Stacey Waspe

@staceywaspe.ca

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writer, designer, marketer, project manager :: Waspe One Name Study :: genealogy, gardens, pollinators, zero waste :: settler :: she / her :: Toronto 🇨🇦 Born @ 329.56 PPM CO2

Dark drey small metal hammer made in grade 8 in shop class with clothespin for scale on a scarred wooden island
Ladies entrance of pavilion on former Boblo Island Amusement Park.
Christmas tree decorated with lights and ornaments in the corner of a room
1973 Levi’s print ad showing a woman wearing white denim while walking a dog by a lake. A male jogger does a double-take. The copy says: “Fit? Fit Fit, Fit. Fit Fit!” (Apparently these jeans fit.)
A black and white vinyl sticker on wood table featuring a line art image of a hippo with the words “meddlesome and non-compliant” underneath
Timelapse video of a stainless steel bowl of a stand mixer full of water with yeast blooming.
Wolfsbane: a cluster of purple flowers at the top of a very tall green stalk with pointy leaves. The flowers are not entirely open yet. Also called Monkshood, its latin name is Aconitum Napellus. Very toxic even to touch.
Multicoloured wool yarn as a crocheted patch in the arm of a red wool sweater.
Giant free mulch pile in our driveway.
Cleome (spider flower) in a pot on a painted deck. It’s two different colours of pink (Rose Queen maybe?) and looks extremely alien, because of its long stamens of individual flowers and the strange elongated seed pods sprouting from the stalk. Apparently loved by hummingbirds, but smells almost skunk-like to me.
Construction site with train tracks on the left (south) side as seen from pedestrian bridge, surrounded by fencing, with several large blue and white construction (and one yellow) excavators. Future site of Gerrard Station. This used to be a strip mall. Downtown Toronto skyline is in the distance.
Senior black and white cat peeking out from behind a ZZ plant on the window sill.
Black and white photo of large group (40+) of men, wearing very dirty clothing, with dirty faces. Postcard back says: “Coal ship day at Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 3, 1918, HMS Devonshire”
Strainer of picked and washed berries ranging from deep purple to bright red
New float switch tucked inside dehumidifier surrounded by various wires and plastic housing. This was a very easy DIY repair job that was actually really hard because of the location and the tight plastic housing. Also: no written or video instructions were available.
Wildflower meadow with tickseed in foreground.
A leek and tomato gluten-free quiche in a red pie plate on wood cutting board.
A stack of books sitting on a couch: The Secret Lives of Colour, Lady Macbeth, My Favorite Plant, Wilted Pages, What Draws Us Near, The Demon-Haunted World
Black and white tuxedo cat “Dash” drinking from my water glass on the side table next to me, her head shoved into the tall glass. Behind her is a glass bowl full of water, with a man knitting and some Christmas lights in the distance. Mending things are in the foreground.
Comically chunky Christmas Tree in a living room solidly taking up an entire corner
One of our cats, Violet, a cow cat, in the Christmas tree as a kitten. Sometimes her head would pop out as you walked passed.
Jan 13 1892 marriage certificate Rachel Button and William Hardgrove
A promotional image advertising a free swap at Withrow Park Farmers’ Market on October 5,2024, with a winter, Halloween, holiday sweaters and Christmas decorations and toiletries theme.
Pizza Pizza flyer in my mailbox that says: “We can finally afford our dream pizza.” Has a QR code and big phone number to order a fixed rate pizza whatever that is.
Photo of the corner of the very retro board game Wide World with the words “Fly to Iceland” and “Perth” and “Fly to Alaska”. The logo says: Wide World, Parker Brothers Trade Mark for its Air Travel Game Equipment. Copyright 1957
A cover of the book Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor
Three books on a blue table: Wanderers by Chuck Wendig and The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed
Two piles of library books on a plaid wool blanket.
Chopped vegetable salad, in a round glass container. The produce is in piles: tomatoes, mango, cucumber, carrots, red onion, zucchini with banana peppers in the centre. Vegan feta and chickpeas are in bowls on the right.
Bright green banana peppers on cutting board
Northern Dog-day Cicada on window screen with blurry reflection of backyard.
Square baking dish full of fruit bars with crumble topping on wood counter
A collage of kitchen appliances, cookbooks, utensils, and dishes with the words “Kitchen Swap”. Saturday, July 20 from 9 am to 1 pm, with donations starting at 8 am. Also says: “Free: You do not need to donate to take something home!”
Close-up of fuzzy bee on a yellow flower with green leaves in the background
Small eggplant and 3 yellow sweet banana peppers on a cutting board.
Monarch butterfly on a purple flower in front of a house.
Huge catnip plant in backyard with light green leaves and very pale purple flowers on stalks.
Native bee balm in the backyard. The flowers look like pale purple explosions.
Conocephalus brevipennis or short-winged meadow katydid, which looks like a small bright green grasshopper with bands of brown and yelllow on the body
Cover of the book The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
Animal Crossing screenshot in which my character with long dark hair and glasses is talking with a pink flamingo named Flora (who TBH is very annoying) who says: “I heard they got stung a bunch… Well, wasps are jerks. There. I said it. Someone had to.”
Pair of irish wool socks with heels visibly mended with contrasting thread.
HOPE HOUSE, IPSWICH. Established by Miss Grimwade, 1875, to receive destitute female orphans, and train them for domestic servants. There are now 19 children in the orphanage, which is chiefly supported by voluntary contributions. Treasurer and Secretary: Miss Grimwade, Norton House; and Miss Mary Everett, Wherstead Road, Ipswich. Hon. Medical Officer: Dr. H . J . Benham. Matron: Miss Leathers.