tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post6223825658605758832..comments2024-03-23T08:13:12.713-07:00Comments on Growing Up in Verdun ,Montreal & Information: Eating in VerdunUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-48052667015655747632018-09-24T13:12:09.216-07:002018-09-24T13:12:09.216-07:00Leith's was owned by my grandparents :)Leith's was owned by my grandparents :)Andrea Mageenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-61491888903674561592011-08-24T16:36:20.000-07:002011-08-24T16:36:20.000-07:00It is indeed,.............. just thought I'd p...It is indeed,.............. just thought I'd pop this thread back in too...... Cheers !! HF&RVLes Fhttp://lesf.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-25431237672599899022009-10-18T18:22:42.000-07:002009-10-18T18:22:42.000-07:00Before it was Woodland restaurant. Before it was W...Before it was Woodland restaurant. Before it was White's it was Jack Merry's place. What was the name of it?And what was the place used for, there was hardly anything on the shelves. Maybe it was like Cheerios where Mr. Snapes had a few comic books and nothing else. I don`t remember anybody ear¸ting there, just drinking coffee.robert jomphehttp://jumper01.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-67492888477425487752009-10-06T19:22:14.000-07:002009-10-06T19:22:14.000-07:00Regarding the bakeries my wife and her brother als...Regarding the bakeries my wife and her brother also remember one called Leith's she believes it was on wellington somhere around Willibrod. She lived on Manning so the location is fuzzy.robert jomphehttp://jumper01.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-15619070528293431222009-10-01T16:49:48.000-07:002009-10-01T16:49:48.000-07:00Brian, we're all so proud of being Verdunites....Brian, we're all so proud of being Verdunites.... isn't it amazing that we still all celebrate being "sons & daughters" of the best place in La Belle Province!<br />My husband Richard (Rosemount) even says he wishes he was from there, as he can't believe the depth of affection Verdunites display about their "home". Hopefully, we've all made peace at the circumstances that led us to leaving La Belle Province and that we've had full, happy lives in our new hometowns. Doesn't mean we didn't leave a little part of heart in Quebec, and especially Verdun!...DianeDiane Robertshttp://dr676third.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-64759097055716707642009-10-01T14:52:24.000-07:002009-10-01T14:52:24.000-07:00http://images.pony19505.multiply.com/content/movie...<a href="http://images.pony19505.multiply.com/content/movie/pony19505:video:12/pony19505/12./9CcLYuu,w49yP5g0Fse04w/watch%5B1%5D?nmid=287275927" rel="nofollow">http://images.pony19505.multiply.com/content/movie/pony19505:video:12/pony19505/12./9CcLYuu,w49yP5g0Fse04w/watch%5B1%5D?nmid=287275927</a>pauline garneauhttp://pony19505.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-1211164027157762402009-09-30T19:36:15.000-07:002009-09-30T19:36:15.000-07:00Thanks Les, I love the avatar and have put it on m...Thanks Les, I love the avatar and have put it on my site. Can see "big boomers" like this right now out the back, great to see as long as they stay on the other side of the fence! A few months ago I watched one jump over the fence as if it wasn't even there...scary sight when you're in the back yard. The big ones stand 7ft tall, so you wouldn't want to confront one. I watch them "boxing" with each other and that's a sight to see.<br />The book "City Unique" sounds facinating and a good read, so I'm going on to the Chapters webpage right now to see if there's any in stock. I often order books from them as one of Richard's favourite authors is a Canadian science fiction writer, Robert Sawyer.<br />We haven't received any tsunami warnings from the Sumatra earthquake as far south as Perth. As for the dust storms, they happened in NSW and Queensland on the east coast. The dust blew in from drought striken South Australia and created a real mess! We don't usually have to worry about such problems as Perth is a fairly windy city (nothing but ocean between us and Africa) and the winds usually travel west to east, leaving the sands in the desert where they should be! Fortunately we're not in drought conditions here in the West and the wheat harvests and vineyards should have a great year. However, the weather is sure unpredictable worldwide these days, so who knows what tomorrow brings...DianeDiane Robertshttp://dr676third.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-32295645582119648152009-09-30T16:29:39.000-07:002009-09-30T16:29:39.000-07:00Diane very well written.It is true verdun or Mont...Diane very well written.It is true verdun or Montreal is not the same as it was when we were young and I don't think I could ever return but the memories will always be there and to me it means something to say I came from Verdun.BrianBrian Geareyhttp://winnipeg1.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-81704814588579291692009-09-30T09:05:07.000-07:002009-09-30T09:05:07.000-07:00I'm actually reading City Unique right now. Fi...I'm actually reading City Unique right now. Finding out all kinds of stuff about the good ol' bad ol' days. There's a photo of moving day on 4th Ave. A great read.mary lameyhttp://marylamey.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-7016943320516274192009-09-30T01:14:19.000-07:002009-09-30T01:14:19.000-07:00Right on, Pauline...there's always something t...Right on, Pauline...there's always something to complain about or yearn for from "the old place". Having made the big leap to Down Under, which is made up of most people in Perth being from "somewhere else", I've noticed that when one makes the decision to live far from their birthplace, you never completely belong anywhere again, but you make the best of it and enjoy life. We all hold on to the wonderful memories of Verdun & La Belle Province, but reality is it's not the same place anymore, and we're not the same people either. We visit Montreal every couple of years and absolutely love our return to our "home", but the change in population & cultural diversity etc., makes it a completely different place than the city of our youth. I loved the dynamics of a French/English Montreal and the two cultures are what made the city so unique, until the separatist movement turned our world upside down. So we've all moved on, grown older and hopefully made good & happy lives elsewhere or still in La Belle Province. As Les says...Remember Verdun ....DianeDiane Robertshttp://dr676third.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-41252709733537815462009-09-29T17:28:59.000-07:002009-09-29T17:28:59.000-07:00Ditto!Ditto!Sandy Walshhttp://sandywest.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-26855305000677876172009-09-29T11:58:24.000-07:002009-09-29T11:58:24.000-07:00Les and Pauline Agree with you both and it is nic...Les and Pauline Agree with you both and it is nice to keep old memories alive BrianBrian Geareyhttp://winnipeg1.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-85202545244020736632009-09-29T10:39:28.000-07:002009-09-29T10:39:28.000-07:00That's what keeps Visit's great & also...That's what keeps Visit's great & also keeps the memories alive,,,,,,We are fortunate to have a group ,that lives all over the world,but we all were searching / surfing for Verdun /Montereal when we came upon this site..... Where we can 'take 'virtual' visits home,any time we like......and share all those common things we did.....in the same place Verdun....... HF&RV<br /> <br /><br /> I would imagine our parents would get a real kick out of us using 'their' music to Remember our city...................lol Have Fun & Remember VerdunLes Fhttp://lesf.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-16648126064409981652009-09-29T10:05:45.000-07:002009-09-29T10:05:45.000-07:00Gonna take a sentimental journey
Gonna set my hear...Gonna take a sentimental journey<br />Gonna set my heart at ease<br />Gonna make a sentimental journey<br />To renew old memories<br /><br />Got my bag, I got my reservation<br />Spent each dime I could afford<br />Like a child in wild anticipation<br />Long to hear that: "All aboard!"<br /><br />Seven, that's the time we leave at - seven<br />I'll be waiting up for heaven<br />Counting every mile of railroad track - that takes me back<br /><br />Never thought my heart could be so yearning<br />Why did I decide to roam<br />Gotta take this sentimental journey<br />Sentimental journey home<br /><br /> <br />This site keeps the lush green pasture of our youth alive but the seasons have change it to another shade of green but it is still green. You can’t “go” home because you have made your home wherever you and your families are. There is no perfect place no matter where you hang your hat , its up to you to decide how much you can tolerate ignore or live with. I get reports across Canada and the United States from family and friends and at the risk of being redundant there’ s no perfect place to live. Paulinepauline garneauhttp://pony19505.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-84369183096703089552009-09-28T17:36:39.000-07:002009-09-28T17:36:39.000-07:00"She is Montreal born and bred and most recen..."She is Montreal born and bred and most recently lived in Pointe Claire - I'm not sure why she picked Verdun - but she likes it. I agree that going back would be great for about a month until you did everything you wanted to do and then it would all start to get on your nerves again - about why we left........ Probably a week up there once in a while is the way to go. "<br /><br /> Sandy stay on her good side , makes for a spot to stay close to the river...lol HF&RVLes Fhttp://lesf.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-44253748501610002332009-09-28T17:11:16.000-07:002009-09-28T17:11:16.000-07:00Les - funny you should mention about not being rea...Les - funny you should mention about not being ready to give up your car. I often think about giving up my suburban lifestyle and living in Manhattan (I love it there) but I will have to be mentally prepared to not having a car - and I love driving - just like I used to love my bike. My friend needs her car I think because she works on the West Island and travels a lot on the weekends to points all over the place.<br /><br />She is Montreal born and bred and most recently lived in Pointe Claire - I'm not sure why she picked Verdun - but she likes it. I agree that going back would be great for about a month until you did everything you wanted to do and then it would all start to get on your nerves again - about why we left........ Probably a week up there once in a while is the way to go.Sandy Walshhttp://sandywest.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-47385005074548016122009-09-28T17:08:11.000-07:002009-09-28T17:08:11.000-07:00Good grief!!!! I'll drive by tomorrow and repo...Good grief!!!! I'll drive by tomorrow and report back. Clearly I haven't been buying enough humbugs.mary lameyhttp://marylamey.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-13570162295837601052009-09-28T16:59:12.000-07:002009-09-28T16:59:12.000-07:00I like the idea of being in Verdun, but I know I c...I like the idea of being in Verdun, but I know I could never live there again,too many years gone by, & I'm comfortable in Victoria BC. As for parking I could see that if I did live in Verdun, there almost would be no need for a vehicle,but I am not ready for that yet either. <br />Sandy has your friend always lived there,& just bought a condo or did they live elsewhere & move back to Labelle Province, because I would be interested in hearing a prospective from someone who has been away for years & is now going home (as it were),,,,,,but not until they had been back a few years, as everyones idea of a place would most likely be great,until all the old stuff they forgot about starts rearing it's head again....from weather to (shhhhhh politics) HF&RV<br />ps: a friend of mine is just about to sell the house he's owned on Galt for decades,& it's scheduled to become Condos as well....<br />Verdun , thought with it's proximity to everything would certainly be an enviablew spot to live,especially if you could get a river view,.....or even one of the Montreal Skyline would be nice too.Les Fhttp://lesf.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-89241562508290071402009-09-28T16:36:34.000-07:002009-09-28T16:36:34.000-07:00Here's another article from Laura Roberts on V...Here's another article from Laura Roberts on Verdun restaurants, etc. Some of them sound pretty good and I'd love to try them except it's a little far to go for dinner. I get the feeling that given some time and tlc that Verdun might become an "in" place to live. With it's location on the river and the bike paths, boardwalk, etc., it has a lot going for it. I know someone who bought a condo around 2nd and Wellington recently and apparently she loves it. But the parking is the pits.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.giftedtravel.com/going-gourmet-in-verdun/">http://www.giftedtravel.com/going-gourmet-in-verdun/</a>Sandy Walshhttp://sandywest.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-12295456727105211752009-09-28T14:32:49.000-07:002009-09-28T14:32:49.000-07:00Old fashioned bakeries, another item to file under...Old fashioned bakeries, another item to file under "Things ain't what they used to be." At least we still have Stillwells, if you don't mind going to La Salle. I don't.mary lameyhttp://marylamey.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-37062374795815499982009-09-28T08:08:14.000-07:002009-09-28T08:08:14.000-07:00Diane - we sure had a lot of great bakeries back i...Diane - we sure had a lot of great bakeries back in the day. I found a site where you can order them - $2.50 each - yikes. I wonder how much we used to pay for them.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cameronsbritishfoods.com/xcart/product.php?productid=162&cat=3&page=1">http://www.cameronsbritishfoods.com/xcart/product.php?productid=162&cat=3&page=1</a>Sandy Walshhttp://sandywest.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-29267482802231644882009-09-28T00:35:54.000-07:002009-09-28T00:35:54.000-07:00Oh Sandy, I just loved those pies. My Mom used to...Oh Sandy, I just loved those pies. My Mom used to buy a dozen or so to have when we arrived at our cottage in Rawdon. I'd have the box of them with me in the backseat and used to sneak a couple and eat them cold!...still good, although I would have a couple more heated up in the woodstove, smothered in Heinz Ketchup....yummmmy! We bought ours from a bakery on Verdun between 3rd and 4th...maybe Leith's? Our little "gang" would go to their back door in the laneway just before closing and they'd give us a boxful of pastries! No wonder I was a chubby kid!....DianeDiane Robertshttp://dr676third.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-89839880646009528782009-09-27T11:26:00.000-07:002009-09-27T11:26:00.000-07:00Pauline - that's exactly right - they were Bri...Pauline - that's exactly right - they were British meat pies and the little ridge around the edge helped to keep the ketchup from falling off<br /><br />a href="<a href="http://sandywest.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Miscellaneous#3" rel="nofollow">http://sandywest.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Miscellaneous#3"</a>>Sandy Walshhttp://sandywest.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-12116165827396090232009-09-27T11:18:43.000-07:002009-09-27T11:18:43.000-07:00I also Remember a pastry shop on the corner of Chu...I also Remember a pastry shop on the corner of Church Av & Verdun Av...........they always a great display of pastry stuff,........although I guess I liked many diifferent things as a kid, I think Mille Feuilles were one of the ones I remember best,.......oh yea Lemon Merengue too,..did I mention anything with strawberries,.......or apple turnovers,....or etc etc etc ...........HF&RVLes Fhttp://lesf.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-88601383667642416292009-09-27T11:08:50.000-07:002009-09-27T11:08:50.000-07:00I remember all their goodies displayed in the stor...I remember all their goodies displayed in the store front window so when you walked by you drulled . <br />My english grandmother played military whisk at St. Clements Church and on the way home would stop and bring us goodies from there. She thought the meat pies were like the ones she got in England.<br />They were meat pies not tourtieres but we still ate them with ketchup.pauline garneauhttp://pony19505.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com