Access 2 Books, Margaret Laurence and Neepawa

About two months ago, Access 2 Books opened in Neepewa. It is a wonderful bookstore (top photo - I am with Hector Swanson) which raises money for Access 2 cable television in the community. A wide variety of books are available at a very reasonable cost. Come and visit. Bring your old books to donate and purchase new ones. There is quite a good selection. I found a biography of Margaret Laurence which I had not read before.

Speaking of Margaret Laurence, her former house in Neepawa is a fascinating place to visit. By special request, Betty Chisholm showed us inside today.

I was here before, but it was some time ago. This time I was travelling with Dennis Trochim, a playwrite and author, who was keen to see it because he had never seen it before - so we did.

Margaret Laurence, second photo, is well know for her novels like the Stone Angel. This house provides a perspective on Margaret's life and some of the characters and moments in her stories.

In the photo third from the top, I am with Betty Chisholm, and between us is a very large tea pot. Apparently Margaret Laurence would fill it up in the morning, and sit down to write, drinking cup after cup as she worked.

In the next photo, I am sitting in front of Margaret Laurence's typewriter. She never used a computer. If only I could write like her.

In the bottom photo, we see a stained glass window. Margaret Laurence when she was young used to sit and watch the sparkles of light passing through the window.

There is much much more in the house. Come and see for yourself.