Photo by Barry Wallace
Above is a new and colourful door hanging appearing at a resident's apartment at Delmanor Retirement Residence on Yonge Street in Aurora. It graces the apartment entrance of its artistic and skilled creator, 90-year-old Margaret. The work is a resplendent quilted endeavor measuring over four square feet and features an African elephant. It's extraordinary craftsmanship by an extraordinary woman. Well done, Margaret!
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"If I were to run, I'd run as a Republican.
They're the dumbest group of voters
in the country.
They believe anything on Fox News.
I could lie and they'd still eat it up.
I bet my numbers would be terrific."
Donald Trump
People Magazine, 1998
Cast was stunning in Miller's classic
My partner Pat and I attended opening night of the Curtain Club of Richmond Hill's recent presentation of the Arthur Miller classic drama 'ALL MY SONS'. Not unexpectedly, the play was grim and depressing but the performances by the 12-member amateur cast, who reportedly had spent three and half months rehearsing this play, were outstanding. The final scene of the play climaxes with a loud, off-stage gunshot, that takes the life of one of the main characters. At the end of the play, I leapt to my feet, shouted "BRAVO!" and applauded wildly. Many in the audience around me shouted bravos also and many gave a standing ovation to the cast taking its bows. It was a sobering play, but it was an inspired and brilliantly presented production. It was local community theatre at its best!
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Above is a photo of my close friend, Pat Cromie, enjoying some swimming pool exercise at the Delmanor Retirement Residence on Yonge Street, in Aurora. Pat and I are usually in the pool three times a week for swimming exercise classes and leisure swimming. The water temperature is always warmish plus there is a hot tub!
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I 'm thinking of getting t-shirts made,
inspired by USA President Donald Trump...
United States
of Canada?
NO WAY!
-or-
Prime Minister
Donald Trump?
NO WAY!
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Bangers & Mash
with gravy and Haggis
or
Pepper Salmon & Whisky Sauce
with butter peas, tatties and neeps
or
Chicken, Leek and Potato Stew
with buttermilk biscuit
Dessert
Raspberry Shortbread Trifle
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As of January 22nd this year,
Toronto has had 19 cm. of snow
while New Orleans has had 24 cm. of snow.
Yeah...?
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The United States of America
The
Republic
Undergoes
Misbegotten
Presidency
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Here's the front page of a wedding invitation my partner Pat received recently from a granddaughter of hers. What a charming photo!
I couldn't help but think back 60 years ago to the wedding invitation for my dear but deceased wife Linda and I. What an incredible difference the decades have made to something that seemed so traditional and plain, ages ago, to something now with animated photography, humour and colour.
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Delmanor Retirement residents in Aurora were treated recently to a mixture of musical styles and selections by the Richmond Hill Concert Band. Selections included pop symphony music, Simon & Garfunkel classics, big band standards and trendy video game themes!
Many thanks to my cousin Judy Thomas for passing along this (never-been-seen-before photo, by me) of my sister Denise and her husband, Fred Georgekish, taken long ago. Fred, a native Cree Indian from the Quebec side of James Bay, passed away several years ago. Denise now lives in a seniors nursing home in Montreal. Denise, in her high school days in King City, Ontario, was once a prom queen. Love to you and happy Valentine's Day my dear.
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Looking to be a winter warrior no more...
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This photo was taken 64 years ago at a dress rehearsal of Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta HMS Pinafore at Aurora & District High School. That's me, on the right, in the role of Captain Corcoran, being somewhat outranged at the effrontery of a mere 'tar' speaking to a captain's daughter on board one of the British Royal Majesty's ships. The photo and a description of it are a part of a memory project that my oldest daughter Alliston has launched me on, reflecting on a myriad of events in my life which I found notable. The moments can be illustrated with art or photos, but I never expected to come across this photo from over six decades ago. As a matter of fact, Allison found it amongst some junk papers that I was about to dispose of!
The project I am completeing is available online, and asks for responses to many questions about one's life. It is a available to anyone who is interested in giving it a whirl. The questions are the same for all who try it. The more I get into it, the more I'm getting into it. We shall see what we shall see.
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