There was a time I had hair. It was fine, and greasy if I didn’t wash it every day, which I did. This picture is also in Gretna, but when Peter lived in Gretna and taught at the MCI, our old school. Gear and I went down for a visit, but I will check before
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V’s Old House on the Prairie
I grew up in a white clapboard two-story house with a verandah and summer porch, with a widow’s walk out a door besides my dad’s study on the second floor, where he would prepare his sermons. My parents, sister and brother had bedrooms, and I slept on the landing, rolling down the stairs only once,
... read more.V8 283 Cubic Inch Chevy Engine
I bought my parent’s Studebaker when I worked as a copy boy at the Winnipeg Tribune, after one week as a teenage runaway living in a third floor Toronto garret, close to St. Clair & Yonge, with my trumpet and my typewriter. I could make the tires squeal in first and second gear, and it
... read more.Work on Photo Gallery Begins
Our family photos were augmented by regular visits to Sawatsky Photography located in Winkler, and school photos. I am setting up a photo gallery page, under the About portion of my site.Bear with me as I put them up here for starters.This one is already up on “About” and I hope to have a
... read more.C is for Cinematheque
http://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/cinematheque/default.aspx There are other Cinematheques, but I am convinced this Winnipeg cultural gem is the best in North America, thanks to Dave Barber’s programming, informed by his knowledge and experience of cinematic history, local, regional, national and international film.
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