tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post5125570285162283511..comments2024-03-23T08:13:12.713-07:00Comments on Growing Up in Verdun ,Montreal & Information: Snow Taxi Morin HeightsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-61710911861618058952007-02-16T15:54:00.000-08:002007-02-16T15:54:00.000-08:00Hi Magpie,..it's not a lot of time for you to ...<strong><em>Hi Magpie,..it's not a lot of time for you to change the settings,.....</em></strong> <strong><em>when you joined the site,it will ask you the same questions,..all you do is select to ' read on line' instead of checking the 'in box' </em></strong> <strong><em>However you can try joining again if you like</em></strong> les__f MSNhttp://msn-les__f.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-83856586940052108932007-02-14T14:14:00.000-08:002007-02-14T14:14:00.000-08:00I don't remember Joan but Audrey lived up here...I don't remember Joan but Audrey lived up here for awhile. She is now remarried to Barry Black and lives near Hawksberry Ont. I still see her now and then. I remember when The Country Band would come up to Mille Isles and play at the Town Hall. Glogloworm138 MSNhttp://msn-gloworm138.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-32321523083324496192007-02-14T11:44:00.000-08:002007-02-14T11:44:00.000-08:00Audrey, (Ralph's sister) was married to Junior...Audrey, (Ralph's sister) was married to Junior Furlotte. He played in a country band. I think it was called "the Country Folk".maggiemck MSNhttp://msn-maggiemck.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-22043186147856558422007-02-14T11:42:00.000-08:002007-02-14T11:42:00.000-08:00Ralph's sister, Joan is married to Don MacArth...Ralph's sister, Joan is married to Don MacArthur. They had a little country home in Mille Isles not far from Ralph and just down the street from Uncle Ernie and Auntie Annie. I spent a week there with them one summer, what a great place! maggiemck MSNhttp://msn-maggiemck.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-83702644047549603692007-02-14T10:46:00.000-08:002007-02-14T10:46:00.000-08:00Maggie Knew them all very well. Madge and Ralph...Maggie Knew them all very well. Madge and Ralph and the kids, They lived not far from us. Still see Shirley, she has redone her family home and comes up often, she is a very nice person. Cindy and Jimmy the two youngest are the same age as my daughter. I am not sure where they are now. Ralph and Madge moved to the maritimes and they are both deceased now. It is a small world. Glogloworm138 MSNhttp://msn-gloworm138.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-1705597197483044962007-02-14T03:26:00.000-08:002007-02-14T03:26:00.000-08:00Uncle Ernie's son, Ralph, lived in Milles Isle...Uncle Ernie's son, Ralph, lived in Milles Isles. He and his wife, Madge, had a slew of kids including Shirley and Billy (closest to my age). maggiemck MSNhttp://msn-maggiemck.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-16379090255302453982007-02-13T14:52:00.000-08:002007-02-13T14:52:00.000-08:00That explains the lack of colour in the photo: That explains the lack of colour in the photo: les__f MSNhttp://msn-les__f.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-11497984719527196462007-02-09T18:52:00.000-08:002007-02-09T18:52:00.000-08:00Gloworm check your hotmail address,...i just sent ...<strong><em>Gloworm check your hotmail address,...i just sent you the Come Here's & the Been Here's........</em></strong> <strong><em>not sure of aound quality,...but you'll get the idea,.....it's been scanned both in & out,..so don't worry if you see the attach: ,.and from a strange email address, it's should be Ok but let me know if it doesn't play,...?</em></strong> les__f MSNhttp://msn-les__f.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-19046718535258090632007-02-09T18:32:00.000-08:002007-02-09T18:32:00.000-08:00Yes Gloworm138,....I feel the same as well,...it&#...<strong><em>Yes Gloworm138,....I feel the same as well,...it's funny when a bunch of my friends and I are sitting around (code for drinking beer ,with a hockey game on in the background.......hahaha0 and we'll be talking about Montreal,or Quebec etc etc,.....only We can have critique the place,,,,cause we've lived there,..but noone else can,...because we figure they don't know what they are talking about,,,,,,,,hahahahahaha</em></strong> <strong><em></em></strong> <strong><em>ps; Check Out another song by Chuck Brodsky,...called "Talk to my Lawyer"....(it's funny,)</em></strong>les__f MSNhttp://msn-les__f.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-91437106227331407972007-02-09T18:22:00.000-08:002007-02-09T18:22:00.000-08:00Les The Come Here's and Been Here's. I s...Les The Come Here's and Been Here's. I still feel that way about Verdun too. I was born there and lived there for 31 years and still feel it is mine. I guess I am like the British Bull Dog "What I have I hold" Always been proud to say I am from Verdun, and by doing so have bumped into lots of people who came from there too. Glogloworm138 MSNhttp://msn-gloworm138.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-6895718220089686932007-02-09T18:04:00.000-08:002007-02-09T18:04:00.000-08:00Oh my Gosh Les that song is my town. Only problem...Oh my Gosh Les that song is my town. Only problem I am starting to act like a been here. Ha Ha. I must try to download the lyrics. Thanks Glogloworm138 MSNhttp://msn-gloworm138.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-77249333231628937892007-02-09T17:38:00.000-08:002007-02-09T17:38:00.000-08:00Hi gloworm138,..............i love your descriptio...<strong><em>Hi gloworm138,..............i love your description of Still being a 'Newcomer' after 30 years,.....I know many areas exactly like that,......hahaha</em></strong> <strong><em>Your post reminded me of a song i always thought was neat,.because of similar thought..........Written by a guy named Chuck Brodsky (who has written a lot of songs with thought provoking lyrics,.......this one is called</em></strong> <strong><em> "The Come Here's,.& the Been Here's "</em></strong> <strong>The Come Heres & The Been Heres<br><br></strong>The come heres and the been heres - they don't get along<br>I'd been there 15 minutes - and I knew something was wrong<br>The waitress wasn't friendly - and neither was the cook<br>Until I asked how far it was - to the town of Stony Brook<br><br>The come heres live in cabins - the been heres live in shacks<br>They'll say hello in passing - talk behind each others' backs<br>White collars versus rednecks - horses versus mules<br>The city kids they come here - make the teachers look like fools<br><br>The come heres come with laptops - nintendo, vcrs<br>Some of them have telephones - inside their foreign cars<br>They want to make no smoking zones in all the public places<br>They want to pass an ordinance outlawing turkey races<br><br>The ancestors of been heres - they came here early on<br>When there were just the Indians - and once they were gone<br>They claimed themselves the new world - there was lots to go around<br>Carved up a bunch of properties & they built this little town<br><br>Now the come heres nearly have the votes to make one of 'em mayor<br>In the last election they won half the council chairs<br>They took over the school board and outlawed the morning prayers<br>They're teaching evolution and sex education there<br><br>The come heres have their pussycats and their little white french poodles<br>The been heres have their hound dogs - with names like Yankee Doodle<br>The come heres like to watch the ducks and sometimes they will feed 'em<br>The been heres like to shotgun 'em & take 'em home & eat 'em<br><br>The been heres do their drinking in a been here owned saloon<br>But in that brand new micro-brewery there's a separate dining room<br>Only at the K-mart or the Wal-mart do they mix<br>They think of one another as carrot nibblers & hicks<br><br>The come heres keep a coming - new ones every day<br>They come for second chances - the new world, as they say<br>They buy & sell these properties - for unheard of amounts<br>The come heres keep a' coming - building up this little town<br><br>The come heres and the been heres - two towns that overlap<br>You wouldn't even see it - by just looking at a map<br>I was there at Christmas time - when a tree was just a tree<br>And you couldn't tell whose kids were who's - sitting there on Santa's knee<br><br>The come heres & the been heres - there's talk about a fence<br>The whole town is divided - half for and half against<br> <strong><em>..............He's done as I mentioned a lot of different songs,....and He plays an acoustic guitar & sings,.....and I find him entertaining,.........captures your attention................check out "Blow 'em Away" or "Our Gods" as just a couple of others he does.......................</em></strong> http://www.chuckbrodsky.com/lyrics.html <strong><em>also here's a link to Chuck Brodsky's site as well as the above lyrics site:</em></strong> http://www.chuckbrodsky.com/ <strong><em>.............................................................................................................................</em></strong>les__f MSNhttp://msn-les__f.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-62324241406678040242007-02-09T17:27:00.000-08:002007-02-09T17:27:00.000-08:00Winnie Not sure about those names but I will try...Winnie Not sure about those names but I will try to find out. Glogloworm138 MSNhttp://msn-gloworm138.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-85408598351706829922007-02-09T17:11:00.000-08:002007-02-09T17:11:00.000-08:00Glo. There was an obituary in The Gazette this mor...Glo. There was an obituary in The Gazette this morning for a Kathleen Baldwin, wife of William Baldwin. Son named David and Daughter named Judy. The names sound familiar. Do you know if they are part of the Morin Height Baldwins????<br><br><br /><br /><br> Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page.winnie3ave MSNhttp://msn-winnie3ave.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-69605218553118404632007-02-09T16:46:00.000-08:002007-02-09T16:46:00.000-08:00There were a lot of Elliott's here in this ar...There were a lot of Elliott's here in this area, many have passed on but there are still a few younger ones. I guess somehow you probably still have relatives here. Glogloworm138 MSNhttp://msn-gloworm138.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-68632294563947984312007-02-09T15:48:00.000-08:002007-02-09T15:48:00.000-08:00Gloria, in my haste I got my Uncles mixed up. My U...Gloria, in my haste I got my Uncles mixed up. My Uncle Charlie lived in Lachute. Uncle Ernie Elliott's family was connected to the Snow-Taxi in the Mille Isles area. Ernie married my father's sister, Annie McKiernon.maggiemck MSNhttp://msn-maggiemck.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com