Mari's Bagels (PART 1 OF 3)
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Summer time is here with us.
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From: denman@infoseek.jp
To: diane705@yahoo.ca
cc: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Thurs., Mar 13, 2014 4:02 PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Diane,
How are you doing?
Summer time is here with us.
So, in terms of time system, we're now in summer.
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In reality, however, we still seem to be wobbling in cold and wet days, don't we?
... definitely far from summer!
Anyway, talking about a "sweet new woman" in my life, I've actually come across such an amazing woman.
You believe it or not, she is one of the sweetest, liveliest and most good-natured women I've ever known.
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But alas! I've never met her in my life.
Kato, tsk, tsk, tsk, ... are you imagining this woman in your daydream again?
You might ask. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ...
Actually, she phoned me from Japan the other day.
To tell you the truth, her name is Mari.
She is a daughter of my cousin.
She's planning to immigrate into Canada and wants to live in Vancouver.
So, she phoned me about the life in Vancouver.
Mari is now working for a bakery in a small town 150 miles north of Tokyo.
She's specializing in making bagels.
Here are some bagels she baked:
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Actually, Mari is writing her own blog.
Here is the URL of her blog:
■"My Life & My Favorite Bagels"
When you click the following two URLs, you'll be able to see some more delicious-looking bagels:
■"You'd like to eat this bagle!"
■"And this, too!"
I'll meet her when I go back to hometown in the coming fall.
She will be in Vancouver when I return.
That is, she wants to come to Vancouver with me.
Isn't that nice?
If everything goes okay with Mari---especially if her immigrant visa is granted, Mari will be in Vancouver next Octover or November.
More than likely, I'll be able to introduce you to Mari.
In any case, I've just written an article about "all in the family."
Please click the following link:
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■"World Family"
I hope you'll enjoy the above article!
Your smiling Bohemian, Kato
with a lot of love
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Subj:I can't wait to meet Mari
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From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Thurs., Mar 13, 2014 8:18 PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Kato,
How wonderful that you will be able to introduce Mari to Vancouver.
Hopefully, she'll be happy here and you'll be a big part of it all.
I'm glad you've come across a sweet woman from your own country.
... can't wait to meet her.
Maybe we could all have dinner together one evening or a coffee somewhere.
How exciting!
I'll read the details on Monday because I've got lots of interesting plans for the weekend, including the new Helen Lawrence production at the Stanley on Saturday.
This is an intoxicating mixed-media spectacle set in the Vancouver of 1948.
You could visit the vanished worlds of the old Hotel Vancouver and Hogan’s Alley---the city’s hot spot for gambling and vice.
It is an intriguing, hard-boiled tale of loyalty and money that illuminates our city’s politics during a time of historic upheaval.
I can hardly wait to see it.
Helen Lawrence Play (trailer)
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Interview with writer Chris Haddock
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Interview with actor Nicholas Lea
& actress Helen Lawrence
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I also see the Floyd Collins musical on Sunday.
This musical is based on the death of Floyd Collins near Cave City, Kentucky in the winter of 1925.
Floyd Collins, exploring Sand Cave, uses the echoes of his voice to sound out the region, and falls through a tight passageway.
when his foot became trapped, wedged in position by a small rock.
His family and his fellow cavers try to free him.
When it becomes clear that his rescue will not be easy, his brother Homer spends the night in the cave with him.
William Burke "Skeets" Miller, a small man, is able to squeeze through and visit with Floyd, relaying stories which were printed in the news.
Despite efforts by miners, the National Guard and the Red Cross, their rescue attempts fail, and the crowd grows outside the cave as a media circus ensues.
Seventeen days after Floyd had entered the cave, a shaft finally reaches him.
He had died three days earlier.
Floyd Collins Character Study
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And you believe it or not, I'll have dinner & a movie with my boyfriend tomorrow.
So, you see, I must get prepared.
Thanks for the heads-up, kiddo.
Very exciting,
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Love, Diane
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