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My Alberta Cousins
If you are ever looking for a quiet, picturesque place for a vacation, be sure to contact Mary. Located right on the Athabasca River with mountains on the horizon and a short drive from a soak in Miette Hot Springs –…
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Day 4 – Mountains and Family History
This was the view that greeted us on the morning of Day 4 of our trip – glorious Mount Robson with the Fraser River in the foreground. Magnificent!
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Day 3 – Lillooet to Mount Robson
On our drive the previous day, we had traveled along roads that followed rushing streams and led us through lush mountain passes. When we reached Lillooet, suddenly we were in a dry, barren valley. The Fraser River runs through the valley…
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Hwy 99 – Vancouver to Lillooet, a photo tour
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The Journey Begins!
Well, we are finally on our way. We boarded the Salish Orca ferry this afternoon and have arrived in Vancouver – the first leg of our 9 day vacation. Tomorrow, the fun starts.
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Uxbridge Recollections
It’s interesting what memories pop up from our childhood – snapshots of life that emerge in full colour from a gray cloud of time. The photo above shows what downtown Uxbridge looked like when I lived there in the 1950’s. I…
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My Father’s New Car
Memories from Uxbridge in 1955 – a green Chevrolet Bel Air, the Everly Brothers and the Williamson’s. I don’t recall much about the cars that my family owned when I was very young – except for a car seat that my parents…
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My Early School Years
This is my first alma mater, Uxbridge Public School as it looks now on Google. From Sept. of 1952 when I started kindergarten through to the beginning of Grade 5, this was my destination on school days. A few random memories…
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Ida May Woodley, my great-grandmother
They are a fine looking bunch, aren’t they! These are the Woodley’s, my ancestors on my mother’s side. The parents sitting in the centre of this photo are William Woodley and the fearsome matriarch (according to my mother), Charlotte Regina Woodley…
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Les Pompiers de Paris
It has been quite a while since I posted my last blog about our time in Paris – 6 years in fact. I didn’t have time to relate all our adventures before I left the City of Lights, and as soon…
