They say leave the leaves…but I raked mine. Here’s why!
On building up my stash of leaves for a compost bin at the new abode and why adding the task of raking to my plate during a big house move was totally worth it.
Miscellaneous
For everything else that isn’t an internet article/paper/photo or part of my capstone paper…candid stuff.
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All the books I haven’t read (yet)
A medium-size list of the books that are collecting dust on my shelf. Maybe I’ll read them one day!
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The most delicious meal I’ve eaten in LA
The best meal I’ve eaten in LA has nothing to do with a restaurant and everything to do with resourcefulness.
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Greetings from Los Angeles!
Letting my inner bird nerd out at an aquatic bird rescue centre in Los Angeles, where I’m volunteering for two weeks.
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The red fence
Practicing a writing technique called the “joint attention strategy” by writing about a red fence seen in San Pedro, LA.
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The 2025 Book Stack (Q1!) – chunk it down
Take 1 million and…action! I do this every year: I set reading resolutions to drill down my endless piles of books and then…I achieve them usually don’t. The last time I wrote about my book stack here was in January 2023 and I intended to read 26 books. Guess how many I actually read? 10!…
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Growing Garlic: a revolutionary act (and magic-making)
Musings on a first-ever garlic harvest: it is magic-making! And, why we should all buy local or grow our own.
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When is garbage art? Thoughts on plastic found while running.
A discovery of plastic screw terminals while running in her neighbourhood leads Seven In the Ocean to wonder about making art out of them.
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Waste Reduction Week & The Right to Repair
It’s Waste Reduction Week in Canada and today’s theme is e-Waste, so that’s what I’m here to talk about! Waste Reduction Week: eWaste Stats The Waste Reduction Week Canada website has some great resources and facts on e-waste. First up, a definition: “Electronic waste (e-waste) includes unwanted electronic equipment, such as smart devices and used…
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Oh My Pod
I’m having one of those “I’m-so-speechless-to-write-and-I-don’t-know-where-to-start” moments. Ever have them? Ugh. That’s all I want to say, but I’d like to be a bit more articulate, so here goes. As predicted, this is a rant on plastic. If you’re not feeling it, I’d suggest leaving now because I’m really digging into this one (i.e. it’s…
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My #plasticsux Challenge Results
Hey folks! Time for a plastic confession. I’ve had this blog for 3 years now, am a staunch opponent of single-use plastics and yet…I’ve never done a “show your plastic trash” challenge. Weird, right? I find that weird. Well, I was puttering around Instagram a couple of weeks ago and noticed a photo advertising something…
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Fluff.
Because why not start your Sunday with a cute, adorable photo of a white tern? 😉
