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Deanne / September 8, 2016

The Bartels Adventure

/ September 8, 1938 Vancouver Couple Complete Adventurous Round Trip to Alaska in Frail 16 Foot Craft They spent 88 days on the boat. She closes her eyes and tries to imagine it for a moment. She begins to feel nauseous, and concludes such an adventure is not in the cards for her and J., …

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Deanne / September 4, 2016

PNE redux

/ September 4, 1938   Transmission of entry delayed in transit. —————————— [Sidenote: All entries posted directly to the QR code as text may or may not reappear here ] …

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Deanne / September 3, 2016

PNE

/ September 3, 1938 The PNE. She has not heard back from R. even though A. had told her he would be back from Seattle this week.  The PNE is a welcome distraction to stop the treadmill of worry.   ==================== [Sidenote: COV archives - CVA 180-0733 . 1938 P. Burns and Co. …

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Deanne / September 2, 2016

Cordial Greetings

/ September 2, 1938 With yesterday's debacle with the loo*, she does not get to read September 1st's paper till today. (September 1st — where has the summer gone ?) She mentions to J. about the CPR President is in town, commenting on the Pier D fire. He grunts. She files it away to talk to …

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Deanne / August 23, 2016

Waiting Room

/ August 23, 1938They are back without incident, thankfully. J. is back to work, and she has A. over for lunch. A. brings a sample of her photographs from the fire. The one of the waiting room makes her think about the afterlife for some reason. Like everyone has been suddenly called up. A. says …

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