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Dandelion lesson and hospital notes from a Manitoba columnist
The writer shares a May diary of treatments at Brandon General Hospital and a coffee shop stop with Edna, notes on dandelions, a friend Olive Foster’s death, and memories of family in Verity and Oak Lake. It mentions hockey results, weather boasts, political jabs, a Winnipeg trip for a checkup, cars, and plant projects with neighbors and relatives.
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Brandon
Edna
General Hospital
Winona Worthington
Assiniboine
Winona
Jessie
Bob Foster
Olive
Tom Stanley
Verity District
Whytes
Mary
Verity School
Violet
Bob
Geo Foster
Kenton
Beatrice Whyte
Mary Forrest
Hamiota Hospital
Rose Begania
Terry
Herb Lynas
Herb
Boston
Canadiens
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Ed Broadbent
Mr. Trudeau
T.V
Joe Clark
Winnipeg
Margaret
Jerry Heapy
Jerry
Curly
Glora Heapy
Oak Lake
Oak River
Margaret McLeish
Helen Riddick
Cardale
G. L. Forrest
Virden
Marshall
Whyte
Forrest
Gilbert