tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post8136605628306866472..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: The Lansdowne Letters: An Unexpected TripFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-48726859179008403362018-04-14T01:15:27.457-06:002018-04-14T01:15:27.457-06:00Your blog was absolutely fantastic!
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OH..."politically embarrassing situation"<br /><br />OH!<br /><br />Wow...that is incredible. Little did you know the "power" you had. :) It's funny, but amazing...and I'm glad he didn't lose his job!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91896577793441287442018-03-07T17:09:34.038-07:002018-03-07T17:09:34.038-07:00Thanks, Martha! I'll be getting around as qui...Thanks, Martha! I'll be getting around as quickly as I can. I'm mostly on line in the Apple store. Life always has its little problems ~ LOL I hope all is well with you!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-76580863952548584482018-03-07T08:13:51.756-07:002018-03-07T08:13:51.756-07:00HEHE...love the shortest interview ever :) I wish ...HEHE...love the shortest interview ever :) I wish it was that easy! Very exciting developments for your father. Looking forward to the next installment.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-62479291236508260112018-03-05T16:14:53.567-07:002018-03-05T16:14:53.567-07:00Big hugs back at you, Stacy! Thanks for your kind...Big hugs back at you, Stacy! Thanks for your kind words! I'm glad that you enjoyed my post. It is amazing to think that a man could support his family of a wife and five children on $7,000 a year ~ and that was an increase in salary. I wonder what people will need in another fifty years. I haven't been driving in Ontario since 1978. Ontario seems to go on and on forever when you're driving through it. Sending you hugs and love! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-20474096578082213202018-03-05T16:10:50.144-07:002018-03-05T16:10:50.144-07:00Thanks, Jean! As you can tell from the slowness o...Thanks, Jean! As you can tell from the slowness of my reply, I have been busy! Right now I'm in the Apple store working on a photo projects which involves a lot of uploading photos to the cloud, so I'm doing a little catching up on Blogger. I hope all is well with you and Hugh. How's your new little kitty doing? I'm going to get around as much as I can while I'm at Apple. All is well here. We have sunshine and trade winds today ~ Yay! Sending you and Huge hugs and love!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-27117460270525881302018-03-05T16:05:13.314-07:002018-03-05T16:05:13.314-07:00Hi, Peggy! I started to reply to you last night a...Hi, Peggy! I started to reply to you last night and was invited to go to a jam session behind the Waikiki Police Substation. It's a very ad hoc situation where people with ukuleles and other instruments show up to play and hula dance. It's like All Around the Circle in Newfoundland. Everyone takes a turn choosing a song, and there's no wiggling out of trying to do simple hulas. I bet you would love it! And you'd probably be more graceful that me ~ LOL<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words about my father! How fortunate you were to have an encouraging mentor who got you back into college. Just think of all those kiddos who would have missed out on having you as a teacher! Not to mention all the other things that came about with your going back to college. How devastating that car accident must have been for your family. Sending you a big hug!<br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-89364279010011341402018-03-04T22:55:06.305-07:002018-03-04T22:55:06.305-07:00Hi, Andrew! I'm sorry to hear that you've...Hi, Andrew! I'm sorry to hear that you've had the flu. I hope that you are feeling better. No snow where I am, but lots of grey skies and rain. Finally we're getting a weather forecast with a hope for sunshine! I'm glad that you enjoyed my post! Thanks for the continued encouragement!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-66882889941612982552018-03-03T20:07:45.816-07:002018-03-03T20:07:45.816-07:00Your dad was good with writing all the time! Just ...Your dad was good with writing all the time! Just thinking about $7000.00 for a salary! Boy have things changed!! I haven't been to North Bay in such a long time! Maybe I should take a drive this summer! As always, loved reading everything! Your parents were great at keeping their worries away from you! Big Hugs!Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-19100974096974918362018-03-03T12:13:45.845-07:002018-03-03T12:13:45.845-07:00The shortest interview of all.Yes, parents tend to...The shortest interview of all.Yes, parents tend to keep bad "stuff" from the children, but that is all a huge part of life and learning. For me, it was watching a cow with a really difficult calving time. As always, I love the letters, and wish now I had kept the ones from my Mum so many years ago. Keep enjoying the days wherever you are.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-74642414428825080792018-03-03T08:45:12.801-07:002018-03-03T08:45:12.801-07:00OH, carbon paper, a blast from the past. I had to ...OH, carbon paper, a blast from the past. I had to do my lesson plans using carbon paper for the principal's copy. What a good choice they made for someone to be a supervisor! Your dad is perfect for that job. He has so much experience and wisdom to impart and is a good problem solver. He reminds me of a mentor I had who was my next door neighbor when I was in elementary school, my methods teacher when I was in college, and a great friend who encouraged me to go back to college when I had to quit due to my parent's head on collision where my mother had a severe head injury.He had that same love of learning and teaching that your dad had. I love this evolving story. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610347687911147219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-64505184658398280282018-03-03T04:12:08.805-07:002018-03-03T04:12:08.805-07:00Greetings Louise. I've had the Flu, so haven&#...Greetings Louise. I've had the Flu, so haven't felt like doing anything for a while! We are getting plenty of snow. <br /><br />I enjoyed reading your piece on your Father's experience with the authorities on gaining or losing employment. He did well and needn't have worried so much. Being away a third of his time must have been worrying for you and your family, especially with there being so many fatalities with plane accidents. Blessings to you.<br /><br />Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.WordsPoeticallyWorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932809387878012226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-64276709964262206592018-03-02T16:39:53.345-07:002018-03-02T16:39:53.345-07:00Trust me, Adam! You haven't missed anything. ...Trust me, Adam! You haven't missed anything. I don't know of anyone who actually liked carbon paper. It was a necessary evil. I hope that you enjoy your weekend with Daisy!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-54583193829596059722018-03-02T16:38:44.006-07:002018-03-02T16:38:44.006-07:00Thanks, Debra! Oh Lord, I hated carbon paper, esp...Thanks, Debra! Oh Lord, I hated carbon paper, especially when I made a mistake and had to correct all the copies! I was a terror in typing class, but I'm glad that I eventually learned to type, even if I'm not the fastest typist. I learned a wide variety of things, and now it all makes sense, because it all came together in blogging. Enjoy your "weekend!"<br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-5739272243514504202018-03-02T16:33:35.004-07:002018-03-02T16:33:35.004-07:00Hi, Alex! It is a good thing Dad wrote those lett...Hi, Alex! It is a good thing Dad wrote those letters. I'd be sunk without them and other family papers. Why wasn't I together enough to be tackling this 40, even 30 years ago? If you knew the story of my whole life, you'd understand why ~ LOL! My life was anything but ordinary until my mid-30s when I married Terry and became a teacher. I love ordinary!!!!! Have a great weekend, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-5373199368366662362018-03-02T16:25:36.867-07:002018-03-02T16:25:36.867-07:00Hi Sandi! Thanks for your comment. I realized as...Hi Sandi! Thanks for your comment. I realized as I read it that I should have addressed why my father was so worried. Since I had told the story in a post a while back, I thought my father's mention of the Canadian press story would be enough. Wrong ~ obviously! The reason my father was worried about being fired was because of me. I had organized a Red Cross project in my classroom in Nova Scotia before going North. We gathered five cartons of winter clothing for the Ojibwa in Lansdowne House, after I shared letters of my father's discussing the horrible living conditions of the Ojibwa in Lansdowne House. Just as we were leaving to move North, my teacher sent the cartons to the Red Cross in Halifax. The Red Cross contacted the RCAF Maritime Command. Because of the apparent urgency in Lansdowne House and the fact that my father was a former RCAF officer, the Commanding Air Officer airlifted the cartons to RCAF Transport Command in Southern Ontario. Concurrently a newspaper story in The Digby Courier about the Red Cross Project and the horrific situation in Lansdowne House, went on to The Halifax Chronicle Herald, and from there it hit the national Canadian Press. The story morphed into the Canadian Air Force parachuting supplies into Lansdowne House because the situation was dire. It lead to a politically embarrassing situation for the Indian Affairs Branch and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, eventually reaching Parliament. Because my father through his letters via me had caused the scandal, my father nearly lost his job. At this point in time, my father still didn't know if he would be fired or promoted. I haven't finished the story of what happened next with the clothing. That's for a future post. I hope this clears it up a little!<br /><br />Kids definitely need to be kids! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83150249713421402362018-03-02T15:29:39.474-07:002018-03-02T15:29:39.474-07:00Happy Friday, Pat! I'm back at the Apple Stor...Happy Friday, Pat! I'm back at the Apple Store where I have dependable internet and can work on a side project while going online. Traveling frequently on bush planes is exhausting. I remember one time when he flew up to Big Trout Lake on an overnight trip and got snowed in for six nights. Five of the pilots he regularly flew with died in plane crashes. Tough territory. I hope that you don't get hammered badly by the storm hitting the Eastern Coast. I met a lady from Halifax this morning at hula class, and she said that snow was expected to hit Halifax. Stay warm and safe! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-16501509628619975732018-03-02T09:03:17.140-07:002018-03-02T09:03:17.140-07:00I don't think I've ever seen Carbon paper ...I don't think I've ever seen Carbon paper beforeAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-39354307115546943182018-03-02T07:26:34.654-07:002018-03-02T07:26:34.654-07:00An exciting development! Looking forward to upcomi...An exciting development! Looking forward to upcoming posts!<br /><br />Loved your reference to "carbon paper, the technology tool of the day," LOL! How I hated wrestling with that blue demon! Thank gawd the xerox machine got invented!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-2735248829706277372018-03-02T05:43:02.337-07:002018-03-02T05:43:02.337-07:00At least he was pleasantly surprised. Since you ki...At least he was pleasantly surprised. Since you kids had no idea what was going on, it's a good thing he sent so many letters.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-7676035813395073462018-03-02T04:52:12.356-07:002018-03-02T04:52:12.356-07:00It is funny to me, if that's the right word, h...It is funny to me, if that's the right word, how he was afraid he was about to be fired but they had invited him there to be hired for a big, important job! :)<br /><br />I had to smile at their sheltering of you kids. I do that too. Let kids be kids. <br /><br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-73278597905160770982018-03-02T04:28:24.309-07:002018-03-02T04:28:24.309-07:00Sure must have had plenty of thoughts running thro...Sure must have had plenty of thoughts running through his head until he realized what it was. Sounds like a job with a ton of tasks indeed. Traveling to and fro all the time must have got exhausting. But would be fun to see all the spots. Carefree childhood is sure the way to be, be nice if all kids had it and some parents weren't idiots.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com