When we, the Barry family, were growing up in Montreal, Uncle John came to visit. My parents, (Aunt Helen and Uncle Jack) left Uncle John to babysit all of us - maybe we were 8 kids in the family by then or maybe there were just 7 of us at the time. Uncle John was definitely a very gentle and sweet Uncle and actually took the time to do something special with us. He tried to get the 7 or 8 of us to focus and he attempted to read us a story.
All I remember about that incident is that we were all sitting in the living room at 4950 Doherty, our home in Montreal at the time. Very possibly, let me clarify, most definitely we were probably acting up because poor Uncle John tried to get us to settle down so that he could be heard but to no avail. In the end he had to close the book because there was too much confusion and noise and very little listening going on.
What a pity, I wonder what book he had chosen?
All I remember about that incident is that we were all sitting in the living room at 4950 Doherty, our home in Montreal at the time. Very possibly, let me clarify, most definitely we were probably acting up because poor Uncle John tried to get us to settle down so that he could be heard but to no avail. In the end he had to close the book because there was too much confusion and noise and very little listening going on.
What a pity, I wonder what book he had chosen?
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Our Grandmother (Loretto Knapman) could apparently be found at any given time surrounded by her children, telling them a story, amid disarray and confusion. It seems either Nance or Girlie commented "Now you tell me who is a good mother"