08-01 Water Polo
When you look back on your life, there are always experiences you never forget. And for me, playing Water Polo for the University of Toronto was one of them. The photograph of our 1954-1955 team is a wonder to behold – so many great guys who all made their mark in this world. Paul Richards,…
08-02 Wedding 1955
Mary and I were married at the London Registry Office. It was not a very romantic setting, but it was about pleasing my father. He could not enter a church, which had to do with the Plymouth Brethren religious teachings. But looking back at the photos of my bride, I am filled with love and…
08-03 Just Married
We were just home from our honeymoon, and Mary hit the books. Three days later she wrote her RN exams and passed. I just love the photo from the day of her graduation ceremony. Needless to say, I was so proud of her that day. And I felt the same way about all of her…
08-04 The Canoe Club
It was September 1943, and five ten-year-old boys were chatting it up at recess outside Forest Hill Public School. They were David Rae, Paul Richards, Ralph Hull, Bob Rabjohn and myself. I had already met Paul who lived across the road from our home on Richview Avenue. A friendship began that has lasted over 70…
08-05 The Bridge Club
From 1952-1956 while working towards an engineering degree at the U of T, we had to work through 12 hours a week of drafting, and we were seated alphabetically. So I had Ron Ellis, Jim Floyd and Ron Garlick on my right. We became the best of friends. We got together in the 1960s to…
08-06 Cruising with the Raes
Although David Rae was part of a group of children who met and became friends in 1943 at Forest Hill Public School, we had met previously for a short period going to school on Centre Island in grade two. It was a time when my parents were in the process of moving, and our home…
08-07 Grandchildren
I remember as a child how much I loved my grandmother and grandfather Halter. When our first grandchild, Paul, was born on September 15, 1998, my thoughts were with them and my wish that my grandchildren would love me the way I loved them. Paul was followed by Katie on April 14, 2000. Happy days…
08-08 50th Wedding Anniversary
"We have to have 50 for 50." That was brother Ian, organizing a 50th wedding anniversary cruise on board the Caribbean Princess in December 2005. We had 44 of our friends and family booked, so Ian invited three couples that were his friends, and they all had a ball. Ian worked his heart out to…
08-09 The 60th Wedding Anniversary
Way to go Peter. It was our 60th, but Peter’s efforts made the evening. And folks can see his creativity at http://johnandmarybulloch.com. One of the first delights was a musical performance by Kelly on her flute and Katie on her violin. Paul was supposed to play his electric guitar, but they could not get it…
08-10 Paul’s Graduation
Yes, some memories are special and Paul’s graduation from Dexter-Southfield high school in Brookline, MA was one of them. It was June 8th, 2017. And our first photo from the event shows Paul on the stage with the graduating class. Dexter was the boy’s school and Southfield, the girl’s school. But they all shared the…
08-11 Katie Graduation
We have all raised children and wondered where all the time has gone when you see them graduating from high school. And there was a wonderful young grandchild, our Katie Clarke, now an adult, graduating from Dexter-Southfield High School in Brookline, MA, just as her brother Paul had done the previous year. Her graduation photo…
08-12 Baby Blankets
Our mother was never idle. Even as a child at our cottage, mother was either baking, writing or crocheting in her spare time. And I remember with affection, having our afternoon nap with one of mother's crocheted blankets thrown over me.And before she died, she said I was to take one of her crocheted blankets…