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Nova's Notes


Bittersweet
Our old house, circa 1977 It should have been a wonderful time in my life, and it was, but I guess you can't stay happy for long. The...
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Mar 1, 202313 min read


"Wow, Wasn't I Strong?"
If only this old rocking chair could talk. It has seen almost 50 years of loving service, but it sits alone in my basement now. It has...
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Feb 22, 20239 min read


Life Without Momma
After Jamie and I got married and started our family, it wasn't long before Momma and I switched positions. I became the caregiver and...
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Feb 15, 20239 min read


Elizabeth and Henry
This is the only photo I know of with Momma as a child, she told us she was about 15 at the time. There is another girl in the picture,...
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Feb 8, 202310 min read


More About MOMMA
This old pie plate is a great example of my grandmother's love of impulse shopping. It is a stoneware plate, deep and durable. She...
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Feb 1, 20238 min read


Let The Good Times Roll
This picture shows a young and very pregnant Nova. Two things are going on here. One: while working at the CIBC, I bought a car from...
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Jan 25, 20238 min read


LIFE WITH MOMMA
Some people have several of these. Some people collect them. Some people own none. I have only ever owned one. Or does it own me? The...
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Jan 18, 20239 min read


Introducing.............Momma
Jamie loves his biscuits! Me, not so much, I like one while it's hot, that's about it. I had an appointment with my hairdresser this...
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Jan 11, 20235 min read


On to the next phase.......CIBC
Here I am in 1975, graduating High School. Boy, if I knew then what I know now.......... By now I had taken on all aspects of the...
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Jan 4, 20237 min read


Growing up is Hard to do.......
Well, here I am, a young Nova, sitting at the end of the table in the old house. Note the old patterned curtains and the aforementioned...
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Dec 28, 202211 min read


Grade Eleven........Plus
Grades 11 and 12 rolled along pretty smoothly. My favorite classes were still Home Ec, and by now, I'd gone through quite a few...
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Dec 21, 20229 min read


Some More Clips..........
Some more of my old classmates and school chums will find themselves here in these treasured Year Book photos. I made a mistake last week,...
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Dec 14, 20229 min read


My Santa Collection
Yep, way back in 1981, this tiny pewter Santa thimble started it all. Kathleen and Art came over to bring Momma some Christmas gifts and...
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Dec 10, 20225 min read


Finally................Souris Regional High School 1971-1975
This is the SRHS of my past, my memories, and for a lot of you out there. A lot has changed. I'm sure that I speak for many others when I...
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Dec 7, 20226 min read


Last Years Before SRHS....
I could go on at length with snippets of thoughts and memories, but I will end off this period of my days with the following...... During...
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Nov 30, 20228 min read


My Last Years At Rollo Bay Consolidated
From Grades 4-8 I have lots of memories, but no pictures that I can find. Things are certainly different today. Parents document a...
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Nov 23, 202211 min read


More School Days
This is a foggy old picture, but I have so few. Obviously someone left me alone at the table to grab the camera. I'm sure this is where...
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Nov 16, 20227 min read


School Days
Somebody liked cars! I love the cool hood ornament on this one. What could I possibly say about school? I loved it!! I have so many...
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Nov 9, 20227 min read


Ice Cream Anyone?
I wonder what I'm getting up to here...... And there's a lot going on in this picture. It looks like I'm holding up one of those...
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Nov 2, 20224 min read


Billie Loved His cars
Here is my father proudly displaying his car; they say he loved cars. Tomorrow is the seventh instalment in my "Everybody Has A Story"...
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Nov 1, 20221 min read
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