margaret’s Bay. The local marina is called Shining Waters and that name holds true today. 💎 Have a good Bluesky day!01 May 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4h6hai5c24https://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lnini4paak2eFrom the great N.S. cartoonist Bruce Mackinnon in 2018! Yes, we’ve been here before.23 Apr 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnini4paak2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lnill2j4h22eComrade Trump has spoken. Apparently without even reading a summary of the history of Russia’s war on Ukraine 🙄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnill2j4h22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blueberrybay.bsky.social/post/3lm5txolg7c2bI am watching Brooke Rollins, Agriculture Secretary, lie again on @cnn.com about dairy from Canada. She says “We can’t sell our dairy in Canada”. That is not true. And she would have to be an idiot in her position if she doesn’t know that. This intentional ignorance is an embarrassment.06 Apr 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:kw6owditvn6qdcudpl6f67me/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm5txolg7c2b