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Barb Dalton

@barbdalton-21201

articles: 43
total claps: 18,995
top claps: 1,561
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active: 2022-01-31 → 2026-06-26

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👗 · Fashion · 9 ✈️ · Travel · 6 DSN · Design · General · 4 📷 · Photography · 4 🛠️ · Crafts & DIY · 3 💑 · Relationships · 3 🐾 · Pets & Animals · 3 EDU · Education & Learning · 3

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#canadian-chit-chat ·21 #fecal-matter ·9 #the-daily-cuppa ·4 #weekly-prompts ·3 #paris-fashion-week ·3 #full-frame ·3 #fashion-designer ·3 #nexus ·2 #ongoing-sagas ·2 #nursing-notes ·2

BA Barb Dalton · Nursing Notes

Pack a Pound of Patience Before Heading to an ER

My 16-plus-hour wait to diagnose a clot was a frustrating experience

Oct 09, 2025 · 9 min read · 1,561 claps paywalled #dvt #nursing-notes #emergency-medicine

Pack a Pound of Patience Before Heading to an ER

HUM

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

Rest Peacefully, Gary Ellis

A short tribute to a fine writer and wonderful man

Feb 18, 2026 · 1 min read · 1,167 claps #rip #in-loving-memory #the-daily-cuppa

ART

BA Barb Dalton · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

A Bewildering Moment While Clothes Shopping

What’s happened to customer service?

Feb 24, 2026 · 4 min read · 966 claps paywalled #customer-service #paris-fashion-week #clothes-shopping

A Bewildering Moment While Clothes Shopping

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

It’s Been A While Since I’ve Seen Bare Bottoms!

An impromptu chat with the wonderful Adrienne Beaumont revealed a lot…

Jan 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 709 claps paywalled #kids #raising-kids #pandemonium

It’s Been A While Since I’ve Seen Bare Bottoms!

HUM LIF

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

One Last Cuppa For the Year

After ending a competency with my students, I typically ask two questions;

Dec 31, 2024 · 1 min read · 700 claps paywalled #cuppa #canadian-chit-chat #self-improvement

LIF ART

BA Barb Dalton · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

My Daughter’s Debut On The Parisian Fashion Runway

A mother’s perspective watching from a ringside seat

Mar 16, 2025 · 9 min read · 693 claps paywalled #matières-fécales #fecal-matter #paris-fashion-week

My Daughter’s Debut On The Parisian Fashion Runway

SCI HUM LIF

BA Barb Dalton · Nursing Notes

Do You Contribute to Environmental Waste With Your Nursing Habits?

It’s time to rethink our actions and save our poor planet

Aug 18, 2025 · 7 min read · 643 claps paywalled #environmental-waste #nursing-notes #habits

Do You Contribute to Environmental Waste With Your Nursing Habits?

LIF ART

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa Grande

A Fabulous Week of Fashion, Fame, Flowers and Family

Ten random thoughts March 1–8, 2026

Mar 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 575 claps paywalled #random-thoughts #my-week #paris

A Fabulous Week of Fashion, Fame, Flowers and Family

ART GEN

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

Stones Are Not Just For Skimming

Crafting inanimate objects takes talent

Mar 19, 2026 · 1 min read · 536 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #stone #skimming

SCI LIF SPT

BA Barb Dalton · Globetrotters

Drama on the Ground and Love in the Air

Proof that travel isn’t just about the destination

Apr 07, 2025 · 5 min read · 535 claps paywalled #random-encounters #flightdelays #medical-issues

HUM

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

How are those new years resolutions coming along?

Have those mighty words of self-promise fallen by the wayside already? According to a University study, less than half of us manage to…

Jan 31, 2022 · 1 min read · 520 claps paywalled #the-daily-cuppa #short-form #canadian-chit-chat

How are those new years resolutions coming along?

HUM ART

BA Barb Dalton · Picture This

A Medley of Marvellous Museums

And a mighty proud Mummy moment…

Jan 13, 2024 · 6 min read · 510 claps paywalled #a-z-challenge #museums #fecal-matter

DSN ART SOC

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

My Superstar Daughter is Coming to Visit!

My firstborn, Hannah, and her wonderful partner, Steven, are flying in from Paris tonight, courtesy of Lasalle College, the school where…

Aug 21, 2024 · 1 min read · 482 claps paywalled #fecal-matter #mothers-and-daughters #canadian-chit-chat

My Superstar Daughter is Coming to Visit!

TCH AI

BA Barb Dalton · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Best Advice When Flying? Keep Your Seatbelt Fastened

Their effectiveness is proven once again

Mar 28, 2026 · 5 min read · 466 claps paywalled #air-crash #seatbelts #aviation-disaster

Best Advice When Flying? Keep Your Seatbelt Fastened

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

Unexpectedly Unplugged is Discombobulating

I didn’t realize how much I depend on WiFi…

Sep 27, 2025 · 1 min read · 463 claps paywalled #wifi #technology #unplugged

Unexpectedly Unplugged is Discombobulating

SPT

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

I Finally Had My Nexus Interview

Six years after applying!

Jun 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 429 claps paywalled #travel-writing #nexus #borders

HUM ART

BA Barb Dalton · Full Frame

Québec Has Produced Some Phenomenal Photographers

A visit to an exceptional exhibit at a local museum

Jun 24, 2024 · 5 min read · 412 claps paywalled #photography-exhibition #quebec #museum-exhibitions

Québec Has Produced Some Phenomenal Photographers

DSN ART

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

This Happened on February 29

It’s never a normal day because it only happens once every four years. If that extra day wasn’t added in periodically, we’d be celebrating…

Mar 05, 2024 · 1 min read · 407 claps paywalled #fecal-matter #fashion-designer #leap-year

ART HUM

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

I Haven’t Been Writing, But I Haven’t Been Idle…

So, what have I been up to?

Feb 19, 2025 · 1 min read · 393 claps paywalled #craft #hobbies-and-interests #taking-a-break

I Haven’t Been Writing, But I Haven’t Been Idle…

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

When Was the Last Time You Cleaned Under Your Bed?

Be honest now!

Sep 05, 2024 · 1 min read · 392 claps paywalled #dustbunnies #cleaning #underthebed

When Was the Last Time You Cleaned Under Your Bed?

ART

BA Barb Dalton · Full Frame

From Ornate and Old to Seeing and Depicting Reality

My interpretation of June’s 52-week photographic challenge

Jun 21, 2026 · 3 min read · 379 claps paywalled #52-week-photo-challenge #photography #full-frame

From Ornate and Old to Seeing and Depicting Reality

LIF AI

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

Falling In Love is a Must-See Show If You’re in Berlin

Yes, my daughter Hannah and her partner Steven designed some of the 320 costumes for the show, but I’m not being biased. It was everything…

Apr 09, 2024 · 1 min read · 359 claps paywalled #palast #berlin #falling-in-love

Falling In Love is a Must-See Show If You’re in Berlin

BA Barb Dalton · The Daily Cuppa

BooBoo Hid For Three Days

He was terrified of the window-cleaning ropes

Jul 02, 2024 · 1 min read · 355 claps paywalled #cats #scaredy-cat #window-cleaning

DSN ART

BA Barb Dalton · Full Frame

Iguana’s, Firemen, Abstract Art and Happy Feet

In response to Full Frame’s November Photography Challenge

Nov 19, 2025 · 3 min read · 354 claps paywalled #52-week-photo-challenge #iguana #abstract-art

Iguana’s, Firemen, Abstract Art and Happy Feet

MDA

BA Barb Dalton · Top Notch Stories

We’ve Tweaked the Rules for Top-Notch Stories

You can now include one of your own in your submission!

Sep 17, 2025 · 2 min read · 351 claps paywalled #new-rules #submission-guidelines #top-notch