Tag Archives: humor

Against His Inclination

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

Dad tried his best when I was young to fix it in my mind that “as the tiny twig is bent, so is the tree inclined” And when he’d lay me ‘cross his knee on punishment intent, I used to … Continue reading →

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Generational Wisdom

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

“I don’t know who my grandfather was. I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.” —Abraham Lincoln “Parental advice is passed from generation to generation— each hope the next will heed it.” —Frank Clark

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Beware the Dark Furry Beast!

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

Hello Everyone! It’s been a long time since we cousins have posted anything on this blog, so I’m wondering how many Followers we still have. But for those of you who are, and for readers who have just clicked on, … Continue reading →

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Harry’s Hotel Etiquette

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

Hotel Fort Macleod CODE OF RULES 1. Guests will be provided with breakfast and supper, but must rustle their own dinner. 2. Boots and spurs must be removed at night before retiring. 3. Dogs are not allowed in the bunks, … Continue reading →

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Two Things I Won’t Tell You About Canada

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

Sam’s father was killed in India so he spent his boyhood with his uncle on a farm in Galloway. (This is an area in southern Scotland where our great-great-great grandfather David Vance was born.) As a young man Sam attended … Continue reading →

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A Heater? Whatever For?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

“A Stove Now? Can Ye No Take A Bit o’ Cold?” This story comes from the days when stoves were being installed to heat the churches in Scotland.  Of course this bit of creature-comfort or “catering to the flesh” met … Continue reading →

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Catnaps

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

A WISE CAT’S #1 RULE:  Find A Warm Place Years ago I used to bake my own bread, four loaves at a time.  I’d mix my dough in this large stainless steel bowl and set it to rise in a … Continue reading →

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The Snatch Team

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Linda C Butler

THE SNATCH TEAM BY Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I worked in the winter of 1928 hauling freight with horses to the Sherritt Gordon mine near Flin Flon.  We hauled in a freight swing, which consisted of a … Continue reading →

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Laundry Day in the Log Cabin

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

Monday Was Wash Day According to the Laws of Feminine Paradigms, Monday was Wash day long before the prairies filled up with settlers. Homestead wives brought this tradition from their far-off motherlands and planted it into the cultural soil of … Continue reading →

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The Injustice of Birth Order

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

When Children Divide the Nickels Back in 1899 a thirteen-year-old Ontario girl named Christina kept a diary for that year of her life.  One of her entries tells of a day her father had taken her and her sister Annie, … Continue reading →

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