Stacey Christmas Photos

Hi there:

Well, I have my first photos of the Christmas season and they come from Tracey and Leo in Medicine Hat, AB. They also include their two children Josh and Emma. We will get to see them all here in Marystown as they are coming for a visit on Dec. 27.

I look forward to hearing from all of you in the next few days. Merry Christmas.

Cheers,

Barry

Therese and fiance Neil taken in Marystown, NL.

Karen and Nicole from Toronto taken in Marystown.

Josh, Emma, Leo and Tracey of Medicine Hat taken in Marystown.

Mom and Lucy taken in Marystown, NL.

Terry King, Gayanne and Robert from Bolton, ON taken in Marystown.

Boyd Andrews in Marystown dressed as a Mummer.

Gerard and Kathy from Dartmouth, NS taken at Kevin's in Moncton.

Diane and Kevin from Moncton, NB.

Randy, Evelyn and Pat in Bradford, ON.

Barry, Gladys, Cheryl and Greg at Christmas Dinner in Marystown, NL.

Leo, Tracey, Emma and Josh in Medicine Hat, AB.

First Snow Storm of the Season in Marystown

Hi all:

How would you have liked to wake up this on November 24? Well, we got hit with between 20 and 30 cm of snow overnight and from the photos below you can see there was quite a mess with daylight came today. It is the first time I remember having to use my snowblower before Christmas. There was just too much to use the shovel today so I got out my trusty Toro and it took me about 2.5 hours to get it all cleared away. Totals later showed that 39cm of the white stuff fell in Winterland. Apparently it was the most snow that fell in Newfoundland in November since 1972. As well it was a record for snowfall for November 24.

Pat you should have come back to clear snow again. Maybe we wouldn't have this if you had been here. I think we had our first snowfall near the end of January last year. The forecast has temperatures warming up over the next week with plus temperatures everyday and up to 10C for next Friday. Hopefully it will be all gone again by then. I am not ready to start humming, "It's Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas" just yet.

Enjoy the photos and I'm sure you are jealous of us having so much of the white stuff.

Cheers,

Barry

P.S. The outside photos were taken by me showing the snow around our house as well as a couple of the parking lot next door and in front of Mrs. Brennan's house. There are three that Gladys took from inside showing the snow on the trees and steps.

Colin and Hope

Hi there:

Just a quick note to show you several photos of Colin and his 4 year old daughter, Hope who recently visited Marystown for a couple of days while Pat was visiting. As you can see from the photos, she is a beautiful little girl who loves her daddy. She has lots of energy, loves playing and is very sociable. She even sang Happy Birthday to myself and Joan while visiting. As you can also see, Colin and his father put their carpentry skills to good use fixing up the back step at Joan's.

Enjoy the photos.
Barry

October Visit to Marystown

Hi Everyone:

Just a note to tell you all about a short visit to Marystown recently by brother Pat, Gerard and Junior as well as Junior's wife Nora. Below is a short description of their visit as well as some photos.

First I should pass along condolences to Nora on the passing of her sister Pauline last week. Pauline battled cancer for about 2 and one half years and passed away on October 4th. She was just 49, however, she left an indelible mark on those around her. She always had time for others sometimes at the expense of herself. She leaves behind her husband Mike, daughters Rhonda and Pamela, son Jonathan as well as precious twin grandsons Aiden and Michael. As well she leaves 5 sisters including Nora, 3 brothers and her mother. God bless them all.
Pat and Gerard came to Marystown for a visit from Sept. 30 to October 9 while Junior was here from Oct. 5 - 9 as Nora came a little earlier to spend some time with her sister. It was great to see them here in Marystown and while here they were kept fairly busy - usually preparing something to eat or playing cribbage - as well as Pat trying to stock up on some items to take back to Ontario when he goes later in the month. He went back to Upper Gullies on the 9th with Gerard to spend some time with Pamela, Danny, Colin and his grandchildren. I think he is supposed to come back to Marystown fro a week before he leaves for Ontario.

The photos below were taken in Lamaline and Marystown. Those from Lamaline were taken one day we went to get some wrinkles. However, the tide didn't go out far enough so we came away with empty handed. While there Pat, Gerard and I along with Boyd took a few shots of the remaining foundation of the house we lived in back in the 1960's. On a little note related to that foundation, I was asked recently by someone who lived in the house previous to us if I had heard about a $50 gold coin being in the concrete foundation. Apparently he remembers being told that sometime over the past years. As a matter of fact his brother, who is Anglican bishop for Eastern NL, visited there last year to look at the foundation. They were wondering about who may own the land now. Some other photos were taken at dinner and a game of cribbage at my house while the others were taken during a Thanksgiving jiggs dinner at Joan's the day before all the company left to head back to their homes.

As well you may have noticed that I changed the outlook on the blog. I'll see what it looks like and maybe I'll hear what you think. Just click on the photo to see the other pictures.
Enjoy the photos and I hope everything is well with you all.

Cheers,
Barry