On the Alberta/Montana Border
Friday, June 4, 2021

Personal Chef

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He's a little taller now... I had a project. Or more appropriately a PROJECT. And a household to run. And three little boys, aged six mo...
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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Bitten by the Clean Bug

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Don't let the outside fool you . . . Mom was a 'clean machine'. She loved swept floors, made beds and clean surfaces. And spent ...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

When Rudest Wins

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Pre (and hopefully post) Covid,  o ur family loves taking holidays. And for a simple country family from Southern Alberta, we have managed t...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Blessed Mother

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My Mom. She of the wicked pen . . . and wonderful cooking. I wish I'd found this for Mother's day a few weeks ago. But it's wond...
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Monday, May 31, 2021

Memorial

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  The peace and freedoms we enjoy come to us at great cost, Paid by precious few who did not shirk when lives were lost. But the sacrifi...
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Friday, May 28, 2021

Craze-metics

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  My eldest sister, sweet and kind, So talented in deed and mind, Has skills that never seem to end, And some I cannot comprehend! W...
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Thursday, May 27, 2021

A Honey of a Job

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The workin' man. P.S He hates this picture. But I'm the one with the blog! It was my husband's first job following our marriage....
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Where Babies Come From

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Have you ever heard the term 'catch colt'? I'm sure you can figure out that it has something to do with horses. And you'd be...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Unwelcome Visitor

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The ranch house. Warm. Comfortable. A little too welcoming. It was night. That time when dinner hour is long past and the denizens of the ho...
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Monday, May 24, 2021

Breakfast of Champion

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  Our ‘Favourite Breakfast’ theme this week, Conjures something warm and meek, But years ago, meant other things, That made us kids (m...
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Friday, May 21, 2021

Down Under

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It was a hot summer day. The girl whose family owned the only swimming pool in the town was hosting an impromptu pool party with her friends...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Soothing the Savage Teacher

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Ignore the glasses. But love the shoes! I love to sing. How I love to sing. I'm not saying I'm any good at it. But I love to do it. ...
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