I begin it with this first photo of her at three w her mother, Jessie Watson Gillies. It was taken as a passport photo in 1932. At the time my mum was the youngest of 14 children (a few years later a brother would round out the family) and the plans were to go to Canada from their home in Scotland to visit three older siblings who were living in Toronto.
The highlight of our Niagara tour was a boat ride that takes passengers past the American and Bridal Veil Falls, then into the dense mist of spray inside the curve of the Horseshoe Falls.The boats are named after an Indian legend – The Maid of the Mist...
