May 2015 - Memorial For Mum And Visiting Friends In Barrie, ON

Sue, Delaney, Kendall and Dale fly in from Calgary and I flew in from Erlangen, Germany.  We had a couple of days together in Barrie.

The girls met up with some of the Showers family at Casa Mia and Sue, Dale and I went to Shirley's Bayside Grille for a beer and pizza.

On the Saturday before the memorial we all travelled up to T-Lake to the Robbins' cottage to spread Mum's ashes in the lake.  She was joining Dad.

After, we had a great lunch with Chris and John Robbins and chatted about old times.

On the Sunday (3rd May) Sue and I planned a Celebration of Life for Mum at her old church - Burton Avenue United Church.  Many friends showed up for coffee, cake and conversation.  It was wonderful to see everyone again.  It had been along time since I had seen many of Mum's friends.

Memory Boards

I took advantage of being in Ontario, to visit friends.  Here is what I squeezed into 5 days.....

I visited with three of my Ontario Hydro friends, one of whom I hadn't seen for at least 30 years.  We had a great time, just like it was yesterday when we were all working in the Records Center on the 18th Floor of 700 University Avenue, Toronto.

Before - approximately 1986(?)

After.....



Appies with Ellanna McKendry-Whitaker, Jennifer Smith and Jill Mosher and then a drive up to Barrie to see Ellanna's Mum and then drinks and dinner at Donaleigh's Irish Public House with Pat Borho, Karen Byles, Frank McKendry, Jim Borho and met up with Johnny Byles and his girlfriend .........

A drive to Everett to have a quick visit with Jed Geddes and his wife Karen.  I hadn't seen Jed for about 25 years.  We had a nice chat, reminiscing about old times and a bit about Dave Geddes, who had passed away a year prior.

Darlene Price!!!  Darlene and I drove up to Clarksburg to visit Sue Tupy at her gallery Matilda Swanson.

I hadn't seen Suzy since my wedding!

A girl's night out with the gang from high school at The Farmhouse in Barrie.

Quick stop at The Elmvale Bakery for jelly doughnuts and to Pieces of Olde to order some buttertarts, from Jill, for Tim.

Lunch with the Tabers.

A couple of evenings with the Derbyshire's.  One of them at the Gryphon Theatre to see the Stars Come Out.

Dale and Hoover!!!

An evening with the Brown's in Creemore

Ian Morrison, Maggie, Becky and Glen

Maggie!