During WWII, Kae (Power) Boucher, a native of Halifax, offered to her Torbay women friends an invitation to shop the Eaton's catalogue. Kae was a Canadian citizen and didn't have to pay the hefty duties. She put in a weekly order to help out the young mothers like herself. Last fall as I stood at Cape Spear in front of the plaque thanking the forces, I shed a few tears remembering my parents Kae and Butch Boucher and of course my mum's "shopping." Butch Boucher was in the RCAF. He and Kae and their young son Nicky arrived in Newfoundland via a posting in Calgary. Butch met and married Kae in Halifax in 1940. He had joined the Air Force in Montreal and went right to Halifax. I heard from my mum's family that they often wondered how Kae understood Butch through his very limited knowledge of English - mostly learned from popular tunes. Does this story sound familiar in your Torbay family stories? Let Downhome know.   Submitted By: NULL