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A Senior Remembers: Secrets of the Root Cellar

February 7, 2016March 19, 2020

I am halfway down the stairs, feeling each step with my foot before I go down further, since the flashlight beam doesn’t go very far. Suddenly it goes out, and I am in complete blackness! I look up quickly. The kitchen lamp sends a wash of light over a few… Read More »A Senior Remembers: Secrets of the Root Cellar

Canadian Seniors and Their Prairie Roots

October 18, 2015March 20, 2020

Canadians, and especially Canadians who grew up on the prairies, all came from somewhere else. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, apart from roaming Indian tribes, a few trappers, and employees of the Hudson Bay Company, the Canadian prairie was open land, wild, and uninhabited. After Ottawa acquired… Read More »Canadian Seniors and Their Prairie Roots