I am very happy to present a guest post from the lovely Darlene Foster. Blogger, and published author of the popular ‘Amanda’ series of books, Darlene is from Canada, and lives in Spain.
Babies and Blizzards
By Darlene Foster
I remember when my brother, Timothy, was born. It had been a typical cold and snowy prairie winter with blizzards creating impassable road conditions. Mom expected the third member of our family to arrive in early February. Dad was concerned that the inclement weather might stop him from getting her to the hospital sixty miles away, when the time came. So he took mom and my younger brother, Lorne to stay with our grandparents in the city well before her due date. Since I had school, I stayed with my great-aunt and great-uncle in the small town near our farm.
I was excited about this as I loved Aunt Elsie and…
What an exciting ending! One month must have felt like so much time for all concerned. I’ve only ridden a sleigh once, which was delightful with the horses’ neck bells ringing. It wasn’t as momentous as your reunion, though!
Thanks for the link, Darlene. It’s a delightful post.
By the way, I haven’t finished the episode yet, but I expect to use your set of “random reader things” in this weekend’s Armadillo Files episode.
Hugs on the wing.
Awww … what a fairy-tale arrival of your baby brother! Wonderful story of you both and wow, that cabinet of special books and it’s fantastic that you were able to read them all over the years! Precious, precious memories!
So pleased you enjoyed the memory. It is very special. I know you wrote a couple of special stories around the memories of your grandparents. I have a few more I’m working on.
Congratulations, you will be featured on the upcoming Senior Salon Pit Stop post, Monday, Nov 22nd as one of the top three bloggers.
Thank you for your support and participation. Please invite your fellow bloggers to also come and participate, thanks in advance.
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November 10, 2021 at 1:42 am
I’ll check it out. The arrival of a brother–sure to be a great memory.
November 10, 2021 at 4:49 am
Thanks, Jacqui!