Walking Grp 22 May

Walk May22,
Odette,Flora,Mimi,Jean,Linda, Ken, Marilyn went to Deep cove.  We walked down commercial to Powell and caught 210 to Phibbs exchange,then caught 212 to deep cove at Phibbs.We arrived in Deep Cove which has a village and beautiful scenery of Burrard Inlet /Indian arm. We walked through the village and saw a coffee/gelato shop with a electric train running on the ceiling ledge going around the store and outside it was neat. We ate our lunch in Panorama park overlooking the inlet and Indian Arm  Afterward we walked through the park and along the road which is connected to the Baden Powell trail and  walked to where the actual trail starts and saw a beautiful waterfall. This trip is beautiful and you can also take from Powell and Commercial the 211which goes to Phibbs exchange but you do not have to change buses as 211 goes up Mt seymour parkway and then to Deep Cove.  Walk lead by Marilyn.
We did a extra walk on May 24 to New Westminster Hyaak festival and saw the anvil salute at 12:00 (21 SALUTE) at queens park.  We took the millianium line to new station and then caught l06 to 6th Street and Queens Ave and walked to queens park.
 Marilyn

Bowling is good for you

Grandview Lanes

Golden Years

Aah, the Golden Years!

SPECIAL POEM FOR OLDER FOLKS

A row of bottles on my shelf

Caused me to analyze myself.

One yellow pill I have to pop

Goes to my heart so it won't stop.

A little white one that I take

Goes to my hands so they won't shake.

The blue ones that I use a lot

Tell me I'm happy when I'm not..

The purple pill goes to my brain

And tells me that I have no pain.

The capsules tell me not to wheeze

Or cough or choke or even sneeze..

The red ones, smallest of them all

Go to my blood so I won't fall.

The orange ones, very big and bright

Prevent my leg cramps in the night.

Such an array of brilliant pills

Helping to cure all kinds of ills..

But what I'd really like to know...........

Is what tells each one where to go!

LAUGH A LITTLE EVERY DAY....

There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example

I am sitting here right now thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.

Walking group 15 May '10

We went to Cleveland Dam , by 20 bus , Seabus to North Vancouver and took the 236 bus to Pemberton heights Grouse Mountain to the dam.
We had our lunch looking up at grouse mountain and seeing the Lions (mountain range) and reservoir
and then we walked across the dam and along the trails. It was spectacular scenery and all enjoyed it.
lead by Marilyn

Jean, Odette, Marlyn, Ken Mimi and Linda

Lonsdale Quay above where the Seabus sails in and out of.

Built in 1954, the Cleveland Dam sits on top of the Capilano River, blocking the Capilano Lake. The view is excellent from the dam.
Capilano Fish Hatchery, Second Canyon Viewing Deck, Pipeline Bridge, and Cable Pool Bridge are some of the destinations around the dam. Capilano Pacific Trail, Giant Fir Trail, and Coho Loop Trail are some of the available hiking trails

Quirk-e Cabaret & Seniors Week

New Wine for Seniors

There are many "pinot" wines on the market: Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Grigio are but a few.

There is also marketing research on a product for senior citizens from a new hybrid grape that acts as a diuretic and will reduce the number of trips an older man has to make to the bathroom during the night.


They will be marketing the new wine as .... Pinot More.

Limited time Grandview Park Murals

Enjoy these murals for a limited time.  As of July this park will be closed down for complete renovation & as well this building which houses the washrooms for the public & as well small office will be torn down & a new built.
One of our Seniors, Anne Cameron who is an artist in her own right was involved in this project.  Bravo to her.
This was just done this month.

Al Mattison Lounge News

Wish to advise all that we are losing Lisa Patek on the 20th of May.  So sad to see her go but Anne Jackson will be coming back to the lounge from Barclay Manor.
We wish Lisa the best of luck in her future endeavours.  She was a great leader & helped organize the AML. She put in extra hours volunteering for the Olympic setup, etc....
She has gone out of her way in helping to purchase things that were needed.

May 8th Walking Group

Today the group Linda, Odette, Jean & Mimi walked down Commercial to Frances & Clark to see woman's clothing factory. Then we walked down to Clark & Powell and then Wall St. We stopped At McDonald's for coffee & social time. Walked back to Britannia & enjoyed the Stone Soup Festival. See following pics. Good times by all
Led by Linda,

STONE SOUP FESTIVAL

15TH ANNUAL STONE SOUP FESTIVAL - CONNECTING OUR LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITY
Date/Time: Sat, May 8, 12-5 pm
Location: Napier Greenway, Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier St, Vancouver

This much loved East Vancouver tradition provides an opportunity for the local community to celebrate food together. This is their 15th year of celebrating spring, food, the environment and importance to the health and 'culture' of the community. The festival includes food, information tables, music, artist tables, mini farmers market, speakers, kids activities, and more!

Walking Club 01 May

6 people(Marilyn,Ken,Linda,Jean, Flora, and welcoming to the walk group Odette.
We went down to Science World by 20 bus to sky train to Main st. station. We saw the art globes on the environment very interesting. We then walked along the false creek seawall saw dragon boat races. Continuing past the Olympic village we saw the 2 giant sparrows in the courtyard in the village, we also saw Canada Star sculpture( First nations) designed by Wadebaker of Squamish We saw the new playground and walked along False creek to Granville Island. While walking we saw 2 Canada geese with 4 babies swimming. We stopped at Organic Coffee House and sat and socialized and then left on 50 bus.
Walk leaded by Marilyn
The group below is from left to right Linda, Flora, Marilyn, Jean, Odette & Ken

Cool Globes - Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet
For a Limited Time Only
What’s the best way to encourage people to think about our Earth? Show it to them!That’s the idea behind Cool Globes , an exciting project that is currently visiting Science World outside TELUS World of Science. Cool Globes a non-profit organization is responsible for this widely-acclaimed exhibition. These one-tonne globes have been showcased around the world, from Chicago to the recent UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen.
Cool Globes features giant globes designed by artists, community groups and children, each with its own solution to global warming. The globes are large and powerful symbols of how the choices we make affect the world around us. For instance, for one of the globes, called “Unplugged Fun,” students drew pictures and wrote words full of suggestions of fun things to do that don’t involve watching TV. Another globe, called “Cool Careers" encourages youth to become science and technology innovators. Be sure to stop by and check them out before they’re gone. Can’t make it down during our regular hours? No worries—the globes are fully accessible outside our building so that even more people can enjoy them and share the message of sustainability.

The Bird below is of a pair (above) of realistic statues in the shape of common sparrows, one male, one female. They’ll each be 4.5 metres (15 feet) high on a 46 cm (18 inch) base and painted in the authentic colours of the small birds that have spread all over North America after being introduced from the United Kingdom into several U.S. cities starting around 1850