August 9, 1938 Her cousin P. is in the navy and later will serve on this ship in Halifax. It will be a minesweeper. He will help lay the cable into the depths of the ocean. He will never return to the West Coast. He marries and has 4 children. She will meet them in 1951, after the …
Stuart Thomson
Caledonian Games
August 6, 1938 The Duke of Sutherland opens the games. She attempts to pay attention, but didn't sleep well last night. She stifles a yawn. In contrast, J. is listening with rapt attention. Which isn't surprising — he is 1/4 Scottish. His maternal grandfather. She hasn't told him the full …
A Girl Swims to Bowen
August 2, 1938 She catches up on yesterday's newspaper headlines. Ann Mundigel swam to Bowen Island on Saturday, in 7 hours and 14 minutes! Imagine. "How I Swam to Bowen Island... NO CROONERS WANTED My mother and brother did a lot to cheer me along as I fought to get out of that …