Bethany Rae 🇨🇦
@orangeswan.bsky.social
Writer, editor, crafter, internet addict. Sometimes I blog. She/her/the knitting lady.
Now you know how Bette Davis and her body double must have felt when this photo was taken.
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Now you know how Bette Davis and her body double must have felt when this photo was taken.
I have a too-full tin of cookie cutters for just about any occasion. A few days ago I decided to weed out a few. I was going to cull the clown because I'd never liked it, but then I thought, hey, it could be a killer clown for Halloween! and tossed it back in the tin. #HowIRoll #KillerClownForTheWin
September 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have a too-full tin of cookie cutters for just about any occasion. A few days ago I decided to weed out a few. I was going to cull the clown because I'd never liked it, but then I thought, hey, it could be a killer clown for Halloween! and tossed it back in the tin. #HowIRoll #KillerClownForTheWin
I just looked up Mollie's Bluesky profile (in order to block it;)), and I can't stop laughing at this. I've never seen a clearer indication that someone knows full well that they're not very intelligent and that most of the people they meet are consequently quite dismissive of them.
September 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I just looked up Mollie's Bluesky profile (in order to block it;)), and I can't stop laughing at this. I've never seen a clearer indication that someone knows full well that they're not very intelligent and that most of the people they meet are consequently quite dismissive of them.
I just looked up Mollie's Bluesky profile (in order to block it;)), and I can't stop laughing at this. I've never seen a clearer indication that someone knows full well that they're not very intelligent and that they're often disrespected because of it.
September 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I just looked up Mollie's Bluesky profile (in order to block it;)), and I can't stop laughing at this. I've never seen a clearer indication that someone knows full well that they're not very intelligent and that they're often disrespected because of it.
He was shot at an event where he was speaking to an audience of college students about gun violence. Here's the last exchange he had with a member of the audience.
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#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
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#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
September 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
He was shot at an event where he was speaking to an audience of college students about gun violence. Here's the last exchange he had with a member of the audience.
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#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
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#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
He made a lot of bigoted comments about the LGBTQ and Black community, some of which appear in the meme below. 10/
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
September 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
He made a lot of bigoted comments about the LGBTQ and Black community, some of which appear in the meme below. 10/
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
Let me preface what I am about to say with this: I'm not celebrating Charlie Kirk's death. I don't at all condone violence or murder, and I want the person who shot him to be arrested, tried in a court of law, and sentenced appropriately. 1/
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
September 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Let me preface what I am about to say with this: I'm not celebrating Charlie Kirk's death. I don't at all condone violence or murder, and I want the person who shot him to be arrested, tried in a court of law, and sentenced appropriately. 1/
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
#CharlieKirk #GunControlNow
Sometimes you have to be a PITA to get your point across.
August 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sometimes you have to be a PITA to get your point across.
#PierrePoilievre has won the by-election in #BattleRiverCrowfoot by 80.4% of the vote. Damn it. I knew PP would almost certainly win the seat, but I did hope that he would at least get less than 70% of the vote. 1/ #canpoli
August 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#PierrePoilievre has won the by-election in #BattleRiverCrowfoot by 80.4% of the vote. Damn it. I knew PP would almost certainly win the seat, but I did hope that he would at least get less than 70% of the vote. 1/ #canpoli
I'm actually finding myself wishing that this were the Baileys he was concerned with, rather than the sad, horrible truth.
August 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I'm actually finding myself wishing that this were the Baileys he was concerned with, rather than the sad, horrible truth.
I love how supportive the general public of Canada and the U.S. are being of each other. 1/ #canamrelations #canpoli #uspoli
July 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I love how supportive the general public of Canada and the U.S. are being of each other. 1/ #canamrelations #canpoli #uspoli
Facebook Marketplace ads can be really something. #whenIsaysomethingImeansadandweird #moderndaypersonalads
June 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Facebook Marketplace ads can be really something. #whenIsaysomethingImeansadandweird #moderndaypersonalads
Incidentally, if you'd like to upgrade your cookbook collection, I recommend checking the book section of thrift shops. They always have a variety of beautiful, interesting, cookbooks in excellent condition. These were all bought secondhand, except for one library freebie. #thriftshopping
May 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Incidentally, if you'd like to upgrade your cookbook collection, I recommend checking the book section of thrift shops. They always have a variety of beautiful, interesting, cookbooks in excellent condition. These were all bought secondhand, except for one library freebie. #thriftshopping
I bought this 2011 Ontario cookbook, "The Ontario Table", by Lynn Ogryzlo, at Value Village yesterday for $4.71. It should help me buy & cook more with local produce, which is better both for the environment & for the Ontarian/Canadian economy. Also, the recipes all look delicious.
#buyCanadian
#buyCanadian
May 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I bought this 2011 Ontario cookbook, "The Ontario Table", by Lynn Ogryzlo, at Value Village yesterday for $4.71. It should help me buy & cook more with local produce, which is better both for the environment & for the Ontarian/Canadian economy. Also, the recipes all look delicious.
#buyCanadian
#buyCanadian
I propose that henceforth in Canada, when a hockey player takes a shot on goal, and the puck then ricochets off the frame of the net and hits the player in the face, knocking him out cold, that it be known as "pulling a Pierre Poilievre". #canpoli #Election2025
April 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I propose that henceforth in Canada, when a hockey player takes a shot on goal, and the puck then ricochets off the frame of the net and hits the player in the face, knocking him out cold, that it be known as "pulling a Pierre Poilievre". #canpoli #Election2025
Some picture knits...
March 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Some picture knits...
Olivia needed a way to keep her doll's wardrobe together and carry it around, so I also made her a tote bag to keep it in. Note the interlocking "O"s in the fabric. Each outfit went in a separate ziploc bag so that Olivia would know what went with what, though I'm sure they won't stay that way. 10/
August 27, 2023 at 10:28 PM
Olivia needed a way to keep her doll's wardrobe together and carry it around, so I also made her a tote bag to keep it in. Note the interlocking "O"s in the fabric. Each outfit went in a separate ziploc bag so that Olivia would know what went with what, though I'm sure they won't stay that way. 10/
I cobbled up a little lace jabot out of some scraps of lace I had on hand, and used some silver buttons out of my button jar for the jacket. 10/
August 27, 2023 at 10:26 PM
I cobbled up a little lace jabot out of some scraps of lace I had on hand, and used some silver buttons out of my button jar for the jacket. 10/
I made a little kilt pin for the skirt. 9/ #knitting
August 27, 2023 at 10:25 PM
I made a little kilt pin for the skirt. 9/ #knitting
This is the outfit I'm proudest of. Olivia's father is a Wallace, and he and his family are very into their Scottish heritage. I made the tartan of this Scottish Highland outfit look as much like the modern dress Wallace tartan as I could. 8/ #knitting
August 27, 2023 at 10:23 PM
This is the outfit I'm proudest of. Olivia's father is a Wallace, and he and his family are very into their Scottish heritage. I made the tartan of this Scottish Highland outfit look as much like the modern dress Wallace tartan as I could. 8/ #knitting
This was the Valentine's Day outfit. 7/ #knitting
August 27, 2023 at 10:22 PM
This was the Valentine's Day outfit. 7/ #knitting
This was the Christmas outfit. Get a load of the little Timberland-type boots. 6/
August 27, 2023 at 10:21 PM
This was the Christmas outfit. Get a load of the little Timberland-type boots. 6/
This is the princess outfit. Those are amethyst chips on the tiara. 5/ #knitting
August 27, 2023 at 10:20 PM
This is the princess outfit. Those are amethyst chips on the tiara. 5/ #knitting
Besides some everyday-type outfits, and fun theme outfits, I made sure to include this onesie and teddy bear slippers so that Olivia could put her baby to bed properly at night. 4/ #knitting
August 27, 2023 at 10:18 PM
Besides some everyday-type outfits, and fun theme outfits, I made sure to include this onesie and teddy bear slippers so that Olivia could put her baby to bed properly at night. 4/ #knitting
While making the doll, I thought of it provisionally as "Little Olivia". I was eager to see what name Olivia would choose for her doll once she got it. I wasn't disappointed. Olivia named the doll... wait for it... Rainbow Sparkle Unicorn-Animals. 3/ #knitting #peaksevenyearoldgirltaste
August 27, 2023 at 10:17 PM
While making the doll, I thought of it provisionally as "Little Olivia". I was eager to see what name Olivia would choose for her doll once she got it. I wasn't disappointed. Olivia named the doll... wait for it... Rainbow Sparkle Unicorn-Animals. 3/ #knitting #peaksevenyearoldgirltaste