September 18, 2018. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Joyce and Tom.

Joyce and Tom attended the Earlscourt Corps of the Salvation Army, while we attended the Danforth Corps. We got to be good friends at Youth Fellowship camps at Jackson's Point. Ken had not yet come to Toronto and when he arrived in 1955, he was too busy at University to attend any camps. And they married in 1955 too so Ken does not know them as well as I did. But we did spend time together. We have been friends ever since. Ken played hockey against Tom in the Salvation Army hockey league. Joyce and I took all our swimming credentials together and we got to be good friends during those years. And of course we have kept our friendship over all those years. They came to both our 50th and 55th anniversary celebrations. Now they are visiting with us now in Nova Scotia. We are delighted to have them here. About 2 months ago, their home burned down. Ken and I know about fires but having your main house burn down is something different than when your guest house burned. The shock must have been terrible. But now they are on the way to recovery. We were delighted to know they are taking a respite from all the details of the rebuilding. We hope they have a wonderful time of rest and recreation. They are staying in the Guest House. Fortunately for us, they brought the rain. All afternoon the rain has been falling. It is still raining now. We hope it keeps up during the night. For their sake, we hope the sun will shine but tomorrow we are supposed to have more rain. But the sun will come up some day, but perhaps not tomorrow. In the meantime, we will enjoy Joyce and Tom...and the rain.