What it Means to be a Rural Woman, Part III
Living alone, or as Mother put it, a ‘grass widow’. My Mother (1959 – 1971) In November 1971 — Turning 16 years of age on November 7, Gravel Roads was issued a bona fide driver’s license by Saskatchewan...
Drive It or Park It Blog
What it Means to be a Rural Woman, Part II
Operator, long distance, please . . . . My Mother (1944-1959) By ’44 or so, Mother moved the family from the southeast corner of the half-section of land, to the northwest corner, where the new white house...
It’s a Strange, Strange World
Sung to the tune of ‘It’s a small, small world . . . . ‘ if you can stomach it. The rest of the world seems to be doing well with the ‘la dee...
What it Means to be a Rural Woman, Part I
The United Nations sets aside October 15th as ‘International Day of Rural Women’ to ‘recognize the critical role and contribution of rural women . . . .’ I’ve set aside every one of my ±21,170 days on this...
Whoa, take ‘er easy there, Pilgrim
In ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’, John Wayne tossed the term ‘pilgrim’ around no fewer than 23 times in only 119 minutes. Was it aimed at a recalcitrant, founding Pilgrim Father? Nope. At a bogus descendent of...
No Relation to Jennifer Love Hewitt or her Wallpapers
Hello, Canada, and hockey fans in the United States and Newfoundland. — Foster Hewitt Picture a Hockey Arena, Ontario, Canada, February 16, 1923 Let me help you out here. Think of a soccer...
