Grandpa Jack, my great-grandfather.
On the left is Uncle Wesley (my great-uncle)
and on the right is Grandma sitting on Grandpa's knee. They're obviously partying.

[[[ Pay dirt! Reta called after seeing the photo. Grandma is wearing the same dress she wore to Mom and Dad's wedding, and this was the first Christmas Reta was in nursing school. The house was one of several where Grandma and Grandpa had lived. "They lived in every house in Margo," she said. There was more too... some details about Grandpa Jack that I didn't know, though I remember him, being about eight when he died. Jackpot! ]]]

Do you have an elderly person on your Christmas list?
If so, consider purchasing a unique (à la Calendar Girls, the movie) pin-up calendar to put under the tree this December.

A seniors’ home in southern Saskatchewan is fundraising with a calendar whose pinups are either scantily clad (I assume) older men, or older folks of both sexes, and so on and so forth. You can order one by sending a cheque for $22 Cdn (includes postage and shipping within the country) to:

Deep South Personal Care Home
Box 150
Pangman, SK
S0C 2C0

For more information you can call (306) 442-2043.

Be sure to note which calendar you want, when you mail that cheque. I’m ordering the older men for Grandma.

These were so popular they sold out quickly last year, didn't they Joanne? Thanks for the great idea; I can't wait to see the calendar. Dad’s not old enough for me to get him a “grandmas” one yet, is he?

Seven minutes before company's due to arrive, and what am I doing? Sending off a quick hello to you faithful readers who wail and gnash your teeth when I don't update regularly. You know who you are.

All joking aside, I truly am beginning to wonder whether there is such a thing as a reality shift that makes time disappear.

Oh! Here they are, five minutes early. Off I go.