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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 5, 2016

Labour Day

/ September 5, 1938 J. has the day off and is spending it helping a friend build his fence. She reads Sunday's paper leisurely, giving herself the day off from chores. No baking. No cleaning. The B.C. Board of Industrial Relations report catches her interest. "Few women in British …

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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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The Nervous Climax

Deanne / May 16, 1938

The Nervous Climax

May 16, 1938    Antidote for lunatics.   Go on, my dear Americans, whip your horses to the utmost—Excitement; money! politics!—open all your valves and let her go—going, whirl with the rest—you will soon get under such momentum you can't stop if you would. Only make provision …

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