Sparkle on 10th Street East The Happiest Place in Nutana by: Karin melberg schwier
When someone says, “Go to your happy place,” everyone in Saskatoon’s Nutana neighbourhood knows exactly where that is. It’s precisely at 506 10th Street East, the little blue house with white trim, where Sheila Urzada and her husband Hugh Tait have been making magic in the front
Photos: Shu Urzada
yard for the last 21 years. It’s been ‘must stop and smile’ destination, and as an added bonus for children of all ages, it’s conveniently situated a walkable distance between Homestead Ice Cream on Victoria and the Crave cupcake store on Broadway, a hat trick of happy things to do in an afternoon.
All Seasons, All Reasons “My husband says I’m a crow because I like shiny things,” says Sheila. Known by her nickname Shu, she’s also been dubbed The Sparkle Lady by neighbourhood children. In 2000, she was out for a stroll and spotted a wedding trellis that had been discarded by
a recycle bin in a nearby alley. She dragged it home, cleaned and painted it and set it up in the front yard flower garden. “That was the very first display piece,” she says. For just about every holiday and changing season since, Shu and Hugh have thrilled the neighbourhood
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