On the Alberta/Montana Border
Saturday, June 17, 2017

Losing the Thumb (War)

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Oh, sure. It looks harmless enough now . . . Washing and scrubbing and blow-drying and trimming. And brushing and brushing and brush...
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Friday, June 16, 2017

Barbeque With Spirits

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I have to admit that I really never know what my sister is going to do next. There are probably those of you who would label her ‘Cuckoo’...
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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Breakfast Carbon

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Daddy at 5. Background: his brother, Bryce. Ignore the gun . . . Dad was the youngest in a family of 11 children. He had never been a...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Putting the 'Father' in Fatherhood

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It starts out with a snuffle--a voice he's never heard before, And suddenly, he's a Father with a whole new world in store. T...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Times Tabled

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Second row: Me Bottom row: My nemesis. I tried. I really did. I just wasn't . . . quite/ever . . . good enough. Maybe I s...
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Monday, June 12, 2017

Dislike Mike

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Old Mike, he’s quite the ornery guy, But if you ever ask him why, Rather than his ways decry, ‘Tis likely he’d just not reply. ...
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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Neighbourhood Haunt

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You see misfortune. We saw 'scaaaary'! There was a haunted house in Milk River. Haunted. Really. Demons lived there. W...
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Friday, June 9, 2017

A Yarn

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The store with everything. At just the right price . . . Dad was running an errand f or his mother. It was 1937 and the family had ...
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Truth About Trousers

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Emily Mary The two sisters were both loving and caring. Hardworking and generous. But there, the similarities ended. One, Emily,...
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Monday, June 5, 2017

From Here to There

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Source: I Heart My Snap Boy on the bridge Life is a bridge from here to there, Some years of joy, some years of care, It's som...
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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Getting What You Want

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Oh, hey. While you're up . . . Okay, yes, he probably would have gotten it anyways. But the genius is in the method of asking . . ....
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Saturday, June 3, 2017

Happily Hammered

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Grandma and Grandpa Stringam. Where the humour comes from . . . My Dad had a great sense of humour. He came by it rightly. Let me exp...
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Friday, June 2, 2017

Fashion Police

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Sure. Now she's smiling... Studying for final exams is hard work. Time consuming. Often lasting into the wee hours of the mornin...
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Thursday, June 1, 2017

My 'Great' Aunt

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Teacher of all things important. Care-taker extraordinaire. Sometimes you think you know someone. But you really don't . . . ...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Fastidious-ness

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You want me to what??? Our family spends lot of time together. Visiting. In fact, if I were to pick a favourite activity, it woul...
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