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life is better Published monthly in St. John’s by Downhome Publishing Inc. 43 James Lane, St. John’s, NL, A1E 3H3 Tel: 709-726-5113 • Fax: 709-726-2135 • Toll Free: 1-888-588-6353 E-mail: mail@downhomelife.com Website: www.downhomelife.com Editorial Editor-in-Chief Janice Stuckless Assistant Editor Nicola Ryan Editor Lila Young Art and Production Art Director Vince Marsh Illustrator Mel D’Souza Illustrator Snowden Walters Advertising Sales Account Manager Barbara Young Marketing Director Tiffany Brett
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Contents
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40 And the Winners Are… Find out whose photos earned their spot in the 2022 Downhome Calendar.
50 Natural Boat Builders A student of naval architecture was surprised to learn he was the latest in an esteemed shipbuilding lineage. Nicola Ryan
68 Hiking into History
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The Trails of Valour in St. Lawrence provides not only a great workout, but also a glimpse into a defining moment of the area’s past. Linda Browne
104 Heroes Among Us Join readers in remembering their family members who bravely served in the Second World War. November 2021
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Contents homefront 10 I Dare Say A note from the Editor
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12 Letters From Our Readers Newfoundlanders in Nunavut, hooked on hydroponics, and a perfect proposal
18 Pandemic Pictures Young people share their COVID-19 experiences 22 Downhome Tours Readers explore War Memorials with Downhome
24 Why is That? Where does the phrase “jump the shark” come from? Linda Browne
26 Life’s Funny Stress Test Sharon Hurd
27 Say What? A contest that puts words in someone else’s mouth
28 Lil Charmers Seafaring Sweeties
24 ayyyy!
30 Pets of the Month It Takes Two 32 Reviewed Denise Flint reviews New Girl in Little Cove and interviews the author, Damhnait Monaghan
34 What Odds Paul Warford takes us behind the scenes 36 Fresh Tracks Wendy Rose chats with Shantyman Séan McCann about his new album
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features 56 Following Farley A sailing couple explores Newfoundland’s south coast, retracing the path of a legendary writer. Linda Browne
62 Hometown Heroes How the Honour Our Veterans banner program remembers those who served. Connie Boland
explore 74 Picture Perfect The story behind one of the most photographed churches in Newfoundland and Labrador. Marie-Beth Wright 78 Our Viking Voyage Norway expats make a special visit to L’Anse aux Meadows Elsa Aase www.downhomelife.com
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home and cabin 82 Stuff We Love Crafting Kits Nicola Ryan
84 Getting Cosy Interior designer Marie Bishop has tips on making a comfy place to cuddle up. 86 Todd’s Table Braised Beef Short Ribs Todd Goodyear 90 Everyday Recipes Diabetes Awareness Month
96 It’s Good to Go Wild Excellent excuses to skip fall yard work Todd Hollett 100 Down to Earth Questions and
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reminiscing About the cover This serene image of St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Newtown, NL, was taken by reader David Purchase. While the exterior of this church is very familiar to many, the rich history of it may be less known. Find out more beginning on p. 74.
Cover Index The Shantyman Returns • 36 Heroes Among Us • 104 Picture Perfect • 74 Recipes for Diabetes Awareness • 90 Fall Gardening Tips • 100 2022 Calendar Contest Winners • 40 www.downhomelife.com
114 Torpedoed! A firsthand account of being attacked at sea during WWII. Robert Hunt
120 Visions and Vignettes Adventures with two young scalawags in an imaginary outport of days gone by. Harold N. Walters
126 Puzzles 138 Classifieds 140 Mail Order 144 Photo Finish November 2021
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Get started on your holiday crafts. Ideas on page 82.
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Can you find him? Look carefully at all the photographs and in the text of the stories. If you spot Corky, send us your name, address and phone number, along with a note telling us where he’s located. Your name will be entered in a draw and the winner will receive a coupon worth 25 Downhome Dollars redeemable at our store, or through our website.
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Picture Perfect This cutie is amazed by the fun-loving dolphins off Point May. Christina Pye Irishtown, NL
seafaring sweeties Icebergs Ahoy! Emily is tickled to see an iceberg for the first time. Jennifer Galliott via DownhomeLife.com
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Bird’s Eye View A friendly gull keeps William company as he checks lobster traps in Musgrave Harbour. Jocelyn Rogers Musgrave Harbour, NL
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Jonah’s smile is almost as big as the giant cod he hooked! Jonah Green Greens Harbour, NL
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it takes two Double Trouble Rocky and Rambo are a knockout duo. Chelsea Brewer Sunnyside, NL
Royal Pair Queen Xeenie & King Xero show off their tartan bandanas. Nicole Marsden Corner Brook, NL
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Twice as Nice Marley and Parker curl up together for an afternoon nap. Kylie Goodyear St. John’s, NL
Trail Twinsies Charlie and Lucy enjoy a walk at Cobbs Pond Park in Gander. Jeanine Collins Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
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fresh tracks
new music talk with Wendy Rose
Shantyman Séan McCann
“MY LIFE IN MUSIC has taught me that a song has the power to
change the world... one mind at a time.” Séan McCann delivered this impressive line to an interview with Memorial University in 2014, and in 2021, it still packs a pensive punch.
The first Great Big Sea show took place at McCann’s alma mater Memorial University in 1993, and nearly 30 years later, the legendary Shantyman continues to create. On September 6, 2021, he launched his latest musical offering. Shantyman is a full-length album of collected sea shanties, recorded with a stellar crew of internationally renowned musicians. The album opens with “Shantyman’s Life,” with heavy electric guitar riffs immediately dispelling any ideas of what you think you might know about sea shanties. There’s a different kind of heaviness to this opener – not the usual sadness one may associate with folk ballads of the sort. 36
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Next is a classic song for the seafaring folks, “10,000 Miles Away.” It has it all: nautical terminology, broken hearts, long-distance love, immeasurably hard work and shore leave excitement. The album’s third track, “Rolling Sea” surprisingly has a reggae vibe – perhaps a direct influence of Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar, a best-selling Canadian reggae-rock band. Johnson mixed the album and threw in some electric slide guitar to boot. Chugging along, simplistic whistling melodies get this song stuck in your head immediately. “Deep Blue Sea” brings softer vocal stylings, traditional fiddle and a merry musical interlude. “Chariot,” meanwhile, feels like more of a fun, funky singalong song that you’d hear in 1-888-588-6353
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THE AVERAGE WORKING MAN can connect to these sea shanties as they spin tales of perseverance, endurance, and the true-blue will to work hard to create something better for one’s self, one’s family or the world around us. an old-timey pub. “We’d be alright if the wind was in our sails,” McCann chants as the song begins, a sentence that rings true for many these past couple of years. “A shot in the arm wouldn’t do us any harm,” he continues, seeming to make a very direct reference to COVID-19 vaccinations. “Lonesome Sea” and “Go To Sea No More” predictably tell stories of a pelagic lifestyle, but have different deliveries; while ultra-catchy “Fire Down Below” is a droll, lustful number about a local lady. Fans of Rum Ragged’s “Ladies Man” will enjoy this one for sure. The album continues with alternative folk/pop song “The Bold Fisherman,” and finishes with “On The Water” – “Let the music set me free,” McCann sings on the chorus. One thing to note is McCann’s striking ability to have two distinct vocal stylings. Sometimes McCann sings softly, sometimes he shouts. This is especially impressive considering McCann’s well-known struggles with his voice, having undergone throat surgery in 2015. In a strange coincidence, this writer was actually one of the last people to www.downhomelife.com
speak with McCann prior to that surgery. While chatting about You Know I Love You, his then-new album and songbook, he shockingly joked about how legendary that interview would be if he ended up mute later – a highpressure day in the office for a somewhat green journalist. Yet, hard work and working together seems to be a bit of a theme on this album, and speaks to McCann’s decision to release this album on Labour Day. The average working man can connect to these sea shanties as they spin tales of perseverance, endurance, and the trueblue will to work hard to create something better for one’s self, one’s family or the world around us. McCann arguably is creating something intended for a worldwide audience with this album. During a year when sea shanties went viral on TikTok, McCann’s timeless tunes feel exceptionally relevant, and perhaps engaging to an entirely new (much younger) audience. Welcome to the sea shanty revival! Shantyman, is available digitally and on CD through Sean’s website SeanMcCannSings.com, and will not be available on streaming services. November 2021
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Q&A with the Artist
Wendy Rose: Your new album Shantyman, save for one original, features traditional tunes. What drew you to these particular songs and made you want to put your own spin on them? Séan McCann: I’ve been a fairly active folklorist for most of my adult life and was actually known as “The Shantyman” in Great Big Sea because of some of the great old songs I brought to the band. But folk music for me was always much more than just a collectible in a library archive. It was something very vibrant and alive. These songs have survived so long because they have great stories and strong melodies. Shanties, in particular, were designed to help people accomplish very difficult tasks by singing loudly together and in time. 38
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Conquering COVID has proven to be the most difficult challenge humanity has faced in centuries, and we will only be successful if we all work together. These songs helped me get through the winter, and I believe they have the power to help us with the heavy lifting as we all continue to move forward.
WR: This new album is described as being “forged in my home studio and recorded mostly remotely.” Can you tell us a little about that process, and how (or if) it differed from your usual recording style? SM: There’s nothing more fun than playing live in a room with other musicians, but that was simply not an option during our COVID winter, so 1-888-588-6353
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we decided to proceed digitally and individually across thousands of miles of WiFi connection. I recorded all the vocals, acoustic guitars, bodhráns and tin whistles in Ottawa, and sent those tracks over to Hawksley in Peterborough, who proceeded to add drums and bass and some other really cool sounds I would never have thought of. When he was done, I sent the new mixes over to J.P. Cormier to add some extremely cool Celtic/ Appalachian fiddles. And finally, I sent the entire kit and caboodle down to Austin, Texas, where Gordie (Big Sugarman) Johnson supplied some loud electric slide guitars and some even louder studio mixes. Shanties do not happen by themselves, and I’m really grateful for the energy and dedication all my friends brought to this labour of love.
WR: There are some big names included on this album – Hawksley Workman, Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar, Jeremy Fisher, J.P. Cormier... How did you and these artists work together while staying apart? SM: I researched, arranged and recorded the entire record in my home studio by myself in January/February, and my initial plan was to release this gritty little personal “pandemic project.” As the songs took shape, I began to realize I was actually making a real record and that the work deserved more than I could sonically supply by myself. A good singer knows that his/her job is to “serve the song,” so I reached out to the very best in what’s left of this music “business” to help me bring these great songs to their full potential. www.downhomelife.com
WR: After over a year and a half, it must feel somewhat strange to be heading on a Maritime tour in October... What kind of emotions are you feeling about getting back out on the road with crowds of fans? SM: I’ve been in recovery for almost 10 years, and the success of my sobriety has been largely due to the love and respect of the many who come out to support my solo shows and musical keynote performances. Music is strong medicine, and after the last 18 months of isolation, I feel like we really need music now more than ever to recover from the trail of negative mental health impacts COVID will inevitably leave in its wake. Personally, I just can’t wait to get back on stage and blow the faces right off the front row. I am the Shantyman. I was born to sing.
WR: Speaking of fans... Can we expect some Newfoundland dates later in the fall? SM: I love Newfoundland. Every time I get invited back East to perform, I always reach out to everyone I know in Newfoundland to see what might be done while I’m in the area. On my last visit in 2019, I volunteered to speak at the Provincial Youth Conference and shared my truth with the inmates and fellow addicts of Her Majesty’s Penitentiary, which is desperately in need of an upgrade. I would love to be invited back to do a Shantyman concert someday.
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We’re wasting no time preparing for the next Downhome Calendar, . . . and neither should you! Submit your favourite photos of scenery, activities and icons that best illustrate the down-home lifestyle. We’re looking for a variety of colourful subjects – outports, animals, laundry lines, historic sites, seascapes, hilltop views, and so much more – and photos from all four seasons.
And you could win right away! Downhome staff will select four 2023 Calendar Contest entries submitted November 1-30, 2021 to be put to a public vote at Downhomelife.com. The photo that receives the most votes will be turned into a postcard. The lucky photographer will receive 10 postcards and $50 Downhome Dollars, gift certificates that can be used like cash to purchase products from Downhome Shoppe locations and online at ShopDownhome.com.
What are you waiting for? Submit today, using one of these ways:
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How the Honour Our Veterans banner program remembers those who served BY CONNIE BOLAND
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Memorial banners are suspended from hydro poles in the town of St. Anthony, red poppies against a clear blue sky. A woman walks slowly on the roadside, pausing before each banner. Occasionally she takes a photo, wipes a tear from her cheek. Memorialized aloft are wives, husbands, sons and daughters. Royal Canadian Air Force. Royal Navy. Royal Newfoundland Regiment. The town at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula is one of several in Newfoundland and Labrador honouring its veterans with colourful, custom-made banners. “My mother was a Royal Air Force veteran and a war bride; my dad was in the Navy in WWII, and one of my three brothers served,” says Godfrey Mitchelmore during a recent telephone interview. “So many young men and women went off to war and are still offering their services. This project is about showing our appreciation for the sacrifices they made and are still making.” Mitchelmore is a member of the committee organizing local participation in the ongoing national Honour Our Veterans Banner Program. The longtime community volunteer was an officer with 774 St. Anthony and Area Air Cadet Squadron, and the 795 Air Cadet Squadron in Iqaluit. Godfrey’s father, Richard Mitchelmore Sr., served with the British Royal Navy from 1940 to 1946. His mother, Doreen Mitchelmore, served in the British Royal Air Force from 1939 to 1942. The couple moved to Newfoundland and Labrador after the Second World War. www.downhomelife.com
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Mitchelmore heard about the Honour Our Veterans Banner Program from a friend in Ontario. “Whether or not they want to get involved is up to each individual family. This is a personal thing, a family decision,” he explains. “The response has been amazing.” Retired Royal Canadian Navy Captain George Forward, a member of Legion Branch 65, is one of the people spearheading the banner program in several towns in Conception Bay. Brigus is a municipality with a proud legacy of naval and military service. “Just how much we owe to those who served for what we have today often gets overlooked and compressed into a mere week of remembrance,” Capt. Forward says. “We wanted to present and acknowledge our veterans to the townsfolk and to the thousands of visitors we have each year.” Honouring Service and Sacrifice “For us, it’s not just ‘them’ who went to war; it’s members of our families, our neighbours and our friends,” Capt. Forward says. “Being such an old and historic town, some of our families can trace their presence in Brigus back hundreds of years. This program showcases the fact that our pretty little town, our wonderful place to live, did not happen by accident. We have what we have today not because some nameless army fought for it, but because our own sons and daughters stood up, put their boots on, shouldered a crushing responsibility and went to fight for what they had, what they wanted and for those they loved.” Continued on page 66
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GUNNER SIMMS OF GEORGETOWN By Dennis Flynn
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Conception Bay, I encountered the image of a man I’d never met, but whose presence is always deeply felt here, as it lives on in his 13 children and huge circle of extended friends. Larger than life WWII veteran, the late Thomas M. Simms, peers out from a banner on a pole strategically placed at the end of the Simms garden, just beyond the branches of the well-loved apple trees and in the lee of the original family home. Thomas (Tom) Simms served overseas as a gunner with the 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment Royal Artillery in harsh campaigns in North Africa and Europe. “Our family all love it, and it is very poignant and touching to see Father up there at home in the place he thought the most of,” says Tom’s youngest son, Jason Simms, about the banner. It was his sister, Maureen Bode-Harrison, who arranged to have the banner hung. In an email sent from her home in Calgary, AB, Maureen explains, “My father died suddenly on April 17, 1976 (at age 53), and most of his children were too young to even know him and what he did and what he sacrificed for them. He went to war at a very young age, and the older folks of Georgetown tell me he went as a boy and came back as a man. He learned his trade of repairing heavy equipment while in the army. He came back and married and spent the majority of his working life far, far away from his wife and children. The only time he was able to come home was right at Christmas and he’d be gone again in mid-January.” She continues, “Dad lived his life in barracks-like settings with other men and co-workers. The only communication was a letter each week from my mom, giving the update on the family and the news around home. We never knew when he would appear, but I remember getting up to go to school and there he would be with his green army work sack. As a child, I never realized how lonely Dad’s life must have been, to have such a large family and be so alone.” Maureen also explains how she had replicas made of her father’s medals, keepsakes to replace the originals that were misplaced long ago. It’s one of the services provided by the Royal Canadian Legion. Learn more about how to obtain replacement medals at Legion.ca. www.downhomelife.com
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Branch 65 initiated its program after seeing it unfold in the nearby town of Harbour Grace. Residents of Cupids, South River, Mackinsons, Georgetown and Marysvale were contacted to gauge interest. Capt. Forward did the research, and found photos, war records and other notable facts. The banner design was finalized.
WWI to present day. It’s amazing.” In St. Anthony, it’s not just residents who walk in remembrance from banner to banner. Tourists stop to look and ask questions about the project. Here the first banners were unveiled in 2020, with family members on hand, at the Royal Canadian Legion, and then hung from hydro poles on the Remembrance Day
“These banners provide a constant reminder that men and women from our small corner of the world went out and did great things for the betterment of all.” Retired Royal Canadian Navy Captain George Forward
“Those recognized fell into one of two categories: those who served and those who fell, thereby opening up the program to all veterans and not just those who gave their lives,” Capt. Forward explains. “We have veterans from the Great War up to Afghanistan, from all branches of the services including the Merchant Navy and those who fought for Newfoundland, the Empire and for Canada.” On the Northern Peninsula, Godfrey Mitchelmore also extended the program beyond his hometown. “I knew it was something we could do,” he says. “It’s truly incredible to look at the numbers of young men and women from this area who went to war. The tiny town of Main Brook has more than 40 veterans from 66
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parade route. Seventeen new banners will be unveiled this month. Capt. Forward agreed the program has far-reaching benefits. “I feel it’s incredibly important to realize the sacrifice that created a standard of living, freedom and happiness that is the envy of the world. These banners provide a constant reminder that men and women from our small corner of the world went out and did great things for the betterment of all.” He adds, “I personally have heard nothing but praise for the efforts of Branch 65 in this endeavour. We will have a total of 30 banners up, but there are still those on the war memorials of Cupids, Brigus and Marysvale that need to be recognized. There are still so many stories 1-888-588-6353
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to tell and so many more deeds to acknowledge. We need more sponsors to enable us to get more veterans recognized in this small way.” This November 11, in ceremonies live and virtual, veterans and service members will stand with those who benefit from their sacrifice. “For me personally, I feel pride,” Capt. Forward says. “Pride in seeing my grandfather, three great-uncles and men I knew in their dotage smiling with the confidence of youth from old photographs. Men who were just boys when they left their lives behind to join a cause so much bigger than themselves. I feel pride that men and women from Brigus were at Gallipoli, Beaumont Hamel and the Somme. I am proud that we did our bit in the skies over Germany, in the Battle of the Atlantic and at Normandy. “I am proud that we were at Kap Yong and Kandahar,” Capt. Forward adds. “I am proud that I am part of that legacy and, more so, proud that the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 65 and its president, Gerald Mercer, agreed to undertake this project.” More information on the Honour Our Veterans Banner Program can be found at: MemorialBanner.ca.
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everyday recipes
Diabetes Awareness
For Diabetes Awareness Month, we turned over our Everyday Recipes section to Diabetes Canada. They have provided the following message plus five delicious, healthy recipes.
For the close to 11.5 million Canadians affected by diabetes and those who care for them, Diabetes Awareness Month is a time to shine a light on the impact of the disease through the voices of those living with diabetes, health-care providers and supporters. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Canadian discovery of insulin. Since the discovery, there have been huge strides and key advances in mapping and understanding diabetes and its complications. Insulin is a game-changer for those living with diabetes. However, it is not a cure. To honour the legacy of insulin’s co-discoverers – Banting, Best, Collip and Macleod – this month, Diabetes Canada is urging Canadians to take action to End Diabetes. Every action counts: helping dispel myths sometimes associated with diabetes; donating towards diabetes research; advocating for improved access to medications, devices and supplies; or attending an education session to enhance learning about diabetes management – all collective actions help get us closer to ending diabetes. Help achieve 100,000 actions to End Diabetes during the month of November and let Diabetes Canada know what you’re doing by visiting the website at Diabetes.ca.
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Shrimp Pasta 1 lb pasta (penne or rigatoni) 3 tbsp olive oil or soft margarine 4 small zucchini, julienned 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced 2 lb large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined 3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large tomato, diced 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 tbsp lemon juice Salt and pepper
In a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions until tender but firm; drain and return to pot. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tbsp of the oil over high heat; stir-fry zucchini and mushrooms in the oil for about 3 minutes or until tender-crisp. Transfer to a bowl. In the same skillet, heat remaining oil over high heat. Add shrimp and garlic; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until shrimp is opaque. Add tomato and cook for 1 minute. Transfer shrimp and zucchini mixtures (including all liquids) to pot of hot pasta. Add parsley, cheese and lemon juice; toss to mix. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serves 8.
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Vegetable Frittata 4 eggs 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried parsley) 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/4 tsp garlic salt (optional) Pinch freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp margarine or butter 2 green onions, chopped 1/2 cup chopped broccoli, asparagus or green beans 1/2 cup chopped celery
In a bowl, whisk together eggs, parsley, oregano, garlic salt (if using), pepper and 1 tbsp water. Set aside. In a heavy skillet, melt margarine over medium heat. Sauté green onions, broccoli and celery for 4-5 minutes or until tender-crisp. Pour egg mixture over vegetable mixture and cook for 30 seconds. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes or until set. Cut frittata in half and slide out of the skillet onto warmed plates. Serves 2.
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Preheat oven to 425°F. Chop green onions (set aside chopped green tops for garnish). In a bowl, combine white part of onions, ginger root, garlic, soya sauce, lemon juice and rind, sugar and sesame oil to make the marinade. Place salmon fillets in a single layer in a shallow baking dish. Pour marinade over fillets; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes or in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour. Bake, uncovered, in preheated oven for 13-15 minutes or until salmon turns opaque. Arrange on serving plates, spoon sauce over salmon and sprinkle with green onion tops. Serves 4.
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Linguine with Oven-Dried Tomatoes and Roasted Garlic 2 lb plum tomatoes 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided Salt and freshly ground pepper 3 large cloves garlic
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Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut tomatoes into wedges (quarters for small tomatoes and sixths for larger ones) and place on the baking sheet, skin side down. Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil over tomatoes, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until tomatoes are slightly dried but still soft to touch. Be careful not to over dry. To prepare garlic, cut 1/4 inch off the top of the cloves. Drizzle with 1 tsp olive oil and wrap in double-thickness aluminum foil. Place in oven alongside tomatoes and bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Squeeze roasted garlic into a small bowl. Using a fork, mash it together with 2 tsp olive oil. Remove tomatoes from oven and allow to cool; cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Set aside. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In a large skillet, over medium heat, add garlic-oil mixture; add dried tomatoes and toss to coat. Heat until mixture is warmed through. Add cooked linguine and toss. Remove from heat. Add mozzarella and basil, being careful to distribute pieces evenly. Drizzle remaining 1 tbsp olive oil over pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with Parmesan. Serves 6.
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Skillet Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Olives 4 (8 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1/8 tsp pepper 2 tbsp canola oil 1 small red onion, sliced 3 garlic cloves, smashed 2 tbsp chicken stock or water 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Pat chicken breasts dry with paper towel and season on both sides with pepper. Warm canola oil in a 12-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken for about 5 minutes per side. (Chicken will release easily from the pan when it’s ready to be flipped.) Remove chicken from the skillet and keep warm on a plate. Stir onion and garlic into the pan. If the pan is too dry, add another teaspoon of canola oil. Stir a few minutes, until fragrant. Add chicken stock or water and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Stir in salt and pepper. Stir in canned tomatoes, red pepper and olives. Nestle chicken breasts into the sauce. Top with the cherry tomatoes and tuck in the sprigs of herbs. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until a meat thermometer registers 165°F in the thickest part of the breast. Remove skillet from oven and let chicken rest for a few minutes. Serve chicken and sauce over whole-grain pasta, brown rice, quinoa or couscous. Garnish with lemon wedges. Serves 4.
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The following are stories of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who served in the Second World War. They were written and submitted to Downhome by their family members, who are rightly proud of their service. We will remember them.
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Maurice Murphy My dad, Maurice Murphy, was born in Oderin, NL, in 1919. He grew up in Fox Harbour, Placentia Bay, where Mom also lived. Dad joined the Navy in 1939, and stayed till 1945. He was in confrontation in many places and worked on many ships. When he came home, he again went to sea and worked on ferries, with fisheries patrol and, for many years, with CN until he passed away on the William Carson from a heart attack.
Marie Dymond St. John’s, NL
Leo. J. Norman Pauline Norman, 93, shared this photo of her beloved late husband, Leo J. Norman. Leo was born November 23, 1914, in Long Harbour, NL. He enlisted in the Royal Navy on July 29, 1940, and served overseas with the 10th Naval Draft. He spent the war submarine hunting and minesweeping through the Strait of Gibraltar to Italy, Sicily, Algiers and Africa. He was discharged April 28, 1946.
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Leading Seaman R.N. John A. Hewitt Our father, John Hewitt, was born in 1919 in Joe Batt’s Arm, Fogo Island. In 1939, he, along with seven others from Joe Batt’s Arm and Fogo, arrived in St. John’s on Christmas morning to join RMS Nova Scotia. It set sail for Liverpool, England. He was drafted to the armed merchant cruiser, HMS Andania, and served on it until June 16, 1940, when it was torpedoed. Over the next couple of years, he spent relief duty on HMS Leamington and HMS Skate, and on the corvettes HMS Petunia and HMS Verbena. He spent time in the Azores, West Africa and South Africa, India, Ceylon and the Persian Gulf. He arrived back in Newfoundland on Christmas Day, 1943. The remaining years of the war were spent in Argentia, NL, as well as Yarmouth and Halifax, NS. He was discharged in February 1946 and awarded the 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Burma Star, 1939-45 Medal and Defence Medal. Dad didn’t talk much of the war, but had a photo album of the exotic places he had been. He fondly talked, and entertained us as children, about a pet monkey they had on board one of the ships. He returned to England in later years to visit some of the familiar sites. He passed away September 11, 1992.
Cathy (Hewitt) Goodwin St. John’s, NL
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AS John Head In March 1940, 26-year-old John Head (aka Jack) left Comfort Cove, Notre Dame Bay, to walk to Lewisporte, about 20 miles through the woods and over the frozen bay to catch the train to St. John’s to go to war. From St. John’s he travelled to Halifax, NS, and from there to England and Scotland for training. Throughout this training period he enjoyed socializing at the Union Jack Club in London, and in Davenport and Liverpool. He completed his courses in seamanship and gunnery, and reached the rank of able seaman in the Royal Navy. His pay was four shillings per day. Then began his active war experience. He survived the destruction of several navy ships and managed to come through the Russian convoys and many other hard experiences. But on November 9, 1942, his ship, HMS Palomares, was torpedoed and John Head and another Newfoundlander, Doug Pike from Freshwater Bay, were killed. Their ship was blown up at Algiers, North Africa. John’s son, Jack Head, was born October 2, 1940, at the Armoury, a home for unmarried mothers on Cook Street in St. John’s. His mother was Olive Cull of Comfort Cove. John’s ship came into St. John’s around the time that Jack was born – he had two or three hours’ leave. 108
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John had two sisters, Flos and Valda, living in St. John’s. Valda had arranged for her employer to pick him up and drive him to visit Flos, then go see Olive and baby Jack. But when they got to Cook Street, they discovered that Olive and baby Jack had left the previous day by train, going home to Comfort Cove. John went back to sea without ever having seen baby Jack. In 1945, John Head’s parents, Moses and Lily Head, had a monument placed besides the church in Comfort Cove in memory of their son. Attached is a photo of the monument with five-year-old Jack standing on it.
Jack Head St. John’s, NL
Con White This is the story of Uncle Con White, who is 95 years old and presently resides in the Camp Hill Memorial Centre in Halifax, NS. Con served as a seaman in the Canadian Navy from 1942 to 1946. His ship was the destroyer HMCS Iroquois. The main duty of the Iroquois was protecting the harbour at Halifax against any and all enemy submarines. Con White was born in St. Georges, NL. After his time in service, Con spent the majority of his career as an accountant for Cunard Shipping Line. Tara Dailey (Bethlehem, PA) John McConville (Pulaski, NY)
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Chief Petty Officer Samuel Arthur Peet Born in St. John’s, NL, Samuel Arthur Peet was the son of Harold John Peet and Winifred Parsons. Sam was the first Newfoundlander to enlist in the Royal Canadian Navy at the start of the Second World War. He subsequently served on several RCN ships, including carriers (HMCS Bonaventure), destroyers, frigates, tankers and naval auxiliary. He was a veteran of many Royal Navy naval battles, including the Bismarck and the Murmansk Run. Miraculously, he was sailing aboard HMCS Valleyfield (K329) as a Royal Navy sailor returning to St. John’s when, on the 7th of May 1944, HMCS Valleyfield was torpedoed and sank in the North Atlantic 400 miles off St. John’s. Sam was one of the few survivors. He was undergoing Royal Navy formal pilot training courses when WWII ended. Following the war, Sam worked for Trans Canada Airlines in St. John’s. Sam and his wife Marjorie (Butler) spent 68 wonderful years together, and they were happiest spending time with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sam will be lovingly remembered for his charming wit and storytelling. He captured many of his wartime experiences in his personal novel Of Other Times, which he wrote for his family. Sam’s favourite traditional naval toast was “Absent Friends” with two fingers of “pusser rum.” He passed away August 28, 2010, at the age of 92.
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William John (Jack) Walsh William John (Jack) Walsh was born in December 1919, in his grandparents’ house in the Mundy Pond area of St. John’s, NL. His grandfather, Jerry Collins, worked at Colonial Cordage, known as the Ropewalk. When the recruitment posters were put up throughout St. John’s, Jack enlisted in the British Army and joined the Royal Artillery. He became a proud member of the 59th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, 22nd Battery. On the way to England, he got his first tattoo. During training in Edinburgh, Scotland, he got his second tattoo. (Before they left St. John’s, he posed for a group shot with the Fourth Contingent, Newfoundland Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery. The photo later appeared in Herb Wells’ book, Comrades In Arms, Volume I.) Each year from 1940 to 1944, on his birthday, Jack’s mother, Norah, placed one of his pictures in his service uniform in The Evening Telegram. In England, Jack’s unit played an anti-invasion role; the Regiment of 728 enlisted men was deployed soon after the Normandy
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invasion in France. Jack was a gunner and a driver. They saw action in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Before the war, Jack was employed with the St. John’s Municipal Council as a labourer. Following his safe return, he went back to the council as a truck driver. He became one of the city’s first sander operators and retired after more than 40 years of service. He married Frances Roberts in 1946. They were the proud parents of seven children. Jack Walsh died in March 2014.
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James O’Rourke When WWII broke out, my father, James (Jim) Henry O’Rourke, went down to the recruiting centre in Toronto to sign up with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). He was told he was too old (26 years) and married. Undaunted, he joined the RCNVR and was called to duty. He trained as a telegraphist and graduated third in his class. When crews were assigned their ships, everyone wanted the beautiful new Canadian destroyer. My father was assigned to HMCS Nene, a refurbished old British River class frigate that failed her first sea trials off Bermuda and had to be towed ignominiously back to port. His colleagues made fun of him, but the beautiful new destroyer was sunk with the loss of most of her crew, and my dad’s old ship carried him through. The Nene did convoy escort duty on the dangerous North Atlantic route, Halifax to St. John’s (where he stayed with cousins), and St. John’s to Stranraer, Scotland. Later in the war, they kept the port of Murmansk, Russia, open to feed the starving people. In 1975, their ship’s crew were invited to the Russian embassy in Ottawa, where each was given a specially minted medal by the Russian ambassador for their bravery under fire. My father never talked about the war, but he was proud to be Canadian. Both my mother and father’s families were well represented in “the War.” As a post-war baby boomer, I just thought this was normal. My mother’s two brothers were army, while her other brother, an RCMP officer, served under112
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cover at the docks in Atlantic Canada, working counter-espionage against spies who could reveal details of convoys. My father’s two brothers, Jack and Fred, also served in the navy. Fred was on submarine duty. My father worried when a sub was blown up because he never knew if his brother was aboard. After the war I learned to march with my father to the tune “Roll Along, Wavy Navy” and I knew all the words. For the longest time my dad could not sleep in a bed because he was used to sleeping in a hammock, and if the phone rang in the middle of the night, he was up running and flailing to “action stations,” much to the disruption of the entire family. After my dad died, we took my mom to a Nene reunion in Halifax, where, coincidentally, the first Russian warship to dock in Canada after Glasnost was to be open to the public. Because of our connection to the reunion, my husband, kids and I were taken on first and given a great tour. The Russians remembered my dad’s ship.
Karen Card Heart’s Delight, NL
Jerome Walsh This is the submitter’s father, Jerome Walsh. He served in the Royal Navy in WWII as part of the First 200 naval contingent, service number PJX174355. He was torpedoed twice, on HMS Transylvania and the SS Lady Somers.
Gloria Ann MacDonald Holyrood, NL
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