At last, a first

Six or so years after moving to town, and a few months after finally moving - at least temporarily - to working days - I made it to what's known as First Thursday. It's an art-gallery walk in the downtown area that has been so successful various other Thursday night art walks have sprung up elsewhere in town.

Quentin and I met up after work (Amy was at the restaurant late) and headed to Springbox, where a friend, Jim Torson, is showing. Amy and I met Jim and his wife, Sally, on our trip to Morocco. Jim's an artist, and he's created a beautiful collection of paintings from scenes and memories of his travels. In addition to seeing Jim again, I got to catch up with a few of our other Morocco traveling companions.

The show is well worth a look. For me, it brings back lots of wonderful memories of our trip. For others, it's a striking glimpse of what makes Morocco and its people so special. We just might have to find a way to get one of Jim's pieces for our house.

He's showing at Springbox throughout March. After that, his show comes to North Bank, on Vancouver's version of First Thursday in April.