“Roller Coaster twice. Really was a thrill. “ Friday July 18, 1947
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13 Sun. Got ready for Church. Is. & I sang “In The Garden.” Service was nice. Beautiful day. Glad, Ev, husbands & family were at Uncle Hirams when we got there. Went out to Rice Lake for Picnic. Took pictures. Butters & Clapperton Reunion at Aunt Bessies tonight. Happy time. Huge supper. Sat on lawn & talked after. Girls all got weighed in barn. Came to Aunt Maggies for the night.
14 Mon. Aunt Maggie & Earl took us walking for 2 hrs. this morn. Saw fish etc. Went to Frank Clappertons this aft. We three had supper at Del & Jeans. Lovely meal. They are really nice. Picked up Aunt Maggie & Uncle Al, & all went to see Jack, Marjorie & baby, then Jean came in & met us at F. Clappertons. We had some music, then went home with Jean.
15 Tues. Odds & ends this morn. Dorothy, Jean & we girls went into Coburg this aft. It rained but we had stacks of fun anyway. Home for supper then to the ball game & all the relatives came back out to uncle C’s this eve. Uncle Syd & family came too, and were sure had some music. Even Uncle Al & Uncle Hiram sang. Bed about 1. Packed for tomorrow.
16 Wed. Aunt Bessie & Jean took us to Cobourg where we met Uncle Syds who took us on a lovely trip. Got to Gananoque for dinner, then to “Thousand Islands,” where we took a 3-hr. boat ride. It was beautiful. Crossed the Thousand Islands Bridge, supper at Watertown & stayed at Tourist Home in Mexico tonight. Went for a walk on the green, had a swing, teeter totter, etc.
17 Thurs. Drove 14 miles to Oswego for breakfast, dinner at Rochester. Shopped awhile. Rained like everything. Drove through to Niagara Falls. Saw it on the American Side. It is a wonder of nature. Came home to Uncle Syds, had supper & went for a drive. Saw the lights across Lake Ontario. Came home & sang.
18 Fri. Pressed, washed clothes this morn. I went & got my hair set at 1 o’clock, shopped awhile, then met Aunt Ilah at Beauty Shoppe. We all drove out & had fish & chips for supper at Fort Erie which was swell, then went to Crystal Beach Park Amusement. Rode on 7 different rides. Went on the Roller Coaster twice. Really was a thrill. Walked on the pier & watched the Buffalo boat come in. Stopped at Niagara, Crystal Beach (Lake Erie).
19 Sat. Took picnic lunch and drove to Queenston Heights. Saw Brock & Laura Secord Monuments. Then went right to Falls & Oakes Gardens. Saw the Falls with colored lights. The gardens are wonderful. Carnival next & we didn’t win the car. Came home & had cherry pie & angel food cake.
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These are the diaries of a seventeen-year-old teenager from a farm near Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Her name is Lorraine. She eventually was a church organist in Colgate. In 1944 she was the piano player for a dance band in Weyburn. In these days before school busses she, and her sisters, each had to move from the farm into town to attend school for Grades 11 & 12. This is the darkest time in World War II. Weyburn hosted an airbase for BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan). In other words, the town is filled with eligible young airmen from all over the world …
For more information on BCATP see a blog site dedicated to “Paying homage to those who stayed behind to train those who fought overseas.