Saturday, February 24, 2024
The summer we (mum, Blair, cousins John and Genevieve, and Auntie Betty) spent with you on the farm, was one of the most enjoyable and memorable experiences of my childhood. For this "big city" kid from Toronto, spending time with you getting dirty on the farm in the red PEI sand, was life-changing. I learned the sweet and sorrowful responsibilities of daily life on a mixed farm. From early sunrises and endless hours of playing outside to picking wild blueberries and strawberries which we made into jam. Feeding that summer’s litter of newborn kittens (Butterscotch Ripple) and your beautiful dog Skipo, gathering wildflowers to put on the table, and our evening trips on the hay wagon to feed to the cows. Witnessing the care your neighbours had for each other as the dropped by the house, to the sad reality of learning my pet pig Jeffrey, had been taken away to the slaughterhouse. I could go on.......
So, Uncle Richard, as the sunsets and you take your last drive, in your beautiful red truck, down your very long laneway with a big smile on your face to heaven’s gates, please know that you had a profound impact on me, and I love you very much. Darlene xo
