Category Archives: personal

Niagara Falls Through the Years

Posted on April 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

1963 1977 1982   2010 2013 2017

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Flags

Posted on April 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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W R Best Grade 8 School Trip – May 1964

Posted on April 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Guess where? Bridge to Hull over Ottawa River Peace Tower view of Ottawa Champlain Lookout in the Gatineau Hills Mackenzie King’s cottage My friends Ena and Dennis: the beginning of their lifelong friendship.

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DNA: Family History

Posted on April 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Meeting our Grandparents My sister Anne has decided to have her DNA tested through Ancestry. Because she and I only share our mother, her results will only be useful to her family tree research. So, will I ‘bite the bullet’ … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Vice-Principal’s Office

Posted on March 27, 2018 by cdsmiller17

I’m going to share a strange memory of Mr Dryden, Vice-Principal in charge of student discipline. During my first semester in Grade 9 (1964), I was standing on the sidelines of a Vikings football game. My friend, Dennis (last name … Continue reading →

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Beliefs: What Do I Know?

Posted on March 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Question Yesterday, at our Faith and Science group, we got into a discussion about “when do our beliefs turn into certainties?” As always, when we try to approach these things from an intellectual point-of-view, our inquiries fail to reach … Continue reading →

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Railway Tracks in Vancouver

Posted on March 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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Sudbury: a “Deja Vu” Moment

Posted on March 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Looking for Father In 2006, during my six month return to Canada from the UK, I decided to take a bus ride to Sudbury. I was looking for where my father lived. (This was before I found out when he’d … Continue reading →

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Hwy 11 – Memory of a Pit Stop

Posted on March 19, 2018 by cdsmiller17

When I was young, the only route from Muskoka to Toronto that we traveled regularly was The King’s Highway 11. In those days, it went through downtown Barrie. (Actually, it still does, but it’s not the main route anymore: Highway … Continue reading →

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Traversing a Memory Bank

Posted on March 18, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Readers of my posts will have noticed over the years that advertising catches my eye. Sometimes the image is so fleeting that if you blink, you’ll miss it. Such is the latest Chevrolet Traverse ad featuring a hockey coach from … Continue reading →

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