Thanks to the internets AND the Canucks, Sarah Harris found me while searching for some Canucks blogs (I think). The thing is, she lives in the UK and loves the hockey! I’ve never met Sarah in person, but she’s sent me cool stuff from Jolly Old England – like this awesome Will and Kate totebag – and we’re buddies online. One day I will meet her in person – I’m sure of it – but today, I got to see her sketchbook in The Sketchbook Project. It’s a tour of hundreds? Thousands? So many art books created by people all over the world.
I made the most of my half hour visit – they have a tight schedule and have to close up at 7 pm. I didn’t leave until 7:20, actually, so they gave me a break/I kept holding up the show. Would you like to see the books I got to see? Here you go!
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On my way back from taking some documents to their destination on Burrard Street, I spotted this horse and carriage and HOPED it was for a gypsy wedding! Finally! My dream of shooting a gypsy wedding would be realized and all I will have left on my dream wedding photo list will be a winter wedding where the bride and all the bridesmaids wear both capes AND muffs, like this! Please! If you’re out there! And you’re looking for the perfect photographer to shoot your capes and muffs wedding, PLEASE CALL ME! I’m standing by for your call!
Sadly, no gypsy wedding in sight for me. I think it was just for a movie because this horse ‘n buggy was parked right outside a government building. Ah boo. Oh man, if Johnny Depp was in this movie, I’m going to be so sad because I could have had my other photo dream paparazzi shoot fulfilled! In my dream, I wouldn’t be chasing him or anything, he just waves at me, makes direct eye contact and walks away. And that’s it. I wouldn’t have to talk to him or anything – perfect for me!
Dare to dream.
In other news, I accidentally created a photo of Howe Street that makes it look like I took it at least 60 years ago.
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I mostly remained calm as soon as I realized the parking meter ate $16 of my dollars. There was a technical difficulty with the machine. But after I called ALL the numbers dotted around the posters, emailed the Impark people directly and left the note above on the windshield, I was rewarded by having a car to drive after the big fancy work dinner tonight! Hooray! Thank you, Impark! Even though I didn’t talk to a single person, I didn’t get a ticket or towed. Their system works! Well, it worked for me this time, anyway.
I went for a lovely staff dinner tonight and enjoyed/overindulged in the most un-vegan dinner on the planet. After dinner I had some time before picking up Mike, so I went for an after dinner stroll down Robson Street, over to Georgia…
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…only solutions” – John Lennon. Someone shared this quote with me today and I had never heard that before. I think this is a good perspective to have because I must confess…my craft room door has never been heavier. My sewing machine peddle has never been more stuck. And my crochet hooks and knitting needles have never been stiller. Time to get into the solution and finish up that big scrappy string quilt I started 3 or 4 months ago.
I took this photo tonight and I’m not sure why The Sails are all lit up in these colours – they’re usually just white. It must be fancy night at Canada Place!
