January 22, 2021
by Allie Pearce
I was 1 day old when I first met Larry, my Granddad. I don’t remember that meeting.
But I do have countless memories of Granddad.
Whenever I went to his house, I would shout "Hello is there another home?!" and either he or Laurie would say "No, no one is home!" I have no idea how that started.
When I was about 6 or 7, my parents were away for the weekend. My Granddad had promised to take me out on his boat during the weekend. However, when we got up in the morning, Granddad’s boat was on the neighbour’s dock! Apparently, there was a big storm in the middle of the night, that had blown the boat over there! So we couldn’t go out THAT weekend!
We did eventually get to go out on the boat though because he got a new boat, but he still used to old one to fetch the crabs from the crab trap once it was repaired. I was really scared to go out because I believed that the boat had sunk, but I was okay with it once I found out that he and his nephew, had gone on it and we're okay. We also went across the way to raccoon island on his boat once. It was a lot further then it looked!
Then there was the time we tried to go fishing from his dock, but we just could not catch any fish. My Granddad told me it was because the lures we were using weren't good enough, even the one that we thought would be good, didn't work.
There was also the time we were out so somewhere, probably to the driving range, and went to McDonald's after. We both got caramel sundaes. I remember trying to scrape the caramel sauce off the side of the sundae cup with my spoon. When I was finished, I gave the spoon to my Granddad to toss, he said: "there is candy on this spoon!" I do not know why, but I always found that funny.
Whenever, I was staying with him, and we went out somewhere, we pretended the windy road to his house through the woods was an amusement park ride! That road can be scary, but it is actually quite fun when you are a kid.
I was also fascinated with the storage basement in his old house, and always wondered what behind the door which lead to the wine cellar. Once, I asked Granddad what is was, and he said "it's a wine cellar", and for some reason, even though I was years away from being legal, I always wanted to go in there.
There are many more stories and memories I have with my Granddad, going Science World (twice), going to Granville Island, and playing with the teddy bears he used to have in his attic.
I will miss you, Granddad!
Love,
Allie
But I do have countless memories of Granddad.
Whenever I went to his house, I would shout "Hello is there another home?!" and either he or Laurie would say "No, no one is home!" I have no idea how that started.
When I was about 6 or 7, my parents were away for the weekend. My Granddad had promised to take me out on his boat during the weekend. However, when we got up in the morning, Granddad’s boat was on the neighbour’s dock! Apparently, there was a big storm in the middle of the night, that had blown the boat over there! So we couldn’t go out THAT weekend!
We did eventually get to go out on the boat though because he got a new boat, but he still used to old one to fetch the crabs from the crab trap once it was repaired. I was really scared to go out because I believed that the boat had sunk, but I was okay with it once I found out that he and his nephew, had gone on it and we're okay. We also went across the way to raccoon island on his boat once. It was a lot further then it looked!
Then there was the time we tried to go fishing from his dock, but we just could not catch any fish. My Granddad told me it was because the lures we were using weren't good enough, even the one that we thought would be good, didn't work.
There was also the time we were out so somewhere, probably to the driving range, and went to McDonald's after. We both got caramel sundaes. I remember trying to scrape the caramel sauce off the side of the sundae cup with my spoon. When I was finished, I gave the spoon to my Granddad to toss, he said: "there is candy on this spoon!" I do not know why, but I always found that funny.
Whenever, I was staying with him, and we went out somewhere, we pretended the windy road to his house through the woods was an amusement park ride! That road can be scary, but it is actually quite fun when you are a kid.
I was also fascinated with the storage basement in his old house, and always wondered what behind the door which lead to the wine cellar. Once, I asked Granddad what is was, and he said "it's a wine cellar", and for some reason, even though I was years away from being legal, I always wanted to go in there.
There are many more stories and memories I have with my Granddad, going Science World (twice), going to Granville Island, and playing with the teddy bears he used to have in his attic.
I will miss you, Granddad!
Love,
Allie