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Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 22. maí 1992 • 5
Spring Sunday iri Winnipeg
by
Linda Johanns
My soul feels the need for recharg-
ing. After I run a few of my errands, I’ll
go to Lockport and watch the Red
River.
I gas up the car, go through the car
wash, and turn right to drive the two
blocks to St. Matthew’sAvenue. Bingo!
As I gaze left, I remember the Women’s
Guild Tea at the Scandinavian Centre
on Erin Street. Well, it should be okay,
but — I’m dressed in jeans and my grey
Icelandic sweater. I haven’t had jeans
on in two years. Why today?
Inside the Centre, a fashion show
commences, and the models include
Vi Hilton and Gunnþóra Gísladóttir.
The fashions are elegant and comfort-
able, in denim, leather, suede, fleece,
and the Canadian version of Gortex.
Best of all, anyone can sew them. I rush
out for my ever-ready camera and take
a few pictures, purchase carrot muf-
fins, and say good-bye.
Leaving the Centre, I am again on
my way to Lockport, but first stop at
the Wah Hing Grocery on King Street
for my tonic. The owner also recom-
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mends a tea for good health.
Back in the car, I remember passing
the Red RiverBookstore. Ihaven’tbeen
in for a long sime, so I browse, and
browse, and my neck is aggravated
looking sideways and the dust gives me
a headache. Time to leave.
I speak to a very pleasant person
behind the cash register who is cel-
ebrating her final day in the store be-
fore beginning a job as a reporter in
Selkirk. We have talked over the years,
and I wish her well. She gives me a
good deal on the books.
Outside, the heavens have opened
and my freshly washed and waxed car
stands smattered with beads of water.
Am I fazed? No, I just decide, it’s very
We Understand
Gunnþóra Gísladóttir
Vi Hilton
late (four thirty), and why drive to
Lockport when I can enjoy Nature at
the Bridge Drive Inn on Jubilee.
The gentle rain continues. I stand in
line, a tradition here, and overhear a
young man say, “How does it go? April
showers bring May flowers?” We all
anticipate. My “$2.95 plus extra for
chopped peanuts” hot fudge sundae
stands a mountain high.
Back in the car, I let my soul enjoy
the wondrous swirls of the spring run
of water down the Red River towards
Lockport, and let my stomach enjoy
the sensuous swallows of ice cream.
The occasional ice pack floats past. It
doesn’t compare to the sight of ice
piecesfrom Vatnajökull in Iceland, but
it’s ours.
People walk across the bridge, sit
on the bank, and stare, mesmerized
by Spring. She has returned at last.
My soul is satiated and I drive home.
Before entering the house, I pause —
the chirp of a robin. Spring is truly
here.
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