On the Alberta/Montana Border
Saturday, June 29, 2013

Dixie Cup Summer

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Summer. Say ahhhh! It’s summer time in Northern Alberta. The snow is finally gone. (It’s nearly July. No self-respecting snow bank wo...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

I Love My Life

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It's time, once again, to use Wednesday's Words, graciously supplied by my good friend, Delores from The Feathered Nest . This week...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Feeding Mark

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Mark and some of his family. Feeding the next generation . . . It only ever happened once. But I’ll remember it forever. Maybe I ...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Language Barriers

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Yumm. No matter what it's called . . . We live in Canada. French and English are spoken here. Quite often in the same sentence....
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Of Life and Death

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Getting ready to lead the parade. With my friend, Janice in the background. One lives very close to nature on a ranch. Close enough t...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Hard Lessons

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Kids and food and . . . the Table In 1979, to facilitate my Husby completing his Master's degree, we moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba. W...
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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Perilous Pasttimes

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Or something similar . . . I had just turned four and had recently discovered a new and wondrous activity. Which I had to keep very, ...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

My Playground

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My good friend Delores from The Feathered Nest issues a challenge every Wednesday. In the form of six words. It is a challenge. Bu...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Randy and Art Class. And Me.

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Artistic: fourth from the right, top row. Un-artistic: fourth from the right, second row. Grade three art class. So much fun with so ...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Raising Little Heroes

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A re-post. Because I'm in a puppy mood . . . A 'Cute' of puppies For over 35 years, we have raised Old English Sheep...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

My Vice

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I‘m a gum chewer. I admit it. I’ve been like this since always. Gum and I even have a history . If you want to go and read it now, ...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Sisters. Sigh.

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The innocent bystander/cause-of-it-all. Our youngest granddaughter, Baby Girl (hereinafter known as BG) is a tiny little thing. Not w...
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

To the Fathers in My Life

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To the wonderful fathers in my life. First my Dad, then my Husby. And now my brothers and sons. I love you all! As a tribute, two of my fav...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Hay Seed Holidays

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Getting ready for the LONG trip . . . It was the late 1950’s and Dad was in Toronto. With 15 friends. Twelve hairy chaps with four ...
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Friday, June 14, 2013

My Medical 'Break'through

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Some of our blessings. Caution: Lift with care. I’ve been fairly active all my life. And I have the scars to prove it. I had all...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

The All Nighter

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Delores from The Feathered Nest has issued a new Wednesday's Words challenge. This week's words are Donut, Flannel, Frayed, Inchi...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Musical Memories

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1965. The year boys were discovered in Milk River. Okay, yes, they had always been there. And yes, I had seen them. But up until ...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Join the Army. The Letters Home

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Staying with my Daddy for a few days.  We have lots of visiting to do.  So, a repost from a couple of years ago . . . A guest post by Eri...
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