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This weekend’s news has taken the wind from my s

This weekend’s news has taken the wind from my sails. Was a big fan of #notoriousrbg👑 and her unwavering commitment to her principles. The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg feels like a kick in the teeth during a year when there has been so much heartache.
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“When I'm sometimes asked 'When will there be enough (women on the Supreme Court)?' and I say 'When there are nine,' people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that."
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I honestly was never a big fan of Halloween, but little girls dressing up in judicial robes and lace dissent collars will ALWAYS put a grin on my face.
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The fight for equality and justice is not over, and we are now down a seasoned general. The odds seem impossibly stacked against us - but we know that we have been here before. There is no white flag in our future, ladies. Use your voice. Tell them, “I respectfully dissent.” Hold your ground. This is not just for you or me. It’s for the little girls dressing up as their heroes this fall, and every October to come. Until there are nine, and it’s never an issue again.
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#rbg #notoriousrbg
#ruthbaderginsburg #riprbg #riprbg💔 #equality #equalityforall #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #justiceginsburg

Today was a good day in pandemic land. ❤️ . Th

Today was a good day in pandemic land. ❤️
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There have been so. many. trying. times. in 2020 - it is all testing our resiliency in all ways imaginable. But then you come across a moment of joy - a sliver of normalcy - and you remember that this hot mess of life is about so much more than masks, sanitizer and hand washing.
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Two people in my bubble got married today, in a sweet and safe ceremony. It was a lovely day for a couple of lovely humans to commit their lives to each other.
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Memories are being made, no matter what. A lot of gratitude today for some good ones.
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#loveconquersall #okanagan #okanaganlife #penticton #pandemicwedding #marriagevows #wedding

Dog park exhaustion is the best kind of exhaustion

Dog park exhaustion is the best kind of exhaustion.
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Taking a moment to drink in these final moments of summer fun before the weather turns and heralds in my favourite season: 🍁🍂🍁
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Usually I’m filled with eager anticipation for trees that burst with colour and crisp morning air. But this year is different in so many ways - we have naturally spent more time at home, so the urge to cozy up in our comfortable nest is less of a draw now. We have lost so much this year, even seasonal routines must give way.
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Grateful to have furries around to remind me to be in the moment, enjoy the present and play so hard that you collapse at the water dish.
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#frenchiesofinstagram #frenchies #frenchbulldog #frenchie #dogpark #dogparklife #dogparkfun #okanagan #okanaganlife #kelowna #labourdayweekend #labourday

I know the seasons are about to change. But so gra

I know the seasons are about to change. But so grateful I got to spend some time sipping and chatting while soaking up the sun with the bffs. My bubble may be small, but it’s mighty on mental health defence.
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#latergram📷 #okanaganlife #okanagan #peachland @blissbakerybistro #coffeecheckin

Nama-stay 🐶 . . #frenchbulldog #frenchiesofinst

Nama-stay 🐶
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#frenchbulldog #frenchiesofinstagram #frenchie #frenchielove #yoga #zen #okanagan

Mutant tomatoes are teaching me a lesson. . I am r

Mutant tomatoes are teaching me a lesson.
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I am reminded that a farmer’s bounty cannot be rushed. You must have patience, and invest energy every single day into the care and feeding of these living things. They cannot grow without your support.
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A plant bears fruit when it is ready. It is always, unfailingly on time.
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Didn’t turn out as you expected? Does it look completely different than envisioned? Your plans are irrelevant. There is only life - sweet, juicy life when you look inside, which you can savour if you choose.

#gardenmusings #gardening #gardenlife #okanagan #okanaganlife #tomato #freakytomato #kelowna

Dog days of summer 🌞🐶⛱ . . #frenchiesofins

Dog days of summer 🌞🐶⛱
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#frenchiesofinstagram #frenchbulldog #frenchie #dogbeach #dogbeachday #dogsofinstagram #okanagan #okanaganlife #beachlife #beachvibes

My heart hurts. Since Jan. 1, 2015, 1,252 black pe

My heart hurts. Since Jan. 1, 2015, 1,252 black people have been shot and killed by police in the United States? This does not include those who have died in police custody or killed using other methods.
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Black people are being targeted by police for a variety of reasons, one of which includes white people phoning in “suspicious activities” by black people. While some are abusing this service (like Amy Cooper threatening a black man who asked her to leash her dog while in the park), some are doing it out of fear, ignorance and/or racism. This is just the very tip of the white supremacist iceberg in North America. I live in Canada, and would include my country too in this.
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The ensuing riots are now causing a typical tsk-tsk reaction in white circles - including my own family - focusing more on the looting than the actual problem at hand.
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Rioting/looting is a symptom of the disease of racism. Cure the disease, and you don’t get the symptom. But don’t you dare deny that this body isn’t sick, that the disease does not exist, just because your white privilege has kept you safe, secure and sheltered.
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We cannot abide silence any longer. It’s time to use your voice and call out racism whenever and wherever you see it - including when it’s the people you love.
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Numbers above are from NPR: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865261916/a-decade-of-watching-black-people-die I used the names on their site for this graphic - it is nowhere near a comprehensive list. But I wanted to type out some names, at the very least, to help in a small way with documenting this atrocity.
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#blacklivesmatter #useyourvoice #standupagainstracism #georgefloyd #justiceforgeorgefloyd #takeaknee

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