@danceswithbeavers.bsky.social
Gen X widower. Beaver enthusiast. Moving through grief.
Was supposed to be lights tonight, went for a drive up to Fort Saskatchewan and didn’t see a thing but some pretty clouds over the refineries.
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Was supposed to be lights tonight, went for a drive up to Fort Saskatchewan and didn’t see a thing but some pretty clouds over the refineries.
We went here whenever it wasn’t too crowded.
January 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
We went here whenever it wasn’t too crowded.
Having a visit.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Having a visit.
Sleeping pill tonight.
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Sleeping pill tonight.
To bed at a reasonable hour; lie awake until 3am listening to my internal monologue.
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
To bed at a reasonable hour; lie awake until 3am listening to my internal monologue.
Pieces of a life
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Pieces of a life
Still making an extra strip of bacon and leaving it out. Spiritual reasons? Sentimental reasons. Maybe the same thing.
January 16, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Still making an extra strip of bacon and leaving it out. Spiritual reasons? Sentimental reasons. Maybe the same thing.
Middle of the night insomnia clarity.
I’ll just go ahead and contract my lawyer for estate executor. Write up a comprehensive personal directive. And not have any powers of attorney out there.
Family can struggle with the system and I was mostly satisfied with the public health system.
I’ll just go ahead and contract my lawyer for estate executor. Write up a comprehensive personal directive. And not have any powers of attorney out there.
Family can struggle with the system and I was mostly satisfied with the public health system.
January 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Middle of the night insomnia clarity.
I’ll just go ahead and contract my lawyer for estate executor. Write up a comprehensive personal directive. And not have any powers of attorney out there.
Family can struggle with the system and I was mostly satisfied with the public health system.
I’ll just go ahead and contract my lawyer for estate executor. Write up a comprehensive personal directive. And not have any powers of attorney out there.
Family can struggle with the system and I was mostly satisfied with the public health system.
I went to that place we’d been meaning to try, walked in, walked out. It had lawn chairs.
Mexican place closed on Sunday.
Anyway, I went to the pub we went to instead and was closed for a private event.
So I went to the steak house next door. They put me solo at our old table.
Mexican place closed on Sunday.
Anyway, I went to the pub we went to instead and was closed for a private event.
So I went to the steak house next door. They put me solo at our old table.
January 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I went to that place we’d been meaning to try, walked in, walked out. It had lawn chairs.
Mexican place closed on Sunday.
Anyway, I went to the pub we went to instead and was closed for a private event.
So I went to the steak house next door. They put me solo at our old table.
Mexican place closed on Sunday.
Anyway, I went to the pub we went to instead and was closed for a private event.
So I went to the steak house next door. They put me solo at our old table.
At 21:00 I decided to boot down to Boston Pizza for something light. Radio was playing the kind of rave music I’ve liked since 1999. Dining room was closed for renovations. So I kept driving, got some McDonalds and drove the ring road all the way around.
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
At 21:00 I decided to boot down to Boston Pizza for something light. Radio was playing the kind of rave music I’ve liked since 1999. Dining room was closed for renovations. So I kept driving, got some McDonalds and drove the ring road all the way around.
Found something.
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Found something.
Had a dream of her last night. We walked a riverside trail, she looked really able like when we were in our twenties. Then we walked to a mall. Uphill even. At one point I said to her, glad I can still hang out with her, even if it’s a dream.
Fitbit said it was about an hour or more REM sleep.
Fitbit said it was about an hour or more REM sleep.
January 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Had a dream of her last night. We walked a riverside trail, she looked really able like when we were in our twenties. Then we walked to a mall. Uphill even. At one point I said to her, glad I can still hang out with her, even if it’s a dream.
Fitbit said it was about an hour or more REM sleep.
Fitbit said it was about an hour or more REM sleep.
Revolving restaurant is closed today or I’d go for the occasion.
Roads are bobsled tracks where the car slops from side to side.
Maybe I’ll just stay here with you. It’s something I’m good at and for.
Roads are bobsled tracks where the car slops from side to side.
Maybe I’ll just stay here with you. It’s something I’m good at and for.
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Revolving restaurant is closed today or I’d go for the occasion.
Roads are bobsled tracks where the car slops from side to side.
Maybe I’ll just stay here with you. It’s something I’m good at and for.
Roads are bobsled tracks where the car slops from side to side.
Maybe I’ll just stay here with you. It’s something I’m good at and for.
I’m still putting the seat down.
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I’m still putting the seat down.
Reposted
Ending 2025 by listening to some Canadian tunes.
I hope 2026 brings us all joy, comfort, and peace.
Thanks for being awesome, Bluesky fam!
I hope 2026 brings us all joy, comfort, and peace.
Thanks for being awesome, Bluesky fam!
Blue Rodeo - Hasn't Hit Me Yet (Official Music Video)
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January 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Ending 2025 by listening to some Canadian tunes.
I hope 2026 brings us all joy, comfort, and peace.
Thanks for being awesome, Bluesky fam!
I hope 2026 brings us all joy, comfort, and peace.
Thanks for being awesome, Bluesky fam!
21:10 Dec 31. I want to go to bed.
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 AM
21:10 Dec 31. I want to go to bed.
The way her eyes were still open.
December 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The way her eyes were still open.
Whyte Ave., Strathcona.
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Whyte Ave., Strathcona.
Went to the Thai place we liked. Still like. Listened to other people’s drama the next table over.
I don’t miss the drama.
I don’t miss the drama.
December 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Went to the Thai place we liked. Still like. Listened to other people’s drama the next table over.
I don’t miss the drama.
I don’t miss the drama.
Not sure why I do this.
December 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Not sure why I do this.
A friend of hers (J) likes Lego and flowers so I gave her a bought but never completed Lego Orchid thing. She finished it today. Glad it found a home.
So much stuff here bought on a whim and forgotten the moment it made it in the door.
I should have done it with H.
So much stuff here bought on a whim and forgotten the moment it made it in the door.
I should have done it with H.
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A friend of hers (J) likes Lego and flowers so I gave her a bought but never completed Lego Orchid thing. She finished it today. Glad it found a home.
So much stuff here bought on a whim and forgotten the moment it made it in the door.
I should have done it with H.
So much stuff here bought on a whim and forgotten the moment it made it in the door.
I should have done it with H.
Just sat in the living room and tried to watch TV. Meh. Sat with a music channel and let the birds out for a bit to get some wing time.
Cements my notion I would like a variety of different spaces in a living area. Like one of those apartments that have three side views.
Cements my notion I would like a variety of different spaces in a living area. Like one of those apartments that have three side views.
December 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Just sat in the living room and tried to watch TV. Meh. Sat with a music channel and let the birds out for a bit to get some wing time.
Cements my notion I would like a variety of different spaces in a living area. Like one of those apartments that have three side views.
Cements my notion I would like a variety of different spaces in a living area. Like one of those apartments that have three side views.
Reposted
Just had your second last bag of popcorn.
Remembered how you didn’t like to share it even though you’d maybe eat a third.
But I knew how rough it must have been in that house you grew up in.
Still might not ever eat that other bag.
Remembered how you didn’t like to share it even though you’d maybe eat a third.
But I knew how rough it must have been in that house you grew up in.
Still might not ever eat that other bag.
December 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Just had your second last bag of popcorn.
Remembered how you didn’t like to share it even though you’d maybe eat a third.
But I knew how rough it must have been in that house you grew up in.
Still might not ever eat that other bag.
Remembered how you didn’t like to share it even though you’d maybe eat a third.
But I knew how rough it must have been in that house you grew up in.
Still might not ever eat that other bag.
Reposted
People say music “saved them.”
No.
It just reminds you that you’re still here long enough to do the saving yourself.
No.
It just reminds you that you’re still here long enough to do the saving yourself.
December 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
People say music “saved them.”
No.
It just reminds you that you’re still here long enough to do the saving yourself.
No.
It just reminds you that you’re still here long enough to do the saving yourself.