Anodyne
Saturday, March 05, 2005
 
Day Off (actually Thursday, but not written up till now)

Several weeks ago (see 2/8/5's entry) we went on an estate call to Zero Avenue, right across from the US border in Aldergrove. Approximately 5000 mystery paperbacks, which we purchased, and about a thousand other titles -- cookbooks, bird identification guides, shortwave radio manuals, & etc. -- that we didn't.

Last Monday, John called with an estate call "somewhere in Langley."

On Thursday, Skytrain to New Westminster at the crack of dawn to meet him.

As we were merging into the HOV lane on the approach to the Port Mann Bridge, it occured to me to ask John just where exactly in Langley the estate collection was located.

"Actually it's more Aldergrove than Langley," he said. "Zero Avenue."

To cut a long story short, John went on the estate call by himself, dropping me in downtown Langley to look for books, read the new issue of October magazine, and go shirt-shopping at Corporate Thrift Store.

A beautiful bright day, Mount Robie Reid and Golden Ears tall to the north with fresh coats of snow.

A little warmth in the spring sun.

Tree-blossom. Lots of clanking and banging from the skeleton of the new casino and convention center under construction just west of the downtown core.
- posted by cjb @ 9:20 PM


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