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100 years After the Great War.
This is a story my Father once told me many years ago. I post it on my blog today as a tribute to him, he served with the British Army from 1916 to 1919 at the front and later as … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Social History, military, veterans
Tagged Aeroplanes, cold, darkness weather snow, Great War, ice, machine gun, passwords, pot holes ruts., rifle, strafed, trenches, uniforms wet soggy
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Cabin Crazy???
Egads!!! I think I’m going crazy, I haven’t been out of the house since last Tuesday. Schools have not opened for five consecutive days, last Wednesday March 26th until tomorrow April 2nd. For a large part of the last seven … Continue reading
Posted in family
Tagged blizzard, cabin crazy, drifts, egads, ice, no coffee, no heat, no power, not much cooked food, snow, snow banks, winter
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Winter More Winter!!!!
I just can’t believe it, another storm day and this is the last day of march. Obviously, as I’m writing this blog my power is still on. However, power is out in several parts of the island. The trees and … Continue reading
Posted in family, Prince Edward Island
Tagged cold, fed up, hail, ice, no power, no school fourth day in a row, running out of wood, sleet, slush, snow, spring, summer, tired, winter
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Missing Church Today
No No, I’m not missing church because of a bomb threat!!! Linda is in Halifax for a week looking after our two grandchildren while their parents are on vacation. I can’t go to church because she has the car. I … Continue reading
Posted in author of lily & Me, Belfast Social History, family, veterans
Tagged Belfast, car, Chaplin, Free Church of Scotland, Gasper, ice, Mini., presbyterain, priests, Roman Catholic, royal navy, Sunday School, weather
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Memory Lane
I wonder how many Islanders will recognize this grand old lady. No she is not a majestic trans Atlantic liner, never received world recognition and never struck an iceberg. She did however, plow through heavy ice taking passengers to and … Continue reading
Posted in family, Prince Edward Island
Tagged Abegweit, Borden, Chicago, fame, ferries, ice, Tormentine, USA.grand old lady
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Springtime on Prince Edward Island
Yipee!!! Its spring time on PEI at last. Well it must be, the clocks moved ahead one hour on Saturday night 7th March. Did someone forgot to tell the weatherman!! Not to worry the snow and ice will be gone … Continue reading
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