Randying is a term that was used in Heart’s Delight -Islington to describe riding on a slide or coaster down a snowy hill. Randying was a favourite past time when we were young.…
When we were young, most of our houses didn’t have indoor plumbing. Families were larger then with many children. In our family there were 13, 7 boys and 6 girls. That meant that we had to be lo…
Back in the day before plumbing and washing machines, mothers and Grandmothers used to wash their clothes in a tub and scrub it clean on the old scrubbing board. I even remember standing up in the tub…
Years ago people weren’t so fortunate and financially so well off as they are today. One thing was for sure though they took a lot of pride in their families, what they had and their properties.…
This is a painting in my series of “Memory Paintings” Years ago before there was very much TV and no computers an video games children played outdoors whenever they could.There were many, …
The Evolution of the Northern Point Hiking Trail The book was compiled to coincide with the airing of the episode of Land and Sea, Happy Trails. It is my hope that the paintings, each with it&nbs…
This high wooden rack was made to be placed on the horse cart especially for hauling hay. In order to carry as much hay as possible young people was asked and encouraged to get in the rack and jump th…
There was a song called the old Grey mare. Years ago, I had a small hose that used to turn grey in the winter, as well I remember a lot of old people having grey horses. Hence the title Pop’s …
Box carts were used to haul many things with horses. They could haul gravel, sawdust, manure and many other things. In the early summer when the capelin rolled in the men used the horses and box carts…
