With three London seasons behind her and no husband to show for it, forthright and direct Julia is getting a little desperate. An opportu...

I probably don’t have to tell you it didn’t work. Hmmm . . . Maybe I should recap.   Norma, my elder sister, and I have been roommate...

Okay, yes, this is me. Ignore the glasses et al. But that is a genuine 4-H calf behind me. See that head? Solid bone. Have I ever men...

At four, my family and me, Were just as close as we could be. My Mom and Dad and girls and boys, Were blessings sent to give me...

Soooo simple. Soooo satisfying. Horses are very much like people. They have personalities. There are friends. And enemies. Th...

Let me know if this scares you! Maybe it wouldn’t have been quite so bad if I hadn’t just finished reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “Telltale...

Mom I’m a believer . . . My mom was a wonderful person. A hard worker. Kind and caring. Supportive. Encouraging. And funny. She gav...

Okay . . . well . . . it's tougher than it looks. My Mom could peel potatoes. I mean, really peel potatoes. She did it so fast,...

One technique . . . The neighbours shook on the agreement, Both pleased with the ample outcome. One had a small bag of money. Th...

What's not to love, right? I was in grade four. Nine years old. At the dawn of a new age. I had discovered boys.  Or more s...

Burper. For those of you who associate with them, you know that little boys find bodily functions hilarious. Screamingly so.  If s...

Grandma was babysitting. Cousins, the two-year-old (H) and the three-year-old (B) had been playing in the front room. Occasional out...

Today: A guest post by Little Brother, Blair. You get the idea . . . Spring. Calving season on the ranch. Every spring the cows ...

Something like this. Dad had a new toy. A small musical instrument called a ‘musette’. The fact that he was in his first year...