For Old Time's Sake

Yesterday My Beloved and I took 2 of our Granddaughters, Caroline and Catie, to a 1920s, Heritage Village www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca in Burnaby.  What a wonderful place to wile away the hours. We  hadn't been there for over 30 years, which was when our kids were young, and it didn't disappoint.  I believe it has aged better than we have too.

We visited the ice cream parlour, the restored tram, the blacksmith, the farmhouse, the schoolhouse, the church, the general store, the bakery, the bank and the log cabin as well as Tom Irvine's bachelor house built in 1911. 

Sadly the lovely little steam train no longer chugs along there, but . . . there's the beautifully restored Carousel.  In fact it is celebrating its' 100th year.  That was the highlight of the visit to Heritage Village. That and the ice cream cones, one chocolate mint, the other bubblegum.  It was a fun day with two fun little girls.

  

 Two little beauties eager for their adventure!

 The magnificent "topiary" that were so huge and cool to look at!

 This tram station was restored in 2008.  It was built in 1911.

" Waiting" for the Tram to arrive at the Vorce Tram Station

Sitting on the tram.  I remember taking the tram with my Granny, down Hastings Street, to see my Mom who was working at Woodwards at the time.  Did you know that the Conductor had to buy his own uniform?  Wow, BC Electric had it their own way back then.

 Catie with her bubblegum icecream cone.

 Caroline with her cone of the day!

Before we left for our adventure, the kids didn't know where we were going.  They guessed a movie.  Well they were partially right, this is inside the Central Park Theatre where a Charlie Chaplin movie was playing.  They were fascinated by it and we stayed for the remainder of the movie.  (The flash of course made everything thing light up.)  In 1920 it would have cost us 10 cents a child, but for us, it was free!

Two little lovlies by their chosen horses!  Caroline picked the spotted pony, Catie the one with roses.

 The beautiful stained glass window in the Church.

The Blacksmith demonstrating how to make a coat hook.  Somehow, his glove caught on fire, he flipped it off and it went flying through the aire so quickly, that it made us laugh.  He got a bit of a burn on his arm, not laughing about that.  But first, he finished his demo, and told us to pass the hook around and he took off to have it tended to.

This dining room reminded us of our Daughter and Son-in-law's heritage home in Vancouver.

Sitting on the comfortable chairs, and looking very much at home, outside on the patio at Elworth house.

 Fishing on the patio at the Jesse Love Farmhouse

I heard that if you visit the farmhouse in the Winter, on a Saturday, they bake cookies and share them with the guests.   Hmmm, repeat visit in our future perhaps?

We had a wonderful day with our two little flowers.

Happy Thursday!