In Calgary...

Well, it's been pretty hot this summer up in northern Alberta and still no change.  However, we decided to take a holiday and roam around Edmonton and Calgary.  There have been thunderstorms and rain, so it is blessedly cooler.
The Zama City fire is still a concern, especially since there has been no rain.  Last spring and summer we had so much rain, but this year the weather stays hot.  Odd. 

 

(How the stars must have shone then!)

Anyway, roamed around the Glenbow Museum this afternoon, and this was great, as we have  never been there before. (We debated going up in the tower, but, nooo, it is just a little to high for this person.  I would probably have been lying flat on the floor.)  The Asian exhibit was actually my favorite.  The photos, however, are of the First Nations/Western exhibit.

WHAT would have been in those trunks that the Easterners packed onto the train? What would have been the most important possessions one could bring, especially if such items were not available in the West?

This quaint little beaded purse might have been available for purchase, however, if you were in need of something pretty and whimsical; hence the name "whimsies".  They were decorated with glass beads, and, while not traditional in design, were created for the white women arriving in the west.  Not practical at all, but probably brought in extra money for First Nations ladies.