James Bay Puts the Ha Ha in Halloween!
October 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Features, Miscellaneous, Place, Snippets & Snapshots
The Spirit of Spooktacular is alive and well in James Bay, (Victoria’s oldest neighborhood), judging from all the weird and wonderful things that greet you at the door these days.
What do you mean the Wicked Witch of the West isn’t welcoming any boisterous bats, giggling ghouls, or pesky pumpkins on Halloween?*!
The moral to this tawdry tale is never tempt fate on All Hallow’s Eve unless you don’t mind being devoured by pesky Pumpkin Eaters.
Frankly, when the Wicked Witch of the West is dangerously undermedicated, clicking her heels together just doesn’t seem to do the trick!
Message to the Neighbors: "We got rid of the bats, the spiders and the kids because our black cat was allergic to them — what more do you want?"
Food For Thought on Thanksgiving
October 9, 2009 by admin
Filed under Features, Food for Thought, Main Content, Snippets & Snapshots
Image Credit: happythanksgiving at flickr.com
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your blessed thighs!
Two Colorful Characters in James Bay
October 4, 2009 by admin
Filed under Arts & Culture, People, Snippets & Snapshots, Who's Who
Image Credit: Illustration by Dean Lewis, (from the front cover of Focus magazine, Volume 21, No. 3, December 2008, and insert for the article, "The Inconvenient Truth About Her Axe and His Tax" by Katherine Gordon)
What would a "Snippets and Snapshots" gallery be without a few colorful characters?
The Legislative Precinct of James Bay has two prominent politicians, Gordon Campbell (Premier of the Province of British Columbia and Leader of the Liberal Party), and Carol James (Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Democratic Party) who are known to frequent the neighborhood every now and then when the affairs of state demand their presence.
Thanks to the artistic hand of Dean Lewis, (a resident of James Bay who delights visitors to the Inner Harbour every summer with their very own caricatures), we now have some rather pithy portraits of these powerful political potentates.
