tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78629630921175765242011-07-07T18:11:04.863-07:00Christina Crooknoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862963092117576524.post-79219707274693551582010-02-09T15:11:00.000-08:002010-02-09T17:50:48.966-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In celebration of the impending Day of St. Valentine, Julia (the Chemist) hosted us for our February letter writing party. <br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">7 writers and 4 typewriters turned up at her charming apartment in the heritage neighbourhood of Queen's Park in New Westminster. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was the loveliest of afternoons complete with pink-topped cupcakes, impromptu book exchanges, Pablo Neruda poetry d'amour, and a smattering of cacti (Julia's favourite touch of green.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for hosting, Julia! Your home is magical. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to first timers, Sara and </span><a href="http://www.shannonanderik.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Shannon!</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Next month's party takes place on March 13th in Kitsilano. E-mail letterwritingparty [at] gmail.com for details.</span></span></div></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jXhOxiJV84E/S3IFG8JJbsI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/yHAmNGZa45M/s1600-h/lala+10.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jXhOxiJV84E/S3IFG8JJbsI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/yHAmNGZa45M/s400/lala+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436413316971458242" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jXhOxiJV84E/S3IFGXiBygI/AAAAAAAAAQs/7tSjDMHs9Ms/s1600-h/lala+12.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jXhOxiJV84E/S3IFGXiBygI/AAAAAAAAAQs/7tSjDMHs9Ms/s400/lala+12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436413307143703042" style="float: left; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:13px;"> </span><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:54px;"> </span><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7862963092117576524-7921970727469355158?l=letterwritingparty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christina Crooknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862963092117576524.post-16625845244840469362010-01-13T12:32:00.000-08:002010-01-16T13:19:13.965-08:00<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jXhOxiJV84E/S04umHsejSI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/dZKvqUrLtzg/s400/letterwriting+logo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426325833463532834" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jXhOxiJV84E/S04uOCSBN3I/AAAAAAAAAOI/LcpBRqcxGIY/s1600-h/letterwriting+logo.jpg"><br /></a>Join us for a Letter Writing Party at 2pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month.<div><br /></div><div>Come one, come all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Create a lovely letter, enjoy a spot of tea and come prepared with papers, pomelos and pens. It's a sharing affair. </div><div><br /></div><div>We have two resident typewriters, our beloved Olympia and Remi, so count on having access to them. Of course, if you have your own typewriter, by all means bring it!</div><div><br /></div><div>RSVP to letterwritingparty@gmail.com to confirm this month's location. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7862963092117576524-1662584524484046936?l=letterwritingparty.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christina Crooknoreply@blogger.com0