But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow 

Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow 

’Tis I’ll be there, in sunshine or in shadow 

Oh Danny Boy, Oh Danny Boy, I love you so

In 2015, at the age of 95, Cathie Smith decided to get serious about finishing a memoir she had started years earlier about her parents’ homesteading in Alberta. Her daughter, Jean, offered to help, and the result is In Sunshine and in Shadow—a lively, informative book that records the history of two families, the...

But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow

Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow

’Tis I’ll be there, in sunshine or in shadow

Oh Danny Boy, Oh Danny Boy, I love you so

In 2015, at the age of 95, Cathie Smith decided to get serious about finishing a memoir she had started years earlier about her parents’ homesteading in Alberta. Her daughter, Jean, offered to help, and the result is In Sunshine and in Shadow—a lively, informative book that records the history of two families, the Rosses and the...