tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post2185967457470313512..comments2023-10-25T12:05:13.761-04:00Comments on Barbara Martin: My Town Monday - Mimico (Toronto)Barbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-66760477922333857552008-06-10T15:04:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:04:00.000-04:00Seems like a great community. Sorry it took me so ...Seems like a great community. Sorry it took me so long to get your post linked but I have been away from my computer.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-19974194750276699672008-06-10T14:49:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:49:00.000-04:00Thank you for stopping by Brain Freeze.Ejoyed your...Thank you for stopping by Brain Freeze.<BR/>Ejoyed your site. The bird photos are very nice. Stop back by anytime.<BR/>Have a great day.DrillerAAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064797234311725693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-56115905019388253742008-06-10T13:54:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:54:00.000-04:00Charles, you can look forward to more posts on par...Charles, you can look forward to more posts on parks and certainly more photos of birds, wildlife including panoramic views.<BR/><BR/>Linda, certainly there are a multitude of purchased commissions to the British Army. Charles Dickens paid for one of his sons to go to Canada, who later joined the Northwest Mounted Police.<BR/><BR/>There were also those family members who were "remittance men", Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-79837396981998691102008-06-10T12:50:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:50:00.000-04:00Great post, Barbara, interesting and informative w...Great post, Barbara, interesting and informative with beautiful pictures. I haven't been to Toronto in years, but I've enjoyed visits in the past. What a great view of the city from the park!<BR/><BR/>FWIW, Col. Smith wasn't the only one to purchase a commission in those days. That was standard practice in the British Army, even through the Napoleonic Wars. Can't remember when they discontinued Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-52975734229803977092008-06-10T01:33:00.000-04:002008-06-10T01:33:00.000-04:00Great pictures of the birds. I'm glad to hear of ...Great pictures of the birds. I'm glad to hear of the parks. Without parks a city would be unlivable to me.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com