A Life Change, Vancouver 1951
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, from my dad’s journal of memories, is about when he met my mom. A Life Change. Meanwhile life at Mrs. Blezards’ rooming house carried on. […]
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The Cedar Mill at False Creek in Vancouver, 1950
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, from my dad’s journal of memories, is about a job he had at a cedar mill in False Creek, Vancouver. Image from Vancouver Archives: from […]
Lighting Up the Winter at Yaletown Illuminations in Vancouver
Originally posted on Albatz Travel Adventures:
Illuminate Yaletown was one of my favourite events to light up the dark days of winter. There were all manner of lights, fire dancers…
The Mural Festival On (& Off) Main (Vancouver)
Although some countries have had ‘murals’ for thousands of years (cave paintings, Mexico, Egypt come to mind) there now seems to be a world mural craze, and Vancouver jumped in […]
Author’s Note from my Dad’s Journal of Memories
My Dad’s note about his journal: Because I am not a very good typist or too good at English grammar I have chosen to heavily illustrate this book. As the saying […]
A Face in the Crowd – Chinese New Year Parade
This is an odd challenge as it’s called ‘A Face in the Crowd’ but it’s really about a single person standing out in a crowd but anonymous and showing their […]
My Home City of Vancouver (in February)
As I stare out the windows at the perpetual drizzle of Vancouver I can’t help thinking that February is perhaps not the best month for the Weekly Photo Challenge to […]
The Elements: Bad Air (& Fire & Water)
Air should be invisible but lately we have been able to see the air in Vancouver and that’s not a good thing. A long stretch of record hot weather combined […]
Amazing Things I Saw and Heard while Hanging Out in Vancouver this July
Although we usually venture far and wide during the winter, in the summer we stay near and close, visiting all of Vancouver’s many festivals. I have my favourites, ones that we […]
Hotshot Spot in Vancouver: Lion’s Gate Bridge
A few years ago a company came up with an algorithm that found the most photographed sights in the world. When I checked out Vancouver it turned out that all […]
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