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Welcome to the Summer issue! 


Summer 2022 

P A G E 

2 

Read along the bottom borders for some quotes about time.

This FREE magazine is distributed in most of Sarnia-Lambton. 

A big sigh of relief 

By Mark Moran, Publisher 

New to this issue, and so long overdue, 

is an events list on page 17. Like most 

of you we’re delighted to bask in the 

freedom to congregate, listen to live 

music, see plays at local theatres, have 

lunch with friends, even go to yard 

sales. We’ll be continuing with this list 

so please let us know well in advance 

about upcoming events big or small... 

community dinners, craft sales, whatever 

it may be. Watch our Facebook page too, 

for more up to date information. 

As always, we have a selection 

of interesting articles in this issue— 

some from the archives of Daytripping 

Magazine and other that are new. 

Remember that you’re welcome to send 

articles to us, ideas, more of the silly and/ 

or poignant fillers you see within our 

pages, and just suggestions in general. 

Your feedback is appreciated and we 

owe a big thank you to the many people 

who replied to a questionnaire in our last 

issue. This is your magazine to build and 

we are eager to hear your advice. 

Our cover this time features a photo 

of the Duc D’Orleans II by Dan Bellyk... 

we had a few great shots to choose from 

in this case. The Duc is a local institution, 

an icon for people of all ages. I play in 

a band on it several times a year and 

there’s not a more enjoyable gig. 

We’ve also added a section with 

opportunities to volunteer on page 22 

and the list of local discounts, which was 

very popular in our questionnaire, is on 

page 15. 

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take time to notice the advertisers that 

make this free magazine possible. We 

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Thanks to everyone who responded to the 

Questionnaire in our Spring issue! 

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Hospital regulations require a wheelchair 

for patients being discharged. However, while working 

as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already 

dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet 

who insisted he didn't need my help to leave hospital. 

After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly 

let me wheel him to the elevator, still insisting he 

didn't need to be taken down in a wheelchair. 

On the way down, I asked him if his wife 

was meeting him downstairs, and he replied 

"I don't know. She's still upstairs in the bathroom 

changing out of her hospital gown!" 

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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 • SUMMER 2022 

Events 17 

Discount List 15 

Community Resources 25 

Giving List (Volunteering) 22 

Word Search 38 

Postcards from the Past 6 

Trivia 23 

Recipes 9 

Crossword 28 

Daniel J. Bellyk, Nadine Wark, Lambton Heritage t 

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5. What is force 12 on the Beaufort scale? 

6. What gemstone is associated with the 45th Wedding Anniversary: 

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A Collection of Delicious Memories 

by Jacoba Bos, Strathroy • from Daytripping July-August 2009 issue 

Of all the things I’ve collected over the 

years, my recipe collection stands out as 

being the most prolific. It all began with a 

well used cookbook my husband bought at 

a farm auction sale shortly after we were 

married and living on a farm. 

The book had lost its cover and on 

the yellowed and dog eared pages the 

recipes were somewhat hard to decipher, 

but the ingredients were “Take milk 

while still warm from the 

cow”. Measuring the 

ingredients depended 

also on the cook’s 

imagination with 

some recipes calling 

for “a handful of salt 

to make pickles” and 

“butter the size of 

a walnut” to make 

white sauce. 

This untitled 

cookbook helped 

me (and my longsuffering 

husband) through the first stages 

of becoming a “cook from scratch” and 

frugal farm wife. 

As our family grew, so did my 

recipe collection. Recipes clipped from 

newspapers and magazines, some in 

barely decipherable handwriting from 

neighbors and friends, and recipes cut 

from packaged food, along with helpful 

hints; all made their way into the shoebox. 

Our three daughters eventually found 

their way into the kitchen and into the 

shoebox, surprising with delicacies and 

even a complete meal from homemade 

soup to apple pie for dessert. 

In the mid seventies Canada went 

metric. Along with information from 

the government came more recipes in 

dual ways of measuring ingredients. 

We became more health conscious and 

recipes for granola, homemade yogurt 

and instructions for making juice from red 

beets and carrots (preferably from one’s 

own garden) were added to the collection. 

During that time our family business of 

slaughtering and processing beef and pork 

for farmers and retail sales became well 

established so we gathered more recipes, 

ranging from sweet and sour meat balls 

to filet mignon. We introduced Dutch 

meat specialties such as a spicy rolled 

roast called Rollade as well as Dutch style 

farmer sausages. The carefully preserved 

recipes for these different meat products 

were handed down from family in our old 

country. The Dutch style 

foods soon found their 

way into Canadian 

kitchens and dining 

rooms as we realized 

again how blessed 

we are to be living 

in a country where 

different cultures and 

tastes are welcomed. 

In these days 

recipes are all around us, 

except for Colonel Sanders’ 

recipe for Kentucky Fried 

Chicken which is under lock and 

key, as if it is a rare piece of art. A 

far cry from my overflowing shoebox and 

my stack of charity cookbooks which were 

mostly put together by cooks familiar to 

our family and community. 

As I flip through the spotted 

pages, memories of good times shared 

around the kitchen table flood my mind. 

I smile at the memory of our first attempt 

at making pies and memories of our nine 

year old daughter making a cake that 

required only flour, sugar oil and vinegar. 

It turned out so well that she carefully 

wrote out the recipe for her grandmother. 

I cherish that faded piece of paper with the 

childish printing and will someday pass it 

on to my granddaughter as a keepsake 

from her mother. 

I realize that my recipe collection is 

more than information on ways to cook 

and bake. Foods unite us and make us 

aware of the blessings we have to be 

living in a country where food is plentiful. 

As a friend of mine said when she 

brought us a homemade pie brimming 

with strawberries and topped with real 

whipped cream: “There’s nothing but 

God’s goodness in this.” 


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Do you have any “free time?” If you 

do, that’s great, but I suspect that like 

most of us, there never seems to be 

enough hours to do it all. To me, time is 

like money. We think someone else has 

more of it than we do, although given 

the glut of women’s magazines aimed 

at making our lives, and ourselves, 

so much better, someone out there 

thinks we have the time to be more 

successful at work, to eat healthier, to 

obtain a buff bod, to contribute to the 

community and have time for solitude. 

What? I feel exhausted just thinking 

about the massive amount of time 

and effort it would take to attain those 

lofty goals. 

I really shouldn’t complain, I suppose. 

If we all weren’t having perfection 

shoved down our throats, writers like 

me would get fewer jobs. But today I 

Pumping Rig 

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit 

By Kelly-Jo Moxam, Sarnia 

of ... Laziness? 

from Daytripping Nov-Dec 2002 

propose a radical idea: why don’t we 

try to be just a little bit lazy? 

The last time I can truly remember 

being lazy was back in the late 

1980s, which would have made me 

about 14 years old. That was my last 

summer of being a kid, and I made the 

most of it. I spent my days lounging 

about in a backyard hammock, reading 

book after book, and getting up once 

in a while for a bike ride to get the 

circulation flowing again. How idyllic 

it seems now. 

Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not one 

of those adults perpetually pining for 

the nostalgic days of youth. I believe 

in the importance of setting goals and 

striving for personal success. I just 

think it would be great to have fewer 

obligations and less pressure to have 

it all. Imagine, just for a moment, 

living a life where there is more time 

to do what you really love, or do what 

is important to you. I don’t want to 

someday regret I didn’t play with 

my dog more, or go shopping with 

my sister, or go on more daytrips to 

Christ Church 

interesting places. 

I suppose in today’s world, where 

you can feel like a failure if you haven’t 

achieved astounding professional 

success by the age of 25, it’s hardly 

possible to be like Thoreau and drop 

out of life to live at Walden Pond. 

(What did he eat, anyway?) But it 

may be possible to reject excessive 

consumerism and the relentless pursuit 

of success, the kind that comes with a 

hefty price tag. Treating ourselves well, 

even if the world labels it selfish or lazy, 

is not only good for ourselves, but also 

for the people in our lives. 

Did I mention I wrote this in the 

laundromat? Next stop, the library, and 

then the supermarket, and then the 

bank... and yes, this is supposed to 

be a “day off” from work. I guess my 

attempt at being lazy will have to wait 

until tomorrow. 

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In my work I see it almost daily. The 

phone rings and a family member asks 

how we can help Mom or Dad. “They 

are not themselves. Mom used to be 

into everything…” The pandemic has 

made this issue much worse. The adult 

child is calling from a distance—from 

across the province, the country, the 

continent— we get the picture. Let’s be 

direct. Our seniors are lonely, and they 

are lonely because they are isolated. 

This isolation happened gradually 

over time. Perhaps physical limitations 

stopped them from attending groups, 

clubs, getting together with friends. 

Losing driving privileges is another 

big reason seniors become isolated. 

A more poignant reality for this group 

is the fact many of Mom and Dad’s 

friends and family of the same age 

are going into long term care, moving 

away to be closer to family and, 

indeed, passing away. 

Loneliness is the problem; social 

isolation is the cause. Here is why we 

need to defeat it. 

The Centre for Disease Control 

(CDC) in the U.S. reports that 

isolated and lonely seniors: 

• Have a 50% increased risk of 

developing dementia 

• Have a 29% increased risk 

of developing cardiac health 

issues 

• Are 32% more likely to have 

a stroke 

• Are at risk for premature 

death 

An isolated senior is at a much, 

much higher risk of suffering abuse 

in all of its forms: emotional, physical, 

and through fraud and scams, among 

others. Here is the link to the report 

for a deeper understanding of this 

serious issue afflicting our seniors. 

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/ 

publications/features/lonely-olderadults.html 

While sobering, look at it as a call 

to action. 

Reconnect and Overcome 

Mom and Dad can be engaged, with 

your help. Here is a plan to help you 

get your loved one back to life. Mentally 

review their interests. Was it golf, cards, 

quilting, volunteering, travel, faithbased? 

Was it gardening, pets, boating? 

Whatever the interest, re-engage. Ask 

them for ideas and move forward, but 

only if it involves people. 

Some resources exist locally. Most 

established churches have a senior’s 

ministry. Here in Sarnia, we have a 

great YMCA–recently rebranded “The 

Y.” Check out their website. Another 

really wonderful organization in Sarnia 

is the Strangway Centre on East Street, 

beside Germain Park. There are far too 

many programs to list: cards, music, 

hobby room, lunch groups, all set up 

to respond to an individual senior’s 

social health. One program that was 

very well received was a speaking 

series. The Centre organized a weekly 

speaker on various topics from current 

events, travel logs, and other topics 

that the members could attend. 

You may hit some head winds. That 

is, your loved one could, and probably 

will, resist your efforts. Something out 

of their comfort zone is happening. 

Don’t give up! Have a few options 

open to you and persist. After all, they 

are worth it. 

Summer 2022 “Time’s fun when you’re having flies.” - Kermit the Frog 

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boat. 

They’ve welcomed thousands of 

tourists aboard the Duc d’Orleans, 

hosted innumerable wedding receptions 

including their own, listened to countless 

live bands play to a packed dance 

floor, and even dealt with the odd rebel 

jumping ship. 

Above all, they’ve had a great time 

operating a boat that holds a special place 

in the hearts of so many. 

“I’d say 99.9% of what happens on the 

Duc is just a barrel of fun,” said Ken. 

“The Duc gives me a wonderful life,” 

agreed Sherry. “I’ve had so much fun 

behind that bar. And I’ve met a lot of 

really good friends on the Duc.” 

Ken was 26 years old in 1978 when 

he decided to give up his job at Sarnia’s 

Sears store and head to Quebec to take 

a look at a tour boat that he thought he 

might buy. The boat he was eyeing was 

offering day cruises on the St. Lawrence 

River in the 70s, but had once been a 

Nazi submarine chaser in the Second 

World War. 

“This all happened after my friend 

Jacques Beauchamp and I had spent time 

watching a big ferry cruise up and down 

the St. Clair,” Ken said. The ferry, owned 

by Captain Albert Avery, was Sarnia’s first 

cruise boat but it broke down a lot and 

the business struggled. 

“Once, while Jacques and I watched 

the ferry going by, they were having 

trouble and I brought a can of gas out 

to them on the water,” said Ken. “It was 

never a good boat but we could see that 

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Q105 in 1943 but years later, when she 

was converted into a tour boat on the St. 

Lawrence River, she was renamed for Ile 

d’Orleans, one of the islands she cruised 

around. 

“We thought about changing the name 

when we brought it to Sarnia but there 

was so much paperwork, we just let it 

go,” said Ken. 

By Cathy Dobson | Photo: Ontario‘s Southwest 

He quickly got his certification to 

captain the Duc and began offering 

cruises that summer. 

Almost immediately, Ken was 

approached by the late Peter Henderson 

about holding a free cruise day for 

seniors. It became a much-anticipated, 

annual tradition stopped only by the 

pandemic. 

“Peter had a popular radio show back 

then and he was a go-getter,” explained 

Ken. The Bracewells provided their boat 

and crew, while many others chipped 

in with donations of food, transit, 

entertainment and volunteer help. 

For 41 years, the seniors’ cruise on the 

Duc has been a staple that’s provided a 

tour of the St. Clair to about 1,000 people 

each year. It’s one of the many events 

Ken and his crew have missed since the 

pandemic started. 

“I’m sure we’ll get back to it because 

it’s something we can do for the 

community,” he said. Unfortunately, 

this will be the third year the seniors’ 

cruise has been cancelled. Even if Covid 

restrictions remain lifted, there’s not 

enough time to organize one this season. 

In fact, the Duc has been in dry dock 

for two years waiting out Covid-19. 

While she’s got two decks and a 

similar profile, the current Duc is not the 

same boat that launched the Bracewell’s 

business. By 2005, the original Duc was 

getting too expensive to maintain. 

The Bracewells scouted out a 70-foot 

replacement on the Eastern Seaboard 

called The Spirit of Newport. She was built 

for passengers and her shorter, wider 

construction makes her more stable in 

the water, said Ken. Like her predecessor, 

the Duc d’Orleans II accommodates 194 

passengers and eight crew members. 

She is ready for the 2022 cruising 

season and the Bracewells are taking 

reservations. Thirty bands are booked to 

play the Duc’s legendary party cruises 

that typically sell out. 

The only issue is Covid-19 and the 

limitations it has created the past two 

years. The Duc can only cruise at full 

capacity, said Ken. Anything less just 

doesn’t make economic sense. 

But he and Sherry have high hopes that 

public health restrictions will continue to 

be lifted and it’ll be smooth sailing for the 

Duc’s 44th year operating from Sarnia’s 

Centennial Park. 

To get an update on the season, visit 

ducdorleans.com. 

P A G E 

8 

“It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth. 

Recipes 

Send Us 

Your u 

Recipes! 

e c es 

We’ll be bringing you recipes from Club contributors & from local fundraising 

cookbooks we’ve collected over the last quarter of a century. You’re welcome 

to send your own recipes, or on behalf of an organizaon that has a new 

cookbook, & we can help promote those cookbooks for free. 

Chicken Cacciatore 

2 Tbsp buer 

Chicken breasts 

1 medium onion, chopped 

1 garlic clove, minced 

Sauté chicken, 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken, keep 2 tablespoons 

drippings. Add vegetables and sauté. Add tomatoes, broth and seasoning. 

Return chicken to skillet and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, unl tender, 

Serve over pasta or rice. 

Make ahead, chop chicken; mix with sauce. Can freeze up to 1 month. 

Thaw and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. 

Taco Dip 

4 oz cream cheese 

1/4 cup sour cream 

1/4 bole taco sauce (or less) 

shredded leuce 

Strawberry Banana 

Smoothie 

1 cup sliced strawberries, chilled 

1 ripe banana peeled & broken 

into pieces, chilled 

8 oz low-fat vanilla yogurt 

1 green pepper, chopped 

1 can chopped tomatoes 

1/4 cup chicken broth 

1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning 

Blueberry Crumb Muffins 

Crumb Topping: 

1 cup flour 

3 Tbsp light brown sugar 

2 Tbsp granulated sugar 

Muffins: 

1 3/4 cups flour 

2 1/4 tsp baking powder 

1/2 tsp salt 

1 cup granulated sugar 

(from Point Edward Ex-Servicemen’s 

Associaon Cookbook) 

By: Jolyssa Williams (Holy Rosary School, 

Wyoming 50th Anniversary Cookbook) 

chopped tomatoes 

grated cheddar cheese 

chopped green onion 

sliced olives 

Combine cream cheese with sour cream. Layer above ingredients on a 

serving tray and serve with nacho chips. 

1 tsp baking powder 

pinch of salt 

6 Tbsp unsalted buer, melted 

2 large eggs 

1/2 cup canola oil 

3/4 cup whole milk 

1 tsp vanilla 

1 1/2 cups blueberries 

By: Shelley Jones 

(from “Millennium Menus” 

by Bridgeview Public School 

1 Tbsp honey 

1/4 tsp vanilla extract 

3 ice cubes 

whole strawberries & banana 

slices, for garnish 

Place strawberries, banana, yogurt, honey and vanilla in blender. Process 

on medium unl mixture is smooth. Increase speed to high and drop ice 

cubes, one at a me through opening in blender cover. Process unl ice is 

crushed. Garnish if desired and serve immediately. 

Nutrion per serving: 137 cals; 4g protein; 1g fat; 29g carbohydrates; 51 mg sodium; 4 mg cholesterol. 

By: Pat Maruscak 

(Wyoming Lioness Club 

30th Anniversary book) 

Topping: Combine flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder and 

salt. Sr in melted buer, then pinch mixture unl it forms pea-size clumps. 

Set aside. 

Muffins: In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In a large 

bowl, combine sugar, eggs and canola oil. Beat with mixer at low speed unl 

combined. Beat in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture all at once and beat at 

low speed unl baer is smooth. Sr in blueberries. Spoon baer into 18 

muffin cup with paper liners or spray 2 muffin ns. Sprinkle with crumb 

topping. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes or unl lightly browned. 

Send Your Recipes to info@welcometotheclub.ca 

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Eye Test 

The following was developed 

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by the School of Psychiatry at 

Harvard University. Take your 

time and see if you can read each 

line aloud without a mistake. 

The average person over 60 years 

of age cannot do it! 

1. This is this cat. 

2. This is is cat. 

3. This is how cat. 

4. This is to cat. 

5. This is keep cat. 

6. This is an cat. 

7. This is old cat. 

8. This is fart cat. 

9. This is busy cat. 

10. This is for cat. 

11. This is forty cat. 

12. This is seconds cat. 

Now go back & read the third word 

in each line from the top down. 


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It was only a little more than a hundred 

years ago that there was no such thing as 

recorded sound or radio or television or 

telephone. These things didn’t exist. And 

didn’t exist ever before that either. 

Do you know what that means? 

It meant that the only human voices 

you ever heard were from real people 

within range of your actual hearing. ‘In 

real time’ as the phrase goes now. 

And the only time you heard any 

music was from the very actual 

instrument that was being played in 

your presence. 

There was no putting in a CD, DVD, 

tape or record into your car (there were 

none) or any other device to get instant 

sound. There was no television, radio, 

or cellphone either. 

Right away can you hear the 

world go quiet? 

Your own voice or someone 

else’s that you heard with your 

own ears at that moment were 

the only voices you ever heard. 

Only the piano, or guitar, or 

violin, or symphony orchestra, 

or any instrument in live 

performance, being played at 

that moment would be heard by 

you during your life. This was the only 

time you ever heard any music. 

And how often was that? How quiet 

was that? 

Is it any wonder that people loved to 

get together to socialize - talk, play some 

music, dance? It was such a delightful, 

rare experience. New and plentiful 

voices and music in a coming together 

in one small area for a moment in time 

- this must have been greatly anticipated 

and relished. 

The house you lived in would be quiet, 

quiet, quiet, except for the voices of the 

very people living there. Of course babies 

would cry, kids can be rambunctious, 

and adults can freely talk away in a 

household. Plus there would be sounds 

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from Daytripping 

Sept-Oct 2009 issue 

from any animals around. But one can 

see the decibel level would be way down 

immediately, except in extraordinary 

circumstances such as a terrible storm, 

or a noisy steam engine, or waterfalls, or 

falling trees or rocks, or the pounding of 

hammers, etc. 

Everyday sounds were caused in the 

moment by the actual thing making the 

sound. A door squeaks. A floor creaks. 

Dinner plates clatter a bit. The sound 

of pouring water, the wind in the trees. 

These sounds were made when you 

heard them. Not before, not sounds from 

some other place, not something not 

there with you at the moment, such as 

recorded sound gives you. 

How about books? Almost dead quiet 

except for the sound of the page turning. 

I think therefore every sound would 

be quite noticeable in this world of quiet. 

And any unfamiliar sound would stick 

out like a sore thumb and probably be 

investigated. 

The only time I’ve ever experienced 

such quiet was when I was in the middle 

of a wilderness setting in Ontario years 

ago. Myself and four friends were on a 

canoe trip, a hundred kilometres from 

It’s OK to be 

happy with a calm, 

unbusy life. 

any human habitation. There was no 

one else. There was no sound from any 

machine, any car, any road, any human 

whatsoever, except from our own selves. 

We had no recorded music, radio, or 

phones. 

I remember at one spot thinking we 

must be near a highway because of a 

loud whooshing sound. I couldn’t figure 

it out. What highway? There were none 

around. Then I realized it was only the 

wind blowing through the pines! 

One could get used to it. It would take 

a while though because of all the years of 

being accustomed to the modern barrage 

of sound we live with night and day, 

including ‘white noise,’ which is simply 

low-level, indistinguishable, continuous 

background sound. 

Perhaps we might wonder how 

anyone in these older times could have 

ever stood it. WAS IT ALL TOO QUIET? 

Perhaps we could ask however - what 

a different world, maybe a softer, quieter, 

more relaxed world, are we missing? 

Publisher’s note: I’m in the office by 

myself as I read this Kenneth, and if I 

eliminate the central air, the truck traffic 

outside, the refrigerator compressor, faint 

music from another computer and the 

sound of my own typing, I’ll be left with 

only the hum of 5 computers and a printer 

to keep me sane. 

P A G E 

10 

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Redundancy: An air bag in a politicians car. 

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does. 

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George Stathis tapped out of his 

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moving out west to become a driller on 

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resist the temptation to get back into 

the kitchen. “A cousin of mine called me 

and said he had a small restaurant in a 

place near Windsor called Harrow and 

asked if I’d be interested in buying into 

it,” George recalls. “I said, ‘Why not? 

What the heck; it’s in my blood.’ So I 

moved to Harrow and we ran the place 

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Skeeter Barlow’s Grill & Bar 

joining him and another partner in 

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Bar in Bright’s Grove. “The place was 

already established; it just needed some 

TLC,” George recalls. 

George says he wanted Skeeter 

Barlow’s to be a chicken and ribs 

joint because he had enjoyed success 

with that formula in Harrow. “It was 

a popular seller,” George says. “It was 

fresh chicken that was marinated for 

8-12 hours and then you’re good to go. 

There are special machines that you use 

to cook it in. It has been very popular.” 

So, who exactly is Skeeter Barlow? 

Well, nobody if you must know. “Prior 

to coming to work here I would drive 

to Sarnia to visit my parents thinking 

one of these days 

I’d like to open my 

own place,” George 

says. “I always 

liked the name 

Barlow’s because 

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name was already 

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and I said to myself, ‘Skeeter Barlow’s. 

Geez, that’s catchy.’ We tossed around 

other names, but we kept coming back 

to Skeeter Barlow’s. Now everybody just 

refers to it as Skeeter’s.” 

While George concurred the 

restaurant world, he also grew a family 

with his wife of 24 years, Denise Stathis, 

who has stood by George from the 

beginning. The two have passed their 

love of the restaurant industry down to 

their daughters, Tia (24) and Lisa (19), 

who have put in many years as servers. 

“Skeeter’s is our second home, and we 

wouldn’t have it any other way,” shares 

Tia and Lisa. 

George says he is fortunate to have 

the same managers and head chef 

for 25 years. “It is a combination of 

myself having grown up and worked in 

kitchens and those guys having worked 

in kitchens at other places and we all get 

along pretty good,” George says. “I have 

been very fortunate I have to admit.” 

George, who is 65 years old, thought 

about retiring, but when the COVID-19 

pandemic hit, he decided to stay on. 

“I think I’ll retire in the next few years 

because I don’t want to be seating 

people while using a walker,” George 

jokes. “But for now, we’re having fun. 

Our restaurant is comfortably casual 

and we have a great view. We’re right 

on the water overlooking Lake Huron. 

We have great sunsets and a really nice 

patio. The best part about owning this is 

you have the freedom to make decisions 

on your own. If it doesn’t work you have 

nobody to blame but yourself.” 

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Summer 2022 “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” - Abraham Lincoln P A G E 11



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local residents. Several years ago, 

it was decided that a replica cabin 

be constructed to replace the aging 

Canatara Cabin. This presented an 

opportunity for Lambton Heritage 

Museum to acquire, rebuild, and 

restore the Canatara Cabin. In late 

2020, the cabin took one last move 

where it was disassembled once again 

and moved by truck to its final resting 

place – Lambton Heritage Museum. 

The anticipated cost of the 

Canatara Cabin Restoration Project 

By Lambton Heritage Museum 

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is $100,000. So far, the County of 

Lambton along with the Save The 

Canatara Cabin Grassroots Group 

have collectively raised $34,826. 

Fundraising efforts continue and we 

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The Canatara Cabin in about 1960 in its former location on Lakeshore Road. 

From the archives of Neil Spaulding. 

Lambton Heritage Museum tells the 

stories of Lambton County through 

the preservation and presentation of 

artifacts, culture, and local history. The 

Canatara Cabin is the latest addition 

to the Museum’s collection of historic 

buildings. It brings to life an era not 

currently represented at the Museum 

and will be the oldest historic building 

on site at over 190 years of age. 

The Canatara Cabin was first 

constructed in 1830 near Goderich, 

Ontario. Its first move took place in the 

1930s when it was disassembled and 

floated down Lake Huron to Sarnia 

where it was enjoyed as the lakefront 

summer home of Maud Hanna. A 

generation later, the cabin was sold 

to Sarnia City Councillor, Lorne Hay. 

Due to the threat of erosion along 

the lakeshore, Hay made the decision 

to donate the Cabin to the City of 

Sarnia in the 1970’s. Funding for this 

move was supported by the Seaway 

Kiwanis Club and it was relocated to 

Canatara Park. 

Over the course of its life at the 

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P A G E 

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“Tough times never last, but tough people do!” - Robert Schuller

As you may have guessed by now, it’s for people 55+ 

Growing a Lasting Community 

Having grown up in the city, in an 

apartment and having parents who 

themselves didn’t garden, growing 

my own food was just a glisten in my 

eyes. The reality I believed was food 

essentially came from the grocery store. 

I certainly knew, loosely, the how but the 

whole concept of it was still so foreign. 

I really began to grasp a sense of 

true agriculture when I started staying 

with my grandparents in the summer. 

I remember cramming into the back 

of their truck, sitting knees to chest in 

a fold down seat. We finally settled to 

their quaint little trailer where I was 

free to indulge in the sheer complexity 

of their many gardens and fruit trees 

that consumed their backyard. I can still 

smell the sweet fragrance of the peach 

blossoms and hear the little chats my 

grandmother would have with the berry 

bushes, while I taste-tested every couple 

we’d pick. Or visiting the many rabbits 

my grandfather raised in his shed. 

It was pure magic. Surrounded by 

so much life. I longed to create such a 

life for myself. Yet, as I grew, I sheltered 

away from it all. Secretly I wanted to 

relive the fairy-tale. To absorb the pure 

bliss from so long ago. 

Here I am, many years later. As I sit 

and write this from my kitchen table, I 

watch as my pigs roam in the woods. I 

am enchanted with the simple intracity 

of the homestead, evolving a plot of 

land into our own oasis. I have began 

a garden of my own. A place to grow 

new life to feed myself and my family. 

My chickens soak up the sun and enjoy 

the breeze through their feathers. I 

love watching the looks on my kids’ 

faces, their mouths stained from the 

wild raspberries they must taste test. 

The farming community I had no idea 

existed has welcomed us and helps us 

to thrive. It is exactly where I am meant 

to be. We give everything we have 

to provide the very best for our loyal 

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outlets and markets in our area, where 

we can create our own hub of local 

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to all who are looking for local, topquality 

food and products. Places out of 

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Everything grown with love, and a little 

bit of magic. 

Just to name a few of the markets we 

are so fortunate to have so close to home, 

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Petrolia. Or enjoy a scenic drive along Lake 

Huron and visit the Bright’s Grove Market, 

Wednesday evenings starting June 15th. 

The Point Edward Market is also back this 

year, situated along the walkway right 

under the iconic Bluewater Bridge starting 

June 9 on Thursday evenings from 4-8. 

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From Daytripping 

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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUTS CUT IN HALF. 

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ndin 

4) A spice mill or pepper 

mill should be cleaned 

occasionally by grinding a 

handful of raw rice. 

5) Many people are now 

using kerosene lamps 

instead of candles 

particularly during the 

Christmas season. Lamp oil 

in seasonal colours and 

scents can now be readily 

acquired. There is some 

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be soaked in oil before being 

lit. When the lamp is lit the 

wick should be turned down 

and slowly raised. Wicks 

should be only long enough 

to reach the bottom of the oil 

reservoir. Wicks should be 

so wide that they quite fill 

the wick holder without 

having to be squeezed into 

it. The wick should be cut in 

the shape of an inverted “V”. 

When it’s time to extinguish 

the flame put your hand 

behind the chimney and 

blow straight across the top 

of the chimney. Do not turn 

the wick down into the lamp 

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Oh my goodness. The girl that sits 

and stresses about the number of 

scams going around just got scammed 

herself and it was just like that. Let me 

elaborate. 

For two years I’ve been wanting to get 

another puppy. I have always gotten my 

dogs from a shelter. Getting an animal 

from a breeder was just something that 

never turned my crank. Well after two 

years of applying for a dog from shelters 

or rescues with no luck, I decided to get 

one from what I thought was a reputable 

breeder. 

Long story short, I paid just over 

$1,000 for a Cavapoo. Upon paying the 

price, I had to sign some documents. 

The dog was set for departure from 

the United States only to receive a call 

and email saying that I needed to pay 

another $1250 for a transportable crate 

for the pup. By this time I’m thinking 

“what the heck?” I pay the fee as I am 

told that I would be reimbursed $1200 

once the pup arrives and the crate is 

given back. 

Moving on, I am really not feeling 

good, but I am reassured that this is all 

normal and it is the breeder’s fault for 

just dropping off the pups and leaving. 

The pups are set to depart the US 

and arrive in London, Ontario where 

they will be delivered to my home. 

Tongue 

Twisters 

You’ve no need 

To light a night-light 

On a light night like tonight, 

For a night-light’s light 

Is a slight light 

And tonight’s a night that’s light. 

When a night’s light, 

Like tonight’s light, 

It is really not quite right 

To light night-lights 

With their slight lights 

On a light night like tonight. 

quiet, I felt that 

people need to 

know that this crap 

can happen without 

warning. And I 

consider myself to 

be someone who 

is cautious. Looks 

like this is another 

experience to 

put in my books. 

By Anna Moscardelli, From here, I will 

Sarnia 

be looking into this 

triangle of people 

Unfortunately, I receive a call at about and will hope to shut them down, 

2am stating that the pups are in the however I imagine once they are shut 

Niagara Falls Customs and we need to down another one will pop up. For 

pay another $1750. By this time, I have anyone who wants to know who the 

lost it. From here I contact Customs, Cavapoo puppy breeder was or who 

the RCMP, the transporter and the socalled 

the global transportation company was, 

breeder. Crazy, but this so-called feel free to reach out to me. I will gladly 

breeder now starts to tell me how cruel I share their names. 

am and that God will get me or whatever Sometimes we get calls and we react 

his crazy text messages said. I tell him negatively, partly because of past things 

“Refund my money. The police will be we’ve endured. With that, I feel for those 

investigating.” 

who are legitimate and are questioned 

I am the girl that so many times by the receiving party. Some people 

talked about being careful. Well, this is unfortunately will take advantage of 

something so innocent that I didn’t even others and they don’t care. Sadly, these 

see it coming. A legitimate site all around people attempted to threaten me with a 

only to find out that this was a scam. law suit and a few other things. 

I can’t believe this happened. It is now in the hands of the legal 

Embarrassed and wanting to keep authorities. I know that they will do 

their best but I also know that their 

hands will be tied when it comes to any 

criminal proceedings. If nothing more, 

hopefully someone will read this and 

may be saved from enduring the same 

hardship. Sadly, as I was reporting this 

to the officer in charge, he mentioned 

how one of his fellow police officers 

had been scammed close to $30,000. If 

a police officer can get scammed then 

it goes to show you how clever these 

individuals are with their websites or 

their ‘for sale’ posts. Unbelievable. 

Publisher’s note: None of us are 

immune to scams and I still have a sore 

spot after being ripped off trying to 

buy concert tickets from a stranger. My 

best advice is to use your VISA card for 

anything and everything. The company 

relies on being trusted so they will 

reimburse you for anything you purchase 

but do not receive, warranty items for 

longer in most applicable cases, and even 

refund your money for items that are 

lost or broken within a certain time from 

the date of purchase. They also have an 

uncanny ability to inform you when they 

have concerns about fraudulent activity, 

long before you would have noticed it. I 

imagine that Mastercard and AmEx may 

work just as well, but I’ve personally 

come to have great faith in VISA as a form 

of insurance. 

P A G E 

16 

“The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time.” - Leo Kennedy

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Daily Sarnia Weekly adult activities at Strangway Centre www.sarnia.ca/play or 519-332-0656 

Mon ongoing Zoom Genealogy meetings, last Mon/month 2-3:30 www.lambton.ogs.on.ca 

Mon til Aug 22 Outdoor Concerts at Canatara Park https://calendar.sarnia.ca 

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EXHIBITS 

July 1-31 Sarnia Square Foot Show by Sarnia Artists Workshop www.lawrencehouse.ca 

July 1-31 Sarnia Irvin Hawkes art show “Scatterings” www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Aug 5-31 Sarnia Pierre Houle and Jale Fancey, “Beautiful Ontario” www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Aug 5-31 Sarnia Members’ exhibit, “Seen in Lambton County” www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Sep 2-24 Grand Bend Paint Ontario sale and exhibit www.heritagemuseum.ca 

JULY 2022 

5 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - WIP (Wes in Progress) www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

5-24 Petrolia On Golden Pond at VPP www.thevpp.ca 

6 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - Bruce Dean and Deano Brainelli www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

7 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - Karen Emeny www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

7 Germain Park Sounds of Summer - The Casuals www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

8 Sarnia Lawrence House First Friday 6 pm, Live Music www.lawrencehouse.ca 

9 Oil Springs Black Gold Fest 11-4 www.oilmuseum.ca 

9 Sombra Annual Blueberry Social 1-4 pm sombramuseum.webs.com/events 

9 Sarnia Habitat for Humanity Charity BBW at the Restore Find us on Facebook 

10 Sarnia Bluewater Anglers Family Fishing Derby www.bluewateranglers.com 

11 Canatara Sounds of Summer - Jeff Baldock www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

12 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - Joan Spalding/Foggy Mountain Band www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

13 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - Signature www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

14 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - Traffic Jam www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

14 Germain Pk Sounds of Summer - Five4Tyme www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

15-16 Bright’s Grove Bright’s Grove Music Fest @ Kenwick Park brightsgrovemusicfest@gmail.com 

15 Alvinston Tractor Pull www.alvinstonfair.com 

16 Canatara Park Free Kids Day at the Children’s Animal Farm https://www.seawaykiwanis.ca/ 

16 Point Edward Mackinac Boat Race www.villageofpointedward.com 

16 Wyoming Agricultural Society Broasted Chicken Dinner www.plympton-wyomingfair.com 

18 Canatara Park Sounds of Summer - The Harbour Jazz Group www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

19 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - 24th and 9 www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

20 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - The Old Souls www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

21 Germain Park Sounds of Summer - The Honky Tonk Outlaws www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

21 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - The Sun Harmonic www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

21 Forest Car Show 3-8 www.shopforest.ca 

22-23 Canatara Park Revelree Music Festival www.revelreemusicfestival.com 

23-24 Brights Grove Bluewater Triathlon and Ironkid http://www.bluewatertriathlon.ca/ 

23 Corunna Wellings of Corunna Car Show 226-776-8924 

25 Canatara Park Sounds of Summer - Cassie Noble www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

26 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - Borderline www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

27 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - Jammin Quartet www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

28 Germain Park Sounds of Summer - Cordcalling www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

28 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - Beer Store Money www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

29-31 Corunna Captain Kidd Days find us on Facebook 

31 Mike Weir Park Bluewater International Granfondo https://bigf.ca/ 

AUGUST 2022 

2 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - Wayne Hayward www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

2-14 Petrolia Divine Women at VPP www.thevpp.ca 

3 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - Blast from the Past www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

4 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - Bill and Joe Hines www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

4 Germain Park Sounds of Summer - Celtic Hillbillies www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

4 Sombra “Lights Out” Book Launch Party 10-11 am sombramuseum.webs.com/events 

5 Sarnia Lawrence House First Friday 6 pm www.lawrencehouse.ca 

5-7 Watford Watford Cornfest Find us on Facebook 

8 Canatara Park Sounds of Summer - TooNice www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

9 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - Mike Blackmore www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

10 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - Failte www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

11 Germain Park Sounds of Summer - Roads Travelled www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

11 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - BobCatz www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

12 Forest Sidewalk Sale 10-2 www.shopforest.ca 

12-14 Forest Western Ontario Steam Threshers show www.steamthresher.com 

13 Sarnia Shop the Shoreline 10am-4pm Centennial Park cindy.scholten007@gmail.com 

13-14 Sarnia Backyard Market at Valley Axe www.thegirlgang.ca 

14-17 Wyoming Virtual Pie Auction - PW Ag. Society www.plympton-wyomingfair.com 

15 Canatara Park Sounds of Summer - Bluewater Chordsmen www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

16 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - Paula and the Cornhuskers www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

17 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - Seaway Sounds Chorus and Friends www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

17-27 Petrolia VPP: Wingfield Lost and Found www.thevpp.ca 

18 Germain Park Sounds of Summer - The Overtones www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

18 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - Borderlite Trio www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

19 Forest Kids Day 10-2 www.shopforest.ca 

20 Petrolia Petrolia Lions Lobster Fest, Lions Hall 519-381-4776 

20 Sarnia Alzheimer Society - It’s Five O’Clock Dockside! alzheimer.ca/sarnialambton 

22 Canatara Park Sounds of Summer - R.E.D. Line www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

23 Suncor Agora Sounds of Summer - Sarnia Outtaliners www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

23 Kenwick Park Sounds of Summer - Relic www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

25 Germain Park Sounds of Summer - macsmusic www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

25 Paul Blundy Pk Sounds of Summer - The Wade Sisters www.calendar.sarnia.ca 

27 Wyoming 8th Annual Truck & Tractor Pull www.plympton-wyomingfair.com 

SEPTEMBER 2022 

2-24 Grand Bend Paint Ontario sale and exhibit www.heritagemuseum.ca 

8 Sarnia Gerry Dee at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

9-11 Petrolia Fall Fair www.petroliafair.ca 

10 Sarnia Art in the Park Sarnia www.artintheparksarnia.com 

10 Petrolia Super Saturday - Shop Dine Win www.town.petrolia.on.ca 

13-Oct 9 Petrolia When Irish Eyes are Smiling at VPP www.thevpp.ca 

16-17 Wyoming Fall Fair www.plympton-wyomingfair.com 

17 Petrolia Harvestfest at Farmers Market www.town.petrolia.on.ca 

23-25 Forest Fall Fair www.theforestfair.ca 

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Summer 2022 “If you want work well done, select a busy man - the other kind has no time.” - Elbert Hubbard P A G E 17



The Battle 

of the Green 

By Jodi Edwards Wright, Chatham 

from Daytripping May-June 2011 issue 

My lawn and I, we disagree, 

I think it should grow grass, you see. 

But instead there’s weeds galore, 

So I went to the garden store. 

Spray this, spread that, 

Don’t mow too short, 

The soil’s acidic, they report. 

You need to aerate, sow more seed, 

Get down on your knees, 

Remove that weed. 

Now that weed there, got just the thing, 

But to apply it, wait ‘til spring. 

Don’t forget to rake the thatch, 

Put sod down on that brown patch. 

My wallet lighter, home I go, 

With bags of topsoil, grass to grow. 

Tons of pamphlets to set me straight, 

But as I opened my tailgate, 

A light bulb lit above my head, 

Why not just get a pro instead? 

Now I’m sunning on my deck, 

I didn’t write a humungous cheque. 

No, I’m done with the lawn care scene, 

Mother Nature can make things green. 

And what if there’s a weed or ten, 

I’ve got cash in the bank again! 

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Many of the articles are from the archives of Daytripping Magazine. 

School Daze 

By Dorothy J. Johnson, Petrolia 

I got to reminiscing after reading in the 

Spring Issue of the DayTripping “What’s 

in a Name” by Dot Sale. 

My name being Dorothy too, I 

remembered one year at school five 

girlfriends decided we didn’t like our 

names. We thought flowers had nicer 

names than ours so we all changed to a 

flower name. We would have been 9 or 

10 years old at the time. We had Pansy, 

Rose, Lily, Daisy and I was Iris. 

We were in a one room country school 

and at noon hour and recess, we wouldn’t 

answer to our real names. It caused quite 

a turmoil sometimes, but we had a lot 

of fun with not answering to our proper 

names. Some would really get mad and 

some would just leave us alone. This 

lasted pretty much all year, however, by 

the next school year, was all forgotten. 

I now like my name. Dorothy means 

“A gift from God” so I feel it’s a lot to live 

up to. Ninety plus years later, I just love 

it when grandchildren and great grandies 

come to visit with a “Hi Grama Dottie!” 

I wonder where in the world I came up 

with the name Iris?!? 

The first year I went to school, one of 

the big (older) boys was our Hero and 

Good Samaritan of the school yard. He 

made sure no one was bullied, and if 

anyone got hurt, he was always the first 

one there to help you. If there was a fight, 

he would have it quieted down, often 

without the teacher knowing about it. He 

had a way of making everyone feel as if 

they mattered, whether big or little and 

he was certainly missed the next year 

when he went to Watford High School. 

I was an only child for 12 years, so I 

really enjoyed having someone to play 

with at recess time. I particularly liked 

playing “Fox and Goose” in the winter 

after a snowfall came to make tracks in. 

There was a pond not far from school 

that if there was ice, we would go skating 

at noon hour. The teacher had a big bell 

that he would step outside and 

ring for us to come back to 

school. I am sure we took our 

time. 

In Spring and Summer, there 

were ball games, with the big 

boys always arguing about the 

rules. 

There was always 

a Fall fair we could 

participate in. The first 

time I had a poem to 

recite about a girl and 


her dolly. I was so nervous. I remember 

Mom telling me to forget the people just 

get up there and talk to my dolly. There 

was one line that had a big word in it 

that I had to learn. “Don’t be such an 

ignoramous.” It took a long time for me 

to learn that word, but I finally did and I 

have never forgotten it. 

The next year I recited one about Jenny 

Wren and her husband house hunting. 

One year I won a prize for a school lunch 

I packed. I made a sandwich of brown 

bread with cream cheese and chopped 

parsley; carrot sticks and a big red Spy 

apple. I was very pleased about that 

prize. This was the start of my enjoying, 

in future years, exhibiting baking and 

crafts at the local Fall fairs. 

We had a good teacher and 

he made sure we all 

knew our grammar, 

history, geography 

and mostly our 

three “Rs”. For the 

youngsters, that’s 

“Readin,’ Riten and 

Rithmatic, taught to the 

tune of “A Hickory Stick”. 

Our school years flew 

by and we were off to 

work or High School 

with Public School just 

a pleasant memory. 


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Greenhill Gardens 

Story and photos by Mark Moran • From Daytripping Summer 2022 issue 

If you happen to be find yourself near 

Wilkesport Ontario, about 30 minutes 

south of Sarnia, you might notice that 

there’s not much to do. There are a few 

find a partner they slowly transformed 

the swamp into a magnificent park, 

complete with three ponds, walkways, 

bridges, waterfalls and benches for 

homes, a post office 

and the library, a 

people 

enjoy 

to 

and 

picnic, 

seek 

community centre, 

serenity. My last 

a baseball field and 

trip there was at 

that’s about it. But 

8 o’clock in the 

venture one side 

morning. There was 

road to the west on 

Wilkesport Line and 

as you approach the 

a chill in the air 

along with the sound 

of countless birds, 

intersection of Indian 

and frogs leaping 

Creek Road you’ll 

into the ponds. 

notice Canadian 

Céad mile fáilte 

There’s also a 

and American flags (One Hundred Thousand Welcomes) small welcome cabin 

rising out of the wheat field. Welcome 

to Greenhill Gardens, an oasis in the 

middle of nowhere. 

I first stumbled upon this years ago 

while taking a shortcut on these back 

roads and came to an 

and it’s nice to relax in there for a few 

moments, to leaf through the guestbook, 

look at family photos of the Robsons and 

see all the notices of weddings that will 

be taking place here. I gather there is no 

cost, but don’t know 

intersection where 

how people make 

there was a neatly 

placed wall of armor 

reservations for the 

many wedding and 

stone in a field for 

graduation photos 

no apparent reason. 

I thought to myself 

that it didn’t get 

there by itself, but 

that are taken there. 

Among a number of 

beautiful vistas at 

Green Hill Gardens 

why would anyone 

the most popular 

want it there? That 

would be a long 

would have been 

covered bridge, 

around 2008, when Joy and Bill Robson 

decided to build a six acre garden to 

“give back” to the community. The 

original plan was to donate the land to 

a conservation group, but after failing to 

perfect for a processional, and a great 

photo from any angle. Portions of it 

are covered in wisteria and must be 

absolutely stunning when in bloom. 

There are even numerous toys to 

We’re living life to the fullest (until about 9 pm). 

keep kids and grandkids amused while 

parents stroll the grounds. Rumour has 

it that Dolly Parton made a special stop 

here and signed the guestbook. 

Greenhill Gardens is a hidden gem 

that is yours to discover. There is no 

admission, not even a donation box 

that I could find. It’s a wonderful place 

to walk around and, if accessibility is 

an issue, the paths and bridges are 

wide enough for wheelchairs or you 

can drive through with your window 

down to take in the sounds in the fresh, 

country air. 

Joy and Bill Robson were married for 

56 years and both have passed away 

in recent years, but this labour of love 

that they worked at tirelessly will live 

on and awaits your visit. It truly is an 

“Oasis in the middle of nowhere.” 

Greenhill Gardens just west of Wilkesport 

Bill and Joy Robson 

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“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” - William Penn

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A good husband is 

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If money be not thy servant, 

it will be thy master. 

A good Jack makes 

a good Jill. 

A good sword is the one left in its scabbard. 

A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. 

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. 

A merchants happiness hangs upon 

chance, winds, and waves. 

A merry companion on the road is as good as a nag. 

A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice. 

Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. 

A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle. 

Adversity is the foundation of virtue. 

After victory, tighten your helmet chord. 

An accomplishment sticks to a person. 

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy. 

Bad and good are intertwined like rope. 

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Lambton Elderly Outreach Reception, Transportation, Friendly Visiting, Meals on Wheels, Diner’s Club, Forever Fitness 519-845-1353 

Alzheimer Society of SL Program, Event and Bingo Volunteers 519-332-4444 

Habitat for Humanity Handyman Assistant, ReStore: Sales Floor Support, Cashier 519-339-7957 

St. Joseph’s Hospice Sarnia 

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Residence Reception, Volunteers for Kitchen, Grocery Shopping, Direct Support, Housekeeping, 

Maintenance, Gardening Volunteer and more 

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ORGANIZATION 

DONATIONS 

CONTACT 

Sarnia & District Humane 

Society 

Several volunteer opportunities. Needed items: non-clumping cat litter, towels and small fleece 

blankets, small cat beds (new, unused only) and more. Visit website for full list. 

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“The key is in not spending time, but in investing it.” - Stephen R. Covey

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The Library 

By Susan Iedema, London 

from Daytripping Spring 2022 issue 

When the weather is such that 

spending more time inside is desirable, I 

am always on the lookout for new ideas 

for indoor activities. And, as I have done 

in the past for other situations, I am sure 

I will utilize the resources available to me 

at my local library. 

I recall my mom and me walking to 

the library in the small town where I grew 

up and that is where I was introduced to 

the mystery novels of Phyllis A. Whitney. 

Romance was always woven into her 

stories and vivid descriptions were given 

of the locales around the world where 

they took place. My love of her books led 

me to purchase some of her novels and a 

few have survived numerous downsizing 

episodes to grace a place in my bookcase. 

Over time, the memory of the story fades 

and I am able to reread and experience 

the mystery anew. Books can take me to 

faraway places, away from my troubles 

and cares. 

Years ago, a decision to apply for a 

different job had me visiting my local 

library branch in search of the latest book 

on how to write a resume and covering 

letter. As a result, I got the job! When 

the internet and online job postings 

took hold, I once again headed to the 

library. This time, I took advantage of the 

computers and other resources available 

for job hunting. 

As I became interested in leading a 

simpler life, I would peruse the library 

shelves and catalogues looking for 

books on the subject. A course about 

slowing down and getting away from 

consumerism was also offered at the 

downtown central branch and I signed 

up. This course introduced me to 

likeminded people who provided me 

with more direction and guidance as 

well as a list of additional books that 

would assist me in my quest. I would try 

to find these books at the library first. If 

I felt one was something I should have 

at home for a reference, I could always 

purchase it later. 

Libraries and all they have to offer 

are a perfect fit with a simpler life. It’s 

a place where communities can share 

resources and information. Being that 

they are located in the community, many 

times I have been able to walk, cycle or 

take public transit to my nearest branch 

or visit one on my lunch hour when at 

work. Or, if travelling by car, I could time 

my visit with other errands. 

Some other items and services I have 

made use of over the years at the library 

are, a writing workshop, a photocopier, 

the community events bulletin board, 

walking and cycling maps as well as 

magazines and newspapers. I even found 

that wonderful paper there, Daytripping 

in Southwestern Ontario! 

These days, before heading to the 

library, I can search online from home 

for books or resources I am interested 

in. My choice to do without cable TV has 

led me to find numerous DVD’s available 

there, especially the murder mysteries I 

like. 

I am glad I have a library card and 

am grateful for my local public library 

and all it has to offer. I foresee a season 

of indoor activities filled with mystery! 

Publisher’s note: Your library card will give 

you access to Ontario Provincial Parks and 

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Sweet shades of summer are surrounding us, gardens are showing their full 

potential, and that effort you put into brightening your gardens and outdoor spaces 

are yielding great returns. 

Lambton Shores Nature Trails Mornings start early and the gardener loves to putter in the cool of the day, water 

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Large dangling planters and tall blooming flowers entice you to enjoy those warm 

evenings and the scent and sounds of the garden. To enjoy that patio even more, 

many gardeners employ natures remedies to keep the pesky mosquitoes at bay with 

citronella plants and other herbs. 

Many things compete for your time in the summer but make sure to slow down 

and enjoy the beauty of the summer. Those tall blooming perennials and annuals are 

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“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” - Annie Dillard

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When I was a kid, my mom liked to 

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now and then. And I remember one 

night in particular when she had made 

breakfast after a long, hard day at 

work. On that evening so long ago, my 

mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, 

and extremely burned biscuits in front 

of my dad. I remember waiting to see 

if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did 

was reach for his biscuit, smile at my 

mom and ask me how my day was at 

school. 

I don't remember what I told him 

that night; but I do remember hearing 

my mom apologize to my dad for 

burning the biscuits. And I'll never 

forget what he said: "Honey, I love 

burned biscuits." 

Later that night, I went to kiss 

Daddy good night and I asked him 

if he really liked his biscuits burned. 

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The Biscuits 

He wrapped me in his arms and said, 

"Your momma put in a long hard day 

at work today and she's real tired. 

And besides, a burnt biscuit never hurt 

anyone!" 

You know, life is full of imperfect 

things... and imperfect people. I'm 

not the best at anything much, I 

forget birthdays just like everyone 

else. What I've learned over the years 

is that learning to accept each other’s 

faults and choosing to celebrate each 

others' differences is one of the most 

important keys to creating a healthy, 

growing, and lasting relationship. 

So, please pass me a biscuit. And yes, 

the burned one will do just fine! 

Life is too short to wake up with 

regrets. Love the people who treat you 

right and forget the ones who don’t. 

Enjoy Life Now - 

It Has An Expiration Date! 

COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR AGES 55+ 

(From the booklet “A Seniors’ GuideTo Sarnia-Lambton”) 

a Resource booklet available through Age-Friendly Sarnia-Lambton 

by calling 519-332-0527 or visiting www.agefriendlysarnialambton.ca 

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Bayshore Home Care Solutions Assistance with Housekeeping, Errands & Meal Prep 519-383-6979 bayshore.ca 

Canadian Red Cross Grocery Pickup & Transportation Services 519-332-6380 redcross.ca 

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Summer 2022 “The years teach much which the days never know.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson P A G E 25


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Sailing in My Bedroom 

on the Blue St. Clair 

Looking back on my childhood, one 

of my fondest memories is sailing in my 

bedroom on the blue St. Clair. Alas, I 

didn’t live on a boat – in fact, our centuryold, 

red brick farmhouse was definitely 

rooted on dry land. But my bedroom 

window overlooked the St. Clair River. 

Drifting off to sleep on a summer’s night, 

with the river’s perfume in the air, was 

like sailing off on a new adventure. 

River rats, those people fortunate 

enough to grow up along the St. Clair, 

develop a special rapport with its currents. 

On foggy nights, for example, I would 

be lulled to sleep by the eerie call of fog 

horns. The sounds would echo and reecho 

through our old house. While danger 

lurked just beyond my window – at least 

for the crew members on the passing 

ships - I was safely snug in my bed. 

Since we lived just blocks away from 

the huge Canadian Oil (later Shell Oil) 

refueling dock, the freshwater freighters 

and overseas vessels became old friends. 

We learned to match the flags that flew 

at the back of the visiting salties with 

their countries of origin. Our family also 

acquired a chart, matching smokestack 

A new magazine for people who aren’t (new that is!) 

By Alice Gibb, London 


Sept.-Oct.2010 issue 

designs with the companies that owned 

the freighters. In the dark, waiting for 

sleep, the lights of a laker pulling away 

from the dock, would flash into my room. 

We could often hear the groans of anchors 

being raised, or the heavy lines being 

loosened from the dock. One memorable 

day, the steering mechanism on one of 

the freighters failed as it pulled out of the 

dock. The ship swerved, running directly 

onto the channel bank in front of our 

neighbour’s property. As the freighter 

was freed, the strong undertow that was 

created claimed our little dock and those 

of our neighbours. 

Growing up on the river was like 

owning an ever-changing storybook. We 

learned which lakers carried cargoes 

of iron ore, coal and grains right past 

our doorstep. If a new flag passed our 

big picture window, then we rushed to 

the atlas to find out where places like 

Liberia or Panama were located. When 

our neighbourhood lake captain guided 

his ship into the Canadian Oil dock, 

he gave a special series of toots that 

we all recognized. And in the summer 

months the river proved a mesmerizing 

playground. Polluted or not, we spent 

hours in its waters. Almost every kid 

in the neighburhood built at least one 

ill-fated raft or came home with some 

treasure they had discovered washed up 

on the banks. 

Eventually we had to bid farewell to 

our old house. For years now, I have slept 

in a downtown apartment in the heart 

of a city. At night time, I crawl into a big, 

ornate antique wooden bed, given to me 

by an elderly relative. I’m ready, just like 

Wynken, Blynken and Nod, to sail into 

sleep. Even after decades away from 

the brilliant blue St. Clair, I still miss the 

sounds and smells of the river, with its 

fascinating passing parade. Ah, if I could 

only return to that bedroom sailboat of 

my younger days. 

Publisher’s Note: I grew up a few miles 

south of you, in Port Lambton. The entire 

St. Clair Parkway is one of Ontario’s most 

beautiful treasures. 


WE MAKE 

Beautiful Smiles 

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“You will never ‘find’ time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.” - Charles Bruxton

Our next issue will come out around the beginning of October 2022. 



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CLOSED 

SUNDAYS 

Memories and Music 

at Canatara Beach 

Born and raised in 

Sarnia-Lambton, I have 

been fortunate to have 

access to a number of 

sandy beaches to enjoy. My 

favourites have always been 

Canatara, Bright’s Grove and 

Ipperwash. Growing up in 

Corunna, there were three 

small beaches downriver in 

the Courtright and Sombra 

areas which became known 

as “The Willows” and those destinations 

also conjure up fond memories. 

Back in the 70’s, a couple of good 

friends of mine and myself would gather 

up our beach paraphernalia (beach totes, 

towels, sunhats, sunscreen and lunches) 

and head for Canatara, usually on a 

Saturday. We all worked at busy jobs at a 

downtown Sarnia mortgage company and 

this time of relaxation and hanging out 

was welcomed and anticipated. 

We had made our swimsuit purchases 

earlier at Pacesetters, Sarnia’s best shop 

for swimwear. Knowing a good friend 

would be honest, we would ask, “Do I look 

ok in this suit?” or later at the beach, “Do I 

look as if I am getting tanned?” (Now, that 

was long before the warnings of getting 

too much sun was dangerous and made 

everyone sit up and take serious notice.) 

As we later learned, vanity means little in 

the big picture called life. 

Some Sarnians say the lake is never 

warm enough till about August, which 

is true, however, we would take a dip in 

Lake Huron as early as June, no matter the 

temperature. Canatara Beach was always 

such a pretty spot and we were within 

walking distance of the washrooms and 

snack bar. Memories take me back to my 

friends and I relaxing on our beach towels, 

the smell of suntan lotion wafting through 

the air as we listened to the music of the 

70’s from one of our transistor radios… 

“Summer breeze makes me feel fine, blowin’ 

through the jasmine in my mind.” (from the 

song “Summer Breeze” by the duo Seals 

& Crofts). Of course, a Beach Boy tune 

would only make sense and add a happy 

element to our afternoon at the beach… 

“Round round, get around I Get Around” or 

“Do you love me, do you Surfer Girl”… 

Looking out over the lake, there was 

a mixture of water craft and sailboats, 

also steamships off in the distance. 

Seagulls hovered above us, waiting for 

an opportunity to swoop down and grab 

a tasty morsel or two. The lifeguards on 

duty gave us a sense of security, especially 

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with the ever-present undertow. Everyone 

growing up in the area knew about the 

dreaded undertow and how important it 

was to respect the waters of Lake Huron. 

People-watching both on the sand 

and in the water added to our summer’s 

afternoon at Canatara Beach. Observing 

my friend’s three year old daughter 

playing in the sand at water’s edge with 

pail and shovel, reminded us of the 

simple joys of a child, her blond pigtails 

blowing in the breeze. Parents would 

join their children, making sand castles 

or wading in the shallow end for some 

splash time. Sometimes children running 

by would result in sand making its way 

into our territory but that was just kids 

being kids. Our main concern was sand 

getting into our “loaded” egg salad and 

tuna sandwiches! A teenage girl and boy 

would stroll by hand-in-hand, oblivious to 

everything and everyone around them. 

They would stop and write their initials in 

the sand, smile and walk on. Of course, 

this scene was depicted well in Pat Boone’s 

“Love Letters in the Sand.” Funny, with 

the passing of time, some things never 

change. 

As the sun got closer to the horizon 

and the beach-goers were few and far 

between, we knew it was time for us to 

pack up and end our afternoon, with a 

promise to return again soon. 

The beautiful waters at Canatara Beach 

are still lapping the shores as generations 

have come and gone, providing memories 

that will be with them throughout their 

lives. It might be a summer breeze, the 

haunting melody of a summer song, a 

fleeting moment from the past that will 

stir a long-forgotten memory. “And when 

the rain beats against my windowpane, I’ll 

think of summer days again and dream of 

you...” Chad & Jeremy’s “A Summer Song.” 

One of my friends is no longer with 

me; after 45 years of friendship, I cherish 

those long-ago afternoons of our carefree 

youth when time was on our side at 

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I went to visit Grandma, on a day that was dreary and cold, 

She was lying on her sofa, “I’m tired” she said, “perhaps old.” 

So, I lay close beside her, that we might laugh a bit and talk, 

She’d tell me stories, and we’d pretend to be having a walk. 

“Oh what pretty flowers” I’d say “yes violets” she’d explain, 

As we, wandered in that woodland, without concern of rain. 

A blue sky and sunshine, tiny scattered clouds snow white, 

There was no need to worry, should we not be home by night. 

I closed my eyes in pretension, as we wandered on our way, 

Into that land of enchantment, on a visit to Grandma’s “Day.” 

But I knew not I had dozed, while content in grandma’s care, 

Or that she placed her blanket o’er me, as I lay dreaming there. 

Until I felt a kiss on my cheek, then heard her speak so mild, 

”I’m glad you came, you brightened a dreary day grandchild, 

It’s time, for milk and cookies then you best be on your way.” 

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Baldness 

“Compensation” is an 

immutable law of nature. The 

rhinoceros, for example, has terrible 

eyesight but can hear a twig snap at a 

hundred paces. The turtle may not be 

able to outrun its enemies, but with all 

that built-in armour it doesn’t have to. 

The law applies equally to humans, of 

course. As a case in point, I’ve noticed 

that the fatter I get, the thinner my 

hair becomes. 

Fortunately, losing my hair isn’t 

something I worry about, for a 

couple of reasons. First, whatever its 

disadvantages, baldness is neat. And 

when I finally do go bald, the money 

I’ll save on haircuts will pay for the wig. 

However, for those of you with the 

same problem, who may not share 

my laissez-faire attitude, I discovered 

a medical journal, published in 1912, 

which offered a few cures. I pass 

them along here purely for their 

entertainment value. 

“Baldness is caused by excessive 

action of the brain, such as intense 

study, great mental anxiety, etc., 

producing unnatural heat on the brain 

surfaces, thus causing the hair to drop 

off.” 

Presuming the reader is not going to 

buy baldness as a status symbol, the 

book goes on to list several “cures.” 

“Wash your hair regularly,” it advises. 

“A muddy and confused mind is often 

the effect of external dirt and neglect.” 

I don’t know what kind of shampoos 

they used in those days, but anything 

that would penetrate the bone to clean 

up the brain would make today’s 

detergents look like cream rinses. 

“Mix one ounce of Spanish fly, one 

ounce of aromatic spirits of ammonia, 

one dram of oil of rosemary with two 

tablespoons of alcohol and water. 

Apply twice a week to the affected 

area.” 

This may not grow hair, but I’ll 

guarantee that it will give you the 

sexiest dandruff in town! 

Kerosene was recommended, in the 

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same book, as a cure 

for everything from 

the common cold to ingrown toenails 

so it wasn’t surprising that it was also 

suggested as a cure for baldness. Be 

aware of the hazards, though. If you’re 

going to rub kerosene on your dome, 

quit smoking and stay away from 

barbeques! 

Cures were available to suit every 

personality. If you were a drinker, you 

could rub brandy into your scalp. If, 

on the other hand, you were “teatotal,” 

the prescription was for daily washing 

with strong sage tea. I presume it was 

left up to the individual’s taste as to 

how much cream and sugar to use. 

An earlier medical journal, published 

in 1858, offered still more remedies. 

“Take the expressed juice of burdock 

root, honey and proof spirits, of each 

one ounce. Mix them together and 

anoint the barren part of the head 

several times a day, at the same time 

taking care to cover with soft flannel in 

order to promote perspiration.” 

Keeping it covered would also be 

necessary to keep the flies away from 

all that honey. 

“Take palma Christi oil, 1 1/2 ounces 

and oil of lavender, 1 drachma. Mix 

them and apply every night and 

morning to those parts of the head 

from which the hair has fallen.” 

Take a few karate lessons too. Any 

guy that walks around smelling like 

lavender is going to need them. 

We’ve come a long way since then, 

however. Today the most successful 

method is the “hair transplant” in 

which little plugs of hair are removed 

from where they are still growing and 

replanted where they are needed. But 

there are always problems when you 

mess with Mother Nature. A friend 

of mine had the hair from under his 

arms transplanted to his bald spot. 

The operation was a success and the 

new hair grew in beautifully. The only 

problem he has now is that instead of 

hair spray he has to use deodorant. 

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are told ‘A prophet is not without honour, 

save in his own country, and in his own 

house.’ I can vouch for the ‘house’ part. I 

learned early in my motherhood career 

that if a compliment came my way, 

the flattery flopped when a qualifier 

followed the nice remark. My emotional 

elevator raced to the roof, then the 

cables snapped and sent it barrelling to 

the basement. 

My older son gained me a reputation 

among his young friends with his 

assertion that his mom could fix 

anything with a bobby-pin and a rubber 

band. An exaggeration, but a feather in 

my cap that he thought so highly of my 

talents. But the feather flew away on 

the next breeze when he added, “But 

then they usually don’t work for long.” 

In that instant, I understand an adage 

my grandma used frequently: that the 

most uncomplimentary remark one 

could make about a person was that she 

‘meant well.’ 

Food is a touchy topic in families 

with finicky kids. Their friends’ moms 

are always ‘cool’ cooks compared to 

their own mothers. I remember the 

Saturday lunchtime when I was battling 

the clock and my older son’s panic that 

he’d be late for baseball practise, and 

my daughter’s vociferous dismay that 

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she was already late to meet her friends 

in the mall. I ask you — what would a 

frenzied mother do but open a can of 

pork and beans? The older two kids took 

one look and vanished to keep their 

dates. The youngest stayed on, but after 

a few bites he also let me down. “These 

beans aren’t as good as I get at Johnny’s 

house. His mom’s a good cooker.” 

You guessed it—checking with my 

neighbour, I learned that she used 

the identical brand as mine. It didn’t 

surprise me. My gravy was never as 

smooth as Granma’s (made from her 

recipe). My chocolate cake couldn’t 

hold a birthday candle to Aunt Patty’s 

to whom I once gave my recipe. 

Naturally, it went without saying that 

my hamburgers never measured up to 

you-know-who’s in the mall. 

Redemption was mine when my 

teenage daughter brought a girlfriend 

over for Sunday dinner — good old 

English roast beef and Yorkshire 

pudding, with creamy rice pudding for 

dessert. As the girls cleared the dishes 

away, I heard our guest say, “Your mom’s 

a super cook!” But, at my daughter’s 

reply, “Yeah, she is. She just has no 

imagination,” my golden halo tarnished 

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and my Yorkshire 

ancestors turned 

over in their 

graves. 

Homemade 

clothes had an 

emotional yoyo 

effect on this 

mother-prophet 

who had no 

honour in ... you 

know. Before kindergarten, my children 

had uncomplainingly worn handknit 

sweaters, shirts and blouses from my 

sewing machine, in blissful ignorance of 

their non-commercial origin. Then the 

school stage hit and their stock phrase 

became, “Aw, Mom, do I have to wear 

that homemade thing?” But belated 

appreciation came in a turn-around 

with my daughter’s Saturday job in 

the sweater department of a boutique. 

Suddenly her eyes were opened to all the 

exclusive handknit creations she’d worn 

to school over the years, thanks to her 

mom’s knitting basket. 

During my little darlings’ early years 

I didn’t expect raves on Christmas 

morning when they opened gifts from 

my fingers instead of the mall. But a 

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sympathetic Santa bailed me out 

many a Christmas Eve. Bleary-eyed, 

long past bedtime, I’d be hunched 

over last-minute finishing touches — 

buttons needed on hand-made shirts, 

sweater seams to be sewn up. But I’d 

look up and see Santa, glancing over 

at me from his own job of piling 

gifts under the tree. He never failed 

to give me a morale-boosting wink 

and a thumbs-up sign. Someone, at 

least, gave credit where credit was due. 

John Dryden wrote in the 17th 

century: ‘Honor is but an empty bubble.’ 

Maybe so. But until my bubbles would 

burst, as they usually did, I learned to 

enjoy their rainbow iridescence as they 

floated around my head in their brief 

but beautiful flight. Need a mother ask 

for more? 

Life goes full circle, what goes around 

comes around, and so on ... Let me fastforward 

from that generation to another. 

Today I’m hardly able to keep up with 

requests from my grandchildren. “Nana, 

is it my turn next for a sweater?” “Can 

you make me one with an elephant 

(bunny) (sailboat) on the front?” 

Need a grandma ask for a greater 

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Lambton Shores Nature Trails (LSNT) 

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works to build a network of user-friendly 

nature trails that inspire people to 

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Ipperwash Dunes and Swales, located 

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East Parkway Drive). 

The Ipperwash Dunes and 

Swales Trail property is part of 

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NCC is a not for profit, charitable 

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Ipperwash Dunes and Swales is 

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Both trails—the Dunes and 

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share the same path for the first 

300 m before they diverge into 

two separate loops. The Dunes and 

Swales Trail (white trail) is 4 km 

long in total, and winds through a 

Carolinian Forest of sand ridges and 

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boardwalks. The Cedar Trail (green 

trail) is 1.5 km long in total and features 

several cedar coves and gentle ridges 

and valleys. Both trails are considered 

easy to moderate in difficulty so are a 

relaxing way for even a novice hiker to 

spend a couple of hours in the forest. 

Along the route, you are bound 

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if you’re observant, animal life. The 

Carolinian Zone in Canada comprises 

only 1% of Canada’s total land mass; 

however, it is home to a greater 

number of flora and fauna species than 

any other ecosystem in the country. 

More than 500 of these species are 

considered rare or threatened. 

In early summer, you may be lucky 

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in Canada. Of course, Ipperwash is also 

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species. You will certainly see tulip, 

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water for turtles and beavers. Watch 

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Ipperwash has been officially 

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Hikers familiar with Ipperwash 

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Discussing the importance of 

primary public health care in our 

community with members of the 

Central Lambton Family Health 

Team in Petrolia. 

Recognizing the great 

contributions by our local 

service organizations, 

including the Petrolia Lions 

Club, who are celebrating their 

90th anniversary in 2022. 

Proud to welcome two local 

families to their new Habitat 

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Building A Better Sarnia-Lambton 

Welcome to summer, Club readers! This is the time of year 

when life really kicks into high gear across Sarnia-Lambton. 

Discover a huge variety of concerts, outdoor activities, live 

theatre, sports, and plenty of events for all ages, including 

those of us in the 55+ group. There’s truly something for 

everyone to enjoy! 

I’d like to begin this message by thanking everyone in 

Sarnia-Lambton for your continued support. I’m humbled by 

your vote of confidence for the work we’ve been able to 

accomplish at Queen’s Park over the past 15 years – and I’m 

looking forward to the next four years as we continue to make 

great things happen in our community. 

Among the projects I’d like to see completed during my next 

term are the widening of Hwy 40, the establishment of the 

permanent withdrawal management facility at Bluewater 

Health, the investment of $1 billion over the next three years to 

expand homecare, the addition of more long-term care beds, 

and the hiring of more nurses and PSWs to improve the 

publicly-funded health care of all Ontarians. 

Just a reminder that if you have concerns related to any 

provincial matters, my Constituency Office staff is always 

available to help. Please check out my contact information at 

the bottom of this page and feel free to stop by my office, call 

or email any time. 

In closing, I’d like to extend my best wishes to all The Club’s 

readers for a wonderful, fun-filled summer of 2022. Enjoy life to 

the fullest! 

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Making a $12 million funding 

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As I write this article, Covid restrictions 

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My hope as you read this is that 

lockdowns are in the rear-view mirror, 

as we are now provided with the 

opportunity to figure out how to manage 

and live with Covid. These past few 

years have significantly impacted many 

of our seniors. It has been heartbreaking 

to witness firsthand some of the 

detrimental effects of social isolation, 

loneliness, deconditioning, hastened 

cognitive decline, and decreased 

nutritional status. 

Yet, many people have also 

demonstrated profound resilience and 

the ability to adapt to change and there 

have been some positive outcomes 

worth highlighting. 

1. A SLOWER PACE OF LIFE. 

Maybe picking up a new hobby, (hello 

puzzles!) or embracing old passions 

(hello sourdough!), many of us were able 

to slow down and enjoy life’s simple 

pleasures. Now that life is getting back 

By Kelly-Lynn Musico, Brights Grove • Registered Physiotherapist, Registered Yoga Teacher 

to our ‘new normal,’ let’s not forget the 

benefits of a slower pace of life. Personally, 

this is a great reminder for me as I love 

new activities and love to say yes to new 

opportunities, however, I most assuredly 

enjoyed slowing down and working on 

my new relaxation activity with puzzles 

and colouring. Note to self! 

2. GREATER APPRECIATION FOR 

THE OUTDOORS. 

Since we have not been able to spend 

gathering time indoors, there has been 

more awareness of the benefits of 

spending time outdoors. From simple 

outdoor gatherings in our backyards or 

local parks, to increasing our physical 

activities with walking on local trails. We 

are embracing renewed opportunities 

to take up a new activity: walking, 

snow shoeing, running, fishing, paddle 

boarding, kayaking, or boating, to name 

a few. There had been an uptake in the 

purchase of outdoor equipment over 

Covid, so let’s continue on our outdoor 

journeys. 

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with all the modifications, to guide this 

great group. This would 

never have happened had it 

not been for Zoom bringing 

us all together. Grateful for 

this experience. 

4. RESILIENT 

RELATIONSHIPS. 

Although we could not 

always see each other 

in person, many of our 

connections were enhanced 

as we had more time to 

connect with our loved ones 

at home, or via telephone or even the 

new Zoom family gatherings, connecting 

families from all over the globe. Even 

though I was gifted Covid on this past 

Christmas Day, I was also blessed to 

virtually connect with family near and 

far. Covid, and our slower pace of life 

may have also allowed for rekindled 

friendships via social media. Social 

connections are so important, so let’s 

keep them up as we shift to this new 

normal. 

So, although the pandemic has been 

difficult in so many ways, we can choose 

to see the positives that have come 

from this most challenging time. Hoping 

others can see some light from this dark 

time. What light(s) do you see? 

Let’s keep MOVING, FEELING, and 

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What’s This, Grandy? 

By Maryleah Otto, Brampton 

from Daytripping May-June 2010 issue 

The other day, my nine-year-old 

granddaughter Liza was spending a few 

hours with me while her mother was at 

the dentist. From the time she could talk, 

Liza has called me “Grandy,” a moniker 

that always makes me smile. Thinking to 

keep the child busy, and away from the TV, 

I suggested that we bake some chocolate 

chip cookies. She didn’t need coaxing! 

I told her to put on a ‘pinny’ so she 

wouldn’t get flour all over her clothes. 

“What’s a ‘pinny,’ Grandy?” she 

asked. 

“It’s an apron,” I replied. “Look in 

the middle drawer beside the sink and 

you’ll find one.” She looked perplexed 

as she started rummaging through 

the drawer. Minutes passed. I 

was gathering the ingredients 

for our cookies. Finally she 

said, “Grandy, I don’t 

know what an apron 

looks like. We don’t 

have any at our 

house.” 

I was dumbfounded. 

I really shouldn’t have 

been surprised, for this was the same 

child who just last summer had seen me 

typing on my ancient manual Underwood 

portable and she hadn’t known what a 

typewriter was! But how could a nine-yearold 

girl not know what an apron is? Hadn’t 

I worn one when I was half her age? Wasn’t 

an apron my mother’s daily uniform? So I 

went to the drawer and pulled out a pretty 

flowered apron, complete with bib, frills, 

pockets and long grosgrain ribbons to tie 

around your waist. “Here,” I said, trying not 

to sound as if I thought the child’s parents 

had failed to teach her an important fact of 

life. “This is an apron! Put it on and I’ll get 

you the flour.” 

So we made our cookies, ate half of 

them before they were cool, and I sent the 

rest home with Liza, along with the apron. 

Later that evening while checking my 

email, I came across a piece that someone 

had sent from the internet. It was all about 

those good old-fashioned aprons just like 

the one I’d given to my granddaughter. 

Whoever the writer was, he or most likely 

she, certainly knew the value of a good 

apron. I think you’ll enjoy this too. 

I don’t think our kids know what an 

apron is! 

The principal use of Grandma’s apron 

was to protect the dress underneath, but 

along with that, it served as a potholder 

for removing hot pans from the oven. It 

was wonderful for drying children’s tears, 

and on occasion was even used for 

cleaning out dirty ears. From the 

chicken coop, the apron was 

used for carrying eggs, fussy 

chicks, and sometimes halfhatched 

eggs to be finished 

in the warming oven. When 

company came, those 

aprons were ideal hiding 

places for shy kids. And 

when the weather was 

cold, grandma wrapped it 

around her arms. 

Those big old aprons 

wiped many a perspiring 

brow, bent over the hot wood 

stove. Chips and kindling wood were 

brought into the kitchen in that apron. 

From the garden, it carried all sorts of 

vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, 

it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron 

was used to bring in apples that had fallen 

from the trees. When unexpected company 

drove up the road, it was surprising how 

much furniture that old apron could dust 

in a matter of seconds. When dinner was 

ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, 

waved her apron, and the men knew it was 

time to come in from the fields to dinner. It 

will be a long time before someone invents 

something that will replace the ‘old-time 

apron’ that served so many purposes. 

Grandma used to set her hot baked 

apple pies on the windowsill to cool. 

Her granddaughters set theirs on the 

windowsill to thaw! They would go crazy 

now trying to figure out how many germs 

were on that apron. I don’t think I ever 

caught anything from an apron! 

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“I’ll bet a week’s wages that I can haul something in a 

wheelbarrow over to that outbuilding that you won’t be able 

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“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” - Maria Edgeworth

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Tucked away on Kelly Road, in the 

quaint village of Oil Springs, Ontario, a 

historic entity exists. For over 60 years 

The Oil Museum of Canada has captured 

our hearts and intrigued our minds by 

taking us on an expedition back in time, 

to learn the story of Canada’s oil pioneers. 

The idea to create a museum from the 

first commercial oil well in North America 

came about at the 1958 Centennial 

Ceremony. The residents wanted to create 

a place that recognised the innovation, 

hard work and contributions themselves 

and their ancestors devoted to the global 

development of the oil industry. With 

great support from many big-name 

commercial sponsors, the municipalities 

of Sarnia, the Village of Oil Springs and 

Lambton County, the vision became a 

reality. With the continued support of the 

residents, schools, businesses and all the 

surrounding communities the museum 

continues to thrive. 

Continuing an Era 

By Shauna Ward, Petrolia • Photos from Oil Museum of Canada Facebook page 

from Daytripping Summer 2022 Issue 

In the last 60 years, the museum 

has welcomed hundreds of thousands 

of people from all over the globe, all of 

whom have come to perceive a great era 

of the past. 

I still remember taking a trip as a child 

to the museum with my school, before I 

called this area home. I will never forget 

the strange but sweet smell of crude oil 

and getting to experience the history 

that was the heart of our community. 

It was incredible. Now, some years 

later, my son was able to explore and 

appreciate the same trip with his school, 

one that he will never forget. And when 

I took my younger boys on one of the 

various PA Day events, their reaction 

was pure gold. The wonder and 

awe on their little faces when 

they heard what everything was, 

or had been, how the pumps 

worked and seeing all the “cool 

stuff” as they put it, that had 

been well taken care of and 

exhibited to make you feel like 

you’d taken a step back in time. 

Truly a remarkable memory, for 

kids and adults alike. 

The museum is showcased on a vast 

10 acres, on which you will encounter 

many historic buildings including the 

original train station that was used 

during the black gold era. All these 

buildings, some of which endured 

significant improvements recently, are 

filled with information and artifacts that 

take you right back to the dawn of the 

petroleum industry, including the wellpreserved 

national historic drilling site 

of James Miller Williams from 1858. 

Inside, you can enjoy a guided tour or 

watch a video in the museum’s theatre, 

browse the many exhibits featuring 

drilling tools, and countless artifacts 

from the era. Hear stories of drillers from 

far and wide that came for a chance at 

a new life in the place that we now call 

home. 

So, if it’s been a while since your last 

visit to the museum, or if you’ve never 

had the pleasure to go and experience 

what the Oil Museum of Canada has 

taken so much pride in, make this 

the year to venture to Oil Springs and 

discover it for yourself. 

Publisher’s note: I took that school trip 

as well, before I called this area home, 

and will never forget the strange smell of 

crude oil. There is also much more history 

to expose yourself to just by driving at 

a snail’s pace on the backroads of Oil 

Springs on the self-guided tour or one 

of the horse-drawn wagon tours. Come 

out and explore the new renovations 

and enjoy the numerous events that are 

planned for this summer. 

Summer 2022 “All my possessions for a moment of time.” - Elizabeth I 

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County Fair WORD SEARCH 

Find these words hidden vertically, horizontally, diagonally and backwards. 

Have you ever lived in a house that 

was so cold in the winter and so hot 

in the summer? I’m talking about the 

1950’s when few homes had insulation. 

At least the ones I lived in. 

In the summer our house was so hot, 

and fans were not common. As you 

went up the stairs you were engulfed in 

the heat. Our beds were right in front of 

the window where we would try to get a 

whisper of night air. 

On the other hand, winter was the 

opposite. It was so cold up there you 

could see your breath. Often the part 

of the blanket around your mouth had 

frost on it. We all had a big rock which 

we got down by the creek. Our mother 

would put them on the oil burner in 

the living room. By bedtime the rocks 

were very hot. She would wrap them in 

newspapers and wrap a big towel around 

them. We took these to bed with us and 

they stayed hot all night. sometimes 

as we stretched in our sleep, we would 

kick them out of bed—that woke up 

the whole house! Every morning our 

water pipes were frozen and Dad 

struggled to thaw them out. He 

also started the wood stove every 

morning before we came down. 

Life was not 

easy back 

then but they 

did the best 

they could. 

We were 

fairly new 

immigrants 

at that time 

and had lots 

38 

“Never let yesterday use up today.” - Richard H. Nelson 

to learn about Canada and the customs. 

Our first house is now long gone but it 

had no indoor plumbing and no hydro. 

We had all that in Holland, but we did 

not dwell on that and took it all in stride. 

Sliced bread we were not used to 

either and it looked so strange all cut 

with perfect slices in the bag. We had 

freshly baked bread every day. We soon 

got used to it. 

Not being able to speak the language 

at all was a big issue and attending a 

one room school house was, too. We 

had gone to a big school in our town. 

However I have many good memories 

of those days as well and I’m glad I have 

them. Eventually we learned English 

and life became easier. 

One sad thing was that I never saw 

my grandparents again or my many 

cousins. We didn’t know that in a few 

years planes would come and go daily, 

not that there was money for that. I’m 

glad we came to Canada. I think about 

my early years in Holland but have no 

urge to go back.

Thanks again - keep this copy of pass it on to a friend please. 

SIGNS FROM GOD 

These were found on signs outside of churches. 

WHOEVER STOLE OUR A/C UNIT, KEEP IT. 

IT’S HOT WHERE YOU’RE GOING. 

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Undoubtedly, the county’s most famous nineteenth-century retailer was VanTuyl 

and Fairbank. Established in 1865 by John Henry Fairbank and re-organized in 1873 

with the naming of Benjamin VanTuyl as a partner, the store did a brisk business 

in outfitting the area’s oil industry with drilling tools, specialized light machinery, 

piping, well pumps, valves, casings, and a variety of more conventional hardware, 

including nails, screws, nuts, bolts, hinges, flanges, hooks, locks, and sheet metal. 

Of course, the firm also courted the lucrative farm and building supply trades. 

During the peak of Petrolia’s oil boom in the late 1880s and early 1890s, the Van 

Tuyl and Fairbank business, as Lambton’s premier merchandiser, was estimated to 

be worth approximately $200,000 (around at least the $3,000,000 mark in today’s 

terms). However, local success was only partly 

responsible for the establishment’s renown. 

Indeed, since Petrolia’s foreign drillers carried 

the firm’s products to oil fields throughout 

the world, Van Tuyl and Fairbank enjoyed 

worldwide sales recognition. LCL 

Courtesy of Glen C. Phillips - 

Lambton: An Illustrated History of the County 

© 1999 

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