Two of the problems with writing personal articles for posting on a blog is knowing where to start and how much information to include. One runs the risk of leaving out important information while possible including too much. With that thought in…
After finding out that the old grey mare still remembered all the tricks of a professional cutting horse career, I was better prepared for further riding experiences. I was soon riding her several times a week. Maybe it would be more accurate…
One thing about growing up on a mixed farm in Manitoba, you’re never very far from animals of one kind or another. I have some very fond memories of such connections and some not quite so fond. I do know they created…
I’m continuing today with another story from my school days. Marilyn’s story yesterday reminded me of another episode that took place at the Silver Stream school in Manitoba, probably in about 1958 or 1959. All of the students at that school lived…
The Field Trip Our teacher at Silver Stream school, Miss Enns, must have been fairly young at the time. Probably in her early twenties, fresh out of teachers college. I have no idea if it was her first posting but I do…
The Winter of the Big Snow Sixty-seven years ago in March 1959 I experienced the biggest blizzard of my life and I had already seen more than one at that point. I was in grade 4 at Silver Stream school and there…
The Rolling Classroom: Manitoba’s Iconic Tree Planting Cars To understand why this story is so dear to my heart, you will need to know about my relationship with entertainment. For the first few years of my life, entertainment was self-made. We had…
Even though that first Christmas concert was a bit of a disappointment due to my laughter induced stage fright, the ones that followed were much more enjoyable. That first one had been held in the classroom of our one room school with…
I have some fond memories of Silver Stream School. One of my favorites was Christmas concert time. It would start about a month before the concert, each student who had a part in the play would be given some lines to memorize…
Silver Stream was where my memory kicks in again, and probably some of my most memorable school days were spent there. By this time we had moved to a lovely farm only a mile and a half from the school known as…
Outdoor lessons came to an end as autumn approached. A brand new baby sister arrived on the second of September. Surprised the heck out of my brother and me. We didn’t even know one had been ordered. And then in November we…
When I was growing up on the Canadian Prairies, the Eaton’s Christmas catalogue was the most read publication in our house. That is saying a lot, because any printed material was highly valued. The Country Guide and The Western Producer were near…
From the 60th Parallel to Miami, and All Points Between They say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. I’m not sure who “they” are, but I suspect they never spent 43 years wrestling a…
Hi Folks. Today we’re beginning a brand new series that we hope will keep us going for some time to come. We’re calling it REMEMBER WHEN and each week we will focus on something commonplace in most of our lives. This week’s…
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