November, 1940

More from the daily journal of Bill Nevard

Nov. 23, 1940: Dick cutting wood. I got another load of wood home. 3 and a half loads total. Dick, Bud, Roy and Joy went to a party at Wheale's tonight. I heard last night that Harry Millward is dead.  

Nov24, Sunday at home. Dick walked to Headlands P.O. after the mail in the evening but Flemings were out so he had to return empty handed.

Nov 25: I went for the mail in the sleigh this morning and saw little Donald Fleming for the first time. It was the first time I had been in Headland's Post Office since the Leslies went away. It was municipal election day but there was no contest in our division. Webster Fleming stood for reeve in the Kellross municipality but was defeated. Dick cutting wood in the bluffs at home.  

Rained On Sunday

 May4, 1941

Dad, Dick and I went to Church service at Headland's School. Mr. Thomas got there late having had car trouble. Both uncles and Joy, Mr. North and Tom, Mr. and Mrs. Radwell and Mrs. Bowman, Mr and Mrs. Wheale, Mary and Shirley, William and Jim Millward, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Newton, Mrs. Green and baby. Dad and Dick drove on to North's to change hens. I walked home sheltering in John Senft's from a heavy rain storm which made the road all mud and water. 

This was Bill's art work done that day. On the back of a Blue Ribbon Tea wrapper. Paper was in short supply in those days. 

Uncles Don And Roy

Its interesting to look back on this old video I shot back in August of 1998 viewing the antique cars with Uncle Don and Roy. They enjoyed the old cars. Being a rider it allowed me to shoot more video during the drive back. Plus a tour of the local cemetery showing a couple of family grave stones. Some of which were made by their uncle Ernest Nevard who was a brick layer in Essex, U.K. before he came to Canada. He made a lot of off farm income here doing various brick laying jobs here too.

Its Been A Long Time

Almost a year since any contributions to this Nevardblog. I'd guess this video would make a good addition as it is my uncle Roy Nevard doing his version of a Carl Smith song called Kisses Don't Lie. It was recorded by a friend back in the winter of 1955-56 on a reel to reel tape recorder. Since transferred to cassette and now digitized by me in hopes of preserving it for a few more years.