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A Boyhood in Nelson “Growing Up During the Depression” - Kenneth A. Morrow
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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The Charm of local authors, every town has a few, nothing of literary merit but curious so see how this town was in the days before, many of the buildings and houses still remain, and most of the people he mentions still have descendants of the people in the town.
Beginning in Trail, and the great die off for 30 KM around due to the pollution from the Smelter, then to Nelson where the author grew up, neighbours included the Maglio’s, who’s name still appears on antique buildings, building supply stores and one descendent used to Golf and was a great customer, the "Old Money" of the town.
Comprised of reminisces similar to “The Great Brain”, childhood stories of poverty, of illness and Polio and the fact that while many if not all families were stricken by diseases and disabilities that would be preventable and treatable today, many doubtless connected to the smelter in Trail, the final follow up with his surviving friends, neighbours, brothers and sisters, Nelson’s Chinatown and Red Light district, still, and when my Metal Detector comes from the locker I have some ideas of where to search, this town is doubtless loaded with buried treasures only needing me to unearth...
It does bring to mind how much things have changed, and largely for the better.
A fine way to pass a bloody hot day...
Treasure Hunt!!
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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This looks fun!
Link: https://treasure.northernminer.com/
Now I might have to rack my brains for a bit, money's on it's going to be close to Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver. Since I have agents in most of these places I just might try my luck...
Mind you, gagging on that abysmal poetry, I mean, they're making you work for it if you have to suffer that to find it...
The Labour Day Power Outage
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The daughter had asked during her visit why the time on the stove didn't match the real time, and I was explaining that I was tracking the time since the last power outage.
I didn't have to wait long, Labour Day, an hour after she's left there's a power outage, just long enough to close all the restaurants and cafes, any excuse would do really, drive the tourists out of Nelson, but our restaurant isn’t closing, we’re the only show in town and sure-enough summer goes out with a bang. I might miss the cash but I'll love the peace of mind. I really got to get out of this industry, there's gotta be another way to make money...
Road Trip to Quebec & The Gaspé Peninsula
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The daughter, the last month off on a road trip with tree-planter buddies to Quebec, Montreal, the Gaspé Peninsula, she had a wonderful time. She's passing through Nelson on her way back to Nanaimo. And she's wondering why she didn't make the impression that she makes here, and I'm explaining to her the benefits of a classical education, why it's important to be able to recognize a 100 different artists, Renoir, Chagall, etc, why she needs to read more, why - in a fine French restaurant her anglicized pronunciation of "Fois Gras" and "Cote Du Rhone" might raise some eyebrows, what the label of a bottle of wine tells you, the properties of grapes, varietals, regions, why they like to see wine in a wine glass and not a beer mug (and why "Yum Yum" is not an approved adjective to describe a wine), how to taste, etc, etc.
Finally she’s realizing that all the time spent amongst the infidels with her mom did not prepare her for the world she wants to be a part of and maybe more Pa would have been good in her diet..
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