Horse Feathers  and Fairy Feet Here is a legend of Woe and of Joy that happened one Christmas Eve long long ago and far far away when all ...

  DUTY I recently had my 1st Shot of Vaccine against Covid 19.  It was not a negative experience.  I never felt ill at ease and was treate...

  Wind on a winter's night That swirls in and over above beneath each branch and blade of grass. Across the field and through the trees...

Yes Virginia-- They Would Be Proud I have recently taken on a volunteer position that has caused quite a steep learning curve which deman...

The year was 1956.  The place was a dryland farm in central Saskatchewan. The house was a story and a half red shingled, wood sided structu...

Recently an acquaintance mentioned that they would never keep a book in the house that they had already read.   In her words, "Why wou...

January, 2019 Dear Grandma, It has been close to 30 years since I have spoken to you.  I am now nearly the same age as you were whe...

Chrystal and lace clothes. Good China an' Glass Mixing bowls, puddings, Candles and flash. Wooden spoons stirring for Whipped...

This bit of prose is in response to a query recently put to me via a radio program that asked listeners to share their most terrible travel...

 The Tease of the September Sun The tease of a Sunny day in September Brings with it Summer days to remember. The world is bright but...

Tomato sandwiches, homemade bread with crusts, mayonnaise, wax paper, and plums. Sealers of water gone warm. Blackened hands from a...

I wonder what the eagle and hawk think has happened when fog corrupts their vision. I bet there is not a high diving swoop down on morning...

Mouse Tails A houseless mouse must never think it will be welcome in a mouseless house . Little mouse upon my floor...

The night was dark  On my pillow my head I  parked. My sleep was deep My dreams were such Of  angels spreading fairy dust. But ang...

Telling a city kid about farm machinery... --That is a combine..you can tell it is a combine and not a swather because it has a...

Snoopy sniffy  little mouse Scurrying into my little house Running along the edge of walls Flash of gray along the halls. Warm and sa...

As I was cleaning and folding my laundry today I came across some very precious items that have come my way over the years.   These ...

This is what was once called a Trudeau Bin and I helped my dad build several of them  circa 1968.  Big yield...

Dots of moisture make polka dot splashes on quiet combines. Thermoses half filled with coffee lay cold on the seats of stilled grain truck...

I miss school.  I miss the new notebooks, the new binders, the new lunch kit. I miss riding my bike 2.5 miles in the cool autumn morning...

Someone recently told me that I looked like a woman of 43. I told them that no one has said that to me since I was 32. # liarliarpants...

When we drove back into the yard after an amazing month long trip we anxiously looked about searching for any damage to the house and yard...

As I sit here in my living room looking out the window I can see clouds approaching from the North West. Thunder rolls and the leaves on t...

As a kid did you ever...... 1. ..put doll clothes on a cat? 2. ..wonder why the moon was following you? 3. ..have your dog really e...

When I was about 5 there seemed to be something special going on. I realize looking back now that Mom was probably in a bit of a dith...