The day I realized just how good I had it . . . For the first twelve years of my life, 'cleanliness' and I really only had a noddi...

  Mom Usually, the first thing we kids in the Stringam home heard in the morning was the kitchen radio. On a country channel. This was follo...

  I’m working on a new book! My Mom’s memoirs: glimpses of a rancher’s wife—wife-ing and mother-ing on the vast Southern Alberta prairies. T...

Father and son. My second son is a large man. Large. Six foot eight in his stockinged feet. When he puts boots and a hat on, considerably ta...

Cause Garlic is an awesome herb with benefits galore, It’s nutritious, but adds flavour and detoxifies and more! Improves bone health, l...

Okay, in hindsight, ‘going to the park’ was probably a good idea. Being cooped up in lock down with Sally AND Mort can sometimes resembl...

I'll get it. Just give me time. Our children learn from what they see.  And hear. Most of the time, it's a good thing. Occasionally,...

  Bygone days . . . My daughter and I were looking for new bicycles. And the irony was just sickening. Let me go waaay back and tell you why...

  I know I've published this before, I thought that I would post once more, Especially now, with Covid near, To me, vaccines are 'sp...

Today, I'm sitting in a warm blanket of nostalgia . . . My dad had an extensive record collection. 78’s. Instrumentals. Country. Easy li...

It started innocently enough.  Me and newly-minted four-year-old granddaughter (hereinafter known as Please-Be-Patient-With-Me-I’m-Learning....