Selling Old Stereo Speakers Leaves Me Happy, and a Little Sad

Kinda happy/sad.

Just sold a pair of made-in-England Wharfedale stereo speakers that had been in the family for about 50 years.

My late Mom scrimped and saved and bought them so her kids had a quality experience listening to symphonies, and operas, and Ukrainian folk and Christmas songs.

They were big and heavy, and didn’t match anything that we have. I hung on, and hung on, but finally let them go.

I got about average of what I’ve seen similar ones going for on Craig’s List, so that’s the happy part.

And I think they went to someone who will appreciate them. We spent nearly an hour unscrewing the recalcitrant back panels so he could check out the tweeters, mid-ranges, and woofers. He knew his stuff, and seemed to like what he saw.

But it’s sad letting go of things sometimes, too. . .

wharfedale speakers

Afternoon Walkabout at Barnet Marine Park

It was a lovely afternoon for exploring Barnet Marine Park in north Burnaby, BC. I try to get up there a few times a year. It was fairly  busy just before the end of summer and the start of school, so not as many birds around.


Drummond’s Walk, named after the late Doug Drummond, a Burnaby mayor who “shared the dream that many citizens had expressed to him about public access and trails on Burnaby’s waterfront.. . . for all to enjoy.”

Hard to believe he died 17 years ago, I remember attending his funeral.

birds at Barnett Marine Park Burnaby BC


Cormorants