tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post2278328299524543741..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: Chasing Icebergs in St. Anthony, Errr...Kicking the Bucket!Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-67761876485943237212012-10-30T14:23:16.476-06:002012-10-30T14:23:16.476-06:00Sorry, Ron, the French thingies I googled and past...Sorry, Ron, the French thingies I googled and pasted. Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-3419553609512099182012-10-30T12:28:03.467-06:002012-10-30T12:28:03.467-06:00All my father's people hail from the Island. ...All my father's people hail from the Island. They are scattered about. The MacBeath family farm is in Marshfield and I'm in the eighth generation listed in the family bible. My father's mother's people (Pratts) were (and are) centered in St. Peter's Bay. There's a national park on the north shore of P.E.I. that includes my great Uncle Chester's north shore farm where he used to train race horses. I also had relatives in Charlottetown and Morrell. A fun person in my Island family tree is L.M. Montgomery who wrote Anne of Green Gables. She was a second cousin to my paternal grandmother. I have very early memories of going to Souris, so who knows, I may have connections there to. When I remember Souris, I think of the brown eyed Susans and Devil's paintbrush that ran amok along the sides of the road. It is a lovely area. Did you ever take the Wood Island ferry? <br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-59063623233997865462012-10-27T18:25:17.042-06:002012-10-27T18:25:17.042-06:00Thank you for this 'teacher' reply....mean...Thank you for this 'teacher' reply....meant in the best of way!! My maternal grandparents are from PEI....the eastern side Souris and East Point areas. I so love the Island and feel those roots in me.<br />Now you have all the time in the world Louise! Blog your head off!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-34154509341568061482012-10-27T18:20:55.848-06:002012-10-27T18:20:55.848-06:00Guess what, I never knew your history either and i...Guess what, I never knew your history either and it's very colourful indeed. "paralyzed Vietnam Vet"....OK what's that all about? The blog fodder is thick for you. I learned something from you...the French thingies are on blogger...I thought you had switch the font stuff on your keyboard etc....nope...phew thank you!<br />Ronfromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-76192142250858231232012-10-27T18:08:28.972-06:002012-10-27T18:08:28.972-06:00I believe there isn't any recourse after you s...I believe there isn't any recourse after you send your reply....I'll check my blogger notes though!fromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-79296468754883843722012-10-27T10:37:28.208-06:002012-10-27T10:37:28.208-06:00AawwwKKK! Another teacher hangup!
My proofreadi...AawwwKKK! Another teacher hangup! <br />My proofreading fell short in my previous comment. <br />I am driven.<br />Is there a way to edit a comment after you publish it?Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-35227175063470455302012-10-27T10:30:00.294-06:002012-10-27T10:30:00.294-06:00Hi Jim,
My mother's family has lived in the Sm...Hi Jim,<br />My mother's family has lived in the Smith's Cove, Digby County area since the 1670s. One group had an original land grant in sometime in the 1670s (French). Another group of ancestors came in 1791 (English). I'm going to have to make a trip to the Smith's Cove Historical Museum to be certain about those dates, but they're correct or very close. <br /><br />My mother was born an American by an accident of the Great Depression. Her father had taken the family to Pennsylvania so he could find work. <br /><br />My father's people are from Prince Edward Island. They've been there since the mid-1750s. <br /><br />I'm in Colorado because I went on a blind date in Madrid with a paralyzed Vietnam vet who was singing blues and country western songs to homesick American GIs in Garmisch Partenkirchen. <br /><br />Embedded in this reply are the beginnings of a number of future posts. Ever since Ron gave me a premature push into the blogosphere, my mind has been churning! I have scratched down over 175 ideas in a brain storming list I have (another teacher thing!) I'm someone who has waited for TIME to write for many, many years. <br /><br />Sorry about the long reply. I can't help myself! Most likely I won' get a new post entered today. I will see Cloud Atlas today! My sister-in-law called this morning. She was on her way here from New Delhi with a stop to see her kids who are all on the East Coast. Now she's fleeing Frankenstorm (after making sure all her kiddos are stocked with water, tuna, and candles). She's landing here early! That means I have to get cracking and deal with everything I haven't dealt with in the past week like dishes and dusting and mail. I'm in big trouble!<br /><br />You should have seen me sneaking back into B&N and surreptitiously with my camera and snapping the photos. I had to flash the games right in front of the Starbucks cafe. It was so fun!<br /><br />LouiseFundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-54296040426384370562012-10-27T09:24:56.871-06:002012-10-27T09:24:56.871-06:00I can barely manage 'daily bucket lists', ...I can barely manage 'daily bucket lists', let alone ones as far-reaching as yours, Louise. Now I know where that expression came from....thanks!<br />I really like your energy put into these posts. I can feel your enthusiasm.....must be the 'teacher' in you. Let me see, grade three....yes one would need a lot of energy just to face that age-group!!<br />Was one of your parents American, or is it because you are an ex-patriate?<br />Have a great weekend.<br />JimJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.com