Victoria; Rose Manor offers a greenhouse, run and used by seniors for their own use, and a gardening group thrives at Alexander Mackie. Many residents in seniors’ homes like to have their own pots on their balconies and patios. For those who prefer a different kind of activity, former Saskatchewan resident, who spent most of his life in the bulk oil business, Pete Wollner says woodworking has been his lifelong hobby. Pete and his wife, Grace, moved from Lampman to Regina before they retired to Victoria. At the Wellesley, Pete fixes lamps, cabinets, dresser drawers and whatever anyone wants him to repair. In the woodworking shop, he makes “pretty much anything anyone wants.” Also a professional barber who brought his equipment with him, Pete says, “I can cut somebody’s hair in an emergency.” On Monday mornings, Pete, a competent duplicate bridge player, also teaches beginner’s bridge. “They twisted my arm long enough,” says Pete. “I’ve got so much on my plate, but it’s hard to say, ‘No.’” Harold Booth, also from Saskatchewan, where he worked with the Power Corporation, has lived in Victoria for 24 years. Having spent a short time in the army in his youth, Harold had the good fortune of being stationed in Victoria, where he was involved in the parade. That was when he decided that someday he would live in Victoria. A year before he retired, Harold saw an ad in a paper announcing classes in stained glass; he took a couple lessons and now has a complete photo album of flowers, windows, tiffany lamps, decorative window hangings and pieces he has constructed. Every Harold Booth member of his family,
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