by iws207 | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
There was a time when salt and pepper were standard items on tables in homes and restaurants everywhere. “Pass the salt”, “Pass the pepper” – those were things we said as kids around the family dinner table, along with “stop kicking me” and “why is this chicken...
by iws207 | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
When I was in grade 10, I had a part-time job. Every Saturday, I bagged groceries at a local store using those great brown paper bags that the store provided. Then I’d wheel or carry them out to the customer’s car. This was a job; I was actually paid for this. I had...
by iws207 | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Old Candles and Matches It’s reasonably mild when we start out shortly after six p.m., having been lured here by encouragement and a few vague threats. The trek to the campfire site on snowshoes is about 15 minutes. It gets dark before we arrive. My first surprise is...
by iws207 | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Don’t Buy Local And neither do you. Don’t think so? It’s true. Don’t take offence. I’m not condemning you for your purchasing practices. I’m condemning the marketing world. What? Stay with me here. My grade 4 teacher, Mrs. Kent, taught us English. Here’s a short...
by iws207 | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
I had to line up to get into the grocery store this morning. They were only letting people in two at a time, like Noah’s ark. They let a woman and me in at the same time. She was of childbearing age. I wondered what might be expected of us when we got inside and got a...
by iws207 | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
We live in a world where things are supposed to be orderly, especially in a grocery store. Cans and boxes neatly lined up on shelves. Grocery items grouped by category; dairy, meat, baked goods. We’ve all come to expect this. But what’s this? Somebody has thrown a...
