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In the wildwood
There’s a church in the valley by the wildwood No lovelier place in the dale No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale Macrorie United Church. No longer open and never...
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More than just what I can see
Ausser & Pearl; an emjayandthem photo I often think about what Heaven will be like, and have always imagined it to be centered around one place: my Grandparents house. I see Grandma there with...
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Work it out
Growing up the youngest of five, there were times that we just didn’t get along. With 9 years between the oldest and youngest (me) and 3 channels to watch, one of them French, TV shows were often...
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Survey says 11-11-11
My blogging friend, Dianna, at These Days of Mine tagged me in this challenge recently. As Dianna said, this one’s a bit long so you might as well make yourself comfy now. The Rules: 1. Post the...
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Random Five Friday
It’s Friday! It’s Random! Let’s go! 1. For as many vegetables and fruits as I eat most of the time, I still maintain that potato chips could be their own food group. What naughty food could you make...
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Random Five Friday – April
Another Friday and another week has flown by. A few things were different this week, though. Ready? Here we go: 1. It’s April. I think. It was close to 60F Monday, 32F with gale-force winds on...
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Short week Wednesday!
Ha! Due to the Holiday it’s already Wednesday – a short work week, yes it is! Last night, after the Grands first day, I reflected on all it took to get our boys ready for school. New shoes and...
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Where dreams are born
Yes, yes I did :) Google images.com Growing up in a farm family of five kids we not only rode in the back of a truck, we drank from the hose and the tap down at the barn. We lived in a house with...
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The desire to be whole again
Next week I’m stepping away from all that is my world and returning to my childhood home: the farm I grew up on in rural Saskatchewan, Canada. The farm-house where I lived from birth till 19. The yard...
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Goofballs & Billy Boy
*originally posted October 29, 2011 Halloween parties meant a costume parade through the entire school! (My grade school ~ An Emjayandthem (C) photo) When I was a little girl, Halloween was a very...
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Memories of Masterpiece
Winter has arrived in Michigan – we’re on our 3rd day of heavy snow – yesterday was swirly, twirly snow spinning down and around and to the ground. Today snow is falling quickly, like rain. It’s cold...
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Church memories and penny candy
Reminiscing with Hubbs last night we laughed at the similarities of our childhoods: Huge gardens & summer canning projects ~ a kitchen filled with steam Church / Sunday School on Sundays through...
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Random 5 – Mom looks, phone calls, traffic, forgetting and Pearls
We’re halfway through May ~ wow! I’ve been traveling so much that I was halfway through April when I realized my desk calendar said … March. And wouldn’t you know that, ever since my last post, I’ve...
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Work it out
Growing up the youngest of five, there were times that we just didn’t get along. With 9 years between the oldest and youngest (me) and 3 channels to watch, one of them French, TV shows were often...
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Random 5 Sunday ~ Weather, un-bucket lists, snow days, and trust funds
Good morning! Snowed in today ~ “lake effect” snow (heavy, wet “Heart attack” snow and lots of it), followed by bitter temps, high winds and blowing snow — and, yes, more snow falling right now. The...
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