by Sbexon | Jun 26, 2024 | Community, Food and Recipe, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement
Candy is the food that most readily takes me back to a childhood memory. That might be a sad statement for people whose first thought goes to spiced cookies or Irish stew or glass jars of preserves lining the cellar shelves. I have those wonderful memories, too, but...
by Sbexon | Jun 5, 2024 | Community, History, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia
Have you ever explored a ghost town? If you’re one of the many people who pack into the Last Chance Saloon at the Wayne Hotel you have. Wayne is a ghost town near Drumheller where an estimated 28 people now reside, but that population balloons substantially when the...
by Sbexon | May 28, 2024 | Community, Food and Recipe, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia
Well, that was a fun visit! I had caught up with a dear friend for a drink to celebrate her very last day of work after a long and successful career, which was fun enough. But then, when the waitress brought the bill, she also plopped down a handful of Dubble Bubbles...
by Sbexon | May 17, 2024 | Author, Community, History, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Parenting
How many boxes of Girl Guide cookies have you eaten so far this spring? Don’t you love the moment you answer the door and realize it’s that special time of year, when you get to debate which is best – the chocolate or the vanilla. Or, for you outsiders, if this year’s...
by Sbexon | May 1, 2024 | Community, Golden Nuggets, History, Hobbies, Nostalgia, Parenting, Retirement
On my birthday every year, my cousin sends me a photo of myself as a child, surrounded by siblings or grandparents, cousins or friends. Not sure where he has stashed the pictures, because each year I’m surprised that I’ve never seen them before. I think he has run out...
by Sbexon | Mar 19, 2024 | Community, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia
I’ve been thinking long and hard about the impact we have on one another through our actions. It’s a vital power, actually, that can be used for good or for evil. My deep reflection comes from a message of gratitude from a person that I helped over three decades ago,...
