It was cold and cloudy this morning. The heavy wet snow had all frozen to the trees and the roads were coated with a layer of black ice. I headed out for my Tai Chi class but turned back when I realized that the roads had not been salted. One of the perks of retirement is being able to stay home when the driving is risky.
It was a good day to fire up the wood stove and spend the day scanning old photographs. I thought I would share this blast from the past. It was the fashion at the time (1940s) to get souvenir photos taken of the tables at supper and dance clubs. My father was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington State during the war. He was out on the town with his future bride at THE CAVE, a supper club in Vancouver, BC. They are the couple in the middle of the photo.
The club was decorated to look like a cave with burlap and plaster stalactites. My wife is Canadian and mentioned that she had gone there to see The Platters, or what remained of them. I assume that was sometime in the 1960s. It would have been fun to see it when I was there in the 1970s. I read that after it closed in 1981 they auctioned off the stalactites for $20 each. Wouldn’t that be a great souvenir?
Daily Picture Theme
I participate in a daily photo challenge on the social media site Spoutible. Everyday there is a different theme announced. Join in the fun, follow Daily Picture Theme on Spoutible . The theme today is Breeze.
