My Old Clock
I came upon this phrase in one of Dawn's old cookbook collections.
Yesterday is history
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift
That's why it's called your present.
WANDERLUST NO MORE
Wanderlust The Travel Store is closing. This was the “map room” at “Wanderlust - The Travel Store” where I’ve worked my part time retirement gig for the last 3 years. It’s now sadly closed forever - a sudden victim of the pandemic shutdown. This type of shop blossomed in the 60’s as so many of us young boomers hit the road for grand adventures. This was the time of Europe on $5/day, of VW vans, and flower power. Wanderlust (the store) was established in 1980. It survived for all those years (and was recently thriving) on famous 4th Avenue in now hip and once hippie Kitsilano. It was one of the very few left across the country. Most had already fallen victim to globalization, the internet, and rising real estate costs. I fear we will now lose many of these idiosyncratic little “mom n pop” shops which serve unique niche markets but offer more than merchandise. They sold t-shirts, or old records, or fancy teacups and lace. They are boutiques showing new designers or techniques for
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