July
4, 1964
The ceremony was in the United Church in Russell and
afterwards there was a tea. Even Karen
can’t remember whether it was in the church basement or upstairs at the Legion
Hall.
When asked whether he knew: “I wasn’t there,” quipped Donald.
Sadly, my only memories of that day centre on how Diana and I
hated the bridesmaids’ dresses I made for us.
After studying the Eaton’s and Simpson’s catalogs, we chose peach
chiffon and this awful pattern that didn’t fit right at the neck. And I had no time for alterations – in fact,
I was hemming Diana’s dress just hours before the wedding . . . and caught some
of the chiffon in one of the hem stitches – that’s why the fabric is
puckered. (Interesting word.)
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The Surrey Stadnyks were going to be visiting Donald and Karen
at the beginning of July, but then Donald had to have an operation on the ankle
that was caught years ago in the power take-off on his tractor.
“I don’t know how you’ve
walked on it all these years,” remarked the surgeon.
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It would have been a bad time to travel anyway, what with all
the flooding on the Prairies from rain and run-off. Helen said it’s been really strange this year
seeing flooding where there are no rivers or lakes.
A state of emergency was declared in Hamiota where Nan and
Madison live.
David had all his crops seeded and has lost 50 acres.
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