HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-12-04, Page 22Page 8A—Crossroads .JDec. 4, 1985
MIRROR MAGIC—Designer Patricia McMillan up-
dated a small apartment bedroom with dramatic mir-
roring to reflect pink draperies and bed hangings
made from sheets. Off-white walls and carpet by Big-
elow provide a luxurious background for the furniture
and accessories.
Mirrors work magic
to 'enlarge' room
Q. I have a small apart-
ment that I am remodeling
in an attempt to make the
rooms seem larger. Please
suggest some technigues for.
enlarging my miniature
space. — T.B.
A. Mirrors or mirrored
walls are most magical in
extending' the apparent size
of a room. A large mirror on
an important wall is a good
trick. Thin panels 'of mirror
_interspersed with painted
wall .are even better, and a
mirrored wall is best of all.
In addition to this reflect-
ing technique, choose fabrics
that have solid light colors or
small designs. Capitalize on
any views your windows
might have and treat the
,windows with simple
draperies, blinds or shades;
Consider choosing the same
color for the floor covering
and the walls so that one
space will flow into the next.
• 'Q. We'have a hideous wall
heater 'in :a corner of our
living room. in a rented
apartment. The heater is. no
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longer used, but we cannot
remove it because of our
lease. We don't know how
long we will remain in the
apartment but 1 would guess
it will be at least another
year.
I had thought about
having a cabinet built
around it, but that involves a
considerable investment.
Are there any other ways to
solve this problem? — V.G.
A. You could create a
screen to place in the corner
to shield your view of the
unattractive heater. You can,
build an inexpensive screen
by selecting three or four
pieces of wood and hinging
them together. Cover- the
wood with an attractive
fabric that blends with your
existing furnishings or is re-
peated elsewhere in the
room in upholstery, pillows
or a skirted table. .
Q. 1 have a cathedral ceil-
ing in both my living room.
and dining , room; In the
dining room I have a sliding
glass door on one wall with
the area over 'the door ang-
ling upward to create a tri-
angular wall space.
I would like to hang a
series of prints over the door
and Iam wondering if they
should be hung in an even
line over the door or if they
should be on an angle.follow-
ing the wall shape. — T.W.
A. Hanging them in a
straight line would give you
the best effect. This also will
call less attention to the awk-
ward angle of the wall. The
prints need not all be the
same size, as long as they
are hung so the base of each
print forms one line over the
top of the sliding glass door
frame.
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TERura 111'
Government forms are go-
ing to be the death of me. I
sat down recently with one bf
Ontario's gifts to an increas-
ingly confused population, a
form for the renewal of my
truck license. I read it three
or four times without •being
certain of what was wanted.
Its language was confused
and its layout was devoid of
logic. The sensation I had.
was of trying to swim in a vat
of molasses.' Lord knows
whether I'll get my license
renewed or not, although I
have no doubt that my
cheque will be cashed.
I know I am not in this
struggle against complex,
,ambiguous, illogical and un-
communicative messages
from our various gov-
ernments. Some of us go on
believing that the purpose of
communication is to inform
people, not to satisfy the
sender's computers. The
Law Reform Commission of
Canada is now waging a
gentle war with the federal
government for the use of
plain English in its dealing
with the public: The British
and the Australians started
earlier and have gone far-
ther.
One of the things that an-
noys me about forms like the
one I described earlier,, is
that it puts the burden of
communication on us, noton'
the civil servants who sent it
to us. Although they may not ,
realize it, that is arrogant.
One of the kindred spirits .
in the Law Reform Commis-
siotr sent me a quotation by
Sir Ernest Gowers whose
"Complete Plain Language"
is ' the foundation of the
British campaign. ' His ad-
vice to the civil service is as
follows: "It is not easy now- ;
adays to remember that con-
trary to all appearances, of-
ficials are the servants.of the
public. The official must not
try--to-fosteHhe-ithistoirthat
it is. the other way around.
Your style must not only be
simple, but friendly and na-
tural, appropriate to one who
is a servant, not a master".
In its booklet "Plain Eng-
lish",' Her Majesty's Gov-
erninent.begs ten minutes df
her civil servants' time.
"That's a small cost to a pro-
essional writer like you,"
he booklet notes. "Profes-
ional, because you probably
pend a fifth of your working
ay writing — and evert
more time reading what
ther civil servants write."
t might have added, in the,
ase of those who write
orms,"professional writers
n the country".
How many people are go-
ng to have to wrestle with
at Ontario license form? A
of more than watch the
lobal newscast. And
haps-200 times as many
s will read any book I write.
s you haveguessed, this is
Tie subject I am not going to
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WAN T ADS
WINGHAM 337-2320
I watched Granny Camp-
bell going to work. She drove
up in her panel truck to the
Hunters and Anglers Club
near Port McNichol and
began unloading her gear.
There were several big,
black, heavy cases to unload.
Despite her age she slung
them around with ease, and
hauled them into the club's
main hall.
The cases contained her
stereo equipment and thou-
sands of records. The tools of
her trade. It took her about
half an hour to plug, unplug,
set up attachments, and test
equipment. She cursed softly
when things didn't work
right away. Finally she was
ready for action. Ready for
another job.
Granny Campbell is a disc
jockey. But she's also a
senior citizen! She's also
thought to be the oldest disc
jockey in the province! May-
be the oldest in the country!
Maybe the oldest anywhere!
And she's good. She's
knowledgeable. Teenagers
consult her about what's new
in the rock music business.
She has an uncanny ability to
pick the hits before they ac-
tually become hits.
She's a busy DJ whose col-
lection of over 8,000 records
range from golden oldies to
current rock. She has one
section she calls "The Toy
Box". It's filled with discs
• her children had while in
their teens.
One year she had a.steady
job at a club in Midland six .
nights a week for the whole
year. These days she works
within a 40 miles radius of
Pt. McNichol doing'one-night
stands.
She's been around too. She
was in the army during
World War II, has been a
farmer, a factory worker
and has worked in the oil-
fields of Alberta, among
other things. Last but not
least, she's the 1 mother of 4.
children' and 2 grandchil-
dren.
When she thought of be -
coming a DJ she pumped gas
to get the money for the ex-
pensive stereo equipment
she uses.
On the stand she wears a
baseball cap, a leather
jacket and jeans. The" cap
has "Granny" on the front
and is covered with pins.
Each one is a momento of
some place where she's
played. One pin was given to
her by a bikers club.
She speaks in spurts and
has a gravel -like voice some-
what like my own. She talks
tough, but has a sentimental
side.
"I had one kid in Nova
Scotia, one in Quebec, one in
Vancouver and one in Hog -
town," she rasped, while
switching on a turntable.
"And I've gp�t the sweetest
grandchildren you ever
saw," she added, in a softer
tone.
People began to drift into
the hall. It had been rented
for the night by a singles'
club. All of them seemed to
know her.
"I like this job better than
any I've ever had," she told
me. "It combines my love of
music and of people."
The more we talked the
more I began to realize that
in varied experiences she
had lived the equivalent of
three or four average lives.
And now that she's in her
golden years, Granny Camp-
bell has a lot of solid gold
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more of them as she goes
along.
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