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Message in a bottle for my IP friends and visitors I wish everyone good health, many wonderful experiences a happy new year 2024

HBM not really a bench, but a beautifully coloured seat for children at my occupational therapist's. I wish those of you who have had as much snow as we have a lovely winter week

MM Klebeband / adhesive tape The transparent adhesive tape useful for various purposes

HFF the snow turns stair railings into small works of art

SSC Warmes Getränk / Warm drink such a witches punch warms the soul in the cold season

Surreal A sailboat turn on the moon created with Midjourney - AI

MM Lichtquelle / Light source The LED flashlight is indispensable in the household

HBM here the modern, contemporary bench in the living room

On the way to the ferry harbour in Nanaimo Nanaimo , with a population of around 90,000, is the second largest city on the Canadian Pacific island of Vancouver Island. The city is located on the east side of the island, directly on the Strait of Georgia In 1853, the HBC built a fort here. The main purpose of the fort was to protect the previously discovered coal deposits and the first commercial coal mine in British Columbia. The construction of this first coal mine was commemorated by the Canadian federal government when it declared this event a "national historic event" on 4 June 1924. The discovery of coal and its extraction ushered in a period of expansion in the province's industrial life and led to a significant increase in trade. PiP 2+3 : From the 1940s onwards, the timber industry became increasingly important and soon overtook mining. The first sawmill was built in 1885 by Andrew Haslam, an Irishman who immigrated in 1861. He employed 66 workers, making it the second largest company in the town. The 15 senior employees were mainly of Anglo-Saxon origin.