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One Person - One Crazy Idea 

I truly admire the people that take 

a chance on a crazy idea. After all, if 

it doesn’t catch on, almost no one will 

even know you tried. But if it 

does... you might be amazed 

by what it can become. 

A long time ago, along 

the St. Clair River in Port 

Lambton, there was a party 

and campfire where you were 

asked to bring your own beer 

and your own chair. Someone 

got a bit more creative and 

brought a couch instead. 

What happened next started 

a whole chain of events. 

That couch arrived on my 

brother Dave’s front yard the 

next day with a sign attached 

to it which read, “This is a 

Chain Couch. Keep for one week and 

then pass it on, NOT to the dump! Good 

luck will come your way.” 

So the following Sunday it landed on 

another lawn in Port Lambton, but this 

time with an end table as well. Before 

long it was a scene to behold; the couch 

now with a mannequin sitting on it, 

wearing various articles of clothing, 

listening to tunes on a Sony Walkman 

through headphones, with a coffee table, 

the end table with a lamp and numerous 

knick-knacks strewn about. I remember 

it spending a week on my neighbour’s 

lawn in all its well-established glory. They 

had to turn away people that thought it 

was a yard sale. “No, you can’t buy the 

Walkman” they would say. “It’s not a 

yard sale, it’s a Chain Couch!” 

So... this was not exactly a noble cause, 

but it was a lot of fun (and probably a lot 

of work). 

Fast forward 40 years or so to this 

past June when Wendy Marsden placed 

13 painted rocks along the boardwalk in 

Point Edward along with a sign inviting 

people to add to Rocky, the Growing 

Snake. “Help him grow to make people 

smile” it said. She’d seen the idea online 

and was hoping to have 100 rocks in the 

by Mark Moran, Publisher 

snake’s length. As of August 17th, it’s 

now at 7870 rocks, about two feet wide 

in most spots and over 800’ long. It’s not 

uncommon to see one rock painted with 

a positive message on a trail, but this has 

taken it to a whole new level. 

The Point Edward waterfront is 

beautiful even on the very worst days 

of the year, but Rocky adds another 

special aspect to it. With Lake Huron 

and the St. Clair River in view, along with 

passing boats and lake freighters, US 

and Canadian flags on both sides of the 

international crossing, French fry trucks, 

people of all ages walking along the trail, 

others fishing on the banks, soccer fields 

off to the east, the Rotary Flag Plaza with 

hundreds of bricks dedicated to kind 

messages and lives lived and, of course, 

the twin Bluewater Bridges. I don’t know 

if there’s a nicer scene in all of SW 

Ontario. 

In various media reports Wendy has 

given all the kudos to the community. 

“I can’t take credit for this,” she told 

the Sarnia Observer. I disagree. Yes, of 

course it took hundreds of people from 

near (and visitors from very far) to make 

Rocky what he is today, but it started 

with one person carrying through with 

what they felt was a good, and perhaps 

crazy, idea. 

Thank you from all of us Wendy! 



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A Memorable Time 

I remember clearly the summers of 1943 

and 1944. I was eight and nine at the time 

when World War II was still on. I lived on 

a farm about three miles from Ipperwash 

army Camp in Ontario. Ipperwash was 

the last camp that the soldiers came to 

before sailing to Europe to join the rest 

of the troops over there. 

The back of our farm went right down to 

the shore of Lake Huron. It was very sandy 

soil there, so we grew a lot of peaches, 

pears and apples. The officers from the 

camp liked to march their men down via 

the lake and up into our orchards for mock 

battles. About three p.m. they would come 

up our back lane, past our house and out 

to the Lake Road where they would march 

the 3.5 miles back to camp. Many times 

the officers would take pity on the soldiers 

and let them lie on our back lawn under 

our shady elms for about a half-hour. 

We had a well outside and a pump at 

it. I would be delighted to see the soldiers 

coming and I would rush to the well to 

pump water for them to get a drink. 

Some had their own canteens that they 

filled and the others just drank out of our 

community granite cup that hung on the 

pump. No one seemed to be concerned 

about germs. They were just so grateful 

for a cool drink and a rest. 

These soldiers were just young men, 

some only in their late teens. They were 

lonely and frightened to be going to war. 

I had no fear of these men as I knew they 

would do me no harm. Life was so simple 

and free in those days. 

Soon the officers in command would call 

them to order and march the men down 

the road. I remember two or three of the 

soldiers took off their boots and socks 

while sitting on the lawn. They wore heavy 

wool socks that offered no protection to 

the sand that worked its way into their 

boots and irritated the skin, causing huge 

blisters. These men with the sore feet fell 

behind the rest, and they were limping 

slowly up the road. My father had a soft 

heart, so he would take his little ’39 Ford 

truck and go pick up these stragglers and 

drive them right to the army hospital at 

the camp to have their feet tended to. 

These young men were so grateful for the 

ride they would often have tears in their 

eyes. Our gasoline, however, was rationed 

during the war, so we had to be careful not 

to waste it foolishly, but my father never 

felt that this was a waste of fuel. 

The soldiers had every Sunday afternoon 

off. There were no amusements at the 

camp and time hung heavy, so they 

would often go for a walk on the highway 

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near the camp. Most Sunday 

afternoons my dad and I 

would take the car and 

see if we could find two or 

three soldiers to bring home for supper. 

They were delighted to have a home 

cooked meal and gladly came with us. 

Many of these fine young men who ate at 

our table went to war and never returned. 

The students in public school were 

asked to pick milkweed pods, since the 

silky lining inside was used for making 

parachutes. We used large burlap bags to 

pick into, and when these were full the 

teacher sent them away to a factory. 

We were all encouraged to buy War 

Savings Stamps. We would give the 

teacher 25 cents and she would give 

us a stamp to lick and put in our blue 

savings book. The money was sent to the 

Government and after the war we got the 

money back with interest. 

We also had food stamps and blue meat 

tokens, which were used to buy sugar, 

coffee, flour and meat plus other food that 

was rationed. When our stamps ran out, 

there were no more until the next month. 

My mother learned to be frugal. 

The airforce base at Centralia, Ontario, 

was also quite close to us. We would run 

outside when the army planes flew over, 

they were such a novelty in those 

days. Since they always had 

big numbers painted on the 

bottom of the wings, my 

brother would write down the 

numbers and watch for the planes to 

come back again; it was a game he liked 

to play. The pilots were daredevils and 

they would swoop down at us when we 

were in the fields working. One time my 

cousin, a slim pretty teenage girl, was with 

us up on top of a load of hay. The planes 

kept buzzing closer and closer and one 

time she reached up with a pitchfork and 

actually touched the plane. She thought it 

was a great joke and enjoyed the attention 

of the airforce pilots immensely. 

When the war ended in May 1945, we 

had wonderful celebrations in London 

and in our hometown of Forest. Parades 

bands and open cars carrying the returned 

soldiers went up and down the streets. 

However, sadly, some did not return and 

for their families it was a sorrowful time 

and the parade only added to their pain. 

The Second World War has left a 

memory with me, which I shall never 

forget. Every year on November 11th, 

I am one of many people who proudly 

wears a poppy, for where would Canada 

be today if it wasn’t for these brave, 

wonderful men who fought to keep 

Canada free. 

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Do you know someone living with dementia? 

3 out of 5 people living with 

dementia will go missing at some 

point, a frightening experience, 

and a dangerous one. 

That’s why the Alzheimer Society 

of Sarnia-Lambton is partnering 

with The Sarnia Police Services and 

OPP to provide an opportunity for 

individuals living with dementia to 

be registered as someone at risk of 

going missing. Critical information 

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A mouse looked through the crack in 

the wall to see the farmer and his wife 

open a package. What food might this 

contain? The mouse wondered - he was 

devastated to discover it was not food, 

but a mousetrap. 

Retreating to the farmyard, the 

mouse proclaimed the warning: "There 

is a mousetrap in the house! There is a 

mousetrap in the house!" 

The chicken clucked and scratched, 

raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I 

can tell this is of grave concern to you, 

but it is of no consequence to me. I 

cannon be bothered by it." 

The mouse turned to the pig and 

told him, "There is a mousetrap in the 

house! There is a mousetrap in the 

house!" 

The pig sympathized, but said, "I am 

so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is 

nothing I can do about it but pray. Be 

assured you are in my prayers." 

The mouse turned to the cow 

and said, "There is a 

mousetrap in the 

house! There is a 

mousetrap in the 

house!" 

The cow said, "Wow, 

Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry 

for you, but it's no 

skin off my nose." 

So, the mouse 

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The Mouse Trap 

returned to the house, head down 

and dejected, to face the farmer's 

mousetrap alone. 

That very night a sound was heard 

throughout the house - like the sound 

of a mousetrap catching its prey. 

The farmer's wife rushed to see 

what was caught in the trap. But in 

the darkness, she did not see it was a 

venomous snake who was caught by the 

tip of its tail in the trap. The snake bit the 

farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to 

the hospital, and afterward she returned 

home, but with a fever. 

Everyone knows you treat a fever 

with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer 

took his hatchet to the farmyard for the 

soup's main ingredient. But his wife's 

sickness continued, so friends and 

neighbours came to sit with her around 

the clock. 

To feed them, the farmer butchered 

the pig. The farmer's wife did not get 

well; she died. 

So many people came for her 

funeral, the farmer slaughtered the cow 

to provide meat for all of them. 

The mouse looked upon it all from 

his crack in the wall with great sadness. 

So perhaps next time you hear 

someone is facing a problem and think 

it doesn't concern you, remember - 

when one of us is threatened, we are 

all at risk. 

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I unabashedly love autumn and even 

though it is the harbinger of colder 

things to come, I prefer to live in its 

fleeting amber, scarlet, and bronze 

moments. 

True autumn is defined by John Keats 

in his poem from 1819 titled Ode to 

Autumn as a: 

“Season of mists and mellow 

fruitfulness, 

Close bosom friend of the maturing 

sun…” 

His words on the subject are plentiful 

and add a bit of class to my otherwise 

mundane observations. Keats’ whole 

poem is worth the Google. 

I look forward to the refreshing early 

days of fall to take their rightful place, 

and dispel the heat and humidity of the 

summer months. I am more than ready 

to don sweaters and scarves, jacket 

and tam; strew pumpkins and gourds 

I don’t always go the extra mile, 

but when I do, it’s because I missed the exit. 

Fall Fever 

By LouAnn Geauvreau-Karry, Kingsville • from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2020 

around my cluttered house to create 

vignettes of fall; and randomly scatter 

red and gold leaves accompanied by 

capped acorns on tabletops in my living 

room. 

After reading through a variety of 

modern poems about autumn, I have 

come to the conclusion that there are 

two schools of thought when it comes 

to the “ber” months. There are those 

who bemoan the passing of summer 

and equate fall with 

death and dying. I 

am obviously not 

of this persuasion. 

I am a member of 

the second group ~ 

who see fall as a 

“And all at once, summer 

collapsed into fall.” 

Oscar Wilde 

new beginning: the fall colours vibrant, 

the harvest something to celebrate. 

The mascot of fall is the pumpkin. I 

love pumpkins in all their orange glory 

and various incarnations. If orange is not 

your cup of tea, your options are endless: 

white, pink, green, gnarled, warty, or 

fancifully fake. I love to see pumpkins, 

vines still attached in the fields, or piled 

high at roadside stands, or set out just 

so on front porches and verandas. 

What could be 

further from death 

and dying than 

to be welcomed 

home by a friendly 

pumpkin? 

Another reason 

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Stews and chili warm the heart and soul. 

Mashed potatoes and roasts, be they 

pork, beef or lamb herald the heartier 

months, and pumpkin and apple pie 

satisfy our seasonal sweet tooth. 

I consider fall a new beginning—a 

time to get back to our “regularly 

scheduled programs.” Though this 

fall may be different in comparison to 

other years, we can still find ways to 

celebrate this golden season even if we 

cannot return to our regular schedules 

the same way as in the past. We adapt, 

adopt new ways, follow the wisdom 

set down by our health organizations, 

and do our best to enjoy what the new 

season has to offer. 

As “summer collapses into fall,” may 

the passage of time find us renewing 

our resolve. 

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Back in the Old Days ... 

Responses to a newspaper’s request that older people 

write in to tell kids how hard things were in the old days. 

• Back in the 1970’s we didn’t have the space shuttle to get all excited 

about. We had to settle for men walking on the crummy moon. 

• In my day, we didn’t have days. There was only time for work, time for 

prayer and time for sleep. The sheriff would go around and tell 

everyone when to change. 

• In my day, we didn’t have dogs or cats. All I had was Silver Beauty, 

my beloved paper clip. 

• When I was your age, we didn’t have fake doggie-do. We only had real 

doggie-do, and no one thought it was a damn bit funny. 

• In my day, people could only dream of hitchhiking a ride on a comet. 

• In my day, we didn’t have fancy health-food restaurants. Every day we ate 

lots of easily recognizable animal parts, along with potatoes drenched in 

melted fat from those animals. 

• In my day, we couldn’t afford shoes, so we went barefoot. In the winter we 

had to wrap our feet with barbed wire for traction. 

• In my day, we didn’t have no rocks. We had to go down to the creek and 

wash our clothes by beating them with our heads. 

• In my day, we didn’t have hand-held calculators. We had to do addition on 

our fingers. To subtract, we had to have some fingers amputated. 

• In my day, we didn’t have water. We had to smash together our own 

hydrogen and oxygen atoms. 

• In my day, we wore our pants up around our armpits. Monstrous wedgies, 

but we looked snappy. 

• Back in my day, “60 Minutes” wasn’t just a bunch of grey-haired 

liberal 80-year-old guys. It was a bunch of grey-haired liberal 

60-year-old guys. 

• In my day, we didn’t have virtual reality. If a one-eyed 

razorback barbarian warrior was chasing you with an ax, 

you just hoped you could outrun him. 

• In my day, we didn’t have MTV or in-line skates. No, it was 

45s and regular old roller skates. The 45s always skipped, so to 

get them to play right you’d weigh the needle down with quarters, 

which we never had, so we’d use our skate keys instead and end up 

forgetting they were taped to the record player arm so that we 

couldn’t adjust our skates, which didn’t really matter because those 

crummy metal wheels would kill you if you hit a pebble, and in 

those days roads had real pebbles. 

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Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to 

my bathroom and came out with my toothbrush. He held 

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Lulu - A Marigold That Wouldn’t Give Up 

Being a little short of money one late 

September, yet wanting some kind of 

floral decoration for the occasion when my 

women’s club would meet at our house, 

I searched the garden for something that 

would make a nice table centerpiece. 

The Michaelmas daisies had pretty well 

gone to seed, and so had the zinnias. 

What was left of the petunias had become 

‘stringy’, and the roses had all gone. All 

I could find was a very lovely marigold 

plant. It had grown into quite a bush, its 

pale gold flowers so close together that you 

could scarcely see its foliage. 

Not quite what one would expect to see 

gracing a table, I had to admit, but there 

was nothing else. So I dug up the whole 

plant, pressed it carefully into a clay pot, 

then slipped the pot into a bright yellow 

bowl. 

“They look real,” said one of our group 

the afternoon of the club meeting. 

“They are,” I said. 

“They look exactly like some kind of 

marigold!” exclaimed another. 

“They are,” I repeated. 

Ten pairs of hands felt, pinched, and 

stroked the leaves. Ten noses sniffed the 

pungent, lemon-mint aroma. 

“They ARE real. I thought they must be 

plastic!” 

I kept the plant on a 

small table close to a 

window, and it kept right 

on blooming until late 

November - long after all 

the other marigolds in the 

garden had been pulled up, 

blackened by frost. And gradually a series 

of little buds came and went - all turning 

dark, drying up, and eventually falling off. 

It was quite obvious the plant was trying 

very hard to bloom again. 

“It can’t re-bloom, so don’t expect it to,” 

warned my husband. “Annuals only bloom 

once, and then they’re finished.” 

“Sh...h... h,” I cautioned. “Pretend we 

don’t know that!” 

My husband looked at me queerly, then 

went down into the basement to work on 

the broken chair he was fixing. 

For some reason - I’m no longer sure 

why this was - my marigold had a name. 

It was Lulu! 

“How’s Lulu!” our youngest son would 

ask immediately on his return from school. 

“Is she still trying to bloom?” 

A close look would soon show that she 

was. But the buds never got any bigger, 

and I often wondered why “she” didn’t 

by Eileen Cade-Edwards, London 

from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2003 

give up trying, for as fast 

as the new buds came 

they would darken then 

fall off. The soil in the pot 

was simply covered with 

these little half developed 

buds. 

“But they do look a bit 

bigger than they were,” our son cried 

hopefully one day. “Take a look!” 

I took a look. They were just as small, I 

thought. “We must remember,” I told him, 

“it’s only meant to bloom once. That’s 

what being an annual means. But I think 

it’s quite pretty the way it is - like a little 

fern tree.” 

“I still think it will bloom again,” insisted 

my son.”It’s trying so hard.” 

By the end of December, the pretty little 

“fern tree” pushed out yet another crop of 

buds definitely bigger this time. But in due 

course these, too, blackened and fell off. 

“What happens if she never does 

bloom?” our eldest son asked, suddenly 

taking an interest in the plant. 

“It won’t matter,” I told him. “As soon 

as it warms up outside we’ll plant her near 

where she grew last year and then see 

what happens. After all, Lulu has survived 

all the other marigolds by a few months 

TUES. TO FRI. 

10AM - 5PM 

already.” 

And then, with little warning, it was spring! 

The sun, shining through the windows was 

almost hot and overpoweringly bright. 

The sap was already running in the 

willows, turning the fronds into yellow 

streamers, and the sticky buds of the 

horse-chestnuts seemed almost ready to 

pop. 

And Lulu had not been idle! Almost 

every hour of the day we had watched 

those ever-fattening buds. And there were 

masses of them. 

Before long the little miracle occurred, 

for there, on the small table close to the 

window was a perfect little pale golden 

bush. Lulu was in full bloom for the second 

time in just over half a year! 

Quite a few of our near neighbours 

stopped me in the street: “What’s that 

lovely yellow plant in your front window? 

It looks like a marigold.” 

“It IS a marigold,” I told them, waiting 

for their looks of disbelief. 

Some of them eyed me sheepishly. 

“Marigolds THIS time of the year? 

There was little point in explaining how 

hard Lulu strived to accomplish this feat, 

so I answered, with my fingers crossed: 

“It’s an early-blooming variety!” 

Of course, Lulu died eventually, but it 

was great having her around while winter 

came and went. 

P A G E 

8 

Superstitions... If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit.

Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth. 



BOB BAILEY 

MPP – Sarnia-Lambton 

Building A Better Sarnia-Lambton 

Joining the Minister of Labour, 

Millwright Regional Council Rep. Chris 

Sutton, and Millwrights Local 1592 

Rep. Patrick Grix to announce 

$346,000 in funding to help 100 local 

journeypersons and apprentices 

upgrade their training and skills. 

Attending graduation 

ceremonies at the Aylmer 

Police College, where several 

Sarnia-Lambton cadets were 

among the more than 500 

graduates beginning their 

careers in law enforcement. 

Joining in Corunna’s 200th 

anniversary celebration, including 

the unveiling of new storyboards 

and the re-dedication of 

St. George’s Square. In 1823, 

Corunna was first surveyed and 

was almost named the capital of 

the Province of Upper Canada! 

Touring the Mooretown Sports 

Complex to see the Arena 

Renovation Project that was 

recently completed with the support 

of a $500,000 grant from the 

Ontario Trillium Foundation. 

Autumn is in the air! That means shorter days, cooler weather, and 

plenty of leaves to rake as we prepare for the long winter ahead. In the 

meantime, this is the perfect time of year for getting out and about, 

enjoying the spectacular fall colours, and discovering all the great 

attractions, events and natural beauty of Sarnia-Lambton. 

One of the traditions that so many of us enjoy is attending fall fairs. It’s 

not just about the exhibits, rides, or food; it’s about reconnecting with 

our agricultural roots, meeting up with our neighbours past and 

present, and rekindling memories from our childhood. 

Many of our Lambton County fairs have existed for more than 150 

years, which means that multiple generations of families have carried 

on these same traditions back into the 1800s. What an amazing 

heritage! 

In addition to fall fairs, this is the perfect time of year to check out the 

wide variety of craft shows, food events, art displays, and so much 

more. It’s also a great opportunity to get outdoors and explore 

Sarnia-Lambton’s spectacular scenery, whether you’re driving, 

biking, hiking, running, or just taking a leisurely stroll. 

For more information on everything that’s happening in Lambton 

County – or if you need some unique and interesting ideas about what 

to explore – visit Tourism Sarnia-Lambton’s website at 

www.ontbluecoast.com. 

Just a reminder that if you need assistance with any provincial 

matters, please feel free to contact my Constituency Office – in 

person, by phone, via email or through my website. My staff is always 

ready to help! 

I wish everyone across Sarnia-Lambton an amazing autumn. Savour 

every moment! 

Celebrating Canada’s 166th 

birthday in Petrolia with Acting 

Mayor Joel Field, Sarnia-Lambton 

MP Marilyn Gladu, and Lambton 

County Warden Kevin Marriott. 

Breaking ground on the 

$8.2 million expansion to the 

north slip of Sarnia Harbour for 

what will be the Cestar Dock, a 

key piece of Sarnia-Lambton’s 

Oversized Load Corridor. 

Honoured to be joined by 

Solicitor General Michael 

Kerzner as we made several 

stops in Sarnia-Lambton, 

including a visit with Chief Jay 

Arns of the Petrolia & North 

Enniskillen Fire Department. 

Announcing $473,000 in funding for 

2023-24 to support the fine work of 

St. Joseph’s Hospice in Sarnia, 

delivering 24/7 end-of-life nursing and 

personal support services in a 

home-like setting, at no charge to 

patients or their families. 

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FALL 2023 Superstitions... If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you’ll have good luck all year. P A G E 9



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The 

Wisdom of... 

Yogi Berra (Part 1) 

For The Club Fall 2023 

CROSSWORD on page 32 

For The Club Fall 2023 

SUDOKU on page 22 

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind 

up someplace else. 

When you come to a fork in the road, take it. 

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not 

hungry enough to eat six. 

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where 

you are going, because you might not get there. 

I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of 

answering that question. 

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is 

physical. 

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. 

The future ain't what it used to be. 

You should always go to other people's funerals; 

otherwise, they won't come to yours. 

It was impossible to get a conversation going, 

everybody was talking too much. 

You can observe a lot by watching. 

In theory there is no difference between theory and 

practice. In practice there is. 

P A G E 

10 

Superstitions... If the first calf born during the winter is white, the winter will be a bad one.

Maybe we should stop it with the elderly jokes. They’re getting old. 



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University Philosophy 101 taught 

me one very important lesson. 8 am 

Monday morning is way too early to 

be subjected to University Philosophy 

101. The only other thing I gleaned 

from that “morning after” class was 

if you missed any of them (which was 

fairly common at that hour and day), 

you could borrow notes from students 

who took that class up to 30 years ago 

and simply modernize a couple of the 

“current” analogies. The curriculum 

never ever changed since the ancient 

Greeks first fashioned it out of their 

lofty ideals and deep bath tubs. Those 

guys would probably do well in today’s 

society, but unfortunately they would 

likely be pontificating these deep 

thoughts from beneath a paper hat. I’m 

sure if Plato were alive today, many of 

us would be more than a little surprised! 

Here in what we like to consider 

modern day civilization, we tend 

to remember our silver screened 

philosophers like Arsenio Hall, who 

used to scratch his chin and ponder out 

loud “Hmmm?” Jerry Seinfeld would 

start out many a routine with “Why is 

it that..?” And another great thinker, 

George Carlin, even philosophized 

about his never ending name: “Ge Or Ge 

Or Ge Or Ge” Still, with my modest B- in 

that early morning philosophy class, I 

sometimes find myself in that curled up 

“Thinker” pose with conundrums that 

would surely send Nietzsche searching 

for God. I know I’ve stayed up all night 

wondering where the sun went after it 

sunk into the horizon until, finally, it 

“dawned” on me. And I’ve spent the 

better part of an eternity rounding off 

infinity in more than one math class. 

But you will have to agree that some 

of these musings constitute earthshattering 

morality. I mean does killing 

time actually harm eternity? How much 

deeper would the oceans be if sponges 

didn’t grow there? And why is it that 

almost every famous landmark in the 

world is located right next to a souvenir 

shop? 

Others queries are closer to home, 

such as: How come the label always 

falls off my tube of Krazy Glue, yet glue 

doesn’t stick to the inside of the glue 

bottle? And if you wanted to recycle 

your blue box, what would you put it in? 

Further, when they manufacture that 

Piece of Mind 

By Joan Richardson, London • From Daytripping July-Aug 2003 

21st Century Philosopy: Plato vs Pluto 

environmentally damaging Styrofoam, 

how do they package it for shipment? 

Maybe they just cut it up into those 

little noodles first and save themselves 

a whole lot of bother? 

Philosophy to me has always been 

unintelligible answers to insoluble 

problems. I mean have you ever 

imagined a world with no hypothetical 

situations? What DO you call someone 

who hates bigots? Why have worlds 

never been conquered by people 

named Alexander the Average, Ivan 

the Bland or Attila the Ho Hum? And 

if a tree falls in the forest and no one is 

around to hear it fall - where are they? 

Of course, if you prefer not to warp, 

er, wrap your mind around these 

mind-bending conundrums, you might 

consider the more pedantic second 

thoughts like: What colour do Smurfs 

turn when you choke them?; or Why 

don’t sheep shrink when they get wet?; 

or How do you know when it’s time to 

tune your bagpipes?; and What, exactly 

is the speed of dark? My Dad used to 

say “Any philosophy that can be put 

into a nutshell, belongs there.” But 

then Willie Nelson must have added 

“Anything that is too stupid to be 

discussed intelligently must be sung.” 

Personally, I’ve always had more 

trouble with physics class and the 

concept of time, than anything that 

philosophy professor doled out year 

after year after year. In light of the fact 

that I can receive e-mail from a pal in 

Australia and answer it a full fifteen 

hours before it is or was or is about to be 

sent - see? I told you it’s a problem for 

me. So, if I go to all the trouble of saving 

time, when do I actually get it back, 

and does it accumulate any interest 

in the interim? If one day we end up 

travelling at the speed of light, will the 

luggage handlers then have to lose our 

baggage in advance? And exactly how 

many weeks are there in a light year? 

Boggles the mind, doesn’t it? 

Well, all this weighty pondering is 

starting to tax my little blonde-covered 

airhead, so I’d best go lie down, but I shall 

leave you with a quote from yet another 

deep philosophical (and somewhat 

tattered) T-shirt. The Big Questions: 1) 

Know thyself (Socrates); 2) To thine 

own self be true (Shakespeare); 3) 

Never wash whites with colours (Mom). 

FALL 2023 Superstitions... If your cheeks suddenly feel on fire, someone is talking about you. P A G E 11


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1. When did “Little Suzie” finally 

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(a) The movie’s over, it’s 2 o’clock 

(b) The movie’s over, it’s 3 o’clock 

(c) The movie’s over, it’s 4 o’clock 

2. “Rock Around The Clock” 

was used in what movie? 

(a) Rebel Without A Cause 

(b) Blackboard Jungle 

(c) The Wild Ones 

3. What’s missing from a Rock & Roll 

standpoint? Earth _____ 

(a) Angel 

(b) Mother 

(c) Worm 

4. “I found my thrill…” where? 

(a) Kansas City 

(b) Heartbreak Hotel 

(c) Blueberry Hill 

5. “Please turn on your magic beam, 

__________ bring me a dream,” 

(a) Mr. Sandman 

(b) Earth Angel 

(c) Dream Lover 

6. For which label did Elvis Presley 

first record? 

(a) Atlantic (b) RCA (c) Sun 

7. He asked, “Why’s everybody 

always pickin’ on me?’’ Who was he? 

(a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 

(b) Charlie Brown 

(c) Buster Brown 

8. In Bobby Darin’s “Mack The Knife,” 

the one with the knife, was named: 

(a) MacHeath 

(b) MacCloud 

(c) MacNamara 

9. Name the song with “A-wop bop 

a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.’’ 

(a) Good Golly, Miss Molly 

(b) Be-Bop-A-Lula 

(c) Tutti Frutti 

Doo Wop Oldies Quiz 

Submitted by Joan Richardson 

Thirty great memories about music that caused our parents and 

teachers grief! Take the quiz and see how you score as a true 

“Oldies Fan.” Write down your answers and check them against the 

answers at the end. (Answers Below) Don’t cheat, now! 

10. Who is generally given credit for 

originating the term “Rock And Roll?” 

(a) Dick Clark 

(b) Wolfman Jack 

(c) Alan Freed 

11. In 1957, he left the music 

business to become a preacher: 

(a) Little Richard 

(b) Frankie Lymon 

(c) Tony Orlando 

12. Paul Anka’s “Puppy Love” is 

written to what star? 

(a) Brenda Lee 

(b) Connie Francis 

(c) Annette Funicello 

13. The Everly Brothers are… 

(a) Pete and Dick 

(b) Don and Phil 

(c) Bob and Bill 

14. The Big Bopper’s real name was: 

(a) Jiles P. Richardson 

(b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr. 

(c) Marion Michael Morrison 

15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a 

small record company called… 

(a) Decca 

(b) Cameo 

(c) Motown 

16. Edd Brynes had a hit with 

“Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your 

Comb.” What TV show was he on? 

(a) 77 Sunset Strip 

(b) Hawaiian Eye 

(c) Surfside Six 

17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married: 

(a) Carol Lynley 

(b) Sandra Dee 

(c) Natalie Wood 

18. They were a one hit wonder with 

“Book Of Love.” 

(a) The Penguins 

(b) The Monotones 

(c) The Moonglows 

19. The Everly Brothers sang a song 

called “Till I ______ You.” 

(a) Loved (b) Kissed (c) Met 

20. Chuck Berry sang “Oh, _________, 

why can’t you be true?” 

(a) Suzie Q 

(b) Peggy Sue 

(c) Maybelline 

21. “Wooly _______” 

(a) Mammouth 

(b) Bully 

(c) Pully 

22. “I’m like a one-eyed cat…” 

(a) can’t go in to town no more 

(b) sleepin’ on a cold hard floor 

(c) peepin’ in a seafood store 

23. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m 

gonna do…” 

(a) cause there ain’t no answer for a life 

without booze 

(b) cause there ain’t no cure for the 

summertime blues 

(c) cause my car’s gassed up and I’m 

ready to cruise 

24. “They often call me Speedo, but 

my real name is…” 

(a) Mr. Earl 

(b) Jackie Pearl 

(c) Milton Berle 

25. “You’re my Fanny and nobody 

else’s…” 

(a) girl 

(b) butt 

(c) love 

26. “I want you to play with my…” 

(a) heart 

(b) dreams 

(c) ding a ling 

27. “Be Bop A Lula…” 

(a) she’s got the rabies 

(b) she’s my baby 

(c) she loves me, maybe 

28. Fine Love, Fine Kissing…” 

(a) right here 

(b) fifty cents 

(c) just for you 

29. “He wore black denim trousers 

and…” 

(a) a pink carnation 

(b) pink leotards 

(c) motorcycle boots 

30. “I got a gal named…” 

(a) Jenny Zamboni 

(b) Gerri Mahoney 

(c) Boney Maroney 

Answers: 

1 (c) 

2.(b) 

3.(a) 

4.(c) 

5.(a) 

6.(c) 

7.(b) 

8.(a) 

9.(c) 

10.(c) 

11.(a) 

12.(c) 

13.(b) 

14.(a) 

15.(c) 

16.(a) 

17.(b) 

18.(b) 

19.(b) 

20.(c) 

21.(b 

22.(c) 

23.(b) 

24.(a) 

25.(b) 

26.(c) 

27.(b) 

28.(a) 

29.(c) 

30.(c) 

P A G E 

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Superstitions... It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.

As you may have guessed by now, it’s for people 55+ 

Remembering Barbie 

By Paula Eyles, Hamilton 

With the current Barbie craze, I can’t 

help thinking back to when I was young 

and had an original Barbie. My younger 

sister had a soft and floppy baby doll 

that she called Lenore. We played with 

our dolls for hours, dressing them up 

and taking them everywhere we went. 

One Christmas, my parents bought me 

a hand cranked sewing machine. My 

mom taught me how to sew using this 

little machine and I loved making things 

on it–cranking away. I started sewing 

clothes for my Barbie doll out of scraps 

of material my mother had left over from 

outfits she made my sister and me. 

At the same time, my grandmother 

worked at the Bell Telephone company 

as a telephone operator. She took a few 

of the outfits I had made Barbie to her 

workplace to show her colleagues how 

talented her granddaughter was. When 

she came home, she told me she had 

several Barbie doll clothes orders from 

her friends, and they wanted to pay 

for these to give to their children and 

grandchildren. My mom and dad agreed 

as long as my schoolwork was not 

affected. I was in business! 

One of the outfits everyone 

wanted was a square dance dress 

that had seven layers of ruffles. I 

made these out of a red and 

white gingham tablecloth 

my mom donated to the 

project. It took hours 

to make one of these 

dresses as the ruffles 

were made by hand 

and then carefully sewn 

Country Songs 

1 Islands In The Stream Kenny Rogers with 

Dolly Parton 

2 Almost Over You Sheena Easton 

3 Save the Last Dance for Me Dolly Parton 

4 You Can't Run From Love Eddie Rabbitt 

5 Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned 

Love B.J. Thomas 

6 Lady Down On Love Alabama 

7 Swingin’ John Anderson 

8 The Sound of Goodbye Crystal Gayle 

9 The Closer You Get Alabama 

10 Your Love’s On the Line Earl Thomas Conley 

together. For evening wear, Barbie had 

a red, ball gown. Mom cut up strips of 

white fur from an old hand muff and 

made stoles to go over Barbie’s shoulders 

when she wore the ball gown. My dad 

was a machinist and helped keep my 

little sewing machine running in smooth, 

working order. Grandma loved being my 

volunteer sales rep. There were seven 

outfits in each set of Barbie clothes, and 

I sold them for $10.00 a set. Those were 

the days! 

One day, my mom told us that she 

had some sad news to share. Our cousins 

who lived on a farm in the country had 

a house fire. They had lost most of their 

clothes and toys. She thought it would be 

good of us if we gave our cousins some 

of our favourite things. Our parents had 

always taught us to be kind to others and 

since we saw our cousins all the time, 

none of us hesitated. My Barbie was 

adopted, clothes and all, by my cousin 

Marilyn and I played with her when we 

went to visit. 

It has been almost 60 years now 

that I said goodbye to Barbie 

but over the years I have 

thought of her often and 

how much fun my family 

had working together in our 

underground business. During 

this time of a Barbie revival 

perhaps other families are 

also remembering their 

Barbies in a gingham 

square dance dress or 

red ball gown with a 

white fur stole. 

TOP 10 

1983 

Billboard Hits 

1 Every Breath You Take The Police 

2 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 

3 Flashdance... What a Feeling Irene Cara 

4 Down Under Men at Work 

5 Beat It Michael Jackson 

6 Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler 

7 Maneater Hall & Oates 

8 Baby, Come to Me Patti Austin and James Ingram 

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10 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 

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Return of the Jedi 

Terms of Endearment 

(Best Picture) 

Flashdance 

Trading Places 

WarGames 

Octopussy 

Sudden Impact 

Staying Alive 

Mr. Mom 

Risky Business 

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by Jean Leedale Hobson, 

Identity Crisis from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2003 

my own home. I settled down for a long I stood my ground, staring him down until 

evening of home schooling. 

he vanished, returning with a single pork 

‘Man’s best friend,’ the author began, chop -- the nicest one of the eight-pack, I 

‘is his self-image.’ That made sense, even noticed. 

though it was obviously written before At the end of Chapter Six I returned an 

today’s political correctness called for overdue library book with nary a blush or 

equal gender treatment. No problem. I stammer, just a cool, polite apology and 

could change that on each page. 

the fine. I could almost see the author 

All I needed, apparently, was a positive beaming with satisfaction at this student’s 

self-image. Resources I didn’t know I application of his rules. Self-abnegation 

possessed began to emerge, including was vanishing fast in the smoke of burning 

the capacity to reach limitless goals. Selfconfidence 

determination to be somebody. 

came gushing, not trickling, By the last page of the last chapter, I was 

from deep inside. 

ready to face the world as the ‘new me’ 

Next morning at the supermarket I the author had promised. Was it showing 

rang the bell summoning the butcher already? I’d see if it worked on my family. 

from the back room. I lived alone, I boldly Arriving at my daughter’s house fully halfan-hour 

explained, what use was a pack of eight 

before I was expected for lunch, 

pork chops? Chapter Four nudged me and I knocked firmly on the door, no timid tap 


In the local bookshop, I tried to decide 

on a pleasurable book for a quiet evening. 

Would it be a best-seller I ought to read, 

or a light whodunit I wanted to relax with? 

As it happened, neither won. 

Before deciding, I moved to a shelf 

of ‘how to’ titles. Nothing there unless I 

wanted to build a boat, sew a dress in an 

hour, or learn how to make a gourmet meal 

in the microwave. Then I spotted one book 

that instantly drew me inside its covers to 

the index. 

Its title ‘Be a New You ’ was a temptation, 

a challenge, a need! I suddenly realized I 

was sick of the old me, ready for a drastic 

change. The book promised results by the 

eighth chapter. What do I have to lose? I 

asked myself, not waiting for an answer. 

The book and I went home. It was an 

investment, cheaper than a night school 

self-improvement course, I reasoned. The 

makeover could evolve in the privacy of 

in case the baby might be sleeping, no 

apology ready for arriving early. Unh-huh. 

The new me was self-assured, never again 

to be diffident, irresolute, weak (words that 

were anathema to the author bent on my 

complete metamorphosis. From inside 

I heard three-year-old David shouting, 

“Mommy, there’s somebody at the door!” 

“Hi, darling,” I called through the 

mailslot. “Tell Mommy it’s Nana.” 

Whereupon the light of my life called 

again to his mother. “Oh no, Mommy, it 

isn’t anybody. It’s only Nana.” 

I rolled my eyes. So much for psycho 

cybernetics. So much for an unfamiliar, 

inflated self-image. The few areas where 

my new importance had worked had no 

affect on a toddler. I decided I was more 

comfortable being ‘only Nana’. I’d go back 

to the shop and find a book more suited 

to just me, myself and I. Say, for example, 

something like: ‘How To Be Yourself’. 

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Superstitions... To drop a comb while combing your hair is a sign of a coming disappointment.

Putting the “old” back in “Damn, you’re old!” 



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Dill Pickle Chip Dip 

By: Brianne Leveille 

(from Brigden Fall Fair cookbook) 

1 pkg cream cheese 

1/2 container sour cream 

1 Tbsp dill weed 

Mix sour cream, cream cheese, dill weed and shredded cheese in a bowl. Dice 

pickles into cubes in small and large pieces. Add them into the mix and sr in 

pickle juice. 

Nanny’s Mac 

& Cheese 

Macaroni Noodles (or penne) 

Shredded Cheese 

Tomato Soup Cake 

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4 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp baking soda 

Southwest Rice & 

Bean Salad 

1 tsp vegetable oil 

1 cup long grain rice 

19 oz can red kidney beans 

19 oz can black, pinto or romano beans 

1.5 cups frozen peas, thawed 

4 oz can green chilies, drained/chopped 

1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander/parsley 

2 cups boiling water 

1/2 cup chopped onion 

1 cup sliced celery 

3/4 cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella 

1/2 cup dill pickle juice 

4-5 large dill pickles 

1.5 tsp allspice 

1 tsp cinnamon 

1/2 tsp cloves 

2 eggs 

By: Amy W. (from “A Collecon 

of our Favourite Recipes” by 

Lambton Elderly Outreach) 

Canned Tomatoes 

Salt & Pepper to taste 

Boil noodles according to box direcons. Spread cooked noodles evenly on a 

cookie sheet. Cover with as much shredded cheese as you like. Bake in oven 

at 350º unl cheese is golden brown. For extra crispy cheese, use the broil 

feature unl cheese bubbles and browns. Bring canned tomatoes to a boil. 

Serve porons onto plates and add a scoop of tomatoes to each. 

By: Kelly Lane 

(from “From Our House to Yours” 

#3 by St. Joseph’s Hospice) 

1 can Campbell’s tomato soup 

1/2 cup shortening 

1/4 cup water 

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 13x9 baking pan. Combine all ingredients 

with electric mixer at high speed. Pour into pan and bake for 35-40 minutes 

or unl cake tester comes out clean. Frost with cream cheese icing. 

By: Carol Gardiner 

(from Wyoming Lioness Cookbook) 

Vinaigree: 

1/3 cup red wine vinegar 

1/4 cup water 

1/2 tsp salt 

1/4 cup vegetable oil 

1 tsp minced garlic 

1/4 tsp pepper 

In saucepan, heat oil over medium heat, add rice and sr to coat well. Add 

boiling water, cover and simmer 20 minutes or unl water is absorbed and 

rice is tender. Transfer to salad bowl to cool. Drain and rinse all beans, add to 

salad bowl. Add peas, celery, chilies, onion and coriander. Set aside. In food 

processor or bowl, combine vinaigree ingredients, mix well. Pour over 

salad & toss to mix. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days. *Can substute 3 

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Let’s Not Forget 

By Maryellen Lusk, Dover Centre • From Daytripping Sept-Oct 2011 

While working at the Wallaceburg 

Museum years go I had the privilege to 

work with a wonderful volunteer called 

Murph. Murph was someone everyone 

would want to be their dad. He always 

had a story of days gone by. At this time 

it was the 50th anniversary of the end of 

WWII. We were doing a display with the 

photos of the soldiers from Wallaceburg 

that were lost in action. While walking 

through the display area and chatting, 

Murph stopped in his tracks. Spying 

the photos, he went over 

and began picking up 

the pictures, collecting 

them in his hand and 

saying, “I know these 

guys, this is Shorty, he fell 

in a foxhole and couldn’t 

get out. This is so and so...” 

And a story went with each 

young face he recalled. As 

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this pile of photos of young 

men in his shaking hands, I 

couldn’t help thinking of these 

young men who never got to 

grow old, but Murph had not 

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Superstitions... A dog howling at night when someone in the house is sick is a bad omen.

It’s the advertising that makes this magazine possible, and free! 

In my work I often see families doing 

their valiant best to follow the desires of 

their senior loved one. “Mom would not 

want that,” or “Dad said we would have 

to drag him out of his house.” 

These are conversations, and while 

good they do not meet the standard 

required to ensure that your wishes are 

prioritized and your choices 

are respected. 

All reading this article 

understand the need for a 

Last Will and Testament, 

a.k.a. A Will. This document 

ensures your wishes are 

followed after your passing. 

So, why wouldn’t you apply 

the same focus on your 

wishes while you are still 

alive? 

A Living Will expresses 

your wishes and desires 

when you are less able 

to do so for yourself. 

Focused on care and end 

A Path to Wellness 

Self Advocacy and the Real Living Will Process 

By Chris Treftlin, Shine at Home, Sarnia 

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of life direction, the Living Will can 

be as important as your Last Will and 

Testament. 

Here is where I ask you to do 

something more advanced than the 

average, and who wants to be average 

anyway? 

Take a pad a paper and write down 


all of the blue-sky things you want for 

yourself in your senior years. 

The list may look like this: 

My Real Living Will 

1. I want to live in my house as long as I 

am safe. Spending money to ensure my 

safety is approved. I wish to use all of 

my resources to achieve this. 

2. If I can no longer live at home then I 

want live at this or that seniors living 

community. 

3. While alive I contribute to my church, 

the Humane Society, the local Boys and 

Girls Club. I wish this to be continued. 

4. These are my interests, hobbies, and 

on-going practices that I 

habituate. Coffee in the 

morning, and a drink of 

whiskey after dinner. I hate 

tuna fish. 

Your list could be longer. 

You get the idea. Let’s call 

this a Real Living Will. 

Now, how do I get 

someone to ensure that 

your Real Living Will is 

respected? 

You have documented 

it. Now you have to find 

the person, or people that 

will make it happen. 

With the document in 


hand, you review, then interview those 

people in your life that would indeed 

make this happen for you. 

In most cases the family comes 

around you and understands what you 

want, and, importantly, commits to it. 

Christine Wilson’s story 

Chris was one of the residents in a 

senior living community that I was 

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and never married or had children. 

What she did have was awesome. She 

had appointed three life-long friends to 

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of Attorney) for care and finance, and 

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deeper. These ladies knew everything 

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they followed through for their friend. 

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Sunflowers 

Summer to autumn, and off to winter, 

what a lovely season! There is something 

so very cheery about a sunflower gazing 

at the sun on a clear blue day. For the 

past few summers we, at Sipkens, have 

to Falling 

planted a small field of sunflowers as 

part of Miracle Max Minions, a charitable 

Leaves 

organization. Not only is it a worthwhile 

cause, but we also have the added benefit 

of seeing these beauties every morning 

as we start our work day. It is like a smile 

that passes from the flower to a person. 

The joy of cool, dew-laden mornings, 

the maturing of summer vegetables and 

the grains in the fields—take a moment 

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Nature gives us a good lesson, it is 

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a little way. Autumn gives many of us a little extra time to consider the flowers. Don’t 

rush summer away. Don’t rush through fall. Appreciate each day as a gift. 

I came across a saying the other day. I don’t know who to give credit to but “If we 

believe talking kindly to our plants can help them thrive, imagine what speaking kindly 

to people can do!” 

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❏ Finely mulch leaves so they do 

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❏ Top up mulch in gardens to insulate 

new plantings and refresh the look 

of your home. 

❏ Change out your summer seasonal 

flowers for fresh autumn colours, 

and then change up to fresh 

greenery boughs and berries to 

create a warm welcome to your 

guests to welcome winter. 

❏ Plant your seed garlic for next 

summer harvest. 

❏ Add compost and manure to your 

gardens to improve the soil fertility. 

❏ Collect seeds from your favorite 

summer annuals to sow next year. 

❏ Create a habitat for the wild 

creatures in your yard with an 

area left ‘wild and untended’ with 

branches and leaves. 

❏ Remember our feathered friends by 

leaving out seed heads and putting 

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❏ Clean up empty pots and trays and 

return for recycle or reuse. 

❏ Put a simple act of kindness into 

action. It often spreads further than 

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We went to breakfast at a 

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School Days, Golden Rule Days 

By Betty Popelier, Sarnia 

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There are many moments in life 

upon which to reflect. Some of the 

most endearing to me were those spent 

attending public school during the 

1950’s, a few precious memories still 

linger. 

Having a February birth date meant 

I was almost six years of age before 

attending kindergarten. The two block 

(yes, two block) walk was still scary to a 

little girl who had never ventured out of 

her backyard. 

Thankfully, my mom accompanied 

me that first fearful day. Dressed in my 

little plaid skirt, frilly blouse and Buster 

Brown shoes, I held on tight to her 

hand as she escorted me to the fringe 

of the schoolyard. I’m sure she had to 

forcefully untangle my fingers, and give 

a gentle nudge to coax me forward. 

Being her first born, I’m sure this 

was a difficult day for her as well. 

Central School, located midway 

on the east side of Greenfield Street 

in Petrolia, was a red brick 

building with two front 

entrances, one designated 

for boys and the 

other for the girls. 

The play areas were 

also segregated. We 

dutifully lined up at 

the beginning of each 

school day, according to 

age and grade, waiting 

impatiently for the bell to 

ring. 

The most terrifying 

sight that first day was “the 

strap”—long, stiff and leather, 

hanging ominously alongside our 

scarves and mittens. It was a constant 

reminder of the penalty paid if we 

chose to misbehave. Although never on 

the receiving end, over the years I bore 

witness to several students who were. 

And the memories linger on...... 

The Valentine Days spent waiting and 

silently praying while these cherished 

cards were being handed out. You hoped 

that a big pile would land on your desk. 

The baseball games—one of the few 

times boys and girls were allowed to 

play together. Oh the fear of being the 

last one called to join a team. 

Staging Sleeping Beauty, I was cast as 

one of the three good fairies, had one 

line which took me hours to memorize 

and only one minute to nervously recite. 

Singing “Down by the Old Mill 

Stream” at a Variety Day with my best 

friend Dee Dee. What a duo. 

The dreaded exam result days when 

papers were handed out according to 

grades. Everyone watching the teachers 

expression as the results were laid on 

their desk. 

“Field Days” involving all four Petrolia 

schools including Maude Street, Jubilee, 

and Queen Elizabeth II. This was an 

opportunity to swap stories and make 

new friends. 

Watching the coronation 

of Queen Elizabeth II on 

June 2, 1953, on a tiny, 

black and white television 

set with students from all the 

other schools. 

Waiting in terror as the 

first vaccines to be given 

in public schools were 

administered. What brave 

children we were. 

The pride of becoming 

a senior student and 

being assigned the 

task of looking after 

a little kindergarten 

girl during recess. I 

felt very grown up. 

The thrill of choosing a 

graduation dress. The pride 

upon receiving my grade eight 

diploma. The fear of leaving all that 

felt safe behind, but shaking with 

anticipation for the future ahead. 

Memories fade and I’m sure there 

are many more locked within this aged 

brain, but these are a few that have 

escaped and been caught, bringing a 

smile to my face, a tear to my eyes and 

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The first dog we ever had was 

Blackie. He was a young, medium-sized 

Labrador retriever. He was an outside 

dog that we got soon after moving into 

our new house my dad had built. I was 5 

or 6 at the time and had no idea where 

we got him from (not my dad, the dog!). 

We lived on the edge of a square 

mile bush in old Sandwich West before 

it became part of Windsor. We would 

take Blackie out on runs in the fields. 

He was a good, happy and gentle dog. 

Unfortunately one rainy day he got 

loose from the chain on his doghouse 

and met an ignoble end a few streets 

over, by a garbage truck. I cried and 

cried of course. 

Almost immediately my oldest 

brother, under instructions from my 

parents, brought home another dog, 

a small puppy. Something was wrong 

with it though and they took it back. We 

never even had a chance to name it. 

Then one day I went outside to 

play and there was Mickey. He was 

a beautiful puppy, a cross between a 

German Shepherd and some smaller 

breed with ears that were down, not up. 

He was an outside dog too and lived 

his whole life in his doghouse. 

My parents didn’t believe in a dog 

living in the house with them, 

but it never hurt Mickey. We 

padded and insulated his 

house continually and put 

endless pieces of carpet 

over the door. Only in 

the dead of winter when 

it went down around zero 

would my dad allow us to bring 

him down in the basement. That was 

always exciting to me, knowing he was 

down there. All of us visited him. It must 

have been exciting for Mickey too, as he 

always left a present on the basement 

floor. 

In a family of five boys Mickey 

seemed like just another brother or kid 

to me, though admittedly he was all 

furry and ran on four legs. Whenever 

I was hurt and crying over some 

enormous wrong and I just had to tell 

somebody about it, I would crawl inside 

of his doghouse and tell him all my 

problems. He always listened too, didn’t 

give me heck or laugh at me. I thought 

his house was pretty neat inside. I told 

him I wouldn’t mind living in it. It was 

by Kenneth Lapointe, Windsor 

from Daytripping, May-June 2005 

dry and sheltered from the wind 

and rain. It had a nice floor, sides, 

a roof and a door, all mostly draftproof. 

It had his own smell too. 

We fed him table scraps. 

Scraps of toast, meat, oatmeal 

porridge, gravy, bones, anything 

and everything left over from 

breakfast, lunch, and supper 

all went in his dog dish. He 

thrived on it. I don’t think we 

ever needed to buy dog food. 

We constantly took him on runs out 

in the fields and bush, just like Blackie. 

Rarely was he on a leash. Usually he just 

went where we went, whether we were 

playing hockey on the ice in the fields or 

on an expedition out to First or Second 

Creek. Our area was full of pheasants 

back then and you would see his head 

bounding up and down above the weeds 

while he was running and jumping after 

them. He also got sprayed by skunks 

more than once. Whether he just didn’t 

learn his lesson or just accidentally ran 

into them I never knew. But even with 

the tomato juice baths, the smell hung 

around for two weeks. Daily he’d roll 

around in the dirt like a man possessed. 

To us kids he was our protector. 

You knew he would defend you against 

anybody, whether mean kids or mean 

dogs. Once when another kid was 

chasing me around the outside of our 

house and I was pretending to yell 

like I was scared, Mickey came out of 

nowhere and was all over that kid. He 

didn’t hurt him, but it’s a warm feeling 

to know somebody will protect you. 

When I was in grade school, I had 

my own bodyguard. You see, I had done 

grade three and four in one year, so after 

that I was about the smallest kid in every 

grade. One kid who knew kid-style judo, 

in exchange for teaching him chords on 

the guitar, would beat up anybody who 

picked on me. We were great friends 

and it was a great arrangement! 

Then Mickey got old, just like an old 

man. He got gray around his muzzle, 

put on a bit of weight, wouldn’t run as 

far and would occasionally grunt from 

his stiffening limbs. He even started 

having little fits where he would go rigid 

and foam at the mouth for five minutes 

or so. We thought it was heartworm. 

He eventually had a stroke and 

died right in front of our house but he 

had lived a long life of fifteen years 

full of kids, good food, adventure and 

happiness. What more could a dog 

want? 

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Each new season is a great time 

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By Peter R Smith, Brights Grove 

from Daytripping Summer 2023 

I don’t remember much about my 

paternal grandfather, he was the last 

of my grandparents to die, but I was 

still only 8 years old when he died in 

1959. However, last year I was back in 

the U.K. visiting family and I had the 

opportunity to visit his grave in London 

where I grew up. He was brought up a 

strict Baptist, he wouldn’t have alcohol 

in the house and the only activity 

permitted on Sunday was reading the 

bible, so I wondered how we would get 

along if we met today, with me being a 

social drinking sceptic with left leaning 

politics. 

This got me thinking about how the 

world has changed since his death and 

what he would make of it all. I imagined 

myself trying to explain to him why, 

when not at home, people pay more 

for a bottle of water to drink than they 

do for a similar amount of gasoline, or 

how a computer works and why we 

need them, or how an MP3 player can 

store all that music in a tiny memory 

chip. He didn’t own a TV or any form 

of record player, but he would 

have been familiar with the 

wind-up 78 rpm gramophones 

of his day. Technology has 

come so far since then, would 

someone from his era just 

be overwhelmed, surely things 

changed so much slower in his 

time? But as I thought about it 

some more, I realised that he 

had probably witnessed more 

change in his life than I have in mine. 

Born in 1874 into Victorian England 

at the height of its power, he had been 

witness to two world wars that had 

upended the social order, squandered 

the wealth of Britain and most of Europe 

and resulted in the rise of America as 

the predominant world power. Not only 

that, but science and our understanding 

of the cosmos had been revolutionised 

by the discovery of relativity and 

quantum mechanics. Technology 

Life is better 

on an e-bike. 

had developed the phonograph and 

gramophone, practical electric lightbulb, 

movies, radio, radar, television, powered 

aircraft, motor vehicles, transistors, 

computers, jet engines, helicopters, 

electron microscopes, the laser, space 

exploration, organ transplants, DNA, 

the atom and hydrogen bombs and 

much more. One little family story that 

gives an insight to his understanding of 

technology involves watching TV at our 

house. He didn’t approve of it, but felt 

it was acceptable to listen in to the BBC 

news presenter provided that no one 

else in the room talked. Because it was 

rude to interrupt the newsreader when 

he was speaking to us. 

But it wasn’t just the great discoveries 

and technological developments, during 

his lifetime, that made a difference in 

people’s lives. The discovery of penicillin 

and vaccines against the great killers 

such as smallpox, whooping cough, 

diphtheria, yellow fever, tuberculosis 

and polio etc. not only saved lives, 

but encouraged smaller families, once 

more children were expected to survive 

to adulthood. Today it’s hard for us 

to understand the difference these 

vaccines made in people’s lives, 

but I still remember how my 

mother worried about the 

latest outbreak of Polio and 

how she ensured we all got 

the vaccination as soon as it 

was widely available. Finally, 

even mundane things like food 

changed over his life time as fresh foods 

gave way to processed and frozen foods 

that made seasonal foods available 

over the rest of the year and things like 

breakfast cereals appeared in grocery 

stores. 

On second thoughts, if he came back 

today I think he could deal with most 

of the changes since his death, given a 

little time to understand them, but he’d 

still want to drag me away from my 

beer and into church! 


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Corunna, Almost Canada’s Capital 

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It’s hard to believe 

all considered and 

that 200 years ago 

rejected. Corunna 

the little village of 

was rejected as it is 

Corunna, Ontario 

not only within sight 

was considered as 

the possible site for 

Canada’s capital. 

In 1823, a British 

survey party (under 

of the United States 

but also considered 

too far west by the 

leaders of Quebec 

and Eastern Ontario 

the guidance of 

at the time. 

military commander 

The 1823 survey 

Beresford) arrived to 

collected dust for 

map out a heavily 

wooded site south of 

over 

until 

a 

1836 

decade 

when 

Sarnia, along the St. 

Clair River. 

farmer Louis Rendt, 

lobbied the Upper 

The village was 

Canada Assembly 

named Corunna 

to consider settling 

after a Napoleonic 

Corunna. Wilkinson, 

war battle at La 

a provincial surveyor, 

Coruna, Spain. 

was sent to confirm 

Beresford named 

and revise the first 

the streets after 

survey in 1837, 

Range Light 

his fellow military 

eliminating the 

officers under the command of Sir John 

Moore. Hill, Lyndoch, Fane, Cameron, 

diagonal streets and keeping the 

central St. George’s Square at the 

Murray, Baird, Paget, Beckwith, intersection of Hill and Baird Streets. 

Bentinck, Beresford and Colborne This central square was to be the site 

Streets still bear their names today. The 

original map showed streets laid out in 

a pattern resembling Britain’s flag the 

Union Jack; a basic grid including 4 

of parliament buildings had Corunna 

became the capital as hoped and 

remains today as a park marked 

with a stone cairn. 

diagonal streets radiating from a central After Wilkson’s 1837 survey 

town square. 

Before Ottawa was bestowed with 

the honour of becoming the capital of 

Canada, York (Toronto), Kingston, and 

Montreal along with Corunna were 

confirmation, Corunna was fit for 

settlement. The village grew slowly 

but at times boasted numerous 

hotels, shoemakers, harness makers, 

blacksmiths and general stores, as 

well as a sawmill, cabinet maker, 

wagon maker, tinsmith and two 

shipbuilders. One notable schooner, 

“The Kate Bully” was built in Corunna 

but it met its demise in an 1869 storm. 

The town became more connected 

than ever in 1886 when the Erie 

and Huron railway connected Corunna 

to Lake Huron, Sarnia and to Lake Erie. 

The community blossomed even further 

as adjacent Stag Island was a haven for 

tourists by the late 1800s. 

Corunna’s industrial growth was 

boosted again starting in the early 1940’s 

with the establishment of Polymer, and 

in later decades; Canadian Oil, Dupont, 

and Petrosar. Although the hotels 

are gone and the original businesses 

replaced, Corunna continues to thrive 

and prosper with its deep agricultural 

and industrial roots. 

2023 marks the 200th anniversary 

of Corunna’s first survey and is a cause 

St. Joseph’s Church 

Garroch & McRae General Store 

to celebrate the town’s storied history. 

With support from the Township of St. 

Clair and local businesses, a committed 

volunteer group has been busy with 

projects like streetlight banners, St. 

George’s Square upgrades and a rededication 

ceremony, a summer 

scavenger hunt, commemorative 

plaques, Corunna 200 apparel and 

merchandise, along with creating a time 

capsule. 

The highlight of the year will be the 

Corunna 200 Street Festival downtown 

on Saturday, September 23rd. Lyndoch 

Street between Fane and Cameron 

Streets will be closed to traffic to host 

the festival from 10 am until 3 pm. 

The street will be filled with tons 

of family-focused fun including 

vendors, a chalk artist, inflatables, 

contests and food from adjacent 

restaurants, along with breakfast 

and wagon rides at the Corunna 

Legion from 8-10 am. 

When you discover that your 

vibrant little town could have been 

the capital city of your great nation, 

you have to celebrate! 

More information is available 

at www.corunna2023.com or 

on Corunna 200 Facebook and 

instagram pages. 

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WEEKLY EVENTS 

daily ongoing Weekly adult activities at Strangway Centre, Sarnia sarnia.ca 519-332-0656 

Mon ongoing Shuffle Up and Deal Euchre, ELCC Watford, 1-4, $3 www.warwicktownship.ca 

Mon ongoing Zoom Genealogy meetings, last Mon/month 2-3:30 www.lambton.ogs.on.ca 

Mon ongoing Forever Fit with LEO, Wyoming Legion, 9:30am www.leohelps.ca 

Tues (2nd) Sombra LEO Diners Club, Soup & Sandwich (2nd Tues monthly) www.leohelps.ca 

Tues (4th) Petrolia LEO Diners Club, Hot lunch (4th Tues monthly) www.leohelps.ca 

Wed til oct 4 Farmers’ Market, Lambton Heritage Museum, 8-1 www.heritagemuseum.ca 

Wed ongoing Forever Fit with LEO, Wyoming Legion, 9:30am www.leohelps.ca 

Wed ongoing Euchre - Petrolia Legion 7pm FB Royal Canadian Legion Br 216 

Wed (1st) Sarnia LEO Diners Club, Afternoon Tea (1st Wed monthly) www.leohelps.ca 

Wed (3rd) Corunna LEO Diners Club, Hot lunch (3rd Wed monthly) www.leohelps.ca 

Thurs ongoing Pepper - Petrolia Legion 1pm FB Royal Canadian Legion Br 216 

Thurs (2nd) Alvinston LEO Diners Club, Coffee Social (2nd Thurs monthly) www.leohelps.ca 

Thurs ongoing Peer Social Club, Alvinston (2nd Thursday) www.leohelps.ca 

Thurs ongoing Cribbage - Corunna Legion 1pm 519-862-1240 

Fri ongoing Meat Draw & 50/50 - Grand Bend Legion 5pm 519-238-6423 

Fri to Oct 6 L Shores Farmers’ Market, 9-1, Jefferson St. Forest lambtonshoresmarkets.com 

Fri ongoing Horseshoes, Forest Legion, 6:30 www.forestlegion.ca 

Fri (1st) Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout FB Sarnia First Friday 

Fri ongoing Games, Entertainment, Karaoke, Petrolia, 7pm FB Royal Canadian Legion Br 216 

Sat ongoing Meat Raffle - Forest Legion 4pm www.forestlegion.ca 

Sun (4th) Sept to Nov Sarnia Stamp Club Meetings, Grace United, 2pm www.sarniastampclub.ca 

EXHIBITS 

ongoing L Shores Historic Buildings at Lambton Heritage Museum www.heritagemuseum.ca 

ongoing online Nnigiiwemin/We are going home exhibit (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca 

ongoing online Lambton Agricultural Hall of Fame (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca 

ongoing online Lambton at War (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca 

ongoing online Shine: Spotlight on Women of Lambton www.heritagemuseum.ca 

ongoing online The Farmerettes (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca 

Sept 9-Oct 28 B Grove CANSCAIP in the Grove: The Art of Picturebooks www.galleryinthegrove.com 

Nov 4-Dec 16 B Grove Gifts of the Season Curated Art Sale www.galleryinthegrove.com 

Sept 1-30 Sarnia George Van Humbeck Solo Exhibit, Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Oct 6-28 Sarnia Joanne Gillis Solo Exhibit, Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Nov 3-25 Sarnia A Time for Giving, Members Exhibit, Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Nov 3-25 Sarnia Trevor Jamieson Solo Exhibit, Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Nov 3-25 Sarnia Christmas at the House, Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Dec 1-30 Sarnia Handmade for the Holidays, Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

SEPTEMBER 2023 

1 Forest NLCHC Seniors Dinner, Noon, Registration required 519-786-4545 ext 235 

2 Sarnia Plowing Match - SW corner of Waterworks/Confed www.lambtonplowmens.ca 

2 Corunna Veteran’s Motorcycle Poker Run, Reg. 10am from Legion FB Corunna Legion 

5-24 Petrolia “Kitchen Party Leftovers” at VPP www.thevpp.ca 

1.800.717.7694 • www.thevpp.ca SEPT 5-24 • 2023 

6 Sarnia Set Sail! with SASC, Duc D’Orleans II, 6:30pm, adv tickets 519-337-3154 x.200 

7 Sarnia Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament 519-336-2400 

8 Forest Fish Fry at Forest Legion, 5-7, $25 www.forestlegion.ca 

8 Sarnia Chest Fever: The Official Revival of The Band www.imperialtheatre.net 

8-9 Sarnia Block Party 2023, Agora Stage, Centennial Park 519-328-9443 or revelree.ca 

8-10 Petrolia Fall Fair www.petroliafair.ca 

9 Brights Grove Rotary Art in the Park, Mike Weir Park, 9-5 FB Rotary Art in the Park Sarnia 

9 Brigden Ploughman’s Party, Brigden Fairgrounds www.brigdenfair.ca 

9 Sarnia United Way Classic Car Show by Enbridge, WO Research Park theunitedway.on.ca 

9 Sarnia Yuk Yuk’s, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

11 Sarnia Open Stage at Lawrence House, 7pm www.lawrencehouse.ca 

12 Sarnia LSW Prostate Cancer Support Group, Kiwanis Centre, 7pm 519-365-1599 

SEPTEMBER 2023 Cont’d 

12 Sombra “Disappearing Heritage” Darrell Randell Lecture, Museum FB Sombra Museum 

15-17 Wyoming Fall Fair plympton-wyomingfair.com 

15-16 Petrolia Quilted Treasures, hosted by IODE at Christ Church dawnmcnally@hotmail.com 

15 Sarnia CaribeFest Sarnia, Rayjon Share Care, Lambton College www.rayjon.org 

15 Sarnia Smoke-Free Outdoor Movie Night, Centennial Park www.sarnia.ca 

16 Wyoming Yuk Yuks Comedy at Fairgrounds, 7:30, advance tkt only 384-0130 or 519-918-9395 

16 Corunna Sir Elton’s Greatest starring Ed Greene at Legion, adv tickets FB Corunna Legion 

16 Petrolia Farm to Table Harvestfest, Farmers’ Market, 4-9 www.visitpetrolia.ca 

17 Wyoming Lions Breakfast, 8-Noon, eat in/take out, advance tkts FB Wyoming Lions Club 

17 Mooretown Downriver Craft & Gift Sale, Moore Museum www.mooremuseum.ca 


19 Port Franks Euchre Rama, Pt Franks Seniors, Comm. Centre, 9am FB Port Franks Seniors 

19 Lambton Cty United Way Day of Caring, throughout Sarnia-Lambton theunitedway.on.ca 

21 Corunna Trivia Night at Legion, 7-9 519-862-1240 

22 Wyoming Quarter Auction, Legion, 7pm FB Wyoming Legion 

22 Sarnia April Wine, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

22-24 Forest Fall Fair www.theforestfair.ca 

23 Forest Mudmen at Forest Fair, 9pm www.mudmen.ca 

23 Sarnia Jeff Leason, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

23 Corunna Corunna 200 Downtown Street Festival, 10-3 www.corunna2023.com 

In 1823 Corunna was surveyed to become the Capital of Canada! 

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Lyndock Street, CORUNNA 

(between Fane & Cameron) 

• Vendors • Entertainment 

• Demonstrations • Family Fun 

23 Sarnia Trail & Ale for Rayjon, Blackwell Trails Park, 10am FB Rayjon Share Care 

24 Petrolia Terri Fisher Memorial Dart Tourn, Legion, pre-register lakerphillip@hotmail.com 

24 Sarnia Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers’ Story www.imperialtheatre.net 

28 Camlachie Gift Card Bingo, Huron Shores Opt., Comm. Ctr 6:30 519-384-8110 

28 Sarnia Middle-Raged Sketch Comedy, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

29 Sarnia Scott Falconbridge: Standing Up! Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

29-Oct 1 Alvinston Fall Fair www.alvinstonfair.com 

30 Forest Thanksgiving Turkey & Ham Raffle, Legion www.forestlegion.ca 

30 Wyoming Motorcycle Poker Run for Christmas for Everyone Petrolia 519-312-3200 

30 Corunna Pub Night with Andrew Borody, Legion 6-9 FB Corunna Legion 

30 Sarnia Light up the Night for Noelle Run/Walk, Canatara, 6:30 donations@noellesgift.ca 

30 Sarnia An Evening with The Cowboy Junkies, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

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4 Sarnia Sarnia Concert Assoc: “Quartom” Male Vocal Quartet sarniaconcertassociation.ca 

6 Sarnia Mike Stevens with The Schotts, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

6-9 Brigden Fall Fair www.brigdenfair.ca 

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BRIGDEN FALL FAIR “Aprons & Overalls” OCT 6th to 9th 

• Brigden Campout Jamboree Weekend – August 2nd to 7th 

• Brigden Market – August 5th 

• Ploughman’s Party: Scott Manery & The Barnburners – Sept 9th 

• Tractor Pull – Oct 6th / Demolition Derby – Oct 14th 

• Jamborees – 2nd Sunday of month Nov to April 

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7 Forest Forest Legion - Thanksgiving Turkey & Ham Raffle 3pm www.forestlegion.ca 


10-29 Petrolia “Camelot” at VPP www.thevpp.ca 

13 Sarnia Classic Seger: Bob Seger’s Greatest Hits www.imperialtheatre.net 

14-15 L Shores Lambton Fall Colour & Craft Festival, 10-4, Heritage Mus. heritagemuseum.ca 

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26 Camlachie Gift Card Bingo, Huron Shores Opt., Comm. Centre 6:30 519-384-8110 

27 Forest Poppy Campaign begins, volunteers welcome www.forestlegion.ca 

28 Wyoming Legion Ladies Auxiliary Vendor Show, 9-2 FB Wyoming Legion 

28 Sarnia Fright Night at Cana-Scare-A Park, 5-10, all ages www.sarnia.ca 

NOVEMBER 2023 

1 Sarnia Sarnia Concert Assoc: “Charles Richard-Hamelin” sarniaconcertassociation.ca 


3 Sarnia Hotel California: The Original Eagles Tribute www.imperialtheatre.net 

4 Watford Christmas Joy Market, 9-2, East Lambton CC azevents.swo@gmail.com 

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8 Sarnia Finger Eleven, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

9 Sarnia Lighthouse, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

10-11 Sarnia “Fusion 2023” at DeGroot’s Nurseries www.discoverfusion.ca 

11 Sarnia Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here www.imperialtheatre.net 


11 Forest Remembrance Day Service, 10:45 at Cenotaph www.forestlegion.ca 

16 Sarnia One Good Shift with Shaun Peet by SLBDC www.imperialtheatre.net 


18 Wyoming Great Canadian Dueling Pianos for Christmas for Everyone 226-964-1225 or FB 


21 Sarnia A Tyler Shaw Christmas, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

23 Camlachie Gift Card Bingo, Huron Shores Opt., Comm. Ctr 6:30 519-384-8110 

24-Dec 10 Petrolia “Starbright Christmas 2023” at VPP www.thevpp.ca 

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2 Alvinston Christmas Celebration Market, 4-8, BAICC azevents.swo@gmail.com 

2 Petrolia Christmas Market, Farmers’ Market, 10-3 FB Town of Petrolia 

2 Petrolia Santa Claus Parade, 2pm FB Town of Petrolia 

8 Sarnia Christmas on the Farm, Canatara Park, 5:30-9 www.sarnia.ca 

9 Sarnia Christmas on the Farm, Canatara Park, 10-2 www.sarnia.ca 

9 Forest Turkey & Ham Raffle, 3pm, $25 per stick with 50/50 www.forestlegion.ca 


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15-17 Petrolia The VPP Holiday Jamboree www.thevpp.ca 

15-23 Sarnia Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 


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A newspaper clipping from The Book 

Keeper’s grand opening on September 

27, 1980 hangs on the wall in Susan 

Chamberlain’s office. The store’s history 

is often front-of-mind for her. The Book 

Keeper originally opened in Northgate 

Plaza and has moved to different 

locations within the plaza throughout the 

years. In 2001, Chamberlain purchased 

the store from owner Kathy Mitchell and 

in 2010 the store moved to its current 

location. Not every community has a 

thriving independent bookstore. “It says 

a lot about the city and the customer 

support that we’ve had over the years,” 

Chamberlain explains. 

The Book Keeper carries a wide 

selection of books and places hundreds 

of special orders weekly. Customers 

can look up current inventory or 

reserve a book on the website: 

www.sarniabookkeeper.com. Each 

staff member brings a unique and 

extensive knowledge of books and 

they are especially good at making 

recommendations. Alongside the 

wide selection of books, the store 

also offers a variety of giftware, board 

games, and jewelry. Chamberlain saw 

the local demand for these items at 

Poppies, the gift shop inside Bluewater 

Health that she opened in 2010. “These 

As reported by 

The Book Keeper 

additions have allowed The Book 

Keeper to become the ideal place to 

shop, not only for book lovers, but for 

anyone who appreciates a unique gift,” 

shares Chamberlain. During the recent 

pandemic, The Book Keeper was the 

go-to place to get puzzles, family board 

games and of course books to get 

through the quarantine. 

The Book Keeper maintains 

a strong relationship with the 

community. Their current 

location allows them the 

space and flexibility to host 

many unique events. With 

the addition of an Adult Book 

Club as well as a Teen Book 

Club they’ve brought many 

new readers to their store. 

Preschool Storytime offers a 

chance for caregivers to bring 

the kids for some socialization 

and gives them an opportunity 

to introduce their love of 

reading to their children. 

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Drag Queen Storytime has been a new 

addition and this encompasses The 

Book Keeper’s love of and commitment 

to inclusion and diversity. Chamberlain 

has invited several famous authors to 

Sarnia for book signings. Some of the 

most notable authors include Margaret 

Atwood, Mitch Albom, Commander 

Chris Hadfield, and retired NHL stars 

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Darryl Sittler and Ken Dryden. When the 

events are too large to be accommodated 

in the bookstore, signings are often held 

at the Sarnia Library Theatre, and other 

local venues. 

The Book Keeper is proud to support 

many local community organizations. 

They have run fundraisers for The Hub at 

Sarnia Lambton Rebound, Diversity Ed 

Safer Spaces Canada as well as donated 

profits from Orange Shirt Day to Hillside 

Elementary School and Aamjiwnaang 

Kinoomaage Gamig Elementary School. 

At the heart of everything they do 

there is a collaboration between the 

community’s interests and 

passions and The Book 

Keeper’s commitment 

to contributing to and 

elevating the connections 

and conversations in our 

community. Chamberlain 

concludes, “Without the 

community supporting 

us we would not be able 

to thrive. We feel that it is 

our responsibility to also 

support the community 

that supports us.” 

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By Brian A. Keelan, Sarnia 

Sad but true? 

Arthur - a senior who was 

not in the best of shape - 

was in the middle of his first 

workout in the gym when 

he spotted a good-looking 

young woman who was also 

working out. He asked the 

trainer, “What machine in 

here should I use to impress 

that gorgeous young lady 

over there?” 

The trainer looked him up 

and down and said, “I think 

you’d have your best shot 

if you tried the ATM in the 

lobby.” 

Passing winds 

An elderly couple, Ethyl and Murray, were recently attending church. 

About halfway through the service, Ethel took a pen and paper out of 

her purse, wrote a note and handed it over to Murray. The note said: 

“I just let go with a silent passing of wind what do you think I should 

do?” 

Murray scribbled a quick note on the back of it and handed it back 

to her. The note read: “Put a new battery in your hearing aid.” 

Relativity. What is it really? 

“When you are courting a nice girl, an hour seems like a second. 

When you sit on a red-hot cinder, a second seems like an hour. That’s 

relativity.” Albert Einstein 

Stephen Wright on watching football with seniors 

“I was watching the Super Bowl with my ninety-two-year-old 

grandfather. His team scored a touchdown. When they showed the 

instant replay, he thought they scored another one. I was gonna tell 

him, but I figured the game he was watching was better.” Steven 

Wright 

Rodney Dangerfield… funny to the end 

In April 2003, Rodney was entering the hospital for neurosurgery 

and was asked by a reporter how long he would be hospitalized. 

He replied: “If all goes well, about a week. If not, about an hour and 

a half.” 

Sadly, Rodney died 43 days later – just shy of his 83rd birthday. 

His headstone reads: “There goes the neighbourhood.” 

Why George quit singing in the shower 

Ethyl told George on his 80th birthday, “I think it’s time you stopped 

singing in the shower.” 

“Why is that sweetheart?” George asked. 

“Well,” she said, “Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to 

slipping, and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked.” 

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Two wolves: a good one to tell your grandkids 

One evening an old Cherokee Nation man was telling his grandson 

about a battle that goes on inside each person. He said, “My son, the 

battle is between two wolves inside each of us; one wolf is evil - it is 

anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, 

resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. 

The other wolf is good - it is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, 

kindness, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.” 

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his 

grandfather: “Which wolf wins?” 

The old man looked solemnly at his grandson as he replied, “The 

one you feed.” 

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How did you find out you would be 

granted the greatest job on earth? How 

did we get so lucky? Hoping but never 

asking or hinting for grandbabies is hard 

work, but the good news is that we have 

two little ones, and one more on the 

way! 

How did we find out about these 

upcoming happy occasions? Our dear 

daughter-in-law is, to say the least, very 

creative, and with our thoughtful son on 

board it made finding out half the fun. 

After enjoying a lovely dinner at our 

son’s home, we were asked if we had 

room for dessert. Of course there’s 

always room for dessert. A large steel 

soup tureen was brought to the table, 

and placed in the middle. Well, our son 

has always been famous for his crème 

brûlée, and we wondered if this was a 

very large version of the dessert. 

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to several jars of baby food with t-shirts 

tucked in between the jars. Puzzled 

expressions were the norm around the 

room, until we read the inscriptions on 

the t-shirts—Grandpaw and Grandmaw, 

Aunt Jenn and Uncle Sebastian. Amid 

hoots and hollers, laughter and tears 

appeared as we finally got the message. 

We couldn’t believe our good fortune. 

We couldn’t have been happier for 

ourselves and for the young people 

who were to become first time parents. 

We always said we would like to have 

grandbabies before we were too old to 

get down on the ground to play with 

them, and our dreams were to become a 

reality. Sawyer John was born in August 

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How did we find out he was to have a 

new baby sister? We were lucky enough 

to be babysitting and Sawyer happened 

to have a new t-shirt on that read Big 

Brother with a picture of an excavator. 

We assumed the parents were poking 

fun at the fact that Grandpaw had just 

purchased a new excavator and that 

anyone could have a digger—even little 

people. Not so. That t-shirt was exactly 

as it said. Sawyer was to be a new big 

brother the following September. 

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thrilled to look after Sawyer for a few 

days and take him to the hospital to meet 

his baby sister. He couldn’t have cared 

less. He just wanted to go for another 

ride in the truck back to the farm. 

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and upon directing them toward bath 

time, discovered a sign on Charlotte’s 

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grandparents, and ready to share in the 

joy of the new little one. 


DUTCH 

When I go to bed, I leave my 

troubles in my clothes. 

To go slowly and to live a long 

time are two brothers. 

Who wants the last drop out of 

the can gets the lid on his nose. 

Too far east is west. 

'Tis a good word that can 

better a good silence. 

A bee without a sting makes no honey. 

"Mine" and "Thine" is the source of all lawsuits. 

A cat that is locked up may change into a lion. 

God gives birds their food, but they must fly for it. 

The morning hour has gold in its mouth. 

A lie has short legs, truth overtakes it. 

Many toil hard to earn a loaf 

when a slice is sufficient. 

Who gives to me teaches me to give. 

Do good and don't look back. 

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. 

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S.O.S. 

Author Unknown 

An Airbus 380 is on its way 

across the Atlantic. It flies consistently 

at 800 km/h at 30,000 feet, when 

suddenly a Eurofighter with a Tempo 

Mach 2 appears. 

The pilot of the fighter jet slows 

down, flies alongside the Airbus and 

greets the pilot of the passenger plane 

by radio, “Airbus, boring flight isn’t it? 

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After 15 minutes, the Airbus 

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Confused, the jet pilot asks, “What 

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The AirBus pilot laughs and says, 

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to the back of the aircraft to use the 

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By Jeanette Paddon, St. Thomas • from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2015 

By the time you read this, it will 

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seems incredible, as today is only the 

first official day of summer. Yet, I know 

how quickly time goes by, especially 

in the summertime and even more so 

as I grow older. Having nearly reached 

seven decades, I appreciate life now 

more than ever and try to spend more 

time “smelling the roses.” After having 

taken it for granted for so many years, 

I realize now that life is a gift. 

Over the years, so busy trying 

to get through each day, I did not 

always take time to simply enjoy the 

moment. Suddenly I realize that the 

best years are behind me, and now I 

finally understand that success means 

health, family and friends, not the 

amount of money we have saved. We 

all know people who have plenty, yet 

do not know happiness. 

Today, I am savouring every moment 

of this perfect day. After spending the 

morning cutting grass 

and clipping overgrown 

shrubs I found a spot 

for a lovely new plant I 

bought on a visit to my 

favourite garden centre. 

I am now enjoying lunch 

outside while admiring 

the fruits of my labour. 

We have had plenty of 

rain so everything is 

flourishing, and nature 

is blooming. The air is 

balmy and fresh, which 

makes me realize this is 

the kind of day I looked forward to last 

winter. Therefore, I will enjoy it for as 

long as it takes and feel no guilt in not 

doing something more productive; for 

though work is important, so are rest 

and contemplation. 

Today, I am thankful for everything 

that gives significance to my life. I lean 

back in my chair listening to the birds 

while looking at the numerous huge 

trees that grace and give shade to 

my neighborhood. As I watch a hawk 

riding the air currents effortlessly I 

see the trail of a jet so far up in the 

skies; the jet itself is only a dot in 

the azure blue. It is flying west, and 

I cannot help but wonder where it is 

going. I hope that everyone aboard 

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winter, to a far off destination. TIme 

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fear of cats 

fear of pain 

fear of men 

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The Sunken “City of Genoa” 

Answers Below 

Off the foot of Davis Street, Sarnia, August 26, 1911 1. The cities of Cairo in Egypt and Fez in Morocco are generally 

accepted to have the oldest of these: 

a] Hospital b] University c] Mausoleum 

2. Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin? 

a] Dr. Charles Drew b] Sir Alexander Fleming 

b] Dr. Edward Jenning d] Frederick Banting 

3. After the American Civil War, many black slaves moved to this 

African country, whose capital city was named after an American 

president. Identify the country OR the capital city. 

4. On average, how many eggs can a hen lay a year? 

a] 345-375 b] 230-260 

c] 180-210 d] 290-315 

5. Who was La Divina? 

a] Maria Calla b] Cecilia Bartoli 

c] Diana Damrau d] Edita Gruberová 

6. Which tv/movie character has been played by the most actors? 

a] The Pink Panther b] Sherlock Holmes 

c] Agent 007 

7. Name the movie: “Liar! I’m not a witch. I’m your wife.” 

Navigation along the St. Clair River has always come with its perils. Early on 

a] Hocus Pocus b] Bewitched 

the morning of Saturday, August 26, 1911, the steamer City of Genoa sailed into 

the St. Clair from Lake Huron. While this may seem routine, it should be noted 

c] The Princess Bride d] Labrynth 

that Captain McCulloch of the Genoa had ably piloted his craft through a dense 

8. What is the maximum number of clubs allowed in a golf bag? 

fog into Sarnia Bay. Owing to the weather, he thought it best to anchor his ship 

9. Name three of the four Golden Girls. 

until the fog had lifted. It was a sound judgement, but, as events turned out, 

10. Which character was the second to be disqualified in “Charlie and 

McCulloch’s problems were just about to begin. 

the Chocolate Factory?” 

At 5:45 am, the steamer W. H. Gilbert rammed into the sedentary Genoa. With 

a] August Gloop b] Mike Teavee 

a giant hole stove in her side, the latter vessel sank like a rock in thirty feet of 

c] Violet Beauregarde d] Veruca Salt 

water. The Gilbert suffered only minor damage. Four weeks later, the Genoa was 

11. Which of the following is the world’s highest waterfall? 

re-floated, but refused to let Sarnians forget her unhappy experience. Immediately 

a] Yosemite, USA b] Iguazu Falls, Argentia/Brazil 

rotting, the ship’s waterlogged cargo of corn 

c] Angel Falls, Venezuela d] Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe 

and grain filled the local atmosphere with 

an unbelievably awful stench. Given the 

right winds, the odour could be detected as 

far away as Point Edward and Port Huron, 

ANSWERS: 

Michigan. (Source: National Archives of 

1. University; 2. Sir Alexander Fleming; 3. Country=Liberia, Capital=Monrovia, 

Canada / Photo: John Boyd) 

named after James Monroe; 4. 230-260; 5. Maria Calla; 6. Sherlock Holmes; 

7. The Princess Bride; 8. 14; 9. Blanche, Dorothy, Rose, Sofia; 10. Violet Beauregarde; 

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I shouldn’t have been surprised that 

it happened. After all, it was a perfectly 

natural thing to occur. I probably 

should be more surprised that it hadn’t 

happened earlier. 

I moved to the country after I married 

and that, I have learned, has its own 

particular learning curve. Although I’ve 

been living here for more than 15 years, 

the curve seems to be never-ending. This 

particular thing happened in the fall, not 

the spring as I would have expected. My 

husband and I had been chasing off a 

stray cat for a week or so, although stray 

cats aren’t anything new or surprising— 

our home is surrounded by dairy farms 

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The surprise came when I was weeding 

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Kitten Conundrum 

By Cindy Cade, Mitchell • from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2019 

happen in the fall. I got 

a little closer to see if I 

could stand the flowers 

up a little straighter and 

surprise! There were 

five teeny, tiny, furry 

kittens nestled in at the 

base of the plants. No 

more chasing off the 

stray cat! Mama had set up her nursery 

in my front flower bed. 

Although I am not a “cat person,” I 

found that as the days grew shorter my 

interest in the litter grew. “They started 

mewing today,” I proudly announced to 

my husband. (He grew up on a farm and 

litters of cute kittens 

had ceased to amaze 

him when he was 

about six years old). It 

seemed my husband 

wasn’t particularly 

interested in their 

progress. I became a 

little possessive of the 

brood in the flower bed. I would check 

on them day and night, peeking out to 

make sure that all five furry, little balls of 

fluff were still there. 

A few days later the kittens were 

mobile—mobile enough to explore the 

flower bed and play fight with each other. 

The mewing was louder, so loud that I 

could hear them through the living room 

wall. I started giving progress reports to 

my family and friends; this was usually 

met with eye rolls and shrugs. When I 

started coming up with cute names for 

them, my husband just shook his head 

and walked away. The miniscule concern 

he had shown a few weeks earlier had 

completely evaporated. 

Inevitably the kittens will grow big 

enough to move out of the flower bed 

and find a new home; probably in one 

of the big dairy barns down the road. 

It’s possible that one or two of them will 

stick around the “old homestead.” I’m 

sure they will set off before the weather 

turns cold and snow is in the air. That 

will be my signal to hunker down for the 

winter and wait for whatever curve ball 

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younger people have much more to live believe in the first place. That’s why 

for than those who have been around we chronically tell the same awful joke 

the block a few times. Only pregnant over and over again usually beginning 

women merit easier egress than those with this trite phrase, “Stop me if I’ve 

of us who are in the state of advanced told you this one before…” then we 

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issue of pressure to get things done I should note that I’ve discovered 

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aging affects driving habits. Seniors age. For example, no longer do I have 

never seem to be in a hurry; they’ve to read a book to fall asleep. I can fall 

rushed all of their lives, and now it’s asleep in all manner of places: on the 

time to play the tortoise instead of the couch in front of the TV, in an armchair 

hare. Hence, we stop even at green equipped with a comfortable stool for 

lights to look around and survey the my feet, in the car, at church, while 

countryside as well as red ones, and we shopping, at a red light… virtually 

pay little attention to amber which, like anywhere. In addition, I have noticed 

us, seems quite unable to make up its that our budget for items such as 

mind. Do I want to be red or do I want shampoo and tooth paste has been 

to be green? We seem happy to merely greatly reduced over the years allowing 

be there in the car, a Zen-like simplicity, us to stockpile other items like bran as 

don’t you think? 

a substitute. 

Some people waste hundreds of And unlike the heady times when 

dollars trying to cultivate this blissful we had children, nowadays, there are 

state by attending yoga sessions and neither dead goldfish to flush down 

performing all sorts of uncomfortable the toilet nor gerbils to bury in the 

asanas like the drooping dog pose, backyard after short but appropriate 

the wounded warrior pose and the funeral services. Also, I no longer 

trembling tree pose. All we seniors have fear quick-sand, poison ivy, floods 

to do is sit in our car, and a wonderful and avalanches. I eat the last piece 

calming tranquility envelopes us. I call of anything without guilt or remorse 

this the sitting-in-your-car pose. It might and occasionally sample items in the 

not translate well for other drivers on bulk food store when I think nobody 

the road, but who cares? That’s what is watching. I regard these items as 

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samples. 

Another issue involves accumulation. Nowadays, I get reduced rates for 

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