Rhonda Cates

@rhondacates.bsky.social

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My happy place: interior design, social justice, cooking, dogs and travel. Striving to keep plants alive. šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ Vancouver Canucks fan šŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø Living on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueum, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations

A video showing a large black bear climbing out of a pond that has a fountain in the middle and is surrounded by greenery
A picture of former PM Justin Trudeau being greeted by Melania Trump with an unidentified man standing behind her and Donald Trump standing beside her.
A view from 31,000 feet showing the snow capped mountain range between Vancouver and Prince George, BC
Four flower pots holding a variety of orange, red and yellow begonias
Two red Muskoka chairs by a pond with 6 pots of plants behind them
A poll put out by Trump asking if ICE agents should be called ICE or NICE PPL
A single rose in blush pink with greenery in the background.
A patio with a string of lights that span the width with a green, yellow and red Vietnamese lanterns hanging equal distances apart. A fire pit is in the forefront with pots and begonias and rhododendron bushes.
A closeup of Mock Orange plant with dark green leaves and white clusters of flowers.
A bunch of chives with purple flowers sitting on a white and grey countertop
A peach coloured Vietnamese lantern with fairy lights over top of a grill with rhododendrons behind
A picture of President Clinton captioned ā€œ I did not have sexual relations with that womanā€
A headline stating ā€œThe shooter confirmed deadā€ regarding shots fired at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
A white plate holding a deconstructed lasagna with scattered basil leaves and a quarter romaine wedge with Caesar dressing and breadcrumbs
A white tshirt with a messy red scribble with ā€œSaigon trafficā€ written below
A man, RFK Jr and a woman, AOC with red laser bolts coming out of her eyes, in a confrontation during a Congressional hearing
A black and white shih tzu holding a gingerbread toy with the caption ā€Iā€™m tired, I have my baby and I want to go to bed.ā€œ
A heron, sitting in a tree.
A grey and white cat sleeping on a blue couch with his paws curled and his tongue sticking out
A white plate on a brown and black round placemat holding a square of a sheet pan quesadilla with sour cream on top and a drizzle of chipotle hot sauce.
A plaque located in the Wat Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City
A Vietnamese pork bahn mi sandwich with cucumber, pickled onions šŸ§…daikon and carrot, with cilantro, basil and mint. Alongside a mango, carrot salad with a fish sauce, palm sugar, lime, garlic and chili dressing., topped with fried shallots and peanuts.
A white plate with Pad Thai, and fresh bean sprouts on the left and a Vietnamese green mango chicken salad on the right.
A jade sculpture of a canoe with Haida First Nations along with many creatures as taken from the oral history and legends of the Haida people.
A view of the destroyed Air Canada fuselage with the head of the American FAA cautioning against pointing fingers at controllers and saying distractions was involved. ā€œThis is a heavy workload environmentā€. No shit Sherlock. Perhaps the govā€™t could have prevented this instead of finding a war.
A post by Mark Federighi that says ā€œI hope President Ocadio-Cortez turns the ballroom into a soup kitchen run by JosĆ© Andres
A black and white Shih Tzu dog sits on a gray carpet with a white stuffed toy in front of him.
A motorcycle with 12 large water bottles strapped to the back of the bike along with a dolly.
Sunset in the sky overlooking the 18th hole at Northlands Golf Club. There are tees surrounding and a lake in the distance.
A group of limestone rock formations jutting out of the water in the distance with a small fishing boat passing just in front.
Ground chicken skewer with salad and red cabbage, roasted tomatoes, tumeric rice, a red and green chili pepper and yogurt dill sauce.
Street art of a manā€™s face with blue painted eyes and nose, circles of yellow and pink around the eyes, pink and orange ears and other colors painted on his face, moustache and goatee, smoking a cigarette and wearing a hat.
A picture of My An beach in Da Nang, Vietnam with skyscrapers and mountains in the distance
A picture of Trump captioned ā€œUS stealth bombers land at UK bases for ā€˜the big oneā€™. Hegseth warns of ā€˜dramatic surgeā€™ in attacks on Iran. Trump hints they could drop the ā€˜mother of all bombsā€™ā€
ICE deporting parents leaving children behind.
ICE deploying teargas on US citizens
ICE detention of children in America
ICE detaining shackled immigrants
People standing on a bridge watching lanterns in the water during the full moon lantern festival in Hoi An.
Duck breast in a tamarind, lemongrass,chili sauce.
tropical drink in the foreground with a pool, chairs se lounges and umbrellas in the background
White fish in a chili, fish sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, shallot sauce with onions and peppers.
Sunset over a resort in Hoi A Vietnam.
A view out a window showing downtown Saigon with a mix of modern high rises and smaller traditional building. Skies are socked in with lots of rain
An airport gate sign destination showing Hong Kong
A pink and grey sky with clouds over top of trees
A picture of a black and white Shih Tsu, Lhasa Apso cross with a coat hook in the shape of a dog bone that says ā€œVestiare pour Chiensā€ in French (translation - dog coat rack). The coat hook holds a leash, a harness and dog tags.
Miss covered tree trunks
A white plate with a slice of salmon Wellington covered in puff pastry with a spinach cream cheese wrapped along with a medley of roasted potatoes, mushrooms, carrots and broccoli. A dab of yogurt lemon dill sauce completes the meal.
A tabby kitten with his paw resting on an orange and white kitten lying on a blanket together.
A shot of the arena where the athletes enter during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics with the Venezuelan contingent entering before the United States.
At the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics a group of people wearing green, red and white suits designed by Giorgio Armani as a nod to the colours in the Italian flag. šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹
A red and purple fuchsia bloom
A moss covered tree trunk with ferns growing out of the moss
A picture of the Indian Prime Minister with the headline Trump announces trade deal with India
A black and white photo of Catherine Oā€™Hara with 1954 - 2026