When war was declared, I received a cable from Mother which read, "Returning immediately." However, after inquiring at many Travel Agencies, Mother discovered that it was impossible to secure passage to the UK as all berths were required for British men. There was no possibility of securing a berth for a whole year.

Mother decided to travel to Canada where she had four brothers extending warm invitations to visit them. Mother stayed for some happy weeks in Sudbury with her brother Donald and his family. She then proceeded to Saskatchewan and stayed for further weeks with her brothers Dan and George and their families, which was equally pleasant despite the gloomy news from Europe. Mother then moved to Vancouver where her brother Bill lived at that time, an equally affectionate brother.