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The Tour
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The CRV, running good, the first extra day off, overdue for the "Tour". Wake, coffee, then set off for the Hospital Auxiliary in Rossland. Stop at the "Alpine Grind", cafe that does the theme well, notes on artist (to follow), then off at 9:45 to the thrift shop. It opens at 10:00.
There's a line, more a throng, really of people socializing outside, perhaps 10 but it swells to about 20 before the doors open, they all know one another, talking, catching up on the news....
Once in I prowl about, it's been a while, I find 2 good shirts, a half dozen vintage (1950's super-thin poly) neckties, a couple of CD's (Sarah McLaughlin, Miles Davis, the CRV came with a Fleetwood Mac CD, usually, if I'm in range of Kootenay Coop I'd prefer to leave the DJing to someone else, their music takes you all over the star map, I cannot speak highly enough of them, find a gym bag ("fitness" a necessary prerequisite to using the shower at the gym.). A stapler for work, and then I'm done. There's abundant mixed-media inspiration, and clothes out of season, toques, mittens, jackets, but now is not the time...
...from here to the Salvation Army in Trail, where I find a good sweater to replace the one I'm wearing (merely dirty is all), to the Charity Shops in Castlegar where I get Robert Johnson's greatest hits CD (this CD Player, it's great, I mean, CD's are 10 Cents and top out at 50 Cents...), another shop where I find a pair of fine leather loafers to replace my badly weathered and smelly mountain shoes....old shoes, back seat, new shoes, very comfy.
And this is the tour...It's been too long, and freedom feels good.
(a matryoshka doll collection, silent auction, thrift shop Castlegar)
The Witches Cauldron
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Using up my punch pass, more for the shower than anything else but after an hour in the weight room I treat myself to the steam room, the hot tub, the sauna, before heading out for a well-earned meal.
"The Witches Cauldron", a popular spot for Charcuteries, boards of simple pre-sliced cuts of meat, cheese, olives, fig jams, pickles, some nuts, fresh baguettes, all this is inexpensive, an impressive business model that provides the kitchen minimal stress, I'm here largely for the ambiance, to fill in those spots in my diet where I don't ordinarily get to, but throw in a couple of small glasses of wine and ***!!FUCKING BLOODY HELL***. This is why I don't drink out.
Anyways, sorry about that, looked at the bill, lost the plot there for a moment.
They've a tarot reader onsite, she's psychic, she must be, just look at the tattoos and her curly red tresses, and I'm watching and it's taking me a while to figure it out, I'm not so bright, the whole theme of this restaurant is "Witches", but - when I do, and then - wtf - WTF!, is she looking this shit up on her phone? SHE'S LOOKING IT UP ON HER PHONE!!!!
You should not be charging for any sort of reading if your looking shit up on your phone. That's embarrassing. That said, her clients don't seem to upset. Imagine what I could do, a few crystals and scattered decks to choose from, a black candle to burn the dark mass...
You know, I've got this down.
Anyways, the "big" night out on my 4 day weekend, an unexpected "boon"? (not really, days off - in this season, are expensive, I hemorrhage money buying coffee and eating in restaurants and doing everything I can to stay warm.) My rhythm will improve as the nights grow shorter and the weather warmer.
Meet the Artist: Kaitlin Pirart
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Kaitlin Pirart, currently showing at Oso Negro, thick impasto acrylic flowers raised off wood panels.
Glossy, almost ceramic in appearance.
I like the technique.
Link: https://kpartistry.ca/
Meet the Artist: Suze Mercado
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In the spirit of introducing some of the more curious local artists, this one has her art hanging at "The Cantina" at the moment.
I found it ... curious.
Link: Bio on Nelson and District Art's Council, Suze Mercado on Instagram (Sorry, it's a bit all over the place. I couldn't find one for just her paintings.)
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