Grandpa’s photo shoot

Wendy and I found ourselves being called into action – to come to the aid of Jason and Susan for a couple of hours.  Drive two hours for a two hour stay you ask?  You bet your bottom dollar if Rachel’s at the other end! Of course we didn’t stay just for a couple of…

Why I carry a camera

Grandma R with Ruth and Wendy  I was going through some old photos and came across these of the Redbourne side of the family.  Wendy’s family loved picnics and celebrations – in fact they had many gatherings that were good fun – especially if Grandpa R was in the room.  He had a multitude of…

Ottawa Street surprises us

the hood Friday I began to compile some of the data for our family tree.  As I punched in dates of birth, marriage or death I was taken by how much of these family, life, events were associated with Hamilton.  It is where my Grandfather came when he left England, it is where both my…