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A little note about photographic evidence.

I just wanted to post a quick note about Friday’s blog article – on the question of whether a photograph exists of my great-great-Uncle’s plane in flight. While the original photograph does not exist, John Brown believes he has found evidence of the photograph… Continue Reading “A little note about photographic evidence.”

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Yes, my Uncle Gustave did fly before the Wright brothers. Jane’s says so.

A German phone number showed up on my cel phone this morning – and in the midst of some work stress (read panic) regarding a web application I am launching next week – I decided to answer it. My family being from Germany originally… Continue Reading “Yes, my Uncle Gustave did fly before the Wright brothers. Jane’s says so.”

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East Van Blossoms

Walking to work this morning I heard an owl hooting a warning, woodpeckers tapping at the telephone poles, and lots of songbirds. I was glad to have left  my headphones off for a change.

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Design notebook: Summer clothing!

Yesterday I handed in my final paper of the school year and went straight from that small victory to running some errands, cooking a duck, cleaning the kitchen, and finishing up a small bit of painting I started three weeks ago (turning the ironing… Continue Reading “Design notebook: Summer clothing!”

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Breaking our backs….. (a rant about keeping down the working class)

In March, Canada posted the loss of 54,000 jobs. That’s right folks, 54,000 jobs disappeared in one month, wiping out the gain of 50,000 jobs in February plus some. And it’s not like jobs have been plentiful around here to start with. From what… Continue Reading “Breaking our backs….. (a rant about keeping down the working class)”

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