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A Christmas Present

Posted on January 19, 2019 by
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My Great Aunt’s Diaries: 1949-1952

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

A Look at Life in Toronto Out of the blue, my second cousin, Norah, sent me transcripts of some diaries that her grandmother had written. I suspect she thought I’d be interested in the passages that featured my biological father, … Continue reading →

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Great Minds…

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

Merry Christmas, everyone…and a Happy New Year!

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A New Christmas Carol

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

Every Day Is Christmas This new TV movie is inspired by the Charles Dickens classic,  A Christmas Carol. A shrewd money manager Alexis Taylor (Toni Braxton) gets the holiday visit of a lifetime. A self-proclaimed workaholic who “humbugs” love, Alexis ends … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Canada

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

The Second Monday of October Canadian Thanksgiving is a harvest festival. By the beginning of October, most of the summer crops have been gathered up and put by for the winter. The weather turns colder and everyone anticipates the coming … Continue reading →

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The Moment I Realized…

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

Adults Don’t See the Same Things Children Do In the mid-50’s we had a 1951 Chevy. These days I’m not sure which model it was (it looked like the picture above), but we had it from 1955-1960. Then something went … Continue reading →

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Three Mile Lake, 1960

Posted on August 22, 2018 by
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