Maple Leaf

[eric fisher]

Joe, Have a safe flight and wish your sister-in-law better health. Lived in Oshawa or nearby since retiring in'83. Lived and worked in Toronto since coming to Canada in '56. Must'av done something right for all these years. If you're by this way I welcome you both to drop by and enjoy my balcony for a visit and a great view of Lake Ont and To' from my 12th floor with a glass of Malt in one hand, cigar on the other. Temp. today 80C, Sunny, etc.

Can you tell I'm competing with Dennis? Cheers, Eric

Sorry, meant 30C and feels like 38 with humidity. Forgive, it's me age or sumpin'

[Dennis McGuckin]

Eric my friendIf we are going to play one up man ship, this is what I have to offer on beautiful Vancouver Island.
100 year old four bedroom farm house, with no neighbors. They moved out shortly after I arrived.
With a name like Joe Connor I think he may enjoy my favorite whisky, Jamison's.
A trip in my boat to the best salmon fishing in the world.
Modesty forbids me to say.
With the best guide on the Pacific coast,

[happy daze john in oz]

Joe, enjoy the trip and hope your sister enjoys it and gets something from it that may help her improve.

If by chance you go to the island beware of a man selling Tab Nabs, he may be impersonating Den.

[cappy]

Eric my friendIf we are going to play one up man ship, this is what I have to offer on beautiful Vancouver Island.
100 year old four bedroom farm house, with no neighbors. They moved out shortly after I arrived.
With a name like Joe Connor I think he may enjoy my favorite whisky, Jamison's.
A trip in my boat to the best salmon fishing in the world.
Modesty forbids me to say.
With the best guide on the Pacific coast,

##remember going up thr frazer river in 57.....seeing these massive fish leaping out the water ...andon asking the bosun seppy kincaid from shields what they were said to me .....if your granny makes you a sandwich on a sunday afternoon what is in it .....well in our family it was always salmon ......correct he said ...a nice tin of salmon .....this was one of my education lessons learned at sea.......i have mentioned this to den before and the little at that time village which i am sure is bigger now that was a walk through the woods to ...and watch out for bears ......the place was called chermainus .......hope i spelled that right .....and it was a very beautiful place ......we took timber to oz and as the sap cameout the logs on deck it was like being in a forest ......happy days ....and good fishing den cappy

[eric fisher]

Dennis,
Wow! Just what I was hoping for. Can't wait to get old and come there, to be looked after. Jamiesons' is fine but must go with cigars. My eldest son lives in White Rock B.C.,youngest son lives in Virginia USA, daughter lives in Deep River Ont. Me lives alone, do have a younger Chick, she be 86 goin'on 87. Life's Good for me too. Not one up Dennis. We is Lucky, ain't we?. Cheers, Eric

[Dennis McGuckin]

Hi cappy,
I was on the same run in 57 aboard the Pacific Reliance.
Memories stayed with me.
That's partly why I ended up here.
Chermanis is just two hours drive south of me.
Hasn't changed much at all.
Maybe an extra pub since you were there.
Take care mate.

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Dennis,
Wow! Just what I was hoping for. Can't wait to get old and come there, to be looked after. Jamiesons' is fine but must go with cigars. My eldest son lives in White Rock B.C.,youngest son lives in Virginia USA, daughter lives in Deep River Ont. Me lives alone, do have a younger Chick, she be 86 goin'on 87. Life's Good for me too. Not one up Dennis. We is Lucky, ain't we?. Cheers, Eric

We sure are Eric. Best move I ever made.

[joseph connor]

Sorry iv only just gotten round to aknowleging your posts but we have just got back from a couple of days in York , and having put my p c on got exactly what I expected , and I feel sure that if my sis in law had you around her for a week she would be doing cartwheels .
Given half a chance I would take the kind offers up .
Do I like a drop of Irish ? do bears crap in the woods ,LOL . CHEERS MATES ,Joe.

[Dennis McGuckin]

Hi Joe,Actually they seem to do most of their crapping under my apple trees.
However I get your meaning.
Hope you all have a great visit.
Den.Stopping by for lunch (1).jpg

[joseph connor]

Brilliant picture Dennis ,the wildest thing I get in my garden is a Sparrowhawk that chooses my garden to eat its prey leaving a pile of feathers for me to clean up , amazing to see, not as good as your bear though .JOE .

[Dennis McGuckin]

Big Cat.jpgHi Joe,Not sure if we have sparrow hawks over here.
Lots of Bald headed Eagles.
When I lived in Prince Rupert BC, the woman next door lost her cat to one.
Just swooped down and took it out of her yard.
On the Island, we have the biggest population of cougars in Canada.
Farm near me lost a pony to one.
This picture was taken at a friends place down the road.