Grandpa's Chair

In Margo, Saskatchewan, Grandpa Benson had a recliner that sat in the corner of the living room opposite the TV set. Grandpa liked to watch WWF, and to doze. Whenever I’d walk into their house he’d soon give a beneficient order. “How ‘bout some ice cream?” was the most frequent one, and if the bowl wasn’t highly enough heaped, he’d look upon it with disdain and send it back to the kitchen for proper filling. Of course, my bowl also could be equally rounded on top, so I never complained.

A less welcomed request was “Clean my toenails, eh?”

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From the Wadena News:
'Looking Back' section, April 2009:

"100 Years Ago
April 16, 1909
Margo: One of our new settlers gave a party the other day in order to get enough help to put up his new house. But as the days are long and the host had forgotten to bring along the necessary quantity of grub, the party broke up rather early and, sad to tell, never returned."

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It's snowing here today. Snowing! I will have to bundle up to go out.

A perfect day to warm up the house by making granola.

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"April 16   Every year on this day, the god Apollo was worshipped and supplicated by his faithful cult in ancient Greece. An annual festival called the Hiketeria was celebrated in his honor." - Original source unknown