November 13, 2024

Well It's a small world! I also knew Bruce Monteith many years ago, then when he and Anne  lived near Middleville.

I will certainly forward your good wishes when I see David on Sunday. This is his week to take the Morning Service, He comes to St.George's, Clayton, every week. Now that he lives in Almonte, he has offered to drive me if the weather is not great during the coming winter.

I also remember seeing the Lanark Highlanders, probably a few times, but didn't recognise you! 

This morning, being the usual get together coffee day, Heather Gurniak mentioned that she recently met you in the grocery store and just chatted for a few minutes.

I was able to find the right coloured wool for her to mend a small hole in a special cardigan. She also compared my kitchen with hers, when she noticed this one is quite a bit larger than her apartment, which is #308, now she is trying to decide on paint colours for dreary walls and tall trees outside! 

Did you know Wayne Pifer, he died last week, he had been back and forth to QCH a few times being treated for heart problems, when suddenly it was discovered he had stage 4 lung cancer. A blessing for him that he departed so quickly, but tough on his family. Tony and I met him when he was still living  just past Clayton in Lanark Highlands.

Tomorrow I shall visit Edith Dash (#110) who is now in Carleton Place Terrace, suffering from Cancer. She and I met almost as soon as I moved in here, we go back quite a long time and experienced many places in Europe; also including Vernon B.C. She once lived only a few houses away from My son, Graham.

Edith is fortunate that her Son and daughter-in-law only live two blocks away, one visits her every morning and the other one in the evening. The main reason for her being in C.P. Dear soul, she does not have much time left, last week Joy Sheets came with me and she was so happy to see us Both. Her black cat "Rascal" is with her; I now have to make a fuss of him, he knows me now and waits for ear rubs! 

Winter is almost here, enjoy the sunshine days.

Suzanne.

On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 11:18 PM L. G. William Chapman BA LLB <lgwilliamchapman@gmail.com> wrote:

David Moat, my partner Denis and I were members of the Lanark Highlanders, a social regiment initiated by the late Bruce Robert Henderson Monteith (who was the Sgt Major).  I also know Heather Toner from many years ago.  We haven't seem either of them for some time.  Please give them our best if you have the opportunity to do so.