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If I could talk with the animals, would I?
By Dennis Stacey – Publisher “A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course, that is, of course, unless the horse, is the famous Mr. [continue…]
Mom’s beliefs were sometimes a bit, well…
By Shirley Farthing – Saskatoon, Sask. As a child, I thought my mother was the most knowledgeable person in the whole wide world. She knew the answers to all my questions like, “why is the sky [continue...]
To bee or not to bee was the question on a hot August day!
By Ernie Reimer – Fort St. John, B.C. I was hobby farmer, sure. An apiarist? No way. I tried to be though and it almost cost me dearly. Somehow, we, as supposedly superior beings, have never [continue...]
“Mom has Santa been here yet?”
By Merlin Roome – Qualicum Beach, B.C. I was four years old on the first Christmas Eve I remember. That was 80 [continue...]
Family of 13 journeyed across the prairies
By Ervin Davis – Rimbey, Alta. Imagine 13 people, yes, 13 people — my parents, Maude and Percy Davis, 10 siblings and me [continue...]
A young teacher’s plea: ”Please help these little kids”
By Gordon Phillips – Surrey, B.C. After graduating from Vancouver Normal School, I wrote about 25 applications for a teaching position and received no answers. [continue...]
Memories of mom’s marvellous marshmallows
By Madeline Kallio – Kanata, Ont. A number of companies that sold baking items also offered free cookbooks once upon a time. My mother’s kitchen [continue...]
