Tag: Sarnia
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The Wilderness that Was
Read More: The Wilderness that WasI like to imagine what it was like then — my neighbourhood, or ravine-riven Toronto, or the Sarnia savannah. It would be nice, just once, to hike through old woods from the lake shore to the escarpment or High Park to Forest Hill, or along the beach from Centennial to Bright’s Grove, and see nothing…
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The Age of Aquarius
Read More: The Age of AquariusI was just thirteen at the ‘Dawning of the Age of Aquarius’. This infectious song still seems to permeate western culture with its moon-struck optimism and idealism.
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Wietse, Sietse and Casey
Read More: Wietse, Sietse and CaseyThis story is about three daddies and their firstborn babies. It happened at the first AACS Conference held at Niagara Christian College. It is better not to mention names.
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Covenant
Read More: CovenantHenry and Wendy de Jong moved into the Niagara Peninsula in April, 1984, joining Trinity CRC, where Henry’s parents, Herman and Stiny, were members. Their first child, Michael was born that September, to be followed by Jovita (1986) and Laura (1991). The three children all went through Calvin and Beacon schools. Michael went on to…
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Mr. Joosse – 1955
Read More: Mr. Joosse – 1955he was a stalwart man fierce eyes under bushy brows. here a foot there a foot as if the zeeland clay still stuck to his wooden clogs
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On Cats and Dogs
Read More: On Cats and DogsAlmost every Canadian family has a dog or a cat. A quarter of supermarkets is used to display food for those pets. There is a very wide choice of all kinds of brands, because like humans, pets are very picky.
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Sarnia Christian School
Read More: Sarnia Christian SchoolThe art of story telling on display, fifty years after Herman de Jong first stood in front of a classroom and honed his craft.
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Aylmer, Canada, church, family, God, Jordan Station, London, music, organ, Sarnia, school, ship, Vennekerk
Occupations
Read More: OccupationsOpa Herman de Jong had the following occupations As you can see: a multi-checkered career. Of course, now these occupations were on a part-time basis, otherwise I would have had to live two lives. And now let’s start at the very beginning… Herman at work
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I am Indigenous
Read More: I am IndigenousThe parallels between indigenous peoples, like those from Canada or northern Holland, are significant.
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The Nature of Things
Read More: The Nature of ThingsThe photographs in this exhibition of objects from my mother’s home are equally happy accidents, revealing the nature of things