“Our tradition was to stargaze from the veranda. Grandpa would pull out his Bix Beiderbecke 78s and wind up the gramophone. It was their favourite music. The fantastical rhythms transported them to St. Louis, Chicago, or New York City. Granny without fail lost track of the time, allowing Grandpa to regale her with the likes..
Month: December 2025
To begin at the beginning, my grandparents… bought their cottage in the early thirties. They christened it ‘Providence’ after a home they once rented in a village south of London. ‘Point’ was a nod to the rocky outcrop where it stood. Nothing this side of the Atlantic could equal the original Providence’s old-world charm. Still,..
The meal passed agreeably. By the time our second beers arrived, … Rex was keen to fill me in on events between Port and Toronto. “Things are great with Josée. And Antek wants us to get married in the spring. By the time you see us next year, she’ll be Josée Doiron like me. We’ll..
“The obstacle … [standing in the way of enjoying the Point that Granny] recollected most vividly was also the first she encountered: the track in from the main road. Its four or five miles meandered from one featureless patch of bedrock to the next. Granny’s previous experience [in England] had prepared her for rural byways..