WAVERLEY HEADING DOWN THE CLYDE - SQUINTY BRIDGE

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The Waverley approaching the channel opened at the Squinty Bridge (at Transport Museum) on the upper River Clyde. 

The bridge returning to its walkway position.

PHOTOS - BIRTHDAY BOY AND CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

As it was Don's birthday recently I came across these photos included here.

On his bike, aged about 12 years old (1957) in front of one of the flat deck trucks

[left] me, then Don, Beverley Pipe. Fluffy dog was hers; the dachshund is Rex Mears family pet (who lived next door to the Pipe family) Year: 1957 or 58

In Canoe Boat Basin with Les Treat.  This boat was fibreglass, olive green and the very latest thing, i.e. fibreglass. Year would be about 1960 I think.

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This photo must be about 1950 when I would be 6 and Don 5 years old. The line-up is [left] Don, then Donald MacLennan, Marcella MacLennan* and me.

We are sitting on a toboggan or else a sledge of some sort.  The bush in the background is a lilac bush, one of 2 that were outside the front door of our house in an area which was a flower garden.  Why do I remember all of this? Because one day, when my mother was asleep having worked night shift (which she did fairly regularly) my father bulldozed the whole lot to out to make space for the 'boys' (drivers and swampers) to park their cars every morning upon arrival for work.  When she woke up to find what he'd done... she was furious...throwing  crockery across the kitchen smashing all on the cupboard doors above the sink!

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*  I believe they were from Barra.  The dad was a social worker.

A MUSICAL MOMENT: JAEDEN IZIK-DZURKO UK PRIZE WINNER

On Friday I was listening to BBC Radio 3, as is my habit. It was the Leeds Piano Competition for under 30 year olds. It's a very high calibre, international line-up, held every 3 years.  I noticed that one of the five semi-finalists (Jaeden Izik-Dzurko) was from Canada.  I looked up his bio details and was astonished to find he was from my ‘hometown’, as they say in America, i.e. Salmon Arm, British Columbia.  It’s a small town in central B.C. built on the Canadian Pacific Railway line.

As it happens I am on the committee of the Milngavie Music Club who hold monthly concerts of international artistes of various types. The President sent out a circular to everyone giving the Head's Up about the final concert coming up (Saturday) because one of the artistes who played last year (pianist Junyan Chen from China) was going to be playing as she was one of the 5 semi-finalists.  I responded in the circular email stating that I intended to listen and mentioned that I had happened to find this chap in the list of 5 and why he stood out for me. (I’d never heard of him!) 

A couple of hours later…lo and behold… he won!…. and Junyan came second.  Such a coincidence and quite delightful!

GOODBYE TO JEAN

Our Nursing Class of 1967, University of British Columbia, has lost a dear lady.  Jean Streight died August 27, 2024 and will be missed by family and friends. A memorial service was held in Vancouver yesterday, September 10th.

Going into our second year Jean joined Alice and I in Alice's grandparents' house on 4th Avenue where we lived together for 3 years until we graduated and left in 1967 to go our separate ways.

1964: first year UBC nursing students - Jean, myself and Alice

(L) Kit Taylor, Jean, Kit's mother and Anon in background (Steve Taylor?) probably at the Taylor's cabin, Redroofs (north of Seschelt) where we spent the occasional weekend. 

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To finish the triangle....  Graduation photos 1967

Alice

Barb (me)