My oldest sister, Verna, became a teacher, and with a bit of the $300 she received, she came home for Christmas, after her first term away, with decorations for the tree, a homemade Monopoly board and presents for all of us.
My Top 10 Posts of 2015
Here are my Top 10 Posts of 2015, in a week when 78MPH marks its 12,000th reader. Most of my top 10 are golf related, but a couple are all about love…
Charlie Chan: Very Honourable Cousin
One of my cousins, Warner Oland, was a big Hollywood movie star, best known for portraying the orient-born detective, Charlie Chan.
Uncle Henry
Uncle Henry was one of my father’s brothers. Although he helped the family move to Saskatchewan, he returned to Minnesota and helped set up the Veterans of Foreign Wars association there, which began to ensure rights for veterans and their families.
The Submission
My daughter Lisa sent my daughter Colleen a link asking for stories of Canadian immigrants. Lisa suggested we tell the story of Anna Stone and, though I’ve told bits of it before, here’s the submission we’re sending to Miriam Matejova for her upcoming book.