Anyone who ever went into Beckwoman’s Hippie Emporium store on E. Hastings Street in Vancouver, or in earlier years in the heart of Commercial Drive, knew and loved this quirky place of disco balls and fairy bells, macrame, hammocks, Morrocan slippers and musical instruments from around the world – most brought by Bonnie from theContinue reading “Beckwoman’s closing – Online Auction coming”
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Thinking about Homeschooling?
If you’re thinking about homeschooling but feeling overwhelmed about how to do it or even approach it, I can help. Much of our culture is set up to make parents feel incapable of homeschooling their kids. Parents worry that their kids won’t learn anything, that they’ll become lazy, never get to university, or that they’llContinue reading “Thinking about Homeschooling?”
Joe’s Cafe closing to mixed reviews
Before there was Starbucks, there was Joe’s Cafe But like the fading rainbow on the William Street side , its star too is fading – its owner returned to his roots in Portugal, the tables worn, the floor scratched and scuffed, and the stuffing out of chairs. And after nearly 50 years, Joe’s is closingContinue reading “Joe’s Cafe closing to mixed reviews”
The Great Big Fire in Vancouver June 13, 1886
Up until the 1940s in Vancouver, the anniversary date of the great big fire of 1886 was a civic event and remembered by many who were still alive at the time. An interesting thing about language and how it changes over time comes up in my mind every June when I think about Vancouver’s GreatContinue reading “The Great Big Fire in Vancouver June 13, 1886”
DJ MacKinnon Writing 