I had this weird infatuation with everything Steve Martin for a while when I was, maybe 14. I don't know how many times I watched the movie Roxanne (if I watched it now I'm sure i'd see how mediocre it is.)
Thinking about that movie now, the reason I probably love it so much was because of the scenery and the little town where it was filmed. I loved the cool old houses on hillsides and the wacky characters that, I assumed, lived there. I even remember looking in the credits for "Filmed on location..."
The town was Nelson, British Columbia. Well, I had forgotten all about Nelson until this week- guest blogger Fiona Richards wrote all about the cool places and people there on PoppyTalk. And just like that, my Nelson infatuation came rushing back. I'm grinning ear to ear. Thanks, Fiona!
YAY Nelson.... home of the fantastic Lanaknits Hemp for knitting store! I have never been but it is on my list of places to go!
Well, that's not true... I have been to Nelson.... a long time ago... hemp wasn't in my vocabulary then.
Posted by: Silverilix | 20 July 2008 at 07:36 PM
Come and visit Nelson - you'll see how cool it is. And, you know what, Roxanne is still a good movie.....and Nelson still has lots of very colourful characters!
Glad that you enjoyed my blog this week drew. Response from folks like you make it all worthwhile.
Posted by: Fiona Richards | 27 June 2008 at 08:07 PM