Re: [CH] Back home again in Indiana & lots of other stuff
Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:26:06 -0800
> Speaking of seeing list folks, I had the honor of stopping in and seeing
> Mr tony Flynn- the Grandad on the beach in New Zealand that tries to
> convince folks he's retired. Don't believe it! :-) He kept a full
> schedule while I was there, mostly showing me that fish tremble at his
> passing! We spent a day out in the Bay o'Plenty finding out why it was
> named that. Didn't recognize anything that we caught though Tony
> assured me they were all good eating. He also spent a day showing me
> around and filling me in on the history (and politics) of New Zealand.
> Pretty knowledgable fellow :-) A finer gentleman you won't meet though
> you might find his equal hiding out on Vancouver Island ;-)
>
> -Jim C
> Mild to Wild(R)
>
Well, thank you, kind sir! To be compared to that ex Pommie in NZ is a
compliment indeed! Hope Tony thinks so, as well. Marie came in and read
the post, gave me a pat on the back, and said" an anniversary gift from
Jim!" seeing as today she and I celebrate 56 years of being in love!
Away back on Mar 4/49 we tied the knot, after going together from 1947!
So we go back farther than a lot of CHers have been around! Gotta tell
you about our latest great grandaughter, who just turned one.Her mother
made some jalapeno squares(must get the recipe)and Kaitlin, after eating
a bite of one, said " HOT" and finished off the whole thing, then asked
for more! A budding chile head!! My grandson said she must take after
Grumpa! My pet name from one of my granddtrs who made us a fantastic
card for today. Glad it was a big success, Jim. Welcome back to reality!
On a sad note, 4 of our RCMP oficers were slain yesterday near Edmonton
while checking out a grow-op by the owner of that, who then killed
himself. Sad day for our national police force, where I happen to have a
few friends working. Cheers, old Doug & his beautiful wife, in BC