tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post946452199452806269..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: The Lansdowne House Letters: The Good Son-in-LawFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-77260579907422950202015-09-24T21:18:11.487-06:002015-09-24T21:18:11.487-06:00LOL! I still remember the election when Kennedy w...LOL! I still remember the election when Kennedy won, and then he was so sadly assassinated which I really remember. Have a good weekend, Sage!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-84868768471342261302015-09-24T20:33:49.603-06:002015-09-24T20:33:49.603-06:00Interesting take on US politics of when I was bare...Interesting take on US politics of when I was barely out of diapers. And good Presbyterians! :)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-88365761670824583272015-09-21T11:16:19.952-06:002015-09-21T11:16:19.952-06:00Happy Monday morning, Peggy! Thanks for your love...Happy Monday morning, Peggy! Thanks for your lovely comment! Yes, my childhood was unique ~ LOL! Have a lovely week!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-24303081287498052562015-09-20T06:04:19.592-06:002015-09-20T06:04:19.592-06:00It is so wonderful that your father documented his...It is so wonderful that your father documented his life so well. those maps and letters are a treasure. He connected with his family so well even though he was far away. Love all the pictures which add so much to his story. I am beginning to realize how unique your childhood was. I can't wait to read your story. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610347687911147219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-10268245314366141912015-09-19T21:25:00.033-06:002015-09-19T21:25:00.033-06:00Thanks, Susan! You're a sweetheart! Hope all...Thanks, Susan! You're a sweetheart! Hope all is well with you! Our time here in Victoria is flying by! It's a beautiful city! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-68089265368280315582015-09-19T21:23:38.346-06:002015-09-19T21:23:38.346-06:00I love that photo of Mom; she was beautiful and st...I love that photo of Mom; she was beautiful and stylish, as well as she could be, considering she came from a very poor family. Thank goodness for the Royal Canadian Airfare; it paid for her education at Acadia. Genealogical research!!! Arrggghhh!!! I will never be bored! I have endless pursuits!!! LOL And loving every minute! I'm waiting for a phone call from Barb who should be near Victoria by now. Terry is down with a bad cold which I am hoping to avoid. Happy Saturday to the Three Amigos!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-4765497660992842092015-09-19T11:49:12.814-06:002015-09-19T11:49:12.814-06:00Loved viewing the photos of your grandmas and your...Loved viewing the photos of your grandmas and your mom! They reminded me of the handsome photos of mine. Your mom was especially beautiful! No wonder your dad fell for her. LOL Would have loved meeting your parents because they seemed so warm and fascinating, just like you!Susan Fiscushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279879923605437646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-71858931368467320432015-09-19T10:30:12.001-06:002015-09-19T10:30:12.001-06:00I'm glad you're enjoying Dad's letters...I'm glad you're enjoying Dad's letters, Martha! He brought up Liberals too; although some of us have strayed from the Liberal fold! Don't work too hard this weekend! Hugs!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-34783961142259298252015-09-19T08:31:25.949-06:002015-09-19T08:31:25.949-06:00That last photo of your mother before 'the let...That last photo of your mother before 'the letter' has a striking resemblance to Queen Elizabeth....same hair style of that time and facial expression. Who knows? There may be another branch you may want to search!!<br /><br />I liked that your father had close ties to his mother and mother-in-law. He obviously respected their opinion.<br />So that is where you got your 'map skills' from! A good thing to have learned and I bet it helped in school too.<br /><br />Trusting Victoria is treating you both well. Enjoy every second.<br /><br /><br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-29925674042555218342015-09-19T06:00:46.589-06:002015-09-19T06:00:46.589-06:00"...I am a good Liberal." HAHAHA I love ..."...I am a good Liberal." HAHAHA I love that line. Your dad's letters are so entertaining. He writes as though he's sitting right in front of you having a conversation. How amazing that he had such a great relationship with his mother-in-law. Now there's something you don't see often!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-47496691460136835442015-09-18T22:17:45.520-06:002015-09-18T22:17:45.520-06:00Hi Linda! Thank you for your kind words, as alway...Hi Linda! Thank you for your kind words, as always! I was a Trudeau girl way back! I volunteered for him in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and when he visited, I got to get his autograph! Don't know where it is though! It was quite a thrill! I'd like to see his son win this election too! I am very lucky to have the letters and photos, and I'm thrilled that people like you enjoy them! Have a lovely weekend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-34222191949686807602015-09-18T19:16:09.851-06:002015-09-18T19:16:09.851-06:00Hello Louise,
I love all the photos here! I like...Hello Louise,<br /><br />I love all the photos here! I liked Ronald Reagan myself, and I am hoping for Justin Trudeau for this election, although am unsure how it will go. I think he deserves a chance, at least, after all, Pauline Marois got voted in and that didn't last long, much to many peoples' relief! LOL! :) I find it cool that people save envelopes, if there is a nice place to store all this neatly I think it is great to have them, and I wish I had all these memories like you do, Louise, but I feel blessed to be able to read yours and am grateful that you share them. :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-38990747363103072952015-09-18T14:56:23.911-06:002015-09-18T14:56:23.911-06:00Thanks, Kezzie! I could use a pair of warm pajama...Thanks, Kezzie! I could use a pair of warm pajamas here in Victoria myself!!! I have a scary amount of letters, papers, and photos. I'll need to live a long life to get on top of them! LOL Have an awesome weekend, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-44300509004682169282015-09-18T14:54:34.274-06:002015-09-18T14:54:34.274-06:00Hey Sis!!! I never know what to think after I fin...Hey Sis!!! I never know what to think after I finish my posts! By the time I'm down to the last run through, I've lost all my perspective! Writing, visuals, checking facts, layout, spelling, notes, conversions, punctuation!!!! But I love it when even one person enjoys them. Cannot wait to tomorrow morning!!! Safe travels and hugs!!!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-12213915293891826132015-09-18T13:05:03.481-06:002015-09-18T13:05:03.481-06:00Oh this is great! I second his warm pajamas want! ...Oh this is great! I second his warm pajamas want! Nothing nicer than receiving pajamas as presents, esp if they warm and oversized!!! It's so nice how much correspondence you have!xKezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-57430740331842952652015-09-18T12:34:43.005-06:002015-09-18T12:34:43.005-06:00Hi Louise, excellent post - it brought many memori...Hi Louise, excellent post - it brought many memories back! See you tomorrow - hugs BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-31692962434822397292015-09-18T11:41:26.067-06:002015-09-18T11:41:26.067-06:00Hey Jean! We're having a lovely visit in Vict...Hey Jean! We're having a lovely visit in Victoria ~ the people are awesome! My sister Barb and a friend are coming tomorrow to do a week of hiking with a group, so we're going to get together briefly. What a summer! I saw Barb in Calgary, Alberta and in Nova Scotia, and now I'm going to see her in Victoria, British Columbia. This has to be so kind of record! I taught my third graders how to draw shapes with a grid ~ usually for symmetry! I always loved that kind of thing! Have a great weekend!<br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-4018942091254094762015-09-18T11:37:08.223-06:002015-09-18T11:37:08.223-06:00Oh, politics! Always complicated in a family. Mo...Oh, politics! Always complicated in a family. Most of us agree not to talk politics when we are together! Happy Friday, Alex!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-32794708239194496052015-09-18T11:35:49.849-06:002015-09-18T11:35:49.849-06:00LOL! Victoria is not the place to diet, let me te...LOL! Victoria is not the place to diet, let me tell you! I think Grammie enjoyed that burning in the backyard ~ a little timeout for herself! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-55086940091933159082015-09-18T11:34:22.540-06:002015-09-18T11:34:22.540-06:00Yes and no, Debra! She was quite a mixture! Gram...Yes and no, Debra! She was quite a mixture! Grammie had a Dutch branch that has been traced back to Holland; and she had forebears who were in the earliest Dutch settlement in Manhattan. Grammie's sister Nan spent a lot of time researching the Dutch line. Grammie also had a French line through the Beaus, and she told me that it went back to the earliest Acadians in the Smith's Cove area. I haven't been able to verify this, but Jim (Jim, Ron, Ms SD) told me that many people hid these connections in Nova Scotia because of politics. There is so much I'd like to find out about the family history! Happy Friday to you!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-56989366866823470952015-09-18T11:18:01.079-06:002015-09-18T11:18:01.079-06:00Lovely catch up with your Dad on Friday, and altho...Lovely catch up with your Dad on Friday, and although I didn't do any map drawings, I so often altered patterns or drafted them with a grid. Hope all is going well with you, while away from home. Down here, rain at home, and snow in the far south.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-36757578553260203012015-09-18T08:07:52.249-06:002015-09-18T08:07:52.249-06:00That's cool many of the letters and pictures w...That's cool many of the letters and pictures were saved. And that they were shared among the family.<br />Good conservative and good liberal - funny!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-20526245612578072802015-09-18T07:12:16.451-06:002015-09-18T07:12:16.451-06:00haha sounds like my grandmother, burn everything s...haha sounds like my grandmother, burn everything she does. Has fun doing it too. I guess that is one good thing about being isolated as well, easy to diet hahaPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-75251655330921337852015-09-18T07:10:19.293-06:002015-09-18T07:10:19.293-06:00I'm intrigued by your Grammie's maiden nam...I'm intrigued by your Grammie's maiden name Cossaboom -- was she of Dutch heritage?Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com