In a message dated 12/09/00 11:07:54 PM Central Daylight Time, fivecats@onlink.net writes: << My mother wonders if any of you Inverness-ites can remember any of my late father's friends. Dad spent his summers at Smithton, his mother taking him and his sister up there to stay as his dad was off at sea, and she came from Smithton. Three names in particular, The brother's ROSE who had a garage somewhere at the (old time) junction going into Inverness by Craigmore Could that be Raigmore Hospital and the old BP station on the old Perth Rd. junction. Hospital, and a person who was alive and still living in Smithton 10 years ago, Johnny Mann. He lived in a small cottage which backed onto the new houses in Smithton, and during 1956/7/8 had a tame pet owl that he'd rescued from the woods and brought up. Got photo's of my brother with the owl. Actually I did not know the man but I can remember seeing a fellow with an owl on his shoulder walking near Thistle park. Also a young but with a fox for a pet, up near Union Rd. where my aunt lived. I believe that the Rose family may well be cousins of some degree, havent been able to prove it yet, but GGGF's 2nd wife was an ANNE ROSE by birth. Liz, Northern Ontario. >> Small world Eh. Dave Did one of the lassies not go to the University and become a teacher at the Crown School? She used to knock about with Gordon Kennedy from up by Crown Dr. He was a teacher also.