Sigh. Just put them on . . . My children were raised on Disney movies. And the Great Canadian Plains are flat. What do those statements h...

Chokecherry syrup. Delicious in so many ways. And after so many months. The digging out of the 'berry pails' wasn't always ...

Saskatoon season. The very best of times On the prairies, pies come in two forms. The edible. And the inedible. One kind is made from pr...

Daddy and me. Okay, picture us a few years older. But just as cute . . . I was on a date with my Dad. The best of times. I had been wor...

Server and Servee. I'm a people-pleaser. Or try to be. Call it a weakness. But I've always had this compulsion to make everyone a...

See? Blue. When my husband married me, he got more than he expected. I came with baggage. More correctly. A horse. Blue in colour. Aptly ...

For farm use only . . . For kids who had been raised on the farm, moving to the big town was a big step. They handled it well. The street...

How peaceful it all looks. So deceptive . . . The 'tree field' on the ranch was just that. A field. With trees. Distinguished...

Oh, sure. He looks like that now . . . I had a project. Or more appropriately a PROJECT. And a household to run. And three little boys, a...

Don't let the outside fool you . . . Mom was a 'clean machine'. She loved swept floors, made beds and clean surfaces. And s...

My Mom. She of the wicked pen . . . and wonderful cooking. From my Mom . . . Blessed art thou, woman. For thou shalt be called '...

. . . or something similar . . . We were driving to town. Maybe that doesn't sound like earth-shattering news to you, but we lived ...

A reworked repost for a busy day. Enjoy! My elder siblings. Before they were elder . . . I was witnessing a miracle. My brother, Georg...

Bambi and four of his pets Baby antelope kisses A ranch is a different place to grow up. In many ways. Miles from any other h...

Ahhhh! Lunch! When one lives in the country, and rides the bus to school, one learns to take lunch. I did. Live in the country, take th...

Watch out! She'll get you! The morning milking happened . . . early. Before any of the younger kids were stirring. It was a peaceful ...

Okay, there are only six here. But you get the picture . . . Mom is third from the left. Bath time has changed over the past century. R...

 Never in Alberta.  I love Alberta. It's beautiful. Wide, grassy prairies. High, majestic mountains. Blue skies. Clear a...

Add one brother and it's pretty close. Not me, but you get the picture. So to speak . . . Eight years old. In my childr...