Tag Archives: Christmas

Boxing Day Journal

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

Hello Everyone, I hope you had a great Christmas Day yesterday and made some warm memories to add to your collection? We certainly enjoyed our day. Are you still nibbling on Christmas goodies or has self-restraint kicked in again? We … Continue reading →

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The Chocolate Bar

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Linda C Butler

  The Chocolate Bar By Linda C Butler Told by Charles Vance (1909-1989) The Second World War was over in Europe in May 1945 but rationing in Canada continued as there were still food shortages. In the fall of 1945 … Continue reading →

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Christmas Greetings

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

Wishing all our readers a Christmas holiday filled with peace, joy, and love.

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Caboose Trip Home for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Linda C Butler

CABOOSE TRIP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS By Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance (1909-1989) In 1944, Naomi (Jane) and I had been on the trapline all fall and we returned to Thicket Portage, the small settlement on the Hudson Bay Railway … Continue reading →

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Christmas Socks

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Linda C Butler

Christmas Socks By Linda C Butler (I am putting this on Facebook as Walter Johnson was a well-known prospector in the Snow Lake area in the 1960s.) It is my tradition to give my nieces and nephews colorful socks at Christmas.  This … Continue reading →

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Christmas Deliveries

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Linda C Butler

  Christmas Deliveries by Linda C Butler My parents had a store in Snow Lake MB in the 1950s, before there was a road to the outside.  Few people owned cars and people walked where they needed to go. Customers … Continue reading →

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