Times-Advocate, 1978-07-20, Page 6Times-Advocate, July 20, 1978Page 6
Odds 'n Ends
People, places and things
People — first there were
I’ve been home for a
month, and since I didn’t
keep a diary of the trip,
memories come back to me
in odds n’ ends. Please bear
with me while I reminisce
about some people, places
and things.
the mechanics in a garage
where we stopped for gas.
One of their buddies was
getting married that after
noon, and they were fixing
his car, making sure the
horn tooted when he pressed
the brake.
Then there was the fellow
who drove his pick up into
the parking lot of a ta.ke out
restaurant. His girl friend
was on the seat beside him.
and his dog was in the back
of the truck. He brought two
ice cream cones out of the
MR. AND MRS. STEVE DIXON
Elizabeth Anne Adair and Stephen Douglas Dixon were join
ed in marriage on July 8 at Brinsley United Church.The bride's
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Claire Adair and the parents of the
groom are Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dixon. Mr. Peter Snell and
Rev. Keith Brown performed the ceremony. The bride was
attended by Debbie Grant, Joanne Scott and Shiela Bonish.
The groom's attendants were Dwayne Ritchie, Jerry Thomp
son and Brad Dixon. Following a honeymoon to northern On
tario the couple will reside at RR 2 Ailsa Craig.
store, fed one to his dog and
shared the other one with his
girl.
Next came the guide at
the Parliament Buildings in
Victoria, who said the size of
the group didn’t matter.
Instead of making us wait
for more people, she gave
the two of us the grand tour.
Her information ranged
from the name of the
architect, who designed the
building, and the origin of
the marble columns, that
were used inside the struc
ture, to the issues currently
under discussion in B.C.
Parliament and other free
attractions in the city that
would be worth our while to
see.
Best of all, she had visited
Clinton, Ontario when she
was a kid and thought it was
“a greatplace.”
There was also the
manager of the motel where
we spent our last night on
Vancouver Island. When we
registered, he asked what
time our plane left in the
morning, and when we
answered 7:55, he produced
an alarm clock from under
the counter.
Finally there was the lady
who sat beside us on the
flight from Vancouver to
Toronto. ‘‘You two must be
experienced travellers,” she
said.
We sure fooled her, didn’t
we?
Then she added that she
was glad to sit beside two
such nice girls. On the flight
to Vancouver, she sat beside
a drunk.
Places as well as people
stand out in my mind. For
example, there was the
washroom in Penticton'
B.C. that I spent fifteen
minutes trying to get out of.
Next there, was a shopping
mall somewhere in West
Vancouver with its shops
laid out in circles and semi
circles on two levels. I felt
like a mouse in a maze.
On Vancouver Island was
the dog and cat Holiday Inn.
Bears pop up in unexpected
places. We didn’t see any in
the Rockies, but on a fairly
busy road leading to a lake
in the interior of the Island,
to our astonishment, wp
spotted a bear in the ditch
about fifty feet from the car.
We would’ have had a picture
if a truck hadn’t barrelled
past and scared the bear
away.
Then came Victoria, the
Garden City, with its parks,
museums, souvenir shops,
double-decker buses, horse-
drawn carriages and har
bour boats. The pace seem
ed more relaxed, and even
rush traffic seemed less
frantic than in Toronto or
London, Ontario. In five
days, we heard only one ex
change of horn blasts.
Outside Victoria was the
famous Butchart Gardens
with millions of flowers in
bloom. Near the Gardens
was the Fable Cottage — a
fairy tale house that a man
spent ten years building for
his family. Every shingle on
the roof, every board in the
floor and every piece of fur
niture was lovingly fashion
ed by his hand. He made
such a good job that he and
his family had to move
because of lack of privacy.
Next week I’ll continue
with the things that stick in
my mind and some of the
lessons I learned that I’ll
probably remember for a-
long time.
MR. AND MRS. EDWARD PETER VanESBROECK
Marianne Petronella Luyten and Edward Peter VanEsbroeck
recently exchanged vows in St. Patrick's Church, Kinkora, with
Rev. A. Nolan officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs: John Luyten, RR 5 Mitchell, and the groom's parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Alovsius VanEsbroeck, RR 1 Hensall. The
bride was attended oy Clasina deBont, RR 1 Crediton;
Maureen Dwyer, London and Martha VanEsbroeck, Florida.
The groom's attendants were Rick Hoffman, Zurich; George
VanEsbroeck, Guelph and Greg Luyten, RR 5 Mitchell. Flower
girls were Patricia Luyten, RR 5 Mitchell, and Jeanette
VanEsbroeck, RR 1 Hensall, sisters of the bride and groom.
After a wedding trip to Kingston and Ottawa the couple took
up residence at RR 3 Exeter.
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