Category: Gillies, Catherine

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Frank, Kit, and the Gumdrop Cake

by Frank Macdonald Reading John’s story about getting Greet to peel the grapes reminded me of a Christmas in my early 20s when I was home in Trenton [Nova Scotia] for a visit. I was watching television with my father, Freddie, and reached over to the coffee table and took some gumdrops out of a [...]

categories Characters • Gillies, Catherine • Macdonald, Frank • Macdonald, Freddie • Stories • Storytellers • told by Frank Macdonald | March 2, 2006 | comments Comments (0)

Freddie Macdonald and Rugged MacDonald:
a Family Story

by Frank Macdonald During World War II “Rugged” MacDonald enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders out of Vancouver as a soldier and piper. My father (Freddie), was turned down by the air force because of a busted ear drum and joined the Merchant Marines for a time. At some point, probably 1943-44, Dad was in England. [...]

categories Characters • Gillies, Angus • Gillies, Catherine • Macdonald, Freddie • MacDonald, Rugged • Stories • told by Frank Macdonald | February 17, 2006 | comments Comments (0)

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