On July 7, 2007, I visited Lois McEwan in St. Marys, because I wanted to sort out some details about the dicksoncorners blogspot with Bob and Jessica. Jessica and Carlos had just returned from a visit to Carlos' family in his homeland of Cuba. The photographs from Cuba were tinged with Carlos's nostalgia of the surroundings of his youth and his double pride in professing his dual citizenship of Cuba and Canada.

With part of the afternoon to spare, I did a quick tour of St Marys, "The Town Worth LIVING IN." I visited my old friend, Ray Bennett, took some picture of him in front of his store; he's been there for 49 years but it is still A.Y.Lofft and Co. with Fred Lofft and Jimmy Pine handling the Men's Store side of the business.

I drove down Water Street to glance over once again at the wonderful improvements made to 105 Water, my youthful home.

And then, I decided that I should visit an old friend of mine and my family; in fact, an old friend of many people in St.Marys, Elinor Murphy. I say 'Elinor' rather than 'Eleanor' because I happened to glance at a Teeswater Reunion button on her door which said, "Elinor Thompson."

Mrs. Murphy was not at home because she was playing bridge at Kingsway, according to her daughter, Frances. Introducing myself, Frances said that she might have recognized me if I had shaved off my beard. I knew several of the older children of the Murphy family, but not the more recent (relatively) arrivals.

After making the connections, Frances said that she certainly remembered her favouite teacher from St.Marys Ddistrict Collegiate Institute, Mr. McEwan.

With that said, she raised her arms, placed her hands behind her head, and alternately rippled her biceps.

I ask you,"Does that moment of reminiscence ring true of Mr. McEwan?"