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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes)

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Stalled Artist, Nature Lover, Gardener, Knitter. Living in the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Sylix, Sinixt. Kootenays, BC, Canada. She/her. Love Is Love. 🖤🤎💜🩵💙💚💛🧡🩷❤️🤍

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · Jan 1

My husband buys us a new calendar every year. This year, he picked one with quotes and calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh.

May we all find peace, joy, & kindness this year. 🙏

Photo of a calendar with a quote by Thich Nhat Hanh. 'We believe that happiness is possible only in the future. That is why the practice 'I have arrived.' is very important. The realization that we are already here, can give us peace and joy.'

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 13h

Looking good!

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 17h

Aw, yuck. Why can't we have nice things anymore?

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 21h

Just another photo of Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, Canada. #NaturalBeauty

A photo of a mountain lake. The water is clear and calm. There is a reflection of a rocky mountain and trees in the background. The mountain has a light layer of snow and white clouds at the top. It's a beautiful, sunny October day.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 1d

We went for sushi our last night in Golden and the chopsticks came in this paper wrapper. 😄

Photo of a white paper chopstick wrapper. Written in black ink it says, "I wish everything was as easy as getting fat"

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 1d

It really is.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 2d

Oh you were so lucky. Today, there was probably 75-100 cars parked along the parking lot/road when we left and a steady stream of tour vans from Banff.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 2d

The Trans Canada Highway has become a freeway through mind-blowing, gorgeous, natural beauty. I understand people need to get places but it makes me sad.

I feel fortunate that I have a guy that likes to take the slow way and make all the stops so we can drink in the soul nourishing beauty.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 2d

It has been awhile since we have spent any time in the parks and it astonishes me how folks just zoom from spot to spot, taking quick photos. It was a gorgeous fall day and most people didn't slow down to enjoy it.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 2d

Today was a trip to Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. An easy 5 km walk around the lake with my guy. And yes, the lake really is that colour. It is so beautiful despite the crowds of people. Luckily for us, most folks stay near the lodge for quick selfies and don't do the hike.

Old hippie guy standing on a rocky, grassy shore of a emerald green mountain lake. In the background is a rocky mountain with snow and cloud at the top. It's a sunny, blue sky day.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 2d

Walking along the Kicking Horse River with my guy, reminding me there is still beauty in the world.

Old hippie guy walking beside a turquoise mountain river. Trees with golden fall foliage on both banks. A green covered pedestrian bridge spans the river. Mountains and cloudy blue sky are in the background.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 3d

Kicking Horse River flowing through Golden BC just before it meets the mighty Columbia River. What a gorgeous place. Life is still beautiful.

View of a turquoise river. There are golden trees and evergreens on the banks. In the background are mountains peaking through clouds.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, please and thank you.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 6d

Oh I'm so sorry. My deepest condolences. 💜

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 6d

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 6d

This is just delightful. Joy for the win.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 7d

So many of us are going through it all with aging parents. Mine are both 84 and are declining. It can be a lot sometimes. I hope you have support and can do some fun, self care things. 💜

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 7d

Oh wow. That is so hard. You and your mom are going through enough stress already without having to deal with mix ups like this. My heart goes out to you and I hope the rest of her move goes smoothly.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 8d

OMG, so beautiful!

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 8d

Brains are weird but maybe her messaged seeped into mine, little things like composting make a difference.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 8d

I watched the Jane Goodall Netflix doc/interview last night and then had a dream that she came to our house for dinner. She was helping to clear the dishes after and was very pleased to see our compost bucket as my husband excitedly explained our composting system to her.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 10d

💜 I think there are many of us.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 10d

Looks delicious. Yay for soup season.

Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 10d

It's more like I feel like such a loser. Especially at 3 am, when my brain rehashes every mistake I've made in my life. Thankfully, it doesn't happen as often as it used to, but when it does, I suffer big time the next day.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10d

Also, here is a thought: I wonder how much "not feeling like an adult" is correlated with impostor syndrome.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 11d

It is frustrating and sad. I agree. Is it part of being human that we tear each other apart? Not everybody of course. Maybe the anger is rooted in fear? Heck if I know.

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Lily Respair (Susan Marie Makes) @lilyrespair.bsky.social · 11d

Ohmygoodness! Look at these fantastic knitting patterns.

Samantha West @samantha-west.bsky.social · 12d

I have a buy one get one free sale on at my Ravelry store it's running until the 5 October SAST with the code Socktober!

www.ravelry.com/designers/sa...

A photo collage of a two hand knitted colourwork hats, the first one is a cream hat with dark pink orchids on alongside a floral tin and a ceramic bowl with the yarn. The other is a pink hat with variegated bird designs. On the right hand side there is a oair of hand knitted colourwork mitts with rose and geometric imagery, the mitts are navy with white and blue colourwork. And finally there is a dark gray colourwork cowl with a gray fox/wolf image alongside three small ceramic bowls with geometric designs.

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