Uncle Stan and Aunt Jean

I have only one Uncle and two Aunts living. This when I was fortunate to have in excess of twenty when I was a child. Uncle Stan and Aunt Jean remain in my Grand Mothers home and lead an active life with church work and a beautiful cottage on the Bras D'or lakes. I have tried to visit them many times and was only successful on two occasions. This time Theresa and I shared a long visit and it was rewarding to talk of the family an the influence they had on our young lives.

Our Vickers side of the family lived on Vickers Lane and nearly a dozen of the family settled right there centered around our Grand Mothers home. As youngsters our social life was shared by our uncle and aunts and uncle Stan was the second youngest, He is a fine example of what an uncle should be and I have fond memories of his involvement with we kids while playing ball and horse shoes. In the winter Stan and his brothers built a rink in the back yard and we played hockey together.

What a rare exchange of past times were shared during the time spent at their home. It

was worth the trip home to Cape Breton.