Thank you Bill, that is amazing. The husband of one of my lady friends upstairs, Gary & Joyce Nicholson, will be able to print it for me and St.G's.
As soon as I saw the printing on the shield I knew I had to jump up and check one of my Father's Family Motto, I knew The "Semper" was identical, then I had to check the spelling before I wrote it to you. SEMPER PARATUS, This dates back to 1700's including the BELL family.
Yes , Alexander Graham Bell was my Grandfather's first cousin. It was only as a late teenager in Canada that Alexander decided to add a second name: Graham goes back several centuries in the Panton Wells family. Why our two surnames became "UnHyphenated" or when we do not know. There was a General Panton in 1820 -1850 who owned almost the whole large area of SOHO in the Westend of London but...he lost all, except 1 acre surrounding his house, in one night due to gambling. However there is still a Panton street, off Shaftesbury Ave where My Grandfather used to take my Daddy, Ronald , his eldest son, for lunch at a well known restaurant during school holidays.
It was still there when my parents had lunch the day before flying to Ottawa to visit us when he came for his 88th Birthday, also again for His 90th.
Daddy was born July 10, 1883. The last time they came, Ian was 5 and he remembers going for walks with Grandpa and had to run to keep up with him! Daddy died suddenly when he was 92, we were living in Calgary and Graham was 6 weeks old.
Last week you sent interesting notes and paragraphs re: AI. How that can work for monetary advice etc: is another "Kettle of Fish"!
We have at least 6 inches of snow today, high NE winds blowing most of the day. Last night all 4 churches were sent emails to close today. Driving was too dangerous, also too cold to heat the buildings!
Just saw Ian Hanomansing on CBC news, Germany is having elections, thousands of people trying to ban "The Far Right" who are trying to repeat Nazism. He Interviewed the head of Canada's Cisis, who said the internet is now in a terrifying state, not only in our country but
all around the world, what will happen or how to solve the problems, or who is maintaining them is a crisis right now.
Not the best news to go to bed and try to sleep. Good night!!
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