Overleaf Cafe and Bookshop

Hidden away in the Medical building at the corner of Cook and Pandora in Victoria, BC is a little bookshop and cafe, The Overleaf. This snug little space, created by Barbara Julien, is now one year old and is celebrating with a show of gorgeous BIRD ART PHOTOGRAPHY by Elizabeth Woods and Caspar Davis (until end of March) [...]

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Foggy, foggy days here in Victoria. Here the fog is finally lifting and the boats that must have been hanging out at the entrance to the harbour are finally coming in.

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Available after September 29, 2010 Experience Victoria at bench level. In Victoria—Bench by Bench, Rebecca Kennel takes you on her journey of discovery in and around spectacular Victoria, British Columbia. Visit historic sites and gardens; cemeteries and viewpoints; shipyards and restored creeks. Using pieces of local history and personal reflections, she introduces you to over [...]

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Victoria-Bench by Bench Preface I didn’t really intend to write a book about benches—I was looking for a way to turn my ‘round the world trip blog into a book. When I heard that Julie Salisbury was offering an InspireABook™ weekend workshop, it seemed like the perfect tool to make that happen. However, as I [...]

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Searching out artists who have used the blue bridge (that would be the historic Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria, BC Canada) as the subject of their creations, including food and drink (who would argue that  Spinnaker’s Blue Bridge IPA is not an artistic creation??)as well as other media. If you know of other sites, please [...]

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