The hill... The tiny girl stood looking up the hill that barred her way From joining her two brothers as they played atop that day, Th...

Grade Twelve English 30. My favourite class of all time. What could possibly be better than reading books and stories and then talking about...

Chokecherry syrup. Delicious in so many ways. The digging out of the 'berry pails' wasn't always a reason for celebration. When ...

Perhaps you’ve heard of the Darwin awards? If not, allow me to educate you . . . These rather spectacular awards do not involve any kind...

  The Originals It starts out with a snuffle--a voice he's never heard before, And suddenly, he's a Father. With a whole new world i...

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Oh, sure. It looks harmless enough now . . . Washing and scrubbing and blow-drying and trimming. And brushing and brushing and brushing. And...

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

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  Okay, yes, modern housing has reached the heights of ridiculous-ness. But, you know what? Things have been worse… Years ago, a couple li...

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Okay, I admit it. With Covid winding slowly down and everyone in our household vaccinated, not once, but twice (amazing how accommodating a ...

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

Ready to go. Pictured L to R: Anita, Blair, Dad, George, Jerry, Missing: Mom, Chris, Diane and the potty. Traffic has slowed to a crawl. Not...