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NOTE: Click on the arrow  in the top right hand corner of the documents below to enlarge to full screen to read, download or print the documents. Alice (Maneer) Young Diary 1902-1906 - Transcripts    Alice (Maneer) Young Diary           Alice (Maneer) Young Diary 1902-1906 - Original                1902-1906 - Poems North West Quarter of Lot 21 Concession 9, Innisfil Township. (Craigvale) Home of Alice Young & Family when she first kept her Diary from 1902 to 1905. Painted by William's cousin May Palmer. This photo was taken in 1910. In the early 1900s it was the home of Alice Young's in-laws. Alice and her family moved there from across the road in September 1905. She died in this house in December 1907. Later, Alice's son William Young inherited the farm. Two of William's 3 children were born here, one of them being my My father was born on the kitchen table in this house and several years late...

"Belly up to the Bar Cocktails for Two" Downloads Below (coming 2026) Here's a shopping list for the ingredients you will need to make at least one of every cocktail and treat you will find in my new book "Belly up to the Bar" scheduled for release in 2026. There are two lists, one for shopping at the LCBO / Liquor Store and one for items that you can pick up at most grocery stores. The lists may look a little overwhelming to begin with, but upon examination you will likely discover you already have many of the ingredients on hand, particularly those ingredients included on the Grocery Store List. Due to pack sizes you will be required to purchase, you should also take into consideration that most items will leave you with sufficient ingredients to make more than just one drink. For that reason you should consider carefully your purchases for items like fresh fruit or items that have a shorter shelf life. Unless you intend to make everything in the book right aw...

  Where Do Your Loyalties Lie? - jim Young “You can’t buy happiness, but you can live in Canada. And that’s pretty much the same thing.” - anon I recently saw a post on Facebook calling for Canadians to boycott products made in the U.S. Given the current state of affairs between Canada and the U.S. I thought this was not a bad idea. The post listed a number of substitutes for commonly purchased groceries to help make wise choices when grocery shopping. A disclaimer on the list stated “Some products still to be vetted.” So before sharing I set out to “fact-check” the list as I usually try to do anyway. On a separate topic I wonder why so many people, on the one hand, accuse me of being a “sheep” and just go along with what everyone else says and then on the other hand make fun of me for attempting to “fact-check” for false information? Is it wrong to want to be right? It took considerable time to research this data but I wanted to be sure it was at least reasonably accurate.  T...