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21 May, 2017

COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE THINGS I AM NOT...AND THE PERSON I AM

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Facebook has reminded me that I published the following piece exactly two years ago today (5/21/15) and, as suggested, I resurrect it becaus...
14 May, 2017

THE UNRECOGNIZED ROLE OF MOTHERS IN HISTORY

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As Mother’s Day is celebrated on May 14th, Isabelle Underwood’s 1986 article published in the yearbook of the Bruce County Historical Societ...
28 April, 2017

THE DAYS WHEN MEN WERE MEN, WOMEN WERE WOMEN...AND NEWSPAPERS WERE, WELL -- NEWSPAPERS

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T his happy group photo taken 53 years ago was sent to me by an old newspaper chum, John Hus of Sarnia.  I really have no reason to post ...
25 April, 2017

THE PROS AND CONS OF CHICKEN FARMING BY CITY SLICKERS

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W hen I was a kid growing up in Dresden, ON. we (my dad and I) raised Angora rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters, and chickens, all with the t...
16 April, 2017

EASTER, A TIME OF VICTORY OVER EVIL -- JUST NOT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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E aster Sunday marks the climax of Holy Week in the Church calendar. Seven days earlier, Christians around the world had celebrated Palm Sun...
14 April, 2017

A VISIT TO THE BATTLE OF VIMY MEMORIAL

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S outhampton resident Bill Streeter has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the battles in which Canadians participated. With ...
13 April, 2017

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I DISAPPOINT EVEN MYSELF

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I was thinking this morning as I was getting dressed: "I wouldn't wish me on my worst enemy!" That startling, self deprecat...
10 April, 2017

SIMON GIRTY: HERO, RENEGADE OR BOTH

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Artist's rendition of Simon Girty at his rugged best. "The early 1790s were perilous times. During much of this turbulent perio...
07 April, 2017

NURTURING SPACE BETWEEN SPIRIT AND OUTSIDE WORLD

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I am often amazed by the wisdom dispensed by some of my Facebook friends. Esther Joyce Coulter Main is a case in point.  In a post entit...
03 April, 2017

I'M PROUD OF MY "CONVICT" GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER

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NEWS FLASH!!! INTRODUCING A NEW BLOG SITE: You won't find much in Canadian history books about Britain's transportation of convict...
27 March, 2017

BILL VERKERKE DEDICATED HIS LAST YEARS TO VOLUNTEERISM

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Bill Verkerke at his Care Centre stand for the Heart & Stroke Foundation...There was no avoiding him! In keeping with my interest ...
23 March, 2017

I REALLY DO MISS OUTDOOR PICNICS IN THE SUMMER

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My dad Ken and I cleaning up our dessert after one of many outdoor suppers prepared by my mother, circa 1945. I n sorting through a mass...
22 March, 2017

INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF GRIEVING MOM WHO RAN BOSTON MARATHON

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Mary Lou Hills in the Boston Marathon jacket that proved to be her motivation in crossing the finish line. I like stories about ordin...
19 March, 2017

A LITTLE FUN AND ENJOYMENT FOR MY MUSIC-LOVING FRIENDS

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“ Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, and flight to the imagination. “ Plato (Some of the song...