It may have been small, but the surprise reveal of a box of wooden matches proved worthy of a giant celebration
A Saturday morning in November 1972 started like any other on our farm near Scott in west-central Saskatchewan. Rise and shine at 8 a.m., hot porridge and toast, and then the Saturday chores. Clean the big barn with a stone boat, water the heifers and put bedding in the livestock pens. It was one of […] Read moreStories by Joe Cey
Moving cows to pasture always an adventure
The author remembers being part of a move as a nine-year-old in the spring of 1972 that almost ended in disaster
It was like any other gorgeous spring day for a nine-year-old boy living on a farm in west-central Saskatchewan. But little did I know that the memories from this day, May 27, 1972, would stay with me for a long time. It was cattle moving day, which involved a trek of nearly 10 kilometres on […] Read more
