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Deanne / October 10, 2016

A Royal Visit In Their Future

/ October 10, 1938 Transmission of entry delayed in transit. —————————— [Sidenote:  All diary entries posted directly to the QR code as text may or may not reappear here, although we can summarize and tell you that her aunt stayed overnight. They spend the morning reading the news, …

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Deanne / October 6, 2016

The Big Day

/ Thursday, October 6, 1938 The big day has finally arrived. She takes the earlier bus just to be 100% certain of arriving to the studio on time. She’s been there once before with A., but that was in a car. R. greets her cordially. She hangs her coat and hat up. He sort of waves his arm …

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Deanne / September 29, 2016

Procrastination

/ September 29, 1938 Transmission of entry delayed in transit. —————————— [Sidenote:  All diary entries posted directly to the QR code as text may or may not reappear here ] …

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Deanne / September 22, 2016

Bill 89 – Vancouver Women’s Building

September 22, 1938 Tomorrow is the first day of Fall, usually her favourite time of the year. Today she is quite despondent. J. is also down in the dumps worrying about his friends and colleagues back East, and she is having to give up the ghost on the job. The item about Bill 89 catches her …

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Deanne / September 17, 2016

Fashions

/ September 17, 1938 Patent for a Helen Cookman dress filed on November 15, 1949. Wait. We have moved too far ahead in the story. These are the fashion headlines she reads. (Saturday, Sep 17, 1938) Czech Girls Keep Fit. Longer Jackets Are Here——on New Fall Suits (designed by Helen …

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