It's Time to Clean up this Joint

Monmouth Road Street Sweep is Coming!

Art in the Park is on its way.  That can only mean one thing for Monmouth Roadies.  It's time for our annual street sweep.  Time to scrape off winter's goop from our street and gutters, bag it up and get it off to the dump.  Traditionally we always do this on the Saturday before Art in the Park.  This is the best way to show off our great neighbourhood to all of the Art in the Park visitors.  It is also the event that kicks off the martini season.  This year that will be Saturday, May 26.

Be ready early.  We'll be kicking this thing off at 9:30 A.M sharp.  You will hear the noise.  On the Friday evening before, be sure to park your cars about 20 inches from the curb.  Get your brooms and shovels ready.  Make sure that you have a package of paper lawn bags. 

Make sure that you inform your neighbours.  We have a few newbies on the street this year and this is a great way for them to get into the social frey.  All ideas and suggestions are welcome.  Post them here. 

Remember...

Saturday, May 26 at 9:30 in the A.M.

The annual Monmouth Road Street Sweep.

See you out there!

Angel in the Hood

Speedy chowing down at Alley Party 2006

Godspeed Murray Thurlow. 

This weekend our beloved "Speedy" was re-purposed to another place.  If you think about it, he went out on the wave of a solar storm.  Fitting and appropriate.  Good for him.  Good for all of us.  He was our block anchor.  A man who has been in the hood longer than anyone.  A good soul who everyone checked in with just about every day.  Speed was usually on his porch when everyone left in the morning and when they returned in the afternoon.  He was our weather guy.  With pinpoint accuracy he could tell you if it was going to rain or shine and he claimed it was all in his bones.  This loveable man had a huge heart for his family and for everyone on Monmouth Road.  Especially the kids who could not wait to catch him on any day of the week.  He was good to them and they loved him.  He attended our social gatherings, he came to the block parties (he usually brought a salad) and he could socialize and mingle with the best of them.  The most fun thing was to listen to his stories about the Monmouth Road and the Old Walkerville of the past.  Speedy was there and his reference was invaluable.  He even gets credit for the title of this blog. 

Its hard to fathom that Speedy is gone but its easy to think that he is still with us here in the hood.  Your friends and neighbours of Monmouth Road will always miss you Speed but we will never forget you.  Godspeed dear friend. 

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