“If planting bulbs could have stopped the dread of spring, Ruth would have gardened in the middle of the night, but for her there was never any way out of a fact.”

The Young in One Another’s Arms. Jane Rule (Arsenal Pulp Press)

Reids

Feb 1945. (Photographer: Coltman, Don |  Steffens Colmer)

Feb 1945. Feb 1945. (Photographer: Coltman, Don |  Steffens Colmer)

May 1974

Tip Top Tailors Ltd.

(300 West Hastings St North side) Copyright City of Vancouver. Creator planning department)

Oct 26 1943

Superior Stores.

165 new wildfires overnight (BC Interior) caused by lightning strikes.

Reading up a storm of 70’s Canadian novels. The storm is about to get better. Acquiring two today I have been a-long-a-hunting for.

Has passion gone on the dimmer?

The woman who adopted my 1950’s chairs sent me another happy message last night about how well they look in her kitchen. In the message she wrote “I don’t want to be annoying…but I just wanted to tell you …”  It’s hard to imagine that delight over recycled kitchen chairs could ever be annoying so I asked her to send me a pic of them re-covered!  I gotta say I really do enjoy this recycling chorus. Jingle Jangle, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Just ran into our Mayor and had a lovely chat with him. Small male thought it was “cool” that he jumped on his bike and peddled off. I like our Mayor more since he started swearing and actively encourage him to keep it up!

After our brief chat, another group of locals, delighted in his passing and had a chat with him.

I previously met another Mayor and can report that the experience was less delightful. I also should add that I am perpetually moaning at our present Mayor about some civic gardening issues and he is always responsive and helpful.