I was not born until the year after the Second World War was over – therefore, I have no recollection of the actual liberation of Holland by our Canadian troops. Over the years, there have been several celebrations to mark this event. The Dutch have never forgotten the Canadians for what they did. I have a DVD with video footage and I have a book by the same name which describes the liberation and the feeling of the Dutch. Even though I wasn’t around in 1945, it is so gratifying to know that Holland will always be grateful to Canadians for what they did 65 years ago.

Below is an article in our local newspaper written by Kathleen Harris. This article says what the Dutch and Canadians feel much better than I ever could.

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Dutch honour Canadian liberators
KATHLEEN HARRIS
The Peterborough Examiner
06 May 2010

WAGENINGEN , the Netherlands — They cheered from rooftops, whistled from windows and clapped from the streets. A grateful nation paid tribute to their wartime heroes Wednesday, waving the Canadian flag to celebrate the 65-year anniversary of Holland’s…read more…

It has been about one month since I have taken out a VIP Membership with Live365 Radio. I am thoroughly enjoying listening to various genres of music. The cost of the VIP Annual Membership is about $6 a month – to me, this is certainly worth every penny considering the enjoyment I am getting from this experience.

While I often listen to organ music, I also listen to Inspirational music sung by various choirs, Classical, Symphony, music from the fifties which takes me back to some of my growing up years. Live365 Radio has a genre for everyone. I have 25 station presets thus far – it is very easy to add and delete preset stations. Sometimes I listen to the music via the ear buds that came with my iPod – other times, I listen via one of my radios that has an iPod dock and I sometimes listen via my computer. You can download the Radio365 player for free and play the music on your computer – all of your preset stations are shown when you click on ‘My Presets’. All of the genres are also shown and you can choose more stations from the Radio365 player.

Happy listening.

Gail

I am a lover of the pipe organ – I enjoy church organ and also theatre organ. I came across Live365 this afternoon and have found 3 great organ music stations to start me off. I am currently listening to one of the stations (ATOS Theatre Organ Radio) on my iPod. Many years ago – I used to listen to a station on Sunday evening which played theatre organ from 9:00 – 10:00 PM. I haven’t heard much organ music on the radio since that station went off the air. I am elated to find Live365 and also the App for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Have a listen – hope you will enjoy the sounds of the pipe organ. I do have a 2 manual Thomas electric organ that I enjoy playing but I don’t play it as much as I used to. I don’t play very well but it gives me some personal pleasure. I remember ice skating to organ music when I was growing up. Those were the days.

Happy listening.

Gail and Angel