It’s true, we didn’t have much money. But father, being a resourceful person, willing to try new things, got together with Uncle Mike and decided to make good use of some of the available resources on the rented property on Sumas Prairie Road. Just off the back yard was a rickety old building, barely hanging … Continue reading The Great Turkey Suicide

I don’t remember exactly why we went into town, into Chilliwack. We went with mother, my brother, the Angel Monster, and me. It was an outing, something special that we didn’t normally get to do. To ride the ‘big bus’. Not like a city bus, a trolley or one of the smelly gas or diesel … Continue reading The Bus Ride

"I was there, at the Althing, at Thingvellir, with my brothers Thordur and Sighvat. This is perhaps the first memory I have in this life. It was like a celebration. Chieftains and their people were gathered from all across the land. Once a year there was this great gathering. There was folly and celebration, contests … Continue reading Thingvellir