Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface ix
5. As the Twig Is Bent 1
6. Holy Matrimony 8
7. We Arrive in Mayerthorpe 14
8. Not by Bread Alone 21
9. Money Back Guaranteed 25
10. No Hornets Here 28
11. Mr. Kringsberg’s Christmas Dinner 31
12. In a Pinch, Use Tarpaper 35
13. Sweet Singing in the Choir 40
14. Nobody Asked Me to Buy a Ticket 44
15. No 911 in the 1950s 47
16. Don’t Tell Your Husband Everything 51
17. Best to Hang On to a Big Jack 54
18. Glad We Didn’t Have Noah’s Animals 56
19. Never Mess with the WCTU 61
20. You Need to Dress Up for a Wedding 64
21. Purged of Pity and Fear 69
22. Too Bad They Don’t Brew Beer 73
23. Scrub Trees May Have Deep Roots 78
24. Sympathy and Prejudice Come with a Crack on the Head 83
25. Recycling Gallon Cans 87
26. Founding Edmonton’s United Community Fund 92
27. Learning to Be a Woman 98
28. Life Writing Series 104
29. Books in the Life Writing Series 105