Tag Archives: memories from childhood

A Trip Down Cherry Tree Lane

Posted on December 31, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Mary Poppins Returns It took more than half a century to continue the story 25 years later. That’s the magic of Disney: even the math doesn’t add up. I chose the title as my way of paying homage to Cockney … Continue reading →

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Writing as Semi-Autobiography

Posted on November 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Lucy Maud Montgomery L.M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery) was born in Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, on November 30, 1874, to Hugh John Montgomery and Clara Woolner Macneill. When Montgomery was 21 months old, her mother died of … Continue reading →

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Abandonment: In My Life

Posted on November 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

When I feel all alone… Of all the pictures that Google presented to me, when I searched for a provocative image of ‘abandonment’, this is the one that resonated. It hearkens back to my childhood of feeling like the outsider. … Continue reading →

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Replacing the Hot Stove

Posted on October 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17

With Social Media While reading through some Facebook comments this morning (I won’t bore you with the details as it was a post about Brett Kavanaugh), I suddenly flashed back to a childhood memory, which involved the old pot-bellied stove … 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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Now and Then: Dunsford United Church

Posted on February 26, 2018 by cdsmiller17

October 2006 Date unknown, although not much has changed in my view. The tree seems larger.

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Now and Then: Windermere, Muskoka

Posted on February 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Aerial view in present day 1960s Fife House 1930s

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Now and Then: Windermere House

Posted on February 23, 2018 by cdsmiller17

In summer In winter with my sister Anne in 2010 1950s 1930s postcard

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Years Ending in “5”

Posted on February 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Wonder Years I know that time is just a human construct to aid our understanding of why everything doesn’t happen all at once. And this is especially true when looking back on the momentous events of one’s own life. … Continue reading →

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My Love of Trains Started Young

Posted on February 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Allandale Railway Station In 1955-6 we lived in New Lowell. The Thorpe grandparents lived in Toronto. That made for a long trip by car in those days. I have a distinct memory of this railway station, then on the outskirts … Continue reading →

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