[Don't hesitate to send a follow request! I just want to avoid bots and empty profiles] Translator Ottawa (Canada) Happily married and childfree I'm very much pro (vaccine, science, choice, mask, etc.) I'm a big fan of birds and native plants. #SKyard (Stéphanie+Kyle yard) Camera is a used OM-5, Olympus Zuiko 14-150mm F4-5.6 II lens (Profile: a black capped chickadee on a woman's hand full of seeds Header: a panorama of multiple waterfalls, Croatia) #nobridge Pronouns: She/Elle Languages: EN/FR
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Last Notes npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Who needs a huge truck when you can fit everything in a little hatchback npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie First year for the scarlet beebalm. Our amazing volunteer sensitive fern that appeared out of nowhere last year. And the coneflowers are starting to bloom (a few days before the bush of coneflowers and wild bergamot becomes heavenly) #SKyard #Bloomscrolling #NativePlants https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/875/693/985/154/915/original/1455dc993ebf658e.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/875/694/185/811/297/original/75e31b16d7667b00.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/875/694/380/622/395/original/a8e30ef82f9e2b54.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie he's been on a super anti climate change crusade this week https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-trudeau-carbon-emissions-climate-change-9.7254619 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I hope Carney is happy. I'm not. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie New blooms in the garden. First bloom ever for the common milkweed ☺️ #SKyard #Bloomscrolling #NativePlants https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/839/466/254/404/185/original/b63f328ad481dc2b.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/839/466/300/447/880/original/39202cb90db434d0.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Baby (well teen) chickadee on the little swing!!! Being fed by their parent. I'm dying. Terrible picture but they're both there after the feeding. Omg 🥹 https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/773/968/131/509/764/original/e94578b865666954.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie If I'm not mistaken, you have to cross a highway, which is illegal npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie The chapel and the one picture I took inside Papineau Manor before I noticed the no picture sign, oops 😅 https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/591/589/593/120/375/original/dbe1ad212253112c.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/591/589/465/504/382/original/ca7fa9877d0e2e10.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Well that did not work. https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/471/878/686/184/335/original/df2be6b6a8a225da.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I have finally told the kids next door to stop throwing their stuff over our fence into our yard. I don't think this will work, but... Every day. Toys. Helmets. Recycling. I would throw it all in the garbage but they're pretty poor :/ npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I'll assume (and hope) you've never played FF6? Because I don't think I could accept your hate for that one. Chrono Trigger? (Oh no, don't even tell me) npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Gross - 'Our goal is AI for all,' Carney says in Liberal convention speech #cdnpoli npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Absolutely. I was able to block and forget while other people *saw* and *noticed*. Hopefully it educates at least a few people npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I loved all your replies, thank you! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Absolutely. However, admins of large instances (like Chad), have enormous power on your follows/followers. The first time I named him, I was banned from the instance and lost hundreds of mutuals. It's really a big problem here npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie They're very good friends. They always defend each other when they're being accused of "being shitty" npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Sometimes I wonder if I judge people too quickly. Then they show exactly who they are. Over and over again. He then added: The crazy masked lady at FediCon last year expected speakers at the podium to wear masks, or else we didn't care about disabled people. The podium that was more than 6 feet away from the audience. Like, maybe just stay home if you have nosophobia? https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/318/208/103/818/912/original/0ddb999841583d0f.png npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I love them so much 😍 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Ohh yes with the little arms!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Yeah I was waiting to see the actual press release first. Did not make me less mad than the short news article!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Four mentions of Iran. Zero mention of the US. Zero mention of Israel. They can all get fucked. #IranWar npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Something, something IRAN DIDN'T START THIS WAR YOU COWARDS. -- Joint statement from the leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan on the Strait of Hormuz We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces. [..] We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait. We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning. https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/03/19/joint-statement-leaders-canada-united-kingdom-france-germany-italy #cdnpoli npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie When we bought this house, I was ecstatic about the big media room in the basement. My dream had always been to have a huge sectional where you can lie down and cuddle, etc. but wow it's actually crap long term and for your back lol We also didn't spend enough on it. All the cushions are bad already after a few years. Anyway, we now need to do the adult thing and buy a good recliner two seater. We're old. I refuse to do like my parents though and buy one with the console in the middle. Gotta be able to cuddle at least a little bit, damn it 😂 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Because museums are very well known for... *checks notes* having too much staff. --- The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum will be cutting permanent staff levels by 18 per cent over the next three years due to cuts announced in the federal budget. The job cuts will affect "a broad sweep" of staff, from executives to security personnel and staff who run tours, said Ruth Lau MacDonald, regional executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) for the National Capital Region. That will likely impact the visitor experience, she said, as tours become more self-directed and interactions with subject experts less common. "It's really unfortunate to [potentially lose] people who can take you beyond what's written on a plaque and really talk to you about the meaning and the history of an exhibit," Lau MacDonald said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/war-history-museum-ottawa-gatineau-cuts-9.7059733 #cdnpoli npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I've been tired of this person for a long time, always about libs being perfect and bla bla. I'm too stressed out to deal with people who hide behind their fake hope. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Yes, there was an exciting speech. But please, especially if you're not from Canada, think that Canada is so so much better than everywhere else. Gosh, we're not. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie We went to the last evening of Play Food Wine... And they didn't charge us for the wine (!!) or the dessert!!!!! And everything was incredibly tasty. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie So gorgeous! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Good history reminder. For.. no reason at all, eh. --- In the 1930s, British leaders pursued appeasement because they wanted to avoid a second world war. "Today, appeasement is usually regarded as a failure" https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/neville-chamberlain npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I definitely still use some ableist terms (I'm really finding it difficult with some words like crazy, insane - about events though, not people). However, physical traits are so easy to avoid. So many things to complain about than their physical attributes. I've filtered a lot of them, so people might think I'm ignoring them sometimes lol npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie The whole diaper thing also really annoys me. Don't make seniors feel awful about these kinds of very normal things. You don't become gross and awful because your body is failing you a little. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I just opened a 700 word document... 65 non breaking spaces (for absolutely no reason, randomly in the middle of sentences) 55 carriage returns ... Whyyyyyy npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Yes same! I really don't regret it! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I mean, everyone starts somewhere 😅 That's why I approve my followers now. I usually give them a day to add a bio/picture or post something npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Carney knows this. So why does he want more wealth inequality? Austerity has *never* worked. ---- As the past four years and countless historical examples from the last 100 years show, while it makes sense for any one state to try and cut its way to growth, it simply cannot work when all states try it simultaneously: all we do is shrink the economy. - As Blyth amply demonstrates, the arguments for austerity are tenuous and the evidence thin. Rather than expanding growth and opportunity, the repeated revival of this dead economic idea has almost always led to low growth along with increases in wealth and income inequality. https://polisci.brown.edu/publication/austerity #cdnpoli npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Me when I started a new playthrough of #Palia : "I won't do the bundles, or the grindy achievements. I won't be too completionist!!" Me today... (People who have played will understand 😆) https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/137/793/717/402/363/original/699bd15c9f4c9a59.png npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I will! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Ohhh you're right, "miroir". Had totally forgotten about that one. I always order "brouillé, I can't be bothered haha npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie pour les insectes, j'ai vraiment besoin d'une application haha c'est vraiment difficile!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Another one! Apparently a spurred ceratina (a small carpenter bee) https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/135/880/589/332/517/original/a38ab3dbcb200289.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I'll take that as a good sign npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie The butterfly milkweed is always very popular! Common Eastern bumblebee and striped sweat bee 🐝 #SKyard #NativePlants #pollinators https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/135/362/958/447/879/original/f34ca9310ac228cf.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/135/362/956/370/879/original/da8809ce40f4f0fb.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie 7 days of work left, then it's vacation for the rest of the month!!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie That is just so incredibly cruel. FEED THE CHILDREN. ---- Rising hunger coincides with the federal government putting an end to hamlet food vouchers, according to Idlout. Nunavut's only representative in the House of Commons said she believes Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is more concerned with resource development than ensuring her constituents can afford groceries. "They would rather dig for critical minerals than ensure Inuit have food to eat. I am disgusted by the Carney government’s response to Nunavut," Idlout said. - That funding cost $92.1 million between 2023 and this year, Indigenous Services Canada told Nunavut News. Approval for hamlet food vouchers ended in April 2025 when Indigenous Services Canada changed its funding procedures to improve efficiency, the agency stated. The new funding guidelines state that families must make applications based on their children's individual circumstances, rather than everyone getting the same dollar amount. - However, Idlout countered that requiring more documentation from professionals for Inuit families living in remote communities is burdensome — a message she receives from her constituents, she said. https://www.nunavutnews.com/home/idlout-disgusted-with-carney-over-elimination-of-food-vouchers-8219511 #cdnpoli npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Mhh it's the second day in a row that Merlin hears a Northern flicker, but it's always while the starlings are around. I always need to visually confirm birds with those imitators around 😒 #birding npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie no! The black capped chickadees are mostly two colours! Black and grey npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Another reason why manicured lawns are bad. Most birds need to feed bugs to their young. We get tons of crickets this year thanks to the taller native grasses we planted! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Getting fed so many huge crickets this morning!! https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/123/789/698/745/881/original/afac7ed6943b6353.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I should probably not call them baby as they're already flying a bit, but whatever 😂 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Me last year: *can barely recognize any birds* Me this morning: "oh, this is baby robin chirping nearby!!" 😂 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Oh wow!! I get it, it's many steps, but this sounds really really good! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie What's the plan?? npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Yes! We were in Vancouver for a week for a wedding! Now we'll be gone 15 days, I'm suuuuper excited! And yeah, you're always gone 😂 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Again 😆 We haven't had our real "yearly" vacation yet! We're roadtripping all around Nova Scotia! 😄 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I haven't been baking much in this house before the oven is small and very powerful and I can't get the temperature and timing right... The last batch of muffins I made were awful and the ones before were all too dry for being over baked... New batch. I did everything as instructed but put the temperature 50F less. So far so good? They haven't deflated at least lol (Banana, cottage cheese and chocolate chips) https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/118/939/822/158/727/original/7a7aa19f262b3b15.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie These are bad pictures, but I thought I would still share them because they really show how *tiny* ruby-throated hummingbirds are! Also it was the first time that she sat on the cables for so long (at least a few minutes) #SKyard https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/118/472/940/109/762/original/5ecea8fba9f87a1a.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/118/473/228/972/065/original/c74e4eb4acf6f7ff.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/118/473/450/157/017/original/23699d29bf096c97.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie One squirrel has been on our fence staring at me for 10 minutes. I think he's waiting for me to go away to try to get seeds from the feeder again 🤣 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Time to put back the feeders!!!!!!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie yes!! Especially Cabot trail, we had so many short trails that we wanted to do to explore all the different views 💜 this makes me so happy (also means that the situation in part of the island is slightly better too; let's hope for even more rain for the southern part!) npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie omg thank you for the news!!!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie oh no way?!? 💜 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie It can't be that, because couriers (FedEx, etc.) will accept CUSMA exemptions for mailed items. It's more work for them though npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie We played Imhotep the duel and I lost 46 to 45 😭 and it was my own fault haha npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie omg haha so adorable npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie looool. That's terrifying The Logic asked Solomon’s office for a copy of the audio file that he used to brief himself. “I don’t have it and I’m sure it’s deleted after he used it but I’m sure the same podcast is generated with a similar prompt so you could most likely replicate it,” press secretary Sofia Ouslis responded. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie it's so unacceptable that Canada Post won't respect the CUSMA exemptions Cc @npub170e…fmce npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie maybe they'll pay us to remove our heat pump and go back to oil. Might as well fast track directly to the end goal!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie France? :p and no I think it's still the same. They teach reading and writing in French first npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie 9-10? Mid elementary school is when we started learning English. But we didn't have anglophones teaching us. I learned during my teenage years. Learned Spanish around 15-16 until 19 maybe? German when I was 18-19 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie wtf 🤣😭 so.. how long before they officially announce the Transcanadian pipeline? npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Oil and pipelines, babyyyyy npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Lol, of course the anti-environmental office will be in Alberta ---- Dawn Farrell, chair of the board of directors of the Trans Mountain Corporation, has been named the CEO of the Liberal government's Major Projects Office, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/major-projects-office-carney-1.7620935 #cdnpoli npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Amazing shot, thanks for sharing!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie You really get gorgeous friends!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I put back the upside down suet feeder first, as the song birds can't use it. Miss hairy woodpecker, who sometimes gave up on using it after being unable to aim for it properly is now *so* good at it. And she always chirps happily beforehand 🥰 They really do learn quickly! #birding npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I mostly didn't want misinformation out, as the first article said they were completely moving out npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Every document I see about AI is about "Responsible and ethical use of AI" guess that'll change fast npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie The article from this morning was wrong! Crown Royal will be producing Canadian bottles in Canada, US bottles in the US. It's actually an understandable move with the tariffs --- "The facility, which bottles Crown Royal products, will close in February in a move aimed at improving its North American supply chain. Bottling at the Amherstburg facility intended for the U.S. market would be shifting stateside, while bottling for Canadian consumers would move to its Valleyfield, Quebec location." The company said it will still maintain a “significant” footprint in Canada — including its headquarters and warehouse operations in the Greater Toronto Area, and bottling and distillation facilities in Manitoba and Quebec. https://globalnews.ca/news/11354170/crown-royal-bottler-closing-down-ontario-plant-moving-operations-to-u-s/ npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I didn't even know Ontario grew watermelons, very cool! And yes, I've always used and heard melon d'eau in Québec 😁 Pastèque is more used in France if I'm not mistaken! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie here too!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Just "Merci!" or "Bonne journée!" If you need something more professional, I think "Cordialement," would be the one I would use, but then I use that for like... ministerial correspondance lol https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/24946/la-redaction-et-la-communication/redaction-administrative-et-commerciale/correspondance/courriel/formules-de-salutation-dans-le-courriel npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Such a good baby (I didn't even know that our robins had new little ones before yesterday!) #SKyard https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/107/142/618/643/123/original/f78fd6d1660da8a1.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I boosted it because I wanted to look at it again 😂 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie That's one of the things that the population doesn't understand npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Oh yeah I forgot my desk! and lamps Anyway, if they bring people back to the office full time, they better give people the conditions they had before 2020. No hot desking. Space to leave snacks, a sweater, etc. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie lmao I paid for my chair, monitors, keyboard, mice so I didn't have to use broken or cheap ones. npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Yes!! npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie BLUEBERRY nom nom nom (I was too far to get a good quality shot, but the timing? 😄) #SKyard https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/103/288/436/384/865/original/fb04519dccfc2f88.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie that feels so much more useful than a number though npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Miss Hairy Woodpecker from a couple of weeks ago. She's adorable when she drinks at the bird bath. Very chill! They seem to be on the ground a lot more than the downies. #SKyard https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/102/298/546/782/734/original/046507c44edb7f4d.jpg https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/102/298/817/668/760/original/1d4a2dced71d0e14.jpg npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Oh non je suis tellement désolée. C'est mieux de savoir, mais c'est en même temps tellement difficile de savoir. Ma mère en a une aussi. J'imagine que tu pourras passer des tests de dépistage plus souvent au moins. 💜 npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie And here it is --- Premier Doug Ford is urging the federal government to follow the City of Ottawa’s lead and bring federal public servants back to the office five days a week. https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/ontario-premier-calls-on-federal-government-to-bring-workers-back-to-office-5-days-a-week/ #Ottawa npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Hahaha I'm fine with anger. I'm not fine with harassing people I talk to because they don't also use the perfect word npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Seems like he might have been fighting more than we thought npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie Oh great ---- Canadian Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said his government is taking steps toward exporting natural gas to Europe, and criticized former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for not making the same effort. “The new Canadian federal government has made a conscious choice to re-center energy and critical minerals in how we think about not only our domestic affairs, but Canada’s place in the world,” Hodgson said in the prepared text of remarks he will deliver at the country’s embassy in Berlin. " “Unlike the previous Canadian government, which closed the door to LNG exports, Prime Minister Carney’s government has opened it." The comments are the latest example of how Carney, despite coming from the same Liberal Party as Trudeau, has put a much stronger emphasis on conventional energy exports as a potential source of economic strength. #cdnpoli https://archive.ph/LehXj npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I knew I would make it rain! You're welcome #Ottawa npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie I gave up and watered the backyard... At least the critters should be able to get some water from the leaves npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie We're apparently going to ship our gaz to Germany... Who knows about the AI lol the planet is so fucked npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie LNG woo :face_melting: "“Our government is in the process of unleashing half a trillion dollars of investment in energy infrastructure, port infrastructure, particularly intelligence infrastructure, as well, with AI,” Carney said Tuesday." #cdnpoli https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/touting-enormous-lng-opportunities-carney-says-canada-to-unveil-new-port-infrastructure-investments-within-two-weeks/ npub1jay5dsajp9lsx9qdq3za4cf8p69nxc362sgctvpq6rgxemhkxjlqgj80k8 Stéphanie You don't need a desk! Just sit with your tablet at one of the comfortable couches!