Today's Animal

Thanks Bob H.

Family Get Togethers

Marston

I built a dory drifter row boat last fall in the garage and finally got to float in it this last week end. We had a family reunion so I had lots of help and advice.

Thought I would share the pictures and a few thoughts.

Boating is not what it used to be.. All I wanted to do was build a small boat that me and the miss's could go drift down the South Saskatchewan River in to catch a few fish so as to make my Newfie ancestors right proud. Instead I discovered in Canada you now have to write a test and get certified even if you don't use a motor.

The test is for all kinds of boating so I had to know every thing from what buoys to watch for when coming up stream into the harbour, to what flags meant what, to how to handle going through the great Lakes locks to who has the right of way when approaching head on?

Got a right mind to row right across Canada, up those locks and into Bonivista Harbour just for spite. Top speed I can get out of the Lakoda trawling motor is about 4 knots..Rowing of course is a little slower. That ought'a get the St Lawrence Sea way traffic sufficiently snarled don't cha think?

Worst thing that could happen would be some one might spot all the high tech talent floating around in that one little dory ( I got 90% correct ) and offer me a job as a pilot on a tanker. Whoa and they think they got troubles now worrying about terrorists on the loose. They ain't seen nothing.. I'm not just another pretty face..

Catch you later matey

Doug

Thanks Doug

#9 Train

HI MARTY,

WELL I FOUND THE # 9 TRAIN THAT PASSED ON CHURCHILL, IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE , DON'T FORGET THE TRAIN WAS BUILT IN 1911 IT WEIGHT 19 TONS.THEY EVEN STARTED IT FOR ME, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE ON TOP, IT DID BEAUTIFUL SPARKS, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, I HAD NOT HEARD SINCE 1956 THERE IS A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS, BUT IT COULD MOVE.

THANKS MARTY

NORMAND SIMARD

PS. MAYBE WE COULD ROLL THE TRAIN BACK TO G.PK. WHERE IT BELONGS, BEFORE 2011 TO CELEBRATE THE #9 TRAIN'S CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY WITH GREENFIELD PARK 'S CENTENNIAL.

Thanks Normand

Good Old Days

HI MARTY,

THE GOOD OLD DAYS MARTY, LOOK AT THAT BEAUUTIFUL RADIO BIKE I JUST WISH I HAD ONE IN THOSE DAYS, WELL I DID HAVE A BIG PILE OF ROY ROGERS COMICS.

THANKS MARTY

NORMAND SIMARD

Thanks Normand

Why our Grandparents were Happy

Why Our Great-Grandparents were Happier Than We Are...

Bayers Heroin

A bottle of Bayer's heroin. Between 1890 and 1910 heroin was sold as a non-addictive substitute for morphine. It was also used to treat children with strong cough.

Coca Wine, anyone?

Metcalf Coca Wine was one of a huge variety of wines with cocaine on the market. Everybody used to say that it would make you happy and it would also work as a medicinal treatment.

Mariani wine

Mariani wine (1875) was the most famous Coca wine of it's time. Pope Leo XIII used to carry one bottle with him all the time. He awarded Angelo Mariani (the producer) with a Vatican gold medal.

Maltine

Produced by Maltine Manufacturing Companyof New York . It was suggested that you should take a full glass with or after every meal... Children should take half a glass..

A paper weight:

A paper weight promoting C.F. Boehringer & Soehne ( Mannheim , Germany ). They were proud of being the biggest producers in the world of products containing Quinine and Cocaine.

Opium for Asthma:

No comments.

Cocaine tablets (1900)

All stage actors, singers teachers and preachers had to have them for a maximum performance. Great to "smooth" the voice.

Cocaine drops for toothache

Very popular for children in 1885. Not only did they relieve the pain, they made the children happy!

Opium for new-borns

I'm sure this would make them sleep well (not only the Opium, but 46% alcohol!)

No wonder they were called The Good Old Days!!

Thanks George V.

Families

Well thanks for the blog as I get to see family members more then just in person,good to see Rick and Lori Newbury enjoying a holiday .....

and enjoyed the pictures of Uncle Ted Newbury at his grandsons wedding with his daughter Lynn....................

Thanks again Elizabeth (Newbury) Baird............

Thanks Elizabeth

Caribbean

Thanks Lou.

Ticket or Doughnuts ????

Odd Pics

Thanks Barb H.

Today's Animals

Thanks Diana J.P.

Look Alike???

HI MARTY,

WHAT A COINCIDENCE IN HAMPTON BEACH, I SEE A GUY THAT LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE GUY THAT FIXES VERY GOOD MY SEWERS, CLEANS THE SNOW FROM MY STREET, KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE OUR MAIN WATER VALVES ARE, ETC. ETC. SO I FOLLOWED HIM AND IT WAS HIM FRED (RICKY} NEWBURY AND HIS WIFE FROM EMPIRE, HIS FATHER WAS OUR CHIEF FIREMAN AND RICKY'S SON WORKS FOR THE TOWN ALSO, KEEPING OUR PARKS VERY VERY CLEAN.

THANKS MARTY

NORMAND SIMARD

Thanks Normand

New Tractor

Ross isn’t that a little big to clean your driveway!! Maybe you can do all of Greenfield Park just kidding that is one great machine did you pay cash I am very happy for you maybe you can give father Bob a ride even Normand Simard might want a lift to get around the Park to take all his pictures. Take care good buddy will see you soon .

The Red Baron of North Lancaster

Red Drummond

Thanks Red

Only You

Thanks Ellen S.

Gone Drinking

Now folks I know you all will miss me the next few days so I posted a few silly things from tomorrow until my return Wednesday morning. Pat and I, along with my business partner Tom Brown and his wife Barb, are off to visit the Dukes of Nutley NJ. Nutley is the home town of America's favorite jailbird... Martha Stewart.

The Dukes are Pat's cousins and every year we have a reunion where Pat and I get the Royal Suite. I enjoy this weekend since it is all the Amercan cousins and me the Canadian agitator. They know nothing about Canada other than West Shefford Quebec... politics Hah.... oh yeah they know the Blue Jays and the Toronto Maple Leafs.... their best arguement "Its not Leafs, Its leaves" Duh ... "excuse me people its a registered trade mark"..... "something like World Series... where you don't play the world".... "you play with yourselves"

Actually it is all in fun... they take down the American flag and put up the Canadian flag for the weekend.... they sing O'Canada and all kinds of sillyness occurs...

Odd Pics

Thanks Barb H.