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The Pandemic of 2020-21: COVID 19 Coronavirus
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some…
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Gloria age two with Nan and Pop
There weren’t too many pictures of me when I was little because not everyone had a camera, and the cost of film and development was not in the budget. That said, here is a photo of me at age two…
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Nanny’s little car
In 1960, Nan and Pop owned a house in Orleans. In those days, Orleans was country, with dirt roads and no buses. Nanny needed a car to get to her job as a dental assistant in Manor Park, so Pop…
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Angie at 16 months old
I only have a few photos of Angie when she was a baby. This is one of the earliest. I did have a photo album, but the box it was packed in got lost when we moved from our apartment…
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If you’re wondering why I’m kind of old-fashioned, read on…
Back in my early childhood, I remember the “ice box” and the ice man who brought our big block of ice every morning on his horse-drawn wagon. He would give us kids a chunk of ice to suck on, and…
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Taking a dip
Swimming pools were pretty much the best part of our summers. We swam morning, noon and night. Angie and Neil had friends over to swim most days, and I bought more Popsicles and made more hamburgers than I could count.…
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They called me “Peanut”
Here I am at age 10 or 11 at St. François School in Orleans, 1960. (I’m the kid right in front). Orleans was all country, then, and we didn’t have a school bus. We had a very long walk on…
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Gloria’s Career
Angie, you said you wanted to know everything, so here is the story of my career–the short version! I also have a scrapbook of all my certificates and awards. In January 1986, I applied to Algonquin College for entry into…
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Pop and his family
You’ve likely already read or heard most of this story. In fact, this is the second article I’m writing about Pop and his family. Oh, well, that’s okay! From left to right: Marcel-Assistant Superintendant, RCMP; Roger-Professional singer/Bell Telephone; Léo, University…
