Unapologetically Canadian. An eclectic brewing of old traditions and new technology. Easily distracted by fresh snow. Biological woman. https://laurabrown.ca/ @asciiartist.bsky.social @herselfaq3d.bsky.social @merrysims.bsky.social paypal.me/laurabrowncahttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mk7jnh5fkc2m#ThisIsWho traveled solo across Canada, twice.24 Apr 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7jnh5fkc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mk7h2v52m22g@thesaxbygale.ca What is replicator coffee? Now that I've seen it I just have to know. I've been devoted to the French press a long time - it travels really well and no filters.24 Apr 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7h2v52m22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mk6yktwwdk2xIs it Canadian Just Because I Am? https://canadianculture.substack.com/p/is-it-canadian-just-because-i-am - I have started a Substack newsletter.23 Apr 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6yktwwdk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjmwflxxlc23Once upon a time there were dragons in the world... Food got too fast. #FairyTaleFlash #ASCIIartist asciiartist.com16 Apr 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmwflxxlc23https://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjmrm3vvi22aUsing WordPress is like asking for a canoe but being given a cruise ship needing a lot of paid staff to run it. #WordPressFrustration I'm using a much better CMS for my own site but help run another (with WP) for a non-profit.16 Apr 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmrm3vvi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjlqtrizu22kDying Towns of Southern Saskatchewan - #CanadianHistory https://youtu.be/Nioh-6SrKyE?si=mT40tKmSU9fTahfp16 Apr 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlqtrizu22khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjlncnjxbc2wSometimes I think life would be simpler if I had a dragon. #ASCIIartist asciiartist.com16 Apr 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlncnjxbc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjlmz6nurs2wNot every toad wants to be kissed... #ASCIIartist asciiartist.com16 Apr 2026 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlmz6nurs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjhw2aprs22sThe Toads of Canada - There are more than five types of toad in Canada. These five are toads you are most likely to see. Other toads are (more) endangered from lost habitat. https://birdwatchinghq.com/toads-in-canada/ #CanadianNature14 Apr 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhw2aprs22shttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjex3rxsok2pA celebration of the night sky - International Dark Sky Week - idsw.darksky.org13 Apr 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjex3rxsok2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjamnvq6yc2yIf you are in Barrie, Ontario - Visit the Repair Cafe on April 18th. https://livinggreenbarrie.com/event/repair-cafe-april-18-2026/ This lets people get help repairing things ( a lot of things, for free). I think it started in Toronto. #BarrieOntario11 Apr 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjamnvq6yc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mjahnzbac22iAs Banff’s famed wildlife overpasses turn 20, the world looks to Canada for conservation inspiration https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/as-banffs-famed-wildlife-overpasses-turn-20-the-world-looks-to-canada-for-conservation-inspiration/11 Apr 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjahnzbac22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mja3tbzuik2xI'd like to hear more about that. Can we read more about it online? I can't get to Toronto. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja3tbzuik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mj6s7hjqtk2rI often look for old history about the Port Union, West Rouge, area I grew up in. Tonight I found a drawing I haven't seen before. - Old Port Union Village, 1865 https://ccranews.com/port-union-waterfront-trail/ I'll post it to my site. Sharing it here mostly for @torontoboris.bsky.social‬11 Apr 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6s7hjqtk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mj3eygpvjs2rI was looking for an idea to cook frozen brussel sprouts and found this ad on a site. I don't know how they plan to cook on an app. I use a stove, pots, pans, etc. Never thought an app would work without melting or becoming a sticky mess.09 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3eygpvjs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3miz4t2wdy22rOld Photographs of Toronto Corner Stores and Intersections (1900-1982) https://torontoguardian.com/2018/12/vintage-photographs-toronto-corner-stores/ #OntarioHistory08 Apr 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz4t2wdy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mivk35avzc26Today is International Beaver Day! Created by Beavers Wetlands & Wildlife, a non-profit organization with members in the United States, Canada, and other countries..07 Apr 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivk35avzc26https://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3miveh5udu226One of these things is not like the others... #OnlineShopping07 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3miveh5udu226https://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mimwf5mm5c2j#CanadaPost I really think Canada Post can shut down entirely, save all that tax payer financial support. Why pay for a service that wants to do less. Instead let Amazon take over mail delivery. If they want it. They already do a better job than Canada Post for packages.03 Apr 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimwf5mm5c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mimvubkons2jI hope the thing about Canada Post no longer delivering mail to homes was an April Fool's joke. Without home delivery why not just shut the whole thing down and save all that tax payer money. #CanadaPost https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/canada-post-moving-ahead-with-plan-to-end-home-delivery/03 Apr 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimvubkons2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3migrpitsc226Be careful. Don't be an April Fool!01 Apr 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3migrpitsc226https://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mi7zodzfc227Dear Pennington's www.penningtons.com (retailer of clothing for plus size women) is this what you think of your customers? Who are you selling to with this ad appearing in the sidebar on Facebook? What are you selling? Not a bra, that one doesn't seem to fit her very well.29 Mar 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7zodzfc227https://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mi2ps3elac2sYesterday I found an interesting book, mostly Canadian Native Peoples stories: The New World Fairy Book Canadian Legends and Tales of Imagination, Red and White. - H. A. Kennedy, 1904. #CanadianHistory On Amazon for a lot of money - amzn.to/4bMcRzH or free online - https://archive.org/details/newworldfairyboo00kenn27 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ps3elac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mhyyh67sas2sChickens and ducks from a farm in Coquitlam, BC, 1935. https://archive.org/details/Farm-coloredSummer1935-ChickensDucksAtFarm27 Mar 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyyh67sas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mhmfpaqfxc24Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1856 - https://youtu.be/2kYOBgg2_sY?si=qBr7nrV0PxKZL_Nu22 Mar 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmfpaqfxc24https://bsky.app/profile/thatgrrl.bsky.social/post/3mhmf5zyf7c24International Day of Forests. - The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012.22 Mar 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:nzc5hpdrbdaf2wajxe4coi3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmf5zyf7c24