I always loved this picture. That's her in the middle with some friends on the coast in Britain as a young girl. It makes me remember my Grandma by the Sea. I have great memories of going out to the coast to visit in the summers. Wading in the tide pools and collecting shells.  You will be missed, we love you.

What I am most grateful for is your son and my husband, Ian. It is said that being a mother is the most difficult yet rewarding job there is and you did such a good job raising him. I also appreciated the opportunity to have a place to take the family for holiday by the sea, and the visits with you & Dad when you lived in Courtney & Royston on the Island were wonderful. The nickname the grandkids gave you “ Grandma by the Sea” came from these visits. Prairie born and raised I had never had the opportunity to taste or learn to cook seafood. What an experience for me. The food you served was gourmet, the fish, oysters, crab and my own personal favourite English beef pasties. What a great cook and the dining experience was amazing. It was great to view the handmade items you produced for the weaving guild - your knitting, the linens you had woven after being spun on the spinning wheel that Dad had made for you. I remembering the roses, rhododendrons and vegetable garden. It was a wonderful world out there. Thank you for sharing part of your life with us and being part of our lives.
Love Alice

Mom, I remember how you influenced Dad to emigrate from Britain to Canada and not Australia, when we where kids. What a great choice! It opened up a whole new world for us. Being an avid walker all your life, we ventured into camping, fishing and exploring not only together but in books and periodicals. Canada's history fascinated all of us. You followed Dad for his work from Edmonton to Red Deer, Masset on The Charlotte's and Royston on The Island. After Dad passed, we brought you back to Edmonton. Your independent nature enabled you to move around the city to many adventures. I will miss our visits and your sense of humour.    
Love Ian

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Joyce Hilary MacDonald

18 February, 1923 – 25 May, 2013

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