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08/23/2026

Well, talks are no longer underway.
I’m sad that Canada-US trade negotiations collapsed, but glad that our Canadian negotiators didn’t take a bad deal.
The new 50% tariffs are going to be hard on lots of us, including micro Canadian art/craft businesses like mine.
It hasn’t been widely covered, but in the “General Goods” section of targeted items are many, many art items …
* Paintings, drawings, pastels and collages
* Photography, notebooks, journals
* Original prints and lithographs
* Sculptures and jewellery
* Textiles, wood products and other handmade works
* Arts and crafts made from fur, bone, antlers etc.
Almost everything in my shop is now tariffed at 50% for US customers, as is the work of many of my fellow Canadian artists and craftspeople.
I’m taking a week or so to let the news percolate, before thinking about where to go from here.
The loss of US customers is somewhat heartbreaking — not just financially, but also because I’ve come to know many of my US customers as friends over many years.
Birds know no borders, so I’m convinced that our cross-border corvid lovers community will remain harmonious. 🖤❤️🖤

08/21/2026

Neil Young, The Crow

Neil and his companion, Nellie, are new to the neighbourhood, and their story is one of a young couple in a highly competitive real estate market....

Neil and his companion, Nellie, are new to the neighbourhood, and their story is one of a young couple in a highly competitive real estate market. This may be a familiar tale to many. I first notic…

08/20/2026

Things Go Better With Crows

08/20/2026

Discussions are ongoing.
This is more of the same lengthy raven conversation I posted earlier this week — something to enjoy as we wait to see what the tariff talks bring.

The beak games and the preening of each other’s feathers is part of the year round raven romance, building bonds of trust and affection. ❤️

08/19/2026

Dashing Dennis, with a background of golden leaves, is October’s crow in the 2027 City Crow Calendar.

08/18/2026

Just talk amongst yourselves …

Raven domestic chat is the best, and I’ll be tuning into their channel for most of the day today. Let’s hope the US and Canadian tariff negotiators are having a similarly productive conversation as the deadline on 50% tariffs looms.

08/15/2026

Blink.

08/15/2026

It’s been a wearying week of heat, smoke and dealing, once again, with US tariff uncertainty — so I think we all need to see these ravens goofing around in the snow again. Filmed a few years ago now, I find myself revisiting them and reliving the moments of watching them to distract from trying times. Hope you find them refreshingly too. 🖤❄️😊

08/14/2026

Well, that was quite the downpour, accompanied by epic thunder and lightning. Hoping the rain damped down any lightning strikes. 💦🤞

08/13/2026

— 50% tariffs on goods entering the US from Canada are scheduled to take effect on August 19.

— Included in the list of items to be tariffed are most of the things in my shop* — including prints, books, notebooks, etc.

— I will have to close my shop to US customers on Saturday, August 15, to ensure that all US orders cross the border before the tariff deadline.


*The only thing not affected by the 50% tariff seems to be the City Crow Calendar.