The Broken Leg

The Broken Leg

We had so many memorable times at Craigleith Ski Club in Collingwood, Canada. Jessica started skiing at 2-1/2 years old and today she is the most powerful skier and snowboarder! She flies down the hill with no fear! We met a lot of great friends, for example, Lizzy...
Rocky Mountain High

Rocky Mountain High

When John Denver released his song “Rocky Mountain High”, some radio stations banned the song because they felt that “high” referred to drug use. As Denver later explained, and anyone who has experienced real rugged mountains realizes, the high he referred to was that...
The Wordsworth Christmas Vacation

The Wordsworth Christmas Vacation

Christmas is such a magical time for kids. Even though she’s 26 years old now, my daughter Jessica still loves Christmas and all the special memories it brings. While it’s been a few years since she asked Santa for presents, she still loves so many of our family’s...
Wedding Get Togethers

Wedding Get Togethers

Janet and I were introduced by a friend, Roxanne O’Connor. We met at the Whistling Oyster in Toronto and had dinner at Fred’s Not There. Well, from there I introduced her to Jessica. She was only 1-1/2 years old and couldn’t pronounce ‘Janet’ so she called her...
The $2,000 Mansion

The $2,000 Mansion

After we departed the Empress of France, a ship liner in Montreal, Canada we lived in Montreal for three months. From there we moved to a small basement apartment in Port Credit, Ontario, right on Lake Ontario. In those days there were no driver’s tests, so Dad went...