Booter Tales and Prairie Puddle Adventures
Rita Friesen recalls the prairie term booter as a rite of passage in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. She recounts muddy ditch scenes, bus stops, gumbo soils, and boots sinking, with family lore and a father’s quotable lines shaping memory of playful missteps and wet lessons.
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Kane
Mars Bars Dessert Squares from Rivers Mammas and Grannies
In the Recipes with a Story column Tammy Machut of Rivers shares a make ahead Breakfast for Brunch dish. The Mars bars dessert squares use ham cheese bread eggs milk and cereals baked in a 9x13 pan with overnight prep and a Christmas brunch note from Tammy. The story includes a reader note about forgetting cornflakes.
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Tammy
Sarah
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Gmail
Morning Sunshine and Faithful Obedience
The writer notes joy at sunrise and a budgie’s chirping as darkness fades. They reflect on facing difficult starts, then link light to faith in Jesus who came to fulfill a divine plan and urged obedience to God despite personal struggle.
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Budgie
Jesus
God
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