Category: City Living
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Sunflowers, Woodchucks, UFOs and Summer Drives
HOW MUCH WOOD… How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood? While walking the dog one afternoon, I spied an animal on land now owned by the University of Manitoba. Because the dog and I were on a sidewalk with a wire fence and greenery between us and the animal,…
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When is a Cow Not a Cow?
“Portage Ex holds 4-H cow auction” read the headline on an online news site. The story went on: “4Hers gathered at the Ex to compete for best cows in their class and to eventually see their hard work come to fruition as their cows were sold at auction.” I think there is an error here.…
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One Ringy Dingy, Two Ringy Dingy…..
K and I attended an antiques and collectibles sale on the weekend, at which we saw several vintage telephones – mostly black, all with rotary dials. For some reason, I have been thinking about telephones ever since. Until 1975, the community in which I was raised had party telephone lines. Our telephone was a brown…
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Leaving
For one last time, we drove out to the farm house we had built in 1981 and lived in until three months ago. I climbed over a snow bank to read the hydro meter, remembering times when getting to that pole felt like scaling Mount Everest. I jest, of course, but there were…
Rural Routes, Blog Version 