tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post3602763489243106851..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: John AVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-58361804199564545252015-01-14T11:44:36.792-05:002015-01-14T11:44:36.792-05:00I like those flawed early politicians, they seemed...I like those flawed early politicians, they seemed to have great ambition plans and more importantly got things done.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-18331659499039599552015-01-13T01:06:08.568-05:002015-01-13T01:06:08.568-05:00Most interesting. I know little of Canadian histor...Most interesting. I know little of Canadian history, other than the French being taken over by the English. And Anne of Green Gables, too, of course.<br />From the stamp, it seems he was no oil painting.persiflagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161607100227748374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-48452941125156590032015-01-12T11:44:20.663-05:002015-01-12T11:44:20.663-05:00:)
so glad you picked up on that one!:)<br />so glad you picked up on that one!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-18130310289095011302015-01-12T11:43:48.626-05:002015-01-12T11:43:48.626-05:00Thanks. I didn't want it to be all dry facts.Thanks. I didn't want it to be all dry facts.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-29564159626890540812015-01-12T11:42:58.627-05:002015-01-12T11:42:58.627-05:00Yes, it is. Makes history a bit more interesting, ...Yes, it is. Makes history a bit more interesting, though!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-22244390131760620352015-01-12T11:41:28.505-05:002015-01-12T11:41:28.505-05:00Didn't your schools teach you about us??!Didn't your schools teach you about us??!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-1781077171647502882015-01-12T08:17:01.213-05:002015-01-12T08:17:01.213-05:00I suspect that that many of our leaders have liked...I suspect that that many of our leaders have liked a tipple too. I must confess to being unaware of him as well.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-86700575538162967852015-01-12T05:17:20.521-05:002015-01-12T05:17:20.521-05:00Me too, I like the way you write the story.
It isn...Me too, I like the way you write the story.<br />It isn't so cold here, so I'm going to prepare a cup of tea instead of whisky... ;)Mail Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574231572383527950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-40906754827928108392015-01-11T20:26:03.923-05:002015-01-11T20:26:03.923-05:00Interesting story. Government is rife with scoundr...Interesting story. Government is rife with scoundrels, isn't it?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-69433647092888657522015-01-11T19:14:30.408-05:002015-01-11T19:14:30.408-05:00I second your plan for that shot of whiskey--it...I second your plan for that shot of whiskey--it's amazingly effective against the cold.<br /><br />And this line made me snort: "Until Rob Ford came along, John A was our most famous politician known for his drunken stupors."Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-74727818914611039742015-01-11T17:40:06.336-05:002015-01-11T17:40:06.336-05:00No worries - I wouldn't know any of your polit...No worries - I wouldn't know any of your politicians, either!<br />Thanks, the newspapers have been full of reasons to honour the man, and it is good to see him warts and all, I think.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-55532608304790056402015-01-11T16:58:49.799-05:002015-01-11T16:58:49.799-05:00Pardon my ignorance, but I dont think I've hea...Pardon my ignorance, but I dont think I've heard about him...till now. Thanks for sharing it! He does seem to had had a sad personal life, but frankly, I really liked the way you had put that story together...has some emotional touch in it.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087615345111466319noreply@blogger.com