World War I Reunion 1987
From the archives of my mother: the story of four men, and a bottle of Crown Royal, at a very special World War I reunion: Battery mates knock back last…
Pineapple Pizza
The other night, my husband said he was going to make pizza. What kind, he asked. Pineapple and ham, I said without hesitation. They're small, he said, so anything else?…
Newspaper Clippings
My mother kept a lot of newspaper clippings, and pasted them in scrapbooks. These ones date from the 1940s on. They are about family and our towns as well as…
Pawlooza Dog Party
Pawlooza happens this coming Saturday, August 20th from 10 to 6, at Steve Plunkett’s Fleetwood Farm on Elviage Road, near Westdel Bourne in west London. It is a huge dog party organized…
Dad’s Homemade Tow Truck
My brother asked if there were pictures of Dad's tow truck in Mom's photo albums. We only found one, with Bing the service station dog inside. My brother told me…
Super Superdogs!
Came home smelling of strange dogs tonight. I'd been to see the PC Superdogs at London's John Labatt Centre [now Budweiser Gardens]. My dogs are now sitting either side of…
Mom, Christmas Postie
In the early '60s, my mother worked at London’s postal sorting station during the Christmas rush. It was for a few weeks when the volume of mail overwhelmed the sorting…
Corrie Stars in London Ont
I’m glad I didn’t bother putting mousse in my hair last Friday. I hate the feel of it, but use it when it’s important to me that my hair looks…
Fanshawe Riot: Educating fools?
Last weekend, St. Paddy’s Day, London Ont. joined the ranks of cities of fools. Violent, vandalizing fools. Students at Fanshawe Community College in the city’s east end overturned cars and…
Tales from The Street
The big Corrie bus has rolled into Canada: McDonald father and son and the Peacocks. Charles Lawson (Jim McDonald), Nicholas Cochrane (Andy McDonald), Stephen Arnold (Ashley Peacock) and Julia Howarth…
Pawlooza: Rescue me!
Pawlooza last Saturday in London Ont was great. So many people and dogs! Other than a bit of a walk-around, I hardly saw anything of it other than our St.…
The MINI Wave
I’ve noticed something this year, or rather the lack of something. MINI drivers in the London area are not waving at each other. Forest City MINI Club, get the word…