I am just reading your Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs. I think this may be the second reading. I do recall your character Marjory Whitelaw from Montreal who went shopping along St. Catherine St. at Simpson’s, Eaton’s and the Bay. I think that an earlier edition omitted Morgan’s. In fact if I remember rightly there was no Bay at the time (40′s & 50′s) The bay bought out Morgan’s sometime in the 60′s I believe.
What perked up my interest was your mention of the Watson’s of St. Lambert. Mr. Watson was high up in the C.N.R. and when I was growing in St. Lambert, he at one time was the chief engineer for the CN on the construction of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. His son Stu was a very good friend who attended Kings and Tech in the 50′s. Stu was the one who suggested that I check out a number of Maritime Universities, when I had already decided to go to McGill. Then I ended up at Mount “A”. Are these the same Watson’s that you fashioned into your story and If so where did the connection come from. I know that the Watson’s were originally from N.S. Stu’s mother was a Doane from Truro Chalmers Doane of musical fame was Stu’s first cousin.
I ramble too much but Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your writing.
Thank you

Peter Vanier