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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Tragedy: 8 of 109

My baby is not crying tonight, Though torn from my hold, She'll never feel a warm embrace; She'll never face another soul. My baby is not cold tonight, Though keenly blows the Spring, He'll never warm in Summer's sun; He'll never want another thing. Me baby is not scared tonight, Though darkness steals the light, She'll neve...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Birth of a child: 1 of 6

I wanted a little girl. From the time I was a little girl myself, I knew I wanted one of my own someday. A little girl that could be dressed up in fussy pink dresses and bows, white knee highs and black patent shoes. A little girl with yellow curls, sparkling blue eyes and rosy cheeks . . . just like the dolls I played with....
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The old house: 5 of 28

"You bought an old house?", our friends query in amazement. "You chose an old workhorse of a house, an inconvenient, time-consuming old barn of a house over the new, bright, clean, convenient domicile wonders that reside in that new development with the artificial lake?" People we know are often amazed that the dream home we...
Pets & Animals > Dog Breeds Do Malamutes and Siberians make good pets?: 2 of 8

Siberian Huskies are not for those looking for a "normal" dog breed. Pleasing you with their obedience is not right up there on their "to do" list. They are known as the "houdini" of dogs, and will spend hours planning and executing their escape. All small animals, birds, reptiles, and insects are prey to be stalked, caught,...
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Horses being killed for hormone-replacement therapy drugs: 1 of 4

Forty thousand foals are slaughtered every year for meat. Sixty thousand pregnant mares are denied exercise, given limited water, and restrained in eight foot by four foot stalls for six months of the year. Eventually they too are slaughtered for meat. Why? For PMU - pregnant mare urine. The urine is extracted from mares on ...
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) What happens when your personal bank account is compromised: 1 of 4

"Sorry - transaction cancelled - the funds in this account are zero." I stared in disbelief at the electronic message glowing from my ATM machine, where I had come to make a withdrawal. How could my checking account be empty? A week before I'd had a balance of over $1000. Since then, I hadn't written any checks, or withdrawn...
Food & Drink > Dairy & Eggs Recipes: Cheese balls: 4 of 10

I first made this recipe over 20 years ago, to take to a party. I didn't know until I got there that the party was my own wedding shower! During the evening, so many of the ladies came up to me and asked me for the recipe, that I later ended up typing it up on recipe cards, and including it in all my thank you notes. This wa...
Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Horses: 9 of 19

Horses have been around for 55 million years. In the beginning, they were the size of a small dog, with a height of about only 10 inches, and had four toes. As the years past, the conditions the horses lived in changed, so in order to survive, the horse had to change too. Its neck became longer with a larger head. The eyes m...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: How convenience foods help the family: 1 of 1

It's been a particularly hard day at work. As I drag myself through the door at six o'clock, I am met by two hungry kids, and a husband due home in ten minutes. There is celery, grapes, and milk in the fridge. Everything else edible is frozen solid. What do I do? Break out the pizza pops, of course! It is not like this every...
Pets & Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians Reptile facts: Garter snakes of Narcisse: 1 of 1

Imagine living in a world where there are 5000 males to every female. This is the life of the female red-sided garter snake, relishing one of the rarest rituals in the animal kingdom. Seventy miles north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, snuggled deep in the Interlake region lies the Narcisse Snake Dens. In a series of connecting limes...