On the Alberta/Montana Border
Saturday, January 10, 2015

A Failing Grade

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Quick! Take a picture! In Southern Alberta, in the sixties, the country roads were more a suggestion than an actual fact. Sketchy at...
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Friday, January 9, 2015

Family Light

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In our corner of the world, in winter, the nights are very long. For a period of time, the street lights are coming on when the scho...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

My Un-Spanking

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 Daddy and Me It's winter. I'm dreaming of spring . . . Spring had finally arrived at the ranch. Let me describ...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Rolling Down the Highway

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Okay. How can we complicate this . . . My Dad went to veterinarian college in Guelph, Ontario. Some time during the Dark Ages. Oka...
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Monday, January 5, 2015

Rainy Days and Sunshine

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Something for Everyone! My Husby's father was a wonderful man. Generous Cheerful. Loving. Devoted to his numerous offsprin...
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Saturday, January 3, 2015

For Bread Dough Days

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A poem. Because . . . The water's there.  The yeast is, too. The sugar, eggs and oil. A pinch of salt.  Some scoops of flour. ...
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Friday, January 2, 2015

(Car Trouble) Friends

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Okay. Do you have one of these . . .? Or these? My Husby and I drive vintage cars. 'Vintage' is a classy name for 'o...
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Thursday, January 1, 2015

FIRE! Works

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Happy first day of 2015! Due to last night's revelry (We welcomed in the New Year by drinking root beer, eating chips, working on a puz...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Santa's Report Card 2014

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Santa’s life is not an easy one.  Oh, there is plenty of the joy and happiness and ho-ho-ho laughter, all those things that Santa stands ...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Eau de Skunk

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Yeah. Don't let him fool you. He only looks like a college student. Studying. Dad was a veterinarian student in Guelph, Ontario. ...
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Monday, December 29, 2014

Eye (to the) Max

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If you think the outside is fantastic . . . Edmonton, Alberta is a good-sized city. Not distressingly large, by the world's stan...
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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Out in the Blizzard

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On the prairies, winter storms can blow up very fast. Obliterating the countryside and bringing visibility to zero. One can lose o...
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Saturday, December 27, 2014

One Hot Fire

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It’s the Christmas break and I’m enjoying the break from teaching. So, what could be better than a story about teaching . . . Grandma...
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