Category: Bobbie MacNally Orlov
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Second Employee
4 Feb 2919 Bobbie’s brain was going a mile a minute but she knew that work on her restaurant could not start, she just didn’t have the money yet. And gardens can’t be planted in February. She had to admit that Joan’s enthusiastic pace had affected her a lot but her dedicated workers were working…
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First Employee
Friday Feb 1 2019 The Water Wheel Motel was a beehive of activity. Bobbie was pleased with the progress on her owner’s suite and the outside work on the motel was finishing up. The weather was co-operating and the new building broke ground and she was surprised how fast it was progressing. The buildings were…
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Building Plans
Tuesday January 15 2019 Work was well underway on Bobbie’s apartment and a separate crew was finishing up the exterior of the motel. They were lucky the weather was cooperating. Trixie called her and said she and Greg wanted to see her. They agreed to meet for lunch. Bobbie wondered what they wanted to talk…
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Designs
Sat. January 12 The next Saturday, before Bobbie could curl up on the couch with her coffee, her phone pinged. It was Lorne. The text read, “Trixie sent me the picture of the big empty space with all the windows and I’m coming to Crow Harbour right away!” “Lorne, will you help me design my…
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Another Funeral
Wed January 7 2019 The Funeral for Dr. Thurston was Wednesday January 7. The reception would follow at the University. Bobbie and her mother looked out at the freezing rain and Bobbie smiled a little and said, “Look, the weather is a pathetic fallacy; we’d better wear layers.” Trixie was still in town and was…
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New Year’s Day Levee
It was around 2:30 when Bobbie headed down the stairs. She caught her breath when she took in how magical the main floor looked. The caterers were in the kitchen and the place looked like a holiday café, with their comfy couches and chairs rearranged around small tables set with small winter centrepieces and a…
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New Year’s Eve
Saturday Dec 31 2018 New Years Eve, Bobbie and Florence agreed to take a break from party preparations and go to Eddy’s place to look after the grand kids. Charlie was bringing Niko and little Suzy and then the boys and Jen and June were all going out for New Year’s Eve. Eddy’s home was…
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Boxing Day Party
Boxing Day 2018 Bobbie awoke early and stayed in bed a few minutes to run though her plans for the day. When she lived in Citadel city, after her sons were grown, they stopped heading to Crow harbour for boxing day and Bobbie would have the ’boxing day party’ for about 60 people. She and…
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Christmas Day 2018
Christmas Day This day would involve a little compromise. It was the first Christmas in a long time that Bobbie and Florence were hosting and cooking together. Bobbie let her mother take the lead. Florence learned everything she knew about cooking from her housekeeper. Bobbie learned from Florence. They had a pot of potatoes, cooked…
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Christmas Parties
Friday Dec 21 2018 On the night of the University Christmas party they had a light supper and went upstairs to get ready together while sipping on spritzers. They were both wearing slips and undergarments as they did their hair and makeup. “I haven’t really gone out in such a long time Bobbie. I never…
A Place to be 