The mighty Ball Player/Cheer leader. At the Stringam ranch, size definitely mattered. Average was never good enough. The buildings were...

My stylin' ride. The grocery store in Milk River in the 50's was on main street. Parking was  on  the street. Angle o...

See? Adorable. I went away to school. Far away. It was the most difficult four months of my life. But I learned a lot. Most ...

It's snowing. Spring is here. A normal Northern Alberta winter. In Southern Alberta, in winter, we get snow. I’m sure that doe...

Okay, this is my last story about whiskey. For a while . . . Grade: Ten. Age: Fifteen. A good time to make a statement. Just be su...

Don't let that innocent face fool you... My parents didn’t drink alcohol. But even in such a family, the topic does come up . . ....

A re-post of our first date to commemorate our thirty-ninth anniversary. First Dates are like Dress Rehearsal. If a Dress Rehearsal is te...

Watch me as I melt . . . Have you noticed words you say Mean something different today, Than what they meant so long ago When yo...

Okay, I'm not sure if this is what it looked like, but I know it had four wheels and seats for all of us . . . My sister, Chris had...

Sailor Sam’s a nervous sort, So when excitement thrums, Can hardly stammer out a word, A stutter-er, becomes . . . The ship was...

Nature boy. It was 1934 and the Stringams had a gopher problem. For any of you who have lived on or near a farm/ranch, you know that ...

We are theatre people. Have been for more years than I care to confess. My Emperor's New Clothes, the play we have been producing for...

The criminals are seated second row: Second and fifth from the left. And they look so innocent . . . I was so excited. My cousin/pa...

I’m old. He’s a little older. We’re happy. When we married, nearly 39 years ago, I looked into his hazel eyes and thought, “All ...

Me and everyone on the ranch who was smarter than me. (except Dad who was taking the picture. . .) I was nine!   I  made it! I could d...

It really wasn’t meant to be an insult. I thought she’d be flattered. I was wrong. My eldest daughter, then aged 22 months, and I w...

My brother and me. I'm the criminal on the right. Okay. I confess. I stole something.  O nce. I have no defense. I did it. I...