by Elaine Thomas | Jan 20, 2023 | Family, Old Times, Rural Life, Western Canada
In February 1973, the days of hauling small bales on a wooden hayrack pulled by a team of heavy horses to feed the cows were almost past. However, Millarville, Alberta, rancher Winston Parker still adhered to the old tradition with help from my brother, Art. I jumped...
by Elaine Thomas | Dec 23, 2022 | Family, Old Times, Western Canada
Christmas in Her Heart is a true family Christmas story that I share every holiday season. I hope these simple yet remarkable memories made in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies will lift your spirit and warm your heart. The aromatic promise of an epic Christmas...
by Elaine Thomas | Dec 9, 2022 | Old Times, Saving Stories
Thanks to technology, Santa is watching the goings-on at his cozy little namesake museum in Columbus, Texas. There, on display, are several thousand eye-catching likenesses of the jolly old elf lovingly collected from all over the world. Come along and I’ll give you a...
by Elaine Thomas | Nov 18, 2022 | Family, Rural Life, Saving Stories
Trudy Thomas is the name, and savoring security is my game. Last November, when I was a seven-month-old kitten, my three siblings and I were abandoned on a deserted lane in rural Texas several weeks before Thanksgiving. For a couple of hours, it was fun playing in an...
by Elaine Thomas | Nov 4, 2022 | Old Times, Saving Stories, World War II
On Nov. 11, please join me in paying tribute to World War II veteran Audrey Beyer Jones of Corpus Christi, Texas. This 101-year-old native of Madison, Wisconsin, stepped on France soil as a nurse with the 12th Evacuation Hospital about eight weeks after D-Day on June...
