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Mon to Sun: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Email: bookstore [at] bacchusbooks {dot} ca

Phone: 250.344.5600

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Mon to Sun: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Email: eat [at] bacchuscafe {dot} ca

Phone: 250.344.5600

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How To Find Us

Address: 409 9th Avenue North, Golden, BC, Canada

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Custom book piles - want one? Just let me know. Send an email or dm and we’ll go from there. . .
This pile lovingly made for @potterinthewoods #booksellerlife #read #books #usedbooks #independentbookstore #wieldtheword bookstore@bacchusbooks.ca

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Apr 3

This was a year ago... what in the hell is happeni

This was a year ago... what in the hell is happening now? Cold. Ice. Snow. 😡. I’m going back to my book. #booksellerlife #wieldtheword #read #books #independentbookstore

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Apr 2

Def where I’m at ... you guys?! #isolationinsula

Def where I’m at ... you guys?! #isolationinsulation #eatitall #wieldtheword #booksellerlife

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Mar 31

Loving all the online book requests lately. It’s

Loving all the online book requests lately. It’s one thing to sell you books across the counter but quite another to have these great conversations in writing about books. Keep ‘em coming, lads. #realmenread #wieldtheword #booksellerlife #read #books #independentbookstore

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Mar 30

Just don’t lay on your partner’s book whilst t

Just don’t lay on your partner’s book whilst they are reading. That’s just unforgivable and the reason why cats are assholes. #wieldtheword #booksellerlife #read #books #independentbookstore #booksandcats

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Mar 30

This has never been so true. So, what are you rea

This has never been so true. So, what are you reading and where have you been lately? I just got back from The Atlantic Coast in the 70’s and am planning to go to England 1917 next. Ah, reading. #booksellerlife #read #books #wieldtheword
Just read: The Hour of the Fox - Kurt Palka
Currently reading: The Lost Ones - Anita Frank

I’ll admit, I’m really glad I don’t have to go full prehistoric on someone for coughing out in the open in the store, but I’m still sad we’ve had to close. Spent some time today calling orders and arranging deliveries. That felt good at least.

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I’ll admit, I’m really glad I don’t have to go full prehistoric on someone for coughing out in the open in the store, but I’m still sad we’ve had to close. Spent some time today calling orders and arranging deliveries. That felt good at least.

Now, back to my stack. More book reviews soon. #booksellerlife #booklover #flattenthecurve #staythefuckhome

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Day Three⁣
~Dance ...

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Captain's Log⁣ Day Three⁣ ~Dance Party~⁣ ⁣

Captain's Log⁣
Day Three⁣
~Dance Party~⁣
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After 14 years in the kitchen, I have learned that people are either burners or cutters. I am a burner, maybe cut myself once in 14 years. Today I barely touched the woodstove with my thigh and sizz. If your a burner and cutter, you best stay away from the kitchen :)⁣
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TONE OF THE DAY⁣
-No phone, No email, Light Instagram⁣
Music into dancing into a full-day dance party⁣
On Spotify⁣
-Funky Jam playlist ⁣
-Missy Elliott⁣
-Salt-N-Sepa⁣
-Jurassic 5⁣
-Cat Empire⁣
-Parvo Stelar⁣
It felt so good to shake off the week with some dancing!!⁣
Today was the day I started to feel joy as I realized that despite the situation, I was getting exactly the life I have been dreaming of. After reviewing my daily writing, my ideal day, my gratituded, my goals, and my spoken words, I knew that I was living The Dreamlife. ⁣
Blessed, so grateful, thank you, I love you⁣
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PRACTICE⁣
-Wim Hof ⁣
I held my breath for 1:02 today!!⁣
my average is 40 sec, stoked.⁣
-Gratitude⁣
-Set a goal to make goals⁣
-Shower of Light⁣
-Cocktail⁣
-Swept, both floors & porch⁣
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STAY FIT⁣
-Full stretch⁣
-Hang Board training!!!⁣
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TASKS⁣
-Finished packing winter clothes⁣
-Laundry x 3⁣
That's a total of 15 loads in 3 days⁣
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ENTERTAINMENT⁣
-Adult Coloring Book⁣
-Youtube, animals are jerks & gardening⁣
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BOOKS⁣
Started, Wind up bird chronicle by Haruki Murakami⁣
I'm a Murakami fan. The second time reading this.⁣
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FOOD⁣
B- Butter fried grated yam, egg and S&P⁣
-An almond buttercup⁣
-The first bag of cheesies⁣
-Can't swallow dinner⁣
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EVENING⁣
I will sleep well tonight all that dancing tired out my Monkey Mind.

Captain's Log⁣
Day Two⁣
~Calm ...

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Apr 2

Captain's Log⁣ Day Two⁣ ~Calm morning, urgent

Captain's Log⁣
Day Two⁣
~Calm morning, urgent evening~⁣
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As I was going through cleaning and packing stuff at the cafe, a particular person kept popping up. Willy Forest, aka Wayne Clark. I found myself drinking water from his Willy Forest mug as I cleaned the kitchen. Now that was powerful and INTENSE! ⁣
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Wayne passed away last year, and he was a staple in the community & Bacchus. You could never get a straight answer from the guy. ⁣
Wayne received a grant in 2021 to get Willy Forest a new outfit, and he hired me to sew the new duds. ⁣
We chatted about many things over the coffee bar over the years. ⁣
-Where's the kitten he promised me? till he brought me a tin planter, shaped kitty⁣
-What about Halle Berry's number?⁣
-The ugly sweater, from his sister, that he was wearing proudly.⁣
-The best dog funeral in -27 weather. We agreed on a Viking funeral. RIP Shea-Rain McFluffin⁣
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Wayne Clark was the thoughtful man, who cut out and framed every cafe related article I appeared in—framed with glass!⁣
Bless you; I miss you; Thank you.⁣
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PRACTICES⁣
-Swept⁣
-No Wim Hof⁣
-Shower of Light⁣
-Gratitude ⁣
-One goal -to reevaluate goals⁣
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TONE OF DAY⁣
-Music > Dance⁣
-No phone, 2 emails⁣
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BOOKS⁣
Blood, Bone, Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton⁣
-I decided to stop reading this memoir, once I was skipping pages, not just paragraphs!⁣
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TASKS⁣
-Teamed up on the dishes, crushed it⁣
-Washed Onesies. Thank you for making this winter cozy⁣
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URGENT TASK⁣
It hit me suddenly, the need to drive into town at 4:30 pm to clear the last round at the cafe. The plan was to go tomorrow, but I just wanted to get all the work over and done with. Go-Go-Stop⁣
-The final big clean⁣
-Turned off the last fridge⁣
-Organize the inventory⁣
-Took photos of everything⁣
-Loaded the last of the stuff⁣
-Hauled it home⁣
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FOOD⁣
B- Duck egg, bacon on GF bagel with avo, mustard and goat cheese X 2⁣
L-a bite of an almond buttercup⁣
D- An apple⁣
Good thing I ate breakfast⁣
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EVENING⁣
-Full stretch⁣
-Big exhales⁣
-Passed out! Well no? Who shows up as soon as my head hit the pillow, good ole Monkey Mind, crap!⁣
-Stay up until 2:30 AM watching youtube trying not to think

Captain's Log⁣
Day One⁣
~Tune ...

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Mar 31

Captain's Log⁣ Day One⁣ ~Tune out, Tune in~⁣

Captain's Log⁣
Day One⁣
~Tune out, Tune in~⁣
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There were waves of such intensity while tearing down the cafe. Not knowing how long this serious chaos would last, what I was doing, when we would open, what the future will be like, how to pay the bills, what to do with so much food, what are we taking, why are we, will everything be ok?⁣
I was able to find some great strengths as I stumbled through the week.
-The photo of little Tammy reminded me that I was the greatest source of strength, courage, and wisdom to survive. -St.Michael our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil
-Llama strength, my tight band of friends, love you all. ⁣
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This morning my winter nightmare came true. As soon as I woke up, I slipped into my favorite feel great comfy pants, styled with my puffy slippers. Then headed to the outhouse, carrying my full camber pot, and that's when the nightmare struck. As I gained speed on the frozen downhill sloop, my puffy hut slippers, slipped. Before I even hit the icy path, my fancy pants and slippers were soaked. It was only pee, but I was drenched. Head hung, shoe-less & without pants, I came back into the house wondering what kind of day was ahead of me. ⁣
Yes, Oliver laugh, ⁣
So I started the Honey to-do list.⁣
#1 de-ice path, please⁣
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PRACTICES⁣
-Win Hof Breathing⁣
-Meditation ~ Shower of Light⁣
-Re-started Gratitude Writing!⁣
-Swallowed my Cocktail⁣
-Swept, full first floor⁣
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TONE of the DAY⁣
-No phone, No social media, No emails⁣
-Loud Music⁣
-Lots of reefer⁣
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TASKS⁣
I find tidying & de-cluttering helpful to relieve stress. I went crazy OCD Marie Kondo. ⁣
-Washed and folded Eleven loads of Laundry, Eleven!!⁣
Everything lined up for a wash⁣
-My morning mishap clothes ⁣
-Ten-day build-up⁣
-Everything Bacchus, dishcloths, aprons, curtains⁣
-Started washing and packing our winter gear⁣
-Our bedding. After that week, it was divine to have fresh sheets!!⁣
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FOOD⁣
B- Bircher, no fruit⁣
L- The last of the carrot cake (2 pieces each) Yummy!⁣
D- Butter fried mushroom, zucchini, onion topped with lox, sprouts, and S&P. "Soo yum, light, and refreshing."⁣
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GAME⁣
~Crib~⁣
-Tammy deals⁣
-Oliver won⁣
-Tammy got Skunked >:(

Week one ⁣
Phase Two⁣
Moving the ...

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Week one ⁣ Phase Two⁣ Moving the cafe⁣ ⁣ F

Week one ⁣
Phase Two⁣
Moving the cafe⁣
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For a micro minute, I thought about setting up & offering delivery. Honestly, I was too tired for that extra effort! ⁣
I have always been envious of 11-22 and cedar house when they close offseason. I have never been able to stop, take inventory, nor catch my breath. This worldwide game of Red Light Green Light could be my opportunity to get out from under my business.⁣
So we do as 11-22 does and close till at least June.⁣
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At the same time of tearing down the kitchen, gathering my homework, calling family to tell them to stay put, and making calls on the fly. A few other things were happening. ⁣
First, we ran out of wood for the first winter ever! My partner was out there shoveling snow off a dump truckload of logs, that Jeff Palumbo brought by in the fall. When I wasn't getting him to move stuff around for me, he was shoveling, bucking, and splitting wood.⁣
We agreed early on to go full apocalypse survival. Well, we committed to a traditional 40-day self-quarantine. April 20th, we had tickets to fly to Greece for a month of climbing in Kalymnos. Instead of a romantic trip in Greece, we planned and prepared lists to survive 40 days in a cabin.⁣
With our lists in hands, the mad dash to the stores reminded me of 1991 Married with Children, when The Bundys and Darcys shop 'til they drop to see who would win $1000 in groceries. Their outfits were better than ours, and they were not running from the Coronavirus.⁣
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We live south of Golden, remote. All winter, we hick-up the powerline 10 mins to get to our cars. Our driveway is a steep 1.5km long, and I choose not to plow it in the winter months. ⁣
In order to move the cafe home, we called the neighbor by with his CAT and plowed 5 months of snow away so we could drive to the house and Bacchus Mini.⁣
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To prepare for a large amount of food & equipment coming, Oliver dug out and leveled the Mini. Thank goodness for the Bacchus Mini for providing a place to store all the baking goods and kitchen equipment !! The mini Mozzy is out :)⁣
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That was the leg of this adventure. I have all my homework, unlimited time at home, and lots to share with you all over the next 40 days.