“YES, VIRGINIA, OLD ENGLAND DOES EXIST”
Title change to
“YES, NOLAN, OLD ENGLAND DOES EXIST.”
alan skeoch
Dec. 2017
Jan. 2018
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MARJORIE … TAKES CHARGE OF TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL NOV. 16,2017
MARJORIE SKEOCH…”MY GOOD HEALTH IS ALL DUE TO MY HUSBAND ALAN”Nov. 16, 2017
“Are you physically active Marjorie?”, asked Mary, her nurse at Toronto Western Hospital.“Well, let me put it this way. See that man over there, my husband. He does not know how to start the washing machine or the dryer. “ -
Sick and tired of Skeoch…??
From: Alan Skeoch <alan.skeoch@rogers.com>Subject: Sick and tired of Skeoch…??Date: November 13, 2017 at 6:58:15 AM GMT-5World is strange
Today I will be on TV CBC re the island ferries…you might have opinions
Why me? They needed a willing person with stupid ideas and an eccentric father (if they use that memory)
Why tell you? Egomaniac
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THE LAST FLIGHT OF HX 313
On May 27, 1944, a Halifax Bomber, HX 313, was ripped and torn by a German night Fighter after dropping its bomb load on Bourg Leopold, Belgium.A cousin who I had never met was the upper Middle Gunner and was killed as the night fighter shells ripped across the underbelly of the plane. Over the last few decades I have been able to reconstruct much of what happened before, during and after that fateful evening. My use of dialogue may offend sensitive ears. Sorry about that. This will be a long story…to be sent in segments. -
FIRST DANCE…AND SHE WAS THERE…64 YEARS LATER SHE IS STILL THERE
alan skeochSo the 125th is over. Return of the Native has happened. Lots to think about…old friends, older teachers, still older hallowed halls of the old school. Mistakes made.
Achievements that surpassed me. Probably a few grads who considered me a fool. And a few good friends who liked me in spite flaws. That is how you know colleagues are more than just fellow travellers.