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Them Cold Cold Days

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin
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02/22/13 Dear Naty, Growing up in the 1960s school had two divisions, the elementary level and secondary level. The elementary level went from kindergarten to grade 8, and the secondary level went from grade 9 to grade 13. This secondary … Continue reading →

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Turtle soup

Posted on June 21, 2012 by admin
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Most people know what a canoe is. It’s a boat originally used by the tribal peoples on the east coast of North America for hunting and fishing. It’s a long and thin boat pointed on both ends. You kneel in … Continue reading →

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The Farm Hand

Posted on June 21, 2012 by admin
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February 8, 2012 Riverside CA Who has ever heard of stooking? Some of the best years of my youth were spent toiling in the fields near my grandparent’s cottage stooking grain. During the August harvest season the oat and wheat … Continue reading →

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Canoes, Loons and the Wolf

Posted on May 2, 2012 by admin
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04/29/12 Eastern Ontario in Canada where I grew up boarders on the Canadian Shield. During the last ice age huge glaciers, hundreds of feet thick, descended across North America covering this area of the country. When these glaciers melted they … Continue reading →

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The Cottage

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin
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I have previously mentioned “the cottage.” This cottage was originally the property of my maternal grandfather. It was during the 1950s that he leased the land on the banks of the Trent River and built his summer home. This was his … Continue reading →

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Little Events

Posted on May 1, 2011 by admin
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In the course of a person’s life there are watershed events that change the course of a life. I have written about some of those events, my involvement with Krishna Consciousness, my decision to study Sanskrit, my marriage to Kama … Continue reading →

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Easy Rider

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Shuka
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I have a Ukrainian aunt, who I went to visit when I was eighteen. This was my Aunt Nettie. At the time she lived in Winnipeg Manitoba, about 2500 kms west of Toronto. Aunt Nettie was married to my Uncle … Continue reading →

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The Dawn of Faith

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Shuka
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“It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.”* I grew up in Canada as the oldest of two sons. My brother John is three and a half years younger. Considering that I became a … Continue reading →

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A Country Boy

Posted on January 15, 2005 by admin
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As you recall I spent the summer of 1969 as a forest worker in the Northern Ontario bush at Sultan. In those days I was inexperienced in life, and that summer spent away from home was good for me. It … Continue reading →

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What Luck to Be Born in Toronto

Posted on December 15, 2004 by Shuka
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Toronto is a great city in which to grow up. Every culture on this planet is represented on the streets, buses and subways. Consequently, its universities reflect the cosmopolitan nature of the city. Of all the universities, the University of … Continue reading →

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