Nook Stories |
We are a Destination!
Last year I ran into an artist friend at the Nook that I had not seen for many years. She was visiting Bowen to exhibit her wares in a pop-up gallery. She and her friend had a couple of hours free so they decided to hop on one of the buses to explore the island. The fun part of this story is that the bus driver made friends with them and insisted that they go to the Nook to check it out. The driver said that they would enjoy it and the prices are very good. So this fellow dropped them off for an hour and to my delight I was able to catch up with my friend and later go see and her exhibit. WE ARE A DESTINATION!
Story contributor: Sandy Arthur (KKN volunteer)
Knitting Needle Mystery
We were rushing back home from a month long business trip in the States, picking up groceries through Washington and Vancouver to restock the house and have cooking supplies for an Easter holiday weekend with our 3 sons. The back seat of the truck was fairly crowded and every added shopping bag made my overnight hotel bag (with my knitting on top) fall over. The loose metal knitting needle would sometimes slide out and hit the ground with a recognizable sound so I could always retrieve it. We caught the last ferry home and were too tired to unload completely. The next morning, I was surprised that on one of the many stops I had actually lost the single knitting needle. I started looking at the Nook each week for a similar sized needle so that I could finish my project.
Darned if two months later - the exact matching knitting needle turned up in the 'singles' knitting needle jar!
So where did it drop out of the truck? Queensdale Market in North Van? Caulfield Safeway? BC Ferries? General Store? Who knows?
Metal knitting needle - size 5 with bright red end.
And it shows up in the Nook.
How did it get there?
A great mystery!
Story contributor: Lynn Krukowski (KKN volunteer)
Znaczy Kapitan
My husband, a former engineer turned jeweller, was born and raised in Poland. When a coworker showed me a donated book titled, Poland, of course I bought it! After my shift, I searched the shelves and found a few other Polish books. Our Polish born son/stepson was the first son home for a weekend visit and he joined my husband to read them at the dining room table.
A nautical book, Znaczy Kapitan, in particular held their attention. Our son/stepson recalled it being required reading at school but he did not remember much about it. When my husband saw the book, he became very emotional. He just held it to his chest and kept shaking his head, looking at me and shaking his head until he settled down and could tell me why. He explained that his father had given a copy of this book to him when he was a young boy and it impacted his whole life. It was this book that influenced him to attend his Maritime College and go on to join the Merchant Marine (and ultimately, end up in Canada).
When we moved out onto our sundeck for tea, he carried it with him. The book was written by a famous Polish sea captain and had many different stories of the sea in each chapter. The author ended each chapter with a summary/lesson that started with Znaczy...
I just wanted to tell you a story of how lovely it is that some of the donations are so heart rendering it is just magical. It took his breath away. And for that old book to show up in Canada, let alone the Nook... Wow!
When our oldest son got home that night, I showed him the book and told him about his Dad's reaction and he said my story made him feel like crying! He took the book back to his Dad and asked about it (along with his younger brother) and so we had another hour of discussing it with all three half brothers/sons listening. Such a neat moment for the Dad, sharing with his sons, something so important from his past, that made his future.
Thank you Nook.
Story contributor: Lynn Krukowski (KKN volunteer)
Last year I ran into an artist friend at the Nook that I had not seen for many years. She was visiting Bowen to exhibit her wares in a pop-up gallery. She and her friend had a couple of hours free so they decided to hop on one of the buses to explore the island. The fun part of this story is that the bus driver made friends with them and insisted that they go to the Nook to check it out. The driver said that they would enjoy it and the prices are very good. So this fellow dropped them off for an hour and to my delight I was able to catch up with my friend and later go see and her exhibit. WE ARE A DESTINATION!
Story contributor: Sandy Arthur (KKN volunteer)
Knitting Needle Mystery
We were rushing back home from a month long business trip in the States, picking up groceries through Washington and Vancouver to restock the house and have cooking supplies for an Easter holiday weekend with our 3 sons. The back seat of the truck was fairly crowded and every added shopping bag made my overnight hotel bag (with my knitting on top) fall over. The loose metal knitting needle would sometimes slide out and hit the ground with a recognizable sound so I could always retrieve it. We caught the last ferry home and were too tired to unload completely. The next morning, I was surprised that on one of the many stops I had actually lost the single knitting needle. I started looking at the Nook each week for a similar sized needle so that I could finish my project.
Darned if two months later - the exact matching knitting needle turned up in the 'singles' knitting needle jar!
So where did it drop out of the truck? Queensdale Market in North Van? Caulfield Safeway? BC Ferries? General Store? Who knows?
Metal knitting needle - size 5 with bright red end.
And it shows up in the Nook.
How did it get there?
A great mystery!
Story contributor: Lynn Krukowski (KKN volunteer)
Znaczy Kapitan
My husband, a former engineer turned jeweller, was born and raised in Poland. When a coworker showed me a donated book titled, Poland, of course I bought it! After my shift, I searched the shelves and found a few other Polish books. Our Polish born son/stepson was the first son home for a weekend visit and he joined my husband to read them at the dining room table.
A nautical book, Znaczy Kapitan, in particular held their attention. Our son/stepson recalled it being required reading at school but he did not remember much about it. When my husband saw the book, he became very emotional. He just held it to his chest and kept shaking his head, looking at me and shaking his head until he settled down and could tell me why. He explained that his father had given a copy of this book to him when he was a young boy and it impacted his whole life. It was this book that influenced him to attend his Maritime College and go on to join the Merchant Marine (and ultimately, end up in Canada).
When we moved out onto our sundeck for tea, he carried it with him. The book was written by a famous Polish sea captain and had many different stories of the sea in each chapter. The author ended each chapter with a summary/lesson that started with Znaczy...
I just wanted to tell you a story of how lovely it is that some of the donations are so heart rendering it is just magical. It took his breath away. And for that old book to show up in Canada, let alone the Nook... Wow!
When our oldest son got home that night, I showed him the book and told him about his Dad's reaction and he said my story made him feel like crying! He took the book back to his Dad and asked about it (along with his younger brother) and so we had another hour of discussing it with all three half brothers/sons listening. Such a neat moment for the Dad, sharing with his sons, something so important from his past, that made his future.
Thank you Nook.
Story contributor: Lynn Krukowski (KKN volunteer)