Category Archives: Myrtle Forsyth

The Rag Cutters

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Linda C Butler

THE RAG CUTTERS by Linda C Butler The hospital auxiliary in Langley operates a thrift shop and when Aunt Myrt lived in Ft Langley, at least twenty years ago, the group took the absorbent clothing that was not suitable for … Continue reading →

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Harvard Beets

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Linda C Butler

Harvard Beets by Linda C Butler Aunt Myrt invited us for lunch one time when she lived in a seniors’ complex at Ft Langley.  Her unit was small, but we gathered round her little table for lunch.  Harvard Beets is … Continue reading →

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Another of Mom’s Poems

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

When we were out in BC to visit her, Mom F gave me a scribbler of favorite poems to type out for her. Here’s another of them; I recall her reciting bits of it different times and I’ve come to … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Poems

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

Back in the 1990s I was putting out a small quarterly newsletter, called CANAQUEST Friendship Newsletter for Women. I always had a poem page and Mom F, being a lover of poetry, sent me a number of poems to include. … Continue reading →

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Grandpa Forsyth’s farm

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

If I recall the facts correctly, I was just a toddler when Grandpa Forsyth died. I have no memories of him at all. Neither do I have many memories of Grandpa Forsyth’s farm from this stage of my life; my … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces of Childhood

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

DIM FIRST MEMORIES My first memories stem when I was about three. I vaguely remember a tiny trailer or building on the farm yard where Allen and Louise lived with Jim; likely Donna was a baby at that time, too. … Continue reading →

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The Day Allen Vance Died

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

Mom remembered her dad’s concern. She remembers how he put his arm around her mom and told her, “Be careful, Emily.” A last minute encouragement because he was worried about how she would be able to manage the team she … Continue reading →

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My Place in the Vance Clan

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

As you can see from the information elsewhere on this site, Allen and Emily Vance had four sons and two daughters: Pearl; Charles; Steven; Daniel; Myrtle; Allen. Allen’s son, (Wilfred) Allen Vance, born Jan 9, 1919 at Spy Hill, SK, … Continue reading →

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The Surprise Cake

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

This is a story Mom F told me about when she and her brother Allen were still school-age. Grandma must have been away housekeeping when Allen (my Dad Vance) got this craving to eat cake. One day she’d had been … Continue reading →

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The Vances and Turners Loved Poetry

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Linda C Butler

The Vances and The Turners Loved Poetry by Linda C Butler The Vances and Turners enjoyed reciting poetry and spent countless hours memorizing. There was drudgery in farm work and in the days before radio and television, poetry was a … Continue reading →

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