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My Guedo was well known for his garden

Morris Moldowan – Prince Albert, Sask. My mother, Pauline (Lukaschuk) Moldowan, showed me articles in the October 2011 and January 2012 issues of The Senior Paper about Harry ‘Lukichuck’s’ east end garden in Prince Albert. The correct [more...]

Family ‘fun’ had berry-picking and froggy funerals

By Ione Skafte – Lethbridge, Alta. At least twice a year, we traveled from Lethbridge to Speers, Sask., to visit my husband’s family. We usually did this in the summer. We’d spend a couple of [more...]

Seeing home was like being transported back in time

By Kay Parley – Regina, Sask. We moved to Regina in 1938 and I entered Grade 10. As a newcomer, my mother advised [more...]

Snowdrifts and outdoor skating part of winter fun

By Mary Olson – Athabasca, Alta. I remember winters with deep snow when I was a small girl. It would pile up [more...]

Family farmers fond of Ford

By Art Klassen – Portage la Prairie, Man. A photo of a Fordson tractor in The Senior Paper reminded me of our Fordson tractors. In the early 1920s, my parents were living with their parents [more…]

Wily coyote answered the door when opportunity knocked

By Edna Ferguson – Victoria, B.C. It was morning on my grandfather’s farm. There wasn’t the usual happy chatter at the breakfast table. The wind had been blowing for two days straight and although it had [more…]

Big horses seemed to enjoy the break from tedium

Widow sang duets with ‘smart little critter’

Harrowing hailstorm leaves him with lasting memories

My Guedo was well known for his garden

Family ‘fun’ had berry-picking and froggy funerals

Seeing home was like being transported back in time

Snowdrifts and outdoor skating part of winter fun

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