On the Alberta/Montana Border
Friday, December 24, 2021

A Christmas Story Beyond the Statute of Limitations

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A guest post from little brother, Blair!   I tell this story with a certain amount of hesitance because it demonstrates how hard headed I ca...
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Thursday, December 23, 2021

The Good Day

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Through the front window, the snow could be seen, softly falling, dusting the world in a thick blanket of pristine white. Already, the bra...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Fifty Day Wednesday #19

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It was growing late. The nurse in the children’s ward heard little Spencer in his room—talking. And talking. Finally, she spoke into the int...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Sweet Smell of Success

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43   My home town of Milk River, Alberta is a small place just north of the Canada/US border. Tucked into the heart of farming/ranching coun...
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Monday, December 20, 2021

Remembering to Music

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Early mornings on a ranch  all started like an avalanche, A tottering pile of chores to do  and food to cook and life renew. All those days ...
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Friday, December 17, 2021

Getting it Right

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  “Wow! That has to be the most amazing tree we’ve ever had!” Sally grinned at me. “Right?” She moved forward and adjusted one of the ligh...
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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Eighth Grade Education

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My Grandma Stringam. A few years after this story . . . It was 1903 and my Grandma Stringam, just turned eighteen, was asked to teach school...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Fifty Day Wednesday #18

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A game Q and her mama played. Q donned her little firefighter’s hat, stepped into her trusty car, then, using patented ‘finger-and-thumb’ co...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

To Recite

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Me. Swinging. And reciting. Words are amazing. Descriptive. Alliterative. Explanatory. Lyrical. Adventurous. Romantic... And I love them. I ...
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Monday, December 13, 2021

Ice...Creamed!

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Her man and she were getting on in years, I’m forced to say, The two of them were speaking with a friend the other day, Explained to him tha...
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