Scratchings in the Dirt

Champs

This crew won the Kerrobert 2010 Pee Wee 3-on-3 tournament last week.  Which means… well, nothing.  Zip.  Nada.  But they had lots of fun, and got to skate lots, which is a great way to get back in the swing of hockey things.  Can you tell which one is Derek?  (Hint – look up.  Look

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Another family gathering

We had another excuse to get together and eat visit the other day when Mom’s cousin came to town.  Debbie lives in Ontario, and Mom and I and Derek stayed with her when we went to visit Mom’s Uncle Joe, who is Debbie’s dad. Here are the cousins, with a couple of outlaws thrown in:

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The big question

A friend of mine died yesterday.  We had sort of gone our separate ways the last couple of years, but certainly remained friends.  We were the same age.  We both married older guys.  We had music in common – we were both involved with the music festival and the local annual Christmas concert, and were

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I turned on the slowcooker today.  And I plugged it in, too.   There will be supper at the Schraefel farm tonight. Just sayin’.

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