Archive - Your Sunday Story: Small stories from simpler days

THE LONELY OLD MAN

I never truly grasped why my parents wanted me to visit him...

Jun 29 •

THE SMALL TOWN HARDWARE STORE

The faint smells of paints, thinners, epoxies, mothballs, and fiberglass insulation lingered in the air, declaring to the world that this was indeed the…

Jun 15 •

May 2025

April 2025

THE DOGS AND THE SUGAR BUSH

Dad’s dog and the neighbour dog became the best of friends...

Apr 20 •

THE WOODCUTTER’S PHILOSOPHY

Firewood was an essential part of our father’s life growing up...

Apr 6 •

March 2025

The Golden Age of the Snowmobile

The makes and models of snowmobiles during the winters of my rural childhood were numerous and plentiful...

Mar 16 •

MY FATHER’S ‘SWEDISH PIMPLE’

Dad loved to go ice fishing during the winter months...

Mar 2 •

February 2025

THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF LOVE

There are many forms of love beyond romantic love...

Feb 16 •

TEACHING OUR CAT A LITTLE LESSON

This was getting annoying. Cat, make up your darn mind...

Feb 2 •

January 2025

A UNIQUELY CANADIAN FAMILY FUN GAME

Our games were fast, furious and always fun...

Jan 19 •

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