Category: Family
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Chloe’s First
This dinner gathering was the first time Chloe, my great granddaughter, was with my extended family. She kept us entertained with her…
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“Follow Me”
Diane was hostess of “Follow Me”, a children’s TV show grown out of Trinity Television’s “It’s A New Day”. It was telecast…
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Our Beardies
An outstanding period in our family was the time when we had two bearded collies. The beardie is a great family…
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Mennonite Food
Being a Mennonite in Manitoba is living in a microcosm of Mennonites worldwide. Around the world there are Mennonites in almost…
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Greyfriars Bobby
The story of this famous dog found life in our family at bedtime. There’s a statue of Greyfriars Bobby in Edinborough,…
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Max
Like his sister, Max was born on the couch in the front room of their home in Charleswood. At 11 years old,…
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Isabella
Isabella was born to Rebecca with the help of her Dad Wayne and a midwife on the couch in the front room…
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Justin
Justin lived in our house on Maplewood Avenue the first six months of his life, where Diane, his grandmother, and I watched…
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The Pall
The Pall that covered Diane‘s coffin at her funeral was an unusual sight. It was big. It draped down front and back…
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Quilt cover
In celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary of Helena (Wiens Kroeker) Dyck and Peter Dyck, a quilt cover measuring 7 feet wide…