Educator | Communicator | Photographer
“I used to live in Sunnyside. Yeah, a while a go, but it got too expensive. I’m up in Crescent Heights now. I think that neighbourhoods around Sunnyside are gonna really grow in the next couple of years, considering that people want to live downtown, but they can’t afford the boutique-iness of somewhere like Kensington. I’m still down at Higher Ground all the time though…”
“We want to grow old in this neighbourhood. We want to have our kids grow up and play street hockey, or trick-or-treat with other kids. We want them to walk to school, have birthday parties, and ride bikes. There’s nothing like the sound of kids playing–it gives such an energy. It’s the sound of life.”
Wild roses are in bloom on the McHugh bluff. It’s a dreary and soggy May long weekend, but the flowers add a beautiful splash of colour to the world.
The Fairy Tales Film Festival returns to Kensington! The Fairy Tales Presentation society is a non-profit, charitable organization celebrating national and local artists through film! This year’s film festival runs from May 20–28. More information can be found at: www.fairytalesfilmfest.com
“Yeah, this City has so much going for it. There’s so many musicians, artists, bands, groups, events, clubs, meet ups… If you don’t find something, you’re obviously not looking. It’s so amazing to be grandfathering into this new era that Calgary is coming into. There’s so many exciting things happening in this city.” Jack, onelazydoodle.tumblr.com
“Shooting a picture of the crane, eh? Yeah it’s pretty cool how they build those things. I suppose over here it’s ‘what goes down down, must come up’, I mean about the old houses. I wonder where I heard that before…
Have a good day!”
“With Maggie and sticks it’s, ‘Go big or go home.’ She’ll carry them all around the neighbourhood. I have to be careful when I call her sometimes when she’s got it in her mouth or she’ll take my knees out. She’s pretty hard to photograph because she’s so dark.”
Another warm spring sun sets over Riley Park.
“It’s our one year anniversary! I planned Pie Cloud so long before I opened it that it’s hard to believe sometimes that it exists. It’s really about our friends and neighbours who come here and support us. We’re really thankful for everyone’s support. This is our way of celebrating one year and saying thanks.
It’s really cool to see an idea take off and be a part of other people’s lives. It’s hard to believe for me that you make something up and it becomes important to other people.
Well, we’re eccentric people and we seem to have found like-minded people who are into what we’re doing here; people who aren’t looking for a franchise or that sort of thing. That’s what Kensington is. It’s a little eccentric place and that’s special.
I lived in Kensington back when I was in my 20’s, but moved into the suburbs when I had the kids. All these years later, I’m back here in the neighbourhood. There’s something about this place that just gets into you and stays. It’s kind of neat how it all worked out.” Maureen DePatie, owner of Pie Cloud (centre), with children Mason, (left) and Mackenzie (right). Pie Cloud is located at 314 10 Street NW.
The Calgary Reads Big Book Sale comes to a close! Hosted at the Calgary Curling Club in Sunnyside, this book sale features thousands of used books for sale at incredibly low prices! The closing day of the event features the famous “Fill a bag for $25.”
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