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Thanksgiving for angels
At Thanksgiving, my mind turns to angels. The strange thing about angels is that most people have it wrong. They think they should have wings and wear white robes. Nope. Real angels look just like you and me. They often enter our life, then disappear into the hurly burly of life. I expect there is lots of demand for their services.
One of my angels appeared just outside Denver, Colorado.
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Does it hurt, yet?
It doesn
The Saanich Fair
I love the Saanich Fair. There
1987: Iceland trip
Ketil and Sophia. He may have come to Canada with nothing but he became a dairyman, a farmer, a general merchant. He prospered.
In 1987 I made my first trip to Iceland. Like most events in my life, it was not planned. I went not knowing what to expect. When I returned I wrote an article for Books in Canada. Much has happened in Iceland over the last 25 years.
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From Field Notes
My trip to Iceland
The Icelandic Connection
The arrival
The Icelandic connection. It’s the name
Up, up and away: Superman? no, your taxes
| February 07 | F1203003 | $1,334,200 | $0 | 0% |
| April 18 | F1203003 | $1,100,000 | $-234,200 | -18% |
| August 13 | F1203003 | removed | ||
| August 17 | F1220933 | $950,000 | $-384,200 | -29% |
This property in White Rock, BC has dropped in asking price from 1,334,200.00 to 950,000. Why should that concern
Real Estate Gossip
Address:# 5 1483 BEACH AV, West End, Vancouver West
| March 09 | V903565 | $7,500,000 | $0 | 0% |
| April 08 | V903565 | removed | ||
| April 18 | V944049 | $6,900,000 | $-600,000 | -8% |
| May 30 | V944049 | $5,999,000 | $-1,501,000 | -20% |
| June 20 | V944049 | $5,899,000 | $-1,601,000 | -21% |
| July 31 | V944049 | $5,799,950 | $-1,700,050 | -23% |
| August 14 | V944049 | $4,950,000 | $-2,550,000 | -34% |
| August 17 | V944049 | $4,695,000 | $-2,805,000 | -37% |
This table is from the blog site, Vancouver Price Drop. It’s for shock effect. I mean even after the price is off 37%, I couldn’t afford it. Even if it goes down 80%, I couldn’t afford it. Neither, I expect, could you. What would anyone expect to happen with a house priced at 7,500,000?
The Icelandic in
There many parts to the Icelandic Festival and to the Monday parade. Over the years, it has grown from one day to four. Various groups such as the Shriners have become an integral part of the celebrations. However, at the heart of the Festival is the history of the settlement of New Iceland. Gradually, as smaller communities such as Hnausa have, like rural communities all over Canada, closed stores and churches, local schools, the annual celebration of New Iceland
Hafrun Hauksd
When someone says to you
