The area fit us like a glove. I got involved in all sorts of community groups such as The North Glengarry Economic Development Group, The North Glengarry Investment Club, Chair of Property Standards. My neighbour Alison Wilson, became a best friend. People I admired and adored included Jean and Blair Williams, Sue and Bill Gilsdorf, Aidi and Annie St. Dennis, Gwen Morris, Flip and Robin Flocton, Nancy Ripley. Nancy passed on in 2014.
Alison and I would cross country ski with a group of girls in the winter and hike in the summer, stopping to have tea at someone’s country home. I was happy. I had my community of friends. I had come home.
I found so much joy in the kids, my new friends and the beauty of the farm. It was certainly these pleasures that carried me through. Even after all these years together, Don and I, we couldn’t get it right.
