Winter break. School is out, snow is falling, Christmas is coming. Yet my young heart is lonely. Surrounded by family A dark shadow never leaves. Restful sleep eludes me. I am bored. I am teary. I step on my bed … Continue reading
Things of speed in East City Peterborough Sledding through powder down Armour Hill. Skating after a puck on the Lift Lock canal. Spinning on the merry-go-round at James Stevenson Park. Chasing after the Dickie-Dee ice-cream cart. Jumping off the … Continue reading
I had once thought it pretty I had my own rosary. A string of prayer beads with a simple cross. I thought it pretty. Something to wear to a special event maybe. A treasure to bring comfort and peace. But … Continue reading
Playing in East City, Peterborough 1970s style Winter Eating warmed honeybuns at East City Coffee Shop Getting the wind knocked out of me tobogganing on Armour’s Hill Spring Taking in a late-night baseball game at East City Bowl … Continue reading
Hurt people hurt people It’s not easy to admit you were a bully. But I was…once. It happened in grade school. I was in grade 6 and Lori was in grade 4. We lived in the same neighbourhood and went … Continue reading
How the Quaker Oats Picnic taught me the importance of keeping short accounts If you grew up in East City, Peterborough, Ontario you know the smell of Quaker Oats. The Quaker plant sat on the shores of the Otonabee … Continue reading
Tested my understanding between truth and lies It happened in October. The month we both celebrated our birthdays. Deedee and I were best of friends. Although she was a grade behind me, we lived close and spent many afternoons and … Continue reading
And why do we say it? It happened in Religion class in grade 3. The week before, the priest that taught our group stood at the front of the class leading us in the Lord’s Prayer. At the end of … Continue reading
From the Brownie’s website: For girls ages 7 and 8 Brownie Units meet once a week, usually for an hour and a half The hands-on Brownies program is all about encouraging girls to develop their own identity and positive relationships … Continue reading
Eaton’s Department Store opened in 1975 and took up almost a third of the space in the Peterborough Square Mall. It was an era when downtown shopping malls were a new thing and it was something of a destination. … Continue reading