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Tag Archives: boys
Arthur and the Organ
Nine-year-old Boy Carries 200 lb Organ 17 Miles Across the Prairie Arthur’s dad had been a gentleman back in merry old England. Had his branch of the family fallen on hard times or had he just decided to try making … Continue reading
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Tagged abilities, boys, children, family, homesteading, music, prairies, random, Saskatchewan, wisdom
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The Surprise Cake
This is a story Mom F told me about when she and her brother Allen were still school-age. Grandma must have been away housekeeping when Allen (my Dad Vance) got this craving to eat cake. One day she’d had been … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Jr, Myrtle Forsyth
Tagged boys, children, cooking, family, food, humor, random, recipes
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