Major Storm Hits Alderwood.

 Hurricane Hazel Do you remember HurricaneHazel?  I was seven

 ""Our backyard was an active place. BBQs, picnic, croquet, badminton and even lawn darts. Picture this, tossing a steel or metal-tipped, plastic finned, dart-like object into the air. Why? To hit a target placed some distance away Like horseshoes but pointy. What could go wrong?From a work in progress 38 Lunness.

38 Lunness

 I remember the summer sweet smells that infused the light filled days of my youth. I lived with my parents, my sister and Mom's Mom. Nanny.

I am working on an ebook that will focuses on the years 1948 to 1968. My 20 years living in Alderwood on Lunness Rd. Alderwood Memorial Park Etobicoje Creek, Franklin Horner, Lanor Public and Alderwood Collegiate Institute are some of the places where my sense of the world was partially formed. The Etobicoke Historical Society has been most helpful. As has and still are Two Facebook groups. More to follow.