Mount Pleasant Cemetery – Remembrance

Major Doreen Sturge shares the Scripture reading Norm sings a solo Wreathes are laid Major Max Sturge speaks to the crowd Wendy and her Dad The Memorial for the Empress of Ireland My grandfather’s name listed as officers buried elsewhere Yesterday afternoon Salvationists gathered at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery to remember those who lost their…

49 houses, 49 doors

It’s May!  Mother’s Day, spring, green grass – green trees!  Rain – cool evenings, warm days.  Wendy referred recently to the break buds as “spring green”.  It has a vitality to it that is reflected in the colour. May – flowers bursting forth, blossoms on the trees, dandelions in gargantuan proportions! May use to be Red Shield…

Titanic Anniversary – 100 years

We were in Ottawa when Wendy and I went to see Cameron’s Titanic – the remake with DiCaprio and Winslet.  I was chilled by those final scenes of mayhem and panic as the reality of their imminent fate landed upon the hears, minds and faces of those who were unfortunate to be left behind.  It…