Monthly Archives: October 2009

Burning Chalk (Yes it burns!)

I was a prankster as a kid and to some extent I am now, but somehow maturity and fear cause me to think twice too often now. By the time I had reached the ninth or tenth grade I had … Continue reading

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If you don’t loik sugar!

Well I guess I should add one of my Dad’s stories as well. Before my family left England when I was the ripe old age of ten, my Father traveled on business from time to time, I recall him returning … Continue reading

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Us is them, we what knows!

This is really one of my mother’s stories about her younger days. She told this story often as I was growing up, so I add it here to help you understand my roots. Growing up in England, Mum tells the … Continue reading

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The Coronation

I did write a book a few years ago (now out of print) and it opened with this tale. I was six years old, the year was 1953 and this story is one of the earliest memories. My dad built … Continue reading

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And so it begins …

It all started for me on May 3rd, 1947 and it has not ended yet! Life began for Chris Cane near Bristol England in the village of Patchway. I’m told that I was born in Filton but I don’t remeber … Continue reading

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