Some of the original buildings were still in use. This farm which Ann and her husband built and worked had been in the Henderson family for four generations. Arnold and his wife farmed it until recently, but had to sell out of completely mechanise the place at great cost. Arnold's wife died in 1979, so we never met her. Winters in the Island are usually very severe, with much snow.
Most folks have two jobs, one for summer and one for winter.
Arnold worked as an accountant at a huge store where he was in charge of Finance in a sub-Post Office for Calldeck Co. now run by son and daughter of the original Calldeck. This store catered for everything for building and furnishing a house and for the occupant's attire. Prince Edward Island is a beautiful island, with on the West coast estuaries or rivers harbouring yachts and fishing boats. The Eastern Atlantic coast consists of sand-dunes, which are subjected to storms and drifting sands. No wonder the young couple from Dumfries failed to make a living there.