tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post7923461406607831308..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: The Lansdowne Letters: In IsolationFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-30052889973943970562014-12-02T15:32:06.136-07:002014-12-02T15:32:06.136-07:00Hi Carol! Thank you! I'm so glad that you ar...Hi Carol! Thank you! I'm so glad that you are enjoying my Dad's letters. It would mean the world to him to know that people were enjoying them. Dad was particularly fond of K-K-K Katy, and I remember him humming it when he was shining his shoes. His older relatives must have come home singing it after WWI. Have a good one! Favorite pats or scratches to Black Jack!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91701823377666940532014-12-02T14:55:36.082-07:002014-12-02T14:55:36.082-07:00Having enjoyed many high school and, before that, ...Having enjoyed many high school and, before that, elementary school choirs and singing groups (bands as well), I found this post fascinating. My, it must have been fun to know your Dad! All the songs he mentioned except for K-K-K Katy were ones I've done with kids. When I saw the Katy song, I had an immediate (oh, I should have done that one) thought. Loved his description of the importance of his radio. So many touching moments in these letters! As for ordinary, Jim is absolutely right! Many thanks!Black Jack's Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-80285323048585598852014-12-02T08:51:26.452-07:002014-12-02T08:51:26.452-07:00Hey Jim! Thanks for your thoughtful comment. Lif...Hey Jim! Thanks for your thoughtful comment. Life was definitely less hectic then! I used to pick up the New York stations when I lived in Nova Scotia (reading in bed and listening). I was quite sick when I was in grades 9, 10, and 11, so that radio spent a lot of time sitting on my stomach and bringing me distracting comfort. I now know I had severe and ongoing asthma (complicated by strep throat and bronchitis and allergies to almost all known drugs), probably aggravated by my parents smoking; but we didn't know better then. <br /><br />In the north on Lac Seul and in Sioux Lookout, I got WLS in Chicago (when the little blue transistor radio became mine). Loved WLS!!!!! <br /><br />Dad's students always came to love him. He was an amazing teacher, and I'm so grateful I had him as my teacher a number of times. He was wildly creative and grasped intuitively how to work with non-English speaking students. He didn't get much help or training from the Dept. of Indian Affairs! <br /><br />I'm glad that you enjoyed the letter. Sometimes it's hard for me to be objective, so I just put something out there to see how it's received. Have a great day, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-56323277499164666472014-12-02T08:40:07.167-07:002014-12-02T08:40:07.167-07:00Hi Dreaming! I hope that you have had a lovely Th...Hi Dreaming! I hope that you have had a lovely Thanksgiving! We were up in the mountains in Breckenridge and then stopped in Blackhawk overnight. It was a great holiday, but here I am playing catchup again. That little blue transistor radio became my companion from the summer of fifth grade until I graduated from university when my sister Donnie nabbed it. I think Dad got his money's worth! Life is definitely different now. Have a great rest-of-the-week. Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-48910133190395164202014-12-02T08:36:26.347-07:002014-12-02T08:36:26.347-07:00Thanks, Martha! I sometimes think that we sang as...Thanks, Martha! I sometimes think that we sang as humans before we talked. My grandmother saved a number of envelopes with her copies of the letters. I love the old stamps too; and I was thrilled to have a Hudson Bay Co. envelope. So much history! Have a great day, Martha!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91292467735980781502014-12-02T08:33:00.180-07:002014-12-02T08:33:00.180-07:00Hi Kay! It's warming up again! Yay! We had ...Hi Kay! It's warming up again! Yay! We had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday up in the mountains around Breckenridge. It was just gorgeous with about twelve inches of fresh snow. I'm an Anglican now too. Terry was Roman Catholic, and we compromised by becoming Anglicans and getting married in the Anglican church. I attended a lot of different churches growing up, usually attending what was available (including Roman Catholic ones). So now I'm ecumenical in my approach, and I have quite a repertoire of hymns! Have a great day!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-57089103061965996022014-12-02T08:25:23.567-07:002014-12-02T08:25:23.567-07:00Hi Noushka! I just found all these comments that ...Hi Noushka! I just found all these comments that I had missed. Behind again because of Thanksgiving and traveling ~ so what else is new. Playing catchup is my perpetual state! LOL! I met your friend David Gascoigne on line. He put a comment on my blog, and I recommended your blog to him because he loved birds. What a delight to discover that he knew you ~ but then I'm not surprised because you are a spectacular photographer of birds and other living things. I am working on the book!!!! I have so many things competing for my time, and I am retired LOL! Take care! Hugs!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-25645066991134693012014-12-02T08:20:39.060-07:002014-12-02T08:20:39.060-07:00Times have really changed, haven't they, JJ? ...Times have really changed, haven't they, JJ? Amazon blows my mind! I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91881330803790083832014-12-02T08:19:38.492-07:002014-12-02T08:19:38.492-07:00Hi David! Sorry about the late reply ~ I didn'...Hi David! Sorry about the late reply ~ I didn't realize comments were continuing. I'm behind with Thanksgiving and all! The divide between the First Nation peoples and the white men has always haunted me. It's just as bad here in the USA. I am working on a memoir, and the relationship between the Indians and the white is one of the themes. Take care! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-20233313038965333812014-12-01T18:18:42.127-07:002014-12-01T18:18:42.127-07:00Hi Louise. Nothing at all 'so ordinary' ab...Hi Louise. Nothing at all 'so ordinary' about this one! Those were certainly different days back then, eh? It made me wonder if people were more relaxed, generally speaking, because they had to wait for things. Today we are all wanting instant gratification and responses. I suspect there are more people today with high blood pressure than back in 1960.<br />Oh the pleasure those little radios gave people back then....listening to stations from all over North America. I used to LOVE listening to the NYC stations late at night!<br />Loved this post, Louise. Thanks so much for sharing it. Love your father's sense of humour too....'murdering' "When Johnny comes Marching Home Again" LOL<br />I am getting the sense that the students liked your father.....especially if he had them singing Row Row Row Your Boat!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-36474888640641286482014-12-01T13:38:04.023-07:002014-12-01T13:38:04.023-07:00And thank you, David! How fun to know that you ar...And thank you, David! How fun to know that you are a friend of Noushka and her husband! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-68985673972146592852014-11-30T04:07:10.735-07:002014-11-30T04:07:10.735-07:00Thanks for your comment on my blog. Noushka is a p...Thanks for your comment on my blog. Noushka is a personal friend of mine. My wife and I spent time with Noushka and her husband, Patrick in July, at their home, and we all visited Le Teich together. She is indeed a formidable photographer.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-18456826743371068232014-11-29T12:26:14.855-07:002014-11-29T12:26:14.855-07:00Only rarely could we pick up anything. (Sorry, Blo...Only rarely could we pick up anything. (Sorry, Blogger wouldn't let me continue on my first post!)Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-33177797544688599372014-11-29T12:25:17.990-07:002014-11-29T12:25:17.990-07:00Holy Cow! That was an expensive radio, but I total...Holy Cow! That was an expensive radio, but I totally see his point. We are so used to out TV's, computers and music from all kinds f media, we'd certainly go nuts! I can remember taking a tiny transistor radio to camp in Algnquin Park. Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-78507451026290779452014-11-29T08:45:15.646-07:002014-11-29T08:45:15.646-07:00What a fun post! Singing is a universal language t...What a fun post! Singing is a universal language that brings people together. Love that. And that stamp took me back in time. Amazing how such a simple little thing can stir up so many memories.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-28749665436551016622014-11-29T06:16:10.411-07:002014-11-29T06:16:10.411-07:00This is a delightful letter! And speaking as an An...This is a delightful letter! And speaking as an Anglican, I am sure that the Bishop would not have minded the Baptist hymns but it makes me see how thoughtful your father was about the least little thing!<br />Hope you are doing well in Colorado and staying warm!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-16325467262301431782014-11-29T01:03:47.536-07:002014-11-29T01:03:47.536-07:00Hello dear Fundy,
Don't worry about being behi...Hello dear Fundy,<br />Don't worry about being behind with blogging, I am a very poor blogger myself, always outdoors looking for opportunities to photograph wildlife :)<br />It must have felt quite lonely indeed for your father for long periods of time, what an homage to him to publish his letters, all this should be gathered in a book ;-)<br />Keep well dear friend, enjoy your weekend!<br />Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-24225267533573315332014-11-28T21:02:53.843-07:002014-11-28T21:02:53.843-07:00It's interesting to ponder a time of limited d...It's interesting to ponder a time of limited delivery. Willy Dunne Wooters and I talked yesterday about how we waited such long periods for deliveries, even when we first placed orders online. This week I ordered DVDs from Amazon on Wednesday, and they arrived today (Friday).<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-57125655017458608382014-11-28T18:48:20.991-07:002014-11-28T18:48:20.991-07:00Wow, interesting stuff, but it sure reveals a lot ...Wow, interesting stuff, but it sure reveals a lot about the divide between Native Canadians and white men doesn't it? It speaks of "The Indians" as though they were a different species!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-72641440998660368992014-11-28T16:15:48.819-07:002014-11-28T16:15:48.819-07:00Hi Susan ~ actually I wrote it just before we came...Hi Susan ~ actually I wrote it just before we came up on Wednesday, and it posted when I scheduled it! I finally learned how to schedule in advance! I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-22281303213781911392014-11-28T16:14:24.003-07:002014-11-28T16:14:24.003-07:00Thanks, Linda! You comments always make me happy!...Thanks, Linda! You comments always make me happy! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-54455212376810986932014-11-28T16:13:43.423-07:002014-11-28T16:13:43.423-07:00Thank you, Peggy! You made my day! Every day is ...Thank you, Peggy! You made my day! Every day is a gift. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-60816781015179790982014-11-28T16:12:42.917-07:002014-11-28T16:12:42.917-07:00Yay Barb! Sounds like a good one to be burrowed i...Yay Barb! Sounds like a good one to be burrowed in! You did take the photo of me on the Chad and Sisters Two! Can't wait to get back on the Bay of Fundy next summer! It's gorgeous here in Breck ~ Everyone is having a low key day after a great Thanksgiving. Stay warm! Hugs!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-53791938172852734752014-11-28T16:10:29.794-07:002014-11-28T16:10:29.794-07:00Thanks, Dawna! I love handwritten letters too! A...Thanks, Dawna! I love handwritten letters too! A lot of our personal history is just vanishing away in emails! Have a great weekend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-71697713738254462712014-11-28T16:09:24.631-07:002014-11-28T16:09:24.631-07:00That transistor radio became mine a year later, an...That transistor radio became mine a year later, and from the summer of fifth grade through the end of university, it was a constant companion! Have a good one, Debra!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com