Mary Wiebe Friesen, born 1913 in the Terek Settlement Note: Mary Friesen celebrated her 101 birthday in January, 2014. My family and I lived in the Terek Settlement of Russia, established in 1901, which covered 24,800 acres. My parents had a mill; I was one of eight siblings, born in 1913. In 1918, when I […]
Archives for January 2014
Baking Zwiebach
Making Zwiebach A Zwiebach is a two- tiered bun, one on top of the other. Zwie means two in a German dialect. Mennonites love Zwiebachs, and so does anyone else, who has ever tasted one. The experience cannot be described in words if the Zwiebach baker knows how to do it properly. Many are beckoned […]
Lost In The Wilderness
This is another story from the collection Along the Way by John Wiens. More stories from Along the Way: Two Mothers Lost in the Wilderness Building a Log Structure Shortest Church Service Ever LOST IN ALGONQUIN (John Wiens) About fifty kilometres south of North Bay on Highway #11 is the small town of South River, […]
