103 Years Ago Today.....

...a baby girl, Phyllis (Phyl) Hilda, was born to Maud Carrie and Harold Hier-Davies, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her parents had left England in 1906, to homestead in western Canada. They had made several stops along the way, planning eventually to settle in British Columbia, but by the winter of 1909, had only made it as far west as the adjacent province of Alberta. In the Edmonton area, Maud and Harold had friends, so this was where they decided to settle for a while, and it was here that Phyl was born. However, shortly after this happy event, life for this little pioneer family took a disastrous turn, when Phyl's dashing, adventurous father contracted polio, dying when Phyl was only ten month's old. Phyl always regretted never having known her father, and was always eager to learn as much as she could about her father's side of the family..... Having no means of supporting herself and baby Phyl, Maud returned to England, where a couple of years later, she married a former beau.

It wasn't until the summer of 1970 that Phyl next set foot on Canadian soil, but she was always very proud of her Canadian roots - and she herself would definitely have made a great pioneer! During the next 25 years, she paid several visits to Canada, initially with husband, Jimmy, then after his death in November, 1979, became quite a jet-setter in her own right....

On May 5, 2012, Phyl's earthly pilgrimage drew to a close, but on this her birthday, we cherish lovingly the memories of her that we all share......