This a special photo for our Hainstock family. For the first time since the passing of our parents, Jim and Sally Hainstock, all four of their kids, their spouses, grand kids and great grand kids, got together for a week of reunion. We found cottages on a remote lake in Manitoba's Whiteshell region and simply enjoyed a far-flung family coming together from all parts of Canada and the world.
The reunion pictured above also triggered a publishing project which finally came off the presses this past summer, "Two Boats For Canada". The 120 pages and more than 550 photographs tell the stories of the families of our Mom and Dad. Those two journeys began in England in the early 1800s, ending in southern Manitoba where Jim and Sally met and married. Almost half of the family members pictured above are experienced writers, editors, photographers, artist/designers and researchers. What a team!!
The sixth edition of The New Landscapes series of books was printed in early 2016. The seventh edition is due in 2017 and will provide an update on the series that numbers more than 850 individual pieces over 18 years. The book is a complimentary companion for anyone buying larger pieces in the series.