We were blessed with a bountiful Christmas in 1956, filled with good food and plenty of cowboy things.  Calgary is a western (cowboy) city and Bowness, being just on the outskirts back then, enjoyed this culture by association and proximity. My evil sister is mocking me because I had to sit on a high stool … Continue reading Cowboy Christmas

To turn your clocks back tonight (if you had been daylight saving - if not then leave your clock alone). Don't forget to sleep in, but remember you'll gain light in the morning and loose it at night. Like and share

On this day in 1957 the USSR launched Sputnik 2 with the dog, Laika, on board. The first animal to orbit the earth. Laika was a stray dog from the streets of Moscow. Little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika's mission, and the technology to de-orbit had … Continue reading Laika

These pictures were taken around Christmas time in 1956.  I would have just turned 3.  It’s obviously Christmas and there was another professional photo-op going on. My folks didn’t waste the occasion of my dressing up just for the professional photos alone.  They also took these ‘candid’ snapshots of me decorating the tree and standing … Continue reading Christmas 1956

On his day in 1869, Louis Riel and 120 armed men took over the Hudson Bay Company HQ at Ft Garry, to prevent transfer to Canada.  Read about it in  my book Manitoba: Ancestors Book 15. Louis Riel, my 5th cousin, was a Metis leader, born in a log cabin near St-Boniface, Manitoba, October 22, … Continue reading November 2nd, 1869