Anita Swing 🇨🇦
@anitaswing.bsky.social
Retired English prof, food & nature lover including amateur birder 🦅, adoptee, and firmly against pets being dressed up for human entertainment. Penticton, British Columbia 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
VIVE LE CANADA! 🇨🇦 🍁
VIVE LE CANADA! 🇨🇦 🍁
My mom would have turned 100 today. She did make it to almost 90. 💙🩵💙
December 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My mom would have turned 100 today. She did make it to almost 90. 💙🩵💙
🍽️ 🍜 Saw this Advent calendar mentioned on Bluesky this morning and with a bit of searching discovered my London Drugs still has some for $31 off!! So I have now opened 7 windows and am extremely pleased with myself ☺️.
December 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🍽️ 🍜 Saw this Advent calendar mentioned on Bluesky this morning and with a bit of searching discovered my London Drugs still has some for $31 off!! So I have now opened 7 windows and am extremely pleased with myself ☺️.
🍽️ 🍜 For 10 years after my best friend died, I visited her mother in Vancouver twice/year and we became friends. Paula is now in a home with dementia but she used to make these “cheesies” and would serve them with a cold glass of Sauvignon Blanc in the late afternoon when I arrived. Good memories 🥰
December 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🍽️ 🍜 For 10 years after my best friend died, I visited her mother in Vancouver twice/year and we became friends. Paula is now in a home with dementia but she used to make these “cheesies” and would serve them with a cold glass of Sauvignon Blanc in the late afternoon when I arrived. Good memories 🥰
We’ve been trying to identify a bird at our feeder and I think this is it! 🙌🏼
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 4
We don’t see them every winter, but in an irruption year, they come down from the Arctic and spend some winter time with us!
This Common Redpoll paused a moment while foraging in the spruce trees.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
Dec. 4
We don’t see them every winter, but in an irruption year, they come down from the Arctic and spend some winter time with us!
This Common Redpoll paused a moment while foraging in the spruce trees.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
December 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We’ve been trying to identify a bird at our feeder and I think this is it! 🙌🏼
🪶 from where I lived for 37 years
loooooook who’s back!
Trumpeter swans marking the beginning of winter at Tk’emlups. Volume up for honks🤍
Trumpeter swans marking the beginning of winter at Tk’emlups. Volume up for honks🤍
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
🪶 from where I lived for 37 years
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If you're American and don't know the details,
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you're American and don't know the details,
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
The gunman, angry about women in science, went into a lecture hall and told the men and women to stand on opposite sides of the room. He told the men to leave, they did, then he shot the women. He continued through the building just shooting women.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🍽️ 🍜 I don’t think this sounds particularly promising, but I have all the ingredients (including a lot of onions and carrots), and getting extra veggies into us will be good especially at this time of year, so I’m giving it a try!
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🍽️ 🍜 I don’t think this sounds particularly promising, but I have all the ingredients (including a lot of onions and carrots), and getting extra veggies into us will be good especially at this time of year, so I’m giving it a try!
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Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michele Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#December6 #EndVAW www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michele Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#December6 #EndVAW www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14
On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michele Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#December6 #EndVAW www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michele Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
#December6 #EndVAW www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
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Something different for #showmeyourknits . I knit 🧶 Christmas lights inspired garland for my bannisters.
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Something different for #showmeyourknits . I knit 🧶 Christmas lights inspired garland for my bannisters.
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Early spring hillside (2024) #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Early spring hillside (2024) #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography
Hatching a plan to do a daily swim challenge next year. Maybe May to end of September? I’d love to find companions. 🏊♀️
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Hatching a plan to do a daily swim challenge next year. Maybe May to end of September? I’d love to find companions. 🏊♀️
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What was the number 1 movie 🎥 s the year when you were 5 years old? Drop the name and gif below.
Mine is the Sound if Music, 1965
#fridayfun
Mine is the Sound if Music, 1965
#fridayfun
a woman stands in a field with her arms outstretched in front of mountains
ALT: a woman stands in a field with her arms outstretched in front of mountains
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What was the number 1 movie 🎥 s the year when you were 5 years old? Drop the name and gif below.
Mine is the Sound if Music, 1965
#fridayfun
Mine is the Sound if Music, 1965
#fridayfun
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I recently discovered frozen (and then thawed) tofu and it's INCREDIBLE. Definitely one of my favorite things to cook with now, and I keep at least two blocks in my freezer at all times.
12/10, would recommend if you haven't tried it yet! 🍜
12/10, would recommend if you haven't tried it yet! 🍜
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I recently discovered frozen (and then thawed) tofu and it's INCREDIBLE. Definitely one of my favorite things to cook with now, and I keep at least two blocks in my freezer at all times.
12/10, would recommend if you haven't tried it yet! 🍜
12/10, would recommend if you haven't tried it yet! 🍜
Birdwatching from the comfort of the armchair 😹
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Birdwatching from the comfort of the armchair 😹
I’m so sick 🤧 that I don’t even have the energy to dig around in the freezer for the chicken soup I made for exactly this moment 😞.
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m so sick 🤧 that I don’t even have the energy to dig around in the freezer for the chicken soup I made for exactly this moment 😞.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Lentil herb flatbread
1 cup cooked lentils [or 1 can]
¾ cup water
½ tsp ea salt, garlic powder
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup fresh herbs ~ parsley, coriander, dill
½ tsp carb soda
Method in comments
#food #vegan #plantbased #herbs #health
1 cup cooked lentils [or 1 can]
¾ cup water
½ tsp ea salt, garlic powder
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup fresh herbs ~ parsley, coriander, dill
½ tsp carb soda
Method in comments
#food #vegan #plantbased #herbs #health
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Lentil herb flatbread
1 cup cooked lentils [or 1 can]
¾ cup water
½ tsp ea salt, garlic powder
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup fresh herbs ~ parsley, coriander, dill
½ tsp carb soda
Method in comments
#food #vegan #plantbased #herbs #health
1 cup cooked lentils [or 1 can]
¾ cup water
½ tsp ea salt, garlic powder
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup fresh herbs ~ parsley, coriander, dill
½ tsp carb soda
Method in comments
#food #vegan #plantbased #herbs #health
I'm inspired! 🍽️🍜
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I'm inspired! 🍽️🍜
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On the move: a coyote story (2025) #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On the move: a coyote story (2025) #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography
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I wish someone would start a news network with no Trump news. It's very difficult to find out what is happening in the world without being bombarded with the buffoon's news.
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I wish someone would start a news network with no Trump news. It's very difficult to find out what is happening in the world without being bombarded with the buffoon's news.
Here’s Bubba who used the cat tree (moved to make room for the Christmas tree) to get closer to our sculpture, Edgar, created by @slavocech.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Here’s Bubba who used the cat tree (moved to make room for the Christmas tree) to get closer to our sculpture, Edgar, created by @slavocech.bsky.social
This really made me laugh out loud 🤣
brian was starting to think that maybe his mom wasn’t coming back
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This really made me laugh out loud 🤣