By Emil Eirich – Saskatoon, Sask. Stories in The Senior Paper about homebrew reminded me about my father, Dave, and my Uncle Gust making their own homebrew. This would have taken place in the early 1940s [continue…]
By John Seierstad – Nanaimo, B.C. My life was filled with hard work, travel, and adventure, however, none can remotely match the experience of travelling to the north with my father when we left the [continue…]
By Martha Morgan When I was young, and didn’t know any better, I decided I would age gracefully like Jeanette MacDonald in the movies. Jeanette MacDonald always looked as if she had a hairdresser follow [continue…]
Stella Kopanko – Watson, Sask. 2 lbs ground beef 2 eggs lightly beaten 1 cup shredded, partly-skimmed mozzarella cheese 1 tsp dried basil 1⁄2 cup dry bread crumbs 1⁄4 cup finely chopped onions 2 tbsp [continue…]
Margaret Springett – Moose Jaw, Sask. 1 can flaked tuna 1 cup dry bread crumbs 1 egg 1⁄2 cup chopped celery 1⁄4 cup chopped onion 1⁄2 cup low-calorie salad dressing salt and pepper to taste [continue…]
Alice Cleggett – Balcarres, Sask. 1 medium onion 1 medium carrot 1 celery stalk plus leaves 1⁄2 cup (or more) chopped, cabbage 1 small bay leaf 1⁄2 tsp salt 1 pkg Lipton tomato vegetable soup [continue…]
Jean Chmarney – Wadena, Sask. Salad: 10 cups cooked rice 1 cup cooked peas 2 cans shrimp 1 cup chow mein noodles 1⁄4 cup diced green onion 1⁄4 cup sliced, toasted almonds 1 tsp curry powder [continue…]
Joan McDougall – Red Deer, Alta. 3 boned chicken breasts or 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs Egg mixture: Beat 2 eggs with 2 tbsp lemon juice Flour mixture: Combine 1⁄2 cup flour, 1⁄2 tsp salt, [continue…]
By Janet Leclaire – Kelowna, B.C. The old vacant farmhouse With an aging, tired look All weathered and beaten Destroyed by the environment. The vacant house is still standing With every window cracked and broken [continue…]
By Gladi McMurtry – Saskatoon, Sask. I met a man today, Whose wife died with dementia, He told me just how hard it was to see He wondered if her thoughts That were bottled up [continue…]
By Frieda-Marie Elias – Swift Current, Sask. A diamond Mixed with dirt In a kimberlite Is shaken out –– It is washed It is cut It is ground It is polished And burnished bright. After [continue…]
By Les Plomp – Dryden, Ont. Now the story is told of two lady friends Who took a bus trip For a nice time to spend. To see some new country And spend some of [continue…]
By Ruth Arbour – Dryden, Ont. Sometimes we feel That time goes too slow or too fast And we know that good things Do not always last We all experience great joy or deep sorrow And [continue…]
By John Moyles – Regina, Sask. Air travel in the 1950s was much different than it is today. Aircraft were smaller, passenger numbers were less, and there was still a feeling of adventure and novelty in [continue…]
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