“Holmes called himself ‘middle-aged’ about 1899 and was described as being 60 years of age in 1914, thus suggesting a birth date c. 1854.” (from the Encyclopedia Sherlockiana – Jack Tracy 1977)

It was Christopher Morley, in an article he wrote for The Saturday Review of Literature in 1933, who suggested a date of January 6th (from Sherlock Holmes for Dummies – Steven Doyle and David A. Crowder)

The next gathering of Stormy Petrels will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2016.  We will meet for the birthday celebration brunch in honour of the world’s first consulting detective.

When: Saturday, Jan 9th at 11:15 am

Where: The White Spot Restaurant (fireplace room) at 1616 West Georgia St/Cardero

Please let Fran know asap if you are planning on attending.

Burnaby Village Museum is one of the area’s must-see, must-experience Christmas destinations. The old-fashioned village all lit up, the carolers, the old carousel.

One unexpected bonus was discovering that Sherlock Holmes was there!

Forte Theatre Society was performing a play based on “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”

Not only were they able to present the story in 20 minutes, but the did it wonderfully! I was quite impressed!

You can enjoy the play on Saturdays and Sundays until December 13th, performances at 2:30 pm, 4:00pm and 6:30pm (by donation)

You will be in for a treat, I am certain!