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Communion
20 Jul 2025

Communion

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 13

A Saskatchewan town, with a Fransaskois accent.

Click on the Bishop’s Palace for details…..

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Cathedral, Larry Bekker, Church, Catholic, Protestant, French, Saskatchewan, CFRG, Gravelbourg, Bishop's Palace, English, Culture
Gravelbourg Mud
1 Jul 2025

Gravelbourg Mud

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 2

“So, won’t you come with me
Where the Wood River flows?
The little Wood River knows….” – Connie Kaldor

Click on the kids in the river for a deeper dive….

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Wood River, St Agnes Priory, Marymound, Gravelbourg, Ethel Phillipson
The Farm Never Left Me
15 Apr 2025

The Farm Never Left Me

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 6

People who grew up on a farm are a fraternity, we understand one another.

Click on either boy or his pet for details.

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Farming, Horse, Combine, Threshing, Arcola, Allis-Chalmers, Paton, 4-H, wagon, Gravelbourg, Tractor, Farm
Cruising Without Bounds
20 Nov 2024

Cruising Without Bounds

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History | 1

My brother Brad and I learned driving skills early. Despite treacherous weather conditions, we both stayed on the road this week.

Click on either of the seasoned drivers for details…

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Cruising, Driving, Poetry, Gravelbourg
Hollow Vessels 
15 Mar 2024

Hollow Vessels 

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History | 10

Earl Paton arrived in the world amid the worst economic and agricultural disasters Canada has ever known.

Click on the boy holding the reins for details.

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Gravelbourg, Earl Paton, Jim Paton
A Little Different Today
26 Oct 2021

A Little Different Today

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, An Altered Reality - Life in a Pandemic, 1000 Little Soaps - Adjustment and Aftermath | 0

“This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today.
– David Bowie

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  1. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thank you. The story has been repeated many times with proper noun substitutions.

  2. Autumn Downey on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thanks. Good lessons once again.

  3. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    It shall, I don’t think the “Athenians” have the stomach for this much longer”….

  4. Judy Darvill on Win the War19 January 2026

    Sounds scarily familiar! Thanks for the history lesson and hope that this too shall pass.

  5. Russ Paton on Immortality18 January 2026

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