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Putting my professional practice on pause

Putting my professional practice on pause

Feb 6, 2023 2 min read Comments Freelancer Life Save to Pocket
And it's official: as of February 2023, I'm on medical leave from work.
My first pair of pointe shoes (at 32 yrs!)

My first pair of pointe shoes (at 32 yrs!)

Jan 22, 2023 4 min read Comments ballet Save to Pocket
In January, I took advantage of a wonderfully snowy afternoon to climb Saint-Hubert and try on some pointe shoes for the very first time.
Let's manifest together a marginally less noxious year, shall we?

Let's manifest together a marginally less noxious year, shall we?

Jan 4, 2023 3 min read Comments Personal Log Save to Pocket
I have a handful of New Year's resolutions for 2023 to share. As usual, these are "soft resolutions": drink tea every day, read 14 books, write every day, and at least an hour of ballet a week.
I created a bookish social networking site, Millefeuilles.cloud

I created a bookish social networking site, Millefeuilles.cloud

Dec 3, 2022 4 min read Comments fediverse Save to Pocket
I created a website called Millefeuilles.cloud, which uses Bookwyrm and which lets people talk about books on the Fediverse.
For My Patrons 🔒 : Social Network Infiltration by Face-Eating Leopards

For My Patrons 🔒 : Social Network Infiltration by Face-Eating Leopards

Nov 30, 2022 3 min read Comments Gifts To My Blog Patrons Save to Pocket
Reports circulate that Social Network users are shocked beyond all reasonable belief that Groups who have rules against allowing face-eating leopards then block Groups hosting face-eating leopards.
Searching for a Kintsugi magician

Searching for a Kintsugi magician

Nov 19, 2022 3 min read Comments Tea Journal Save to Pocket
I'm lighting the bat...err... tea signal! I am looking for a kintsugi ceramic artist to cure a sick teapot.
I spun up a mastodon instance and haven't crashed yet 😎

I spun up a mastodon instance and haven't crashed yet 😎

Nov 15, 2022 7 min read Comments fediverse Save to Pocket
I created an instance of Mastodon, a social media technology built on ActivityPub, for my own use over at silvan.cloud.
For My Patrons 🔒 : The timepiece and the Mille feuilles (early draft)

For My Patrons 🔒 : The timepiece and the Mille feuilles (early draft)

Oct 31, 2022 5 min read Comments Strange Haunts in Odd Alleyways Save to Pocket
Even the three crows arguing in the old Dutch Elms quietened. The pétanque players were gone, the rings and weighted balls stowed away neatly. No sounds of children, no passerby, no baby carriages, no dog walkers.
TikTok Experiment Notes

TikTok Experiment Notes

Oct 18, 2022 3 min read Comments Personal Log Save to Pocket
My (loosely defined) goals on the TikTok app are to share videos of tea, accompanied by the occasional plant or book video, but only for as long as it’s fun for me.

4100 to 6000 unmarked child graves: truth and reconciliation after 7 years

Sep 29, 2022 5 min read Comments Québec Save to Pocket
In anticipation of Truth and Reconciliation Day, I read this week for the first time the book 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph, published in 2018.
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