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Throwbacks

It seems the Archives are caught in a bit of a time delay. I’m still sorting through photos and mementos from our July family trip, a good portion of which was spent in British Columbia.

For our two nights in Victoria, we hunkered down at the quirky Hotel Zed, where a Jenga tower teetered on the corner of the check in counter, their tricked-out Volkswagen shuttled us downtown, and Bob Marley was on the turn table at the listening station in the lobby. Novelty abounded, circa 1973.

A brief walk to the nearby Galloping Goose Trail, and we were gifted a stream-side stroll through tunnels bedecked in psychedelic murals, reaching.

Stretches, forwards and back, in time.

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Caught in the Keys

It’s been over a month since I was in British Columbia, but back home I’m still sifting through items for the scrapbook.

I may have been on pause with the Archives during my travels, but you all were still in my heart and mind.

Here’s a love letter to you during the time of my trip, crafted on an old-fashioned typewriter. It’s a sort of ‘wish you were here,’ with no way to send at the time I typed it. Caught in the technology chasm between ancient and present-day, WordPress’s Publish button can now deliver…

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In the Narrows

There can be liberation found in narrow confines, discovered more readily when one releases the desire for everything to be just so.

Take the alleyways of Chinatown in downtown Victoria, BC, where channels set in red brick and mortar squeeze between shops that hide from the bustling streets.

Within these shady passages one may find the oddities. A windowless window. An address that’s not quite full. A door without a knob.

Some things are just not perfect (like this featured knob less door photo which appears to have some stray hair in the frame).

Well, c’est la vie! It’s all still beautiful in its isness. Maybe a little more interesting because of it.

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