Rick and Marie Hunter had a very exciting weekend in Edmonton attending their daughters Aryn Khan’s convocating awards breakfast June 6, 2013. Aryn’s dream of a lifetime has come true, she is now a doctor. She also received a professional association of resident physicians of Alberta bursary. She is very proud of this. This has been a long hard haul for her but it’s behind her now and it opens up a whole new door for her. Her husband Reza is also very proud of Aryn as he has been a wonderful husband and companion. During this time they have had a lovely baby daughter and she is a little sweetheart. All Aryn’s family are very proud of her this includes Grandpa Hugh. Aryn’s one wish would have been to have her Grandma Jo here to enjoy it all.
Cleaning up
This morning I decided to bite the bullet and do something with last year’s Christmas cards. I just hate to have to get rid of them but I am just cramped for room. Some are so pretty with messages on them that I enjoyed reading again. I have a number of cousins in England who always send cards. It costs almost $2 to send cards to the old country from Canada and it seems to go up all the time.
Father’s day
I had a wonderful Father’s day with the family. I was able to spend some time in my old home. It’s just the same, ready to move into. I feel my dear wife’s presence there as if she had just went out and would be back in a minute or so. Jo loved her kitchen and we spent so many happy hours there. The kitchen was so tidy and clean, just like Jo would like it.
It’s such a bright place overlooking the lake and the main road. The power is still on and the radio was playing, I did not want to leave as I seem to leave something behind. We had lived there for over 60 years so I guess it’s no wonder my hearts there.
Bad storm
We were warned there was a storm on the way which helped us out a bit but it’s always a surprise when it comes. When we lose the power we are so helpless and confused. When it comes back on we are happy and big time. This may be out on line but if there was a war it would cause devastation big time. Sure would bring a country to its knees. We don’t want to think of something so terrible.
We used to get some terrible thunder and lightening storms on the prairie and dangerous too. There were three kinds of lightening; one was sheet lightening, not dangerous, then chain lightening and the bad one was fork lightening, it was the one that started fires, killed livestock and burnt homes. We were warned never stand by an open door when there was a storm coming.
We had some friends who lived close to us called Upton and they used to visit a lot. One bad lighting storm came up and he was standing by an open door. The fork lightening struck him and threw him right across the kitchen and he was hurt. But the interesting part was if a bad lightening storm came up he would take sick and as long as we lived there he would take these spells. They moved away from Evesham and went east.
Delightful
On the evening of June 18 we had the most delightful evening of music. I must add on classical music with piano Martina Zechendorf and voice Lauren Solecki, musical theatre songs.
What a wonderful talent theses performers have. For want of a better word I will say out of this world. In my heart I know Lauren is going to go a long way with so much talent. It was a great pleasure for me to enjoy such music and singing.
From the time I was 10 years old to the time that country western and gospel were the way to go, classical music was for the birds and a waste of time. My music and singing was the way to go. I must brag a bit as I was pretty good.
Lots of stage, night parties, lots of free dinners and drinks so on and on it went. It was all lots of fun. Then more or less by accident I heard Martina play and something changed me and I thought to myself this is good stuff and from then on I started to enjoy classical music, and of course the singing. I still like country and western music, now I have something to add onto my love of music.
They say it can grow on a person and it has on me. As I look back on my many years of guitar and singing country I realize that I have missed some great opportunities I feel I have passed them by, but I do have so many memories I can enjoy.
Again I would like thank Martina and Lauren for giving us all at the Tweedsmuir House such a delightful evening that we will remember for a long time.
More music
On Thursday evening the Decker Lake church choir gave us a very pleasant evening of singing hymns for us at the Tweedsmuir House. The singing and the message went over very well. Thank you all for coming over to share with us.
Last night I was going through some old papers and I noticed a small article about Mr. Colley who was the government surveyor and Colleymount was named after him. He was on his way back to Canada and went down with the Titanic.
He was on his way home after visiting family in England. I was reading about him so I switched on the t.v. and low and behold there was the movie the Titanic on screen. No doubt a coincidence but a bit funny how things work out.
Great news
The good news is the mill is going to go ahead on schedule, this will sure be a shot in the arm for our town. It needs this and big time.
Then I see vandals hit Burns Lake and did a lot of damage as you can see. This is not good news for a small town.
These vandals are criminals and it looks like it’s spite work. Every so often this kind of thing comes up. What pleasure do these creeps get out of things like this. Have they no conscience?
Have a good week and remember God loves you and so do I