I remember many happy hours spent in Mom’s kitchen listening to her stories and watching her bake pies. The two sons went into business together and bought a restaurant. Mom’s pies were much awaited every day. I can almost hear her saying - Arthur, put on a clean shirt, it is time to take the pies. The pies were in boxes with towels held down by clothespegs.
Pop had other jobs - at Canada Safety Fuse in Brownsburgand he also had a mail run.
Pop took Mom shopping on a Wednesday when the stores were open late.
Mom was not too happy to have to go shopping or to church in a truck.
For their 50th wedding anniversary the two sons organized a big party at a local hall with food and entertainment. The riders sat together at a table.
Pop's dad was at the event and I am sure that not too many dads can be there to celebrate their son's 50th anniversary.
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Once I was going somewhere with Pop we were on the 148. He saw a police car further ahead so he slowed down, way down, because he was worried. (it was not as if he had been speeding anyway.) The cop pulled out & followed us so he kept that speed. He told me we wouldn't get stopped for speeding. Instead he was pulled over for going too slowly. The cop was shocked at his age & asked if it was really his license. He was let off with a warning to pick up the speed. That's all he talked about that ride in the truck, "imagine you get stopped for going to slow!"
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I just heard on the radio "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"..... by the fabulous Dean Martin, one of Pop's all time favourite crooners. Remember doing musical chairs to Pop's rendition of this tune or "Red Roses for a Blue Lady"......????? and then there was the famous "Pat McCartney (?) hale and Hearty, living in Montreal....."
ReplyDeleteHey Lydia post the lyrics!!!!!
The librarian in me did a little search of the title and I only found this when searching Google.
ReplyDeleteYou would probably need a specialized database or a printed book - how about the public library?
“Almost half the songs are very light-hearted in tone, and form a sharp contrast to the ballads, broadsides, and sentimental songs previously mentioned. Music-hall songs figure prominently, with many stage-Irish numbers represented ("Me Tipperary Daisy," "Pat McCarthy, Hale and Hearty," "My Name Is Johnny McNaulty").” from Canadian Journal for Traditional Music (1975) : An Introduction to the Puckett Collection of Ontario Folklore.
I do remember Pop and him liking Dean Martin.