In 1979, I took my wife a and kids to Laird, Saskatchewan to show them my roots, so to speak. On our way, just out of Moose Jaw, I pointed out a typical one acre Saskatchewan garden plot. The ground had been worked over and left barren except for a curious stump. The kids said: […]
"Footprints" Archive
The posts below include examples of traditional Mennonite culture as it exists in Essex and Kent counties and how Mennonites have influenced this community.
Potato Digging In Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is like Texas when it comes to potatoes. They are THE largest. One can get into trouble digging them if you’re a mere child for fear that you might be crushed. I’m standing right between the horses; I’m thin, but you can sort of make out my feet. If the snow falls unexpectedly, which […]
The Full Circle Thrift Shop
The story below was written by John Wiens. I had seen glimpses of him at the Leamington Mennonite Seniors Home and when I briefly spoke to him he told me that his wife Margie of sixty-six years, was now a resident in the home. Harry Riediger himself, was not able, at the age of eighty-eight to […]
