A road or a route used in winter when the ground is frozen or there is snow.
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Speaker: ... I remember dad talking about they used to go through there with the horses ways when they drew wood down, but- ... Ah, it was a- that was like a winter road. Interviewer: Okay. And that would be like Crown land or something? Speaker: No, I don't think it was Crown land, it was- in those days they had winter roads across- that was just a kind of a common thing, like, they'd make a winter road through your place and that was just the shortest, best route to (inc) ... |
A road or a route used in winter when the ground is frozen or there is snow. |
To adapt or prepare (something) for operation or use in cold weather.
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You had to clear so much land and s-- plant so much wheat, so much potatoes, so much corn. And you had to build a- a cabin to live in. Winterized. That was the two things that they were- had to have done then before they would approve it. |
Prepared for winter |
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I can remember that's where I learned to swim (laughs). And I remember of the pigs being up on the- there was a wire fence, you-know, above that (laughs). And I remember the pigs being in the other end and we were (laughs) the dam- right at the dam where it was deeper (laughs). Can you imagine that? And the cattle at the top of the hill and urine going down there. |
A fence consisting of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework, between. |
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Speaker: ... and we'd just- and there was a stile at the back fence into the ah- the schoolyard, so you'd climb up over the stile and there you were. Interviewer: Explain what a stile is. Speaker: What a stile is. Interviewer: Yes. Yes. Speaker: Yes. Okay so you have the wire fence, and that's really awkward to climb over. So they would build ah wooden steps up one side and down the other. |
A fence consisting of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework, between. |
To dowse for water with a divining rod.
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Speaker: Yeah, and if you're not, drill it where you want it. But I'm not saying in certain parts of the country, you shouldn't witch. Interviewer: What's that word? Speaker: Witch. Interviewer: Witch? What does that mean? Speaker: Well maybe it's witchcraft, I-don't-know but my wife and I and my cousin and his wi-- ah, were out visiting some relatives out west in nineteen-seventy and they were drilling- going to drill a well out there. |
employ a technique to search for water that works by an uknown mechanism |
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Yeah yeah. Another puzzle part that you won't know is last year- well I'm licensed through the Canadian-Co-operative-Wool-Growers. And all that means is to take the wool off a sheep in one piece and leave as much skin to grow next year's, eh? |
A place to sell wool. |
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In the spring of the year the sheep would be clipped and the fleeces taken (flips the page) to Carlton-Place to the wool-growers. |
A place to sell wool. |
And then you'd roll them all up into a ball and keep each- each fleece separate. And then the what they call in Carleton-Place the wool-growers, you've maybe heard of them, eh. And that you'd sell out there, get a better money for it. |
A place to sell wool. |
(Under bee) In allusion to the social character of the insect (originally in U.S.): A meeting of neighbours to unite their labours for the benefit of one of their number; e.g. as is done still in some parts, when the farmers unite to get in each other's harvests in succession; usually preceded by a word defining the purpose of the meeting, as apple-bee, husking-bee, quilting-bee, raising-bee, etc. Hence, with extended sense: A gathering or meeting for some object; esp. spelling-bee, a party assembled to compete in the spelling of words.
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Money was very scarce but that was one way to contribute. Many other folks in the area helped in other ways also. Work-bees were also held during the winter to cut fire-wood for the manse and the church building. |
Communal work activity. |
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Interviewer: So what did you do for fun? [0:25:16.9] Speaker: Do for fun? Went to dances and-that-type-of-thing. Interviewer: Ball game. Speaker: Used to be what they called young-people's-groups that had met- oh w-- I-think it was once a month. They were church groups. |
A church group for teenagers. |
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Interviewer: Ah, Kara, ah thinking about the village being so close, ah, where there chances, opportunities to get together with people your own age? Speaker: Yeah, we had young people's group, when I was growing up. Interviewer: W-- what was that about? Speaker: Well, it was sponsored by the church and just got together and played games and- so on. Interviewer: That's a good way for young people to meet each other. |
A church group for teenagers. |
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Speaker 1: 'Cause she made sure we were good writ-- now Ron-Brown and I, we went- what was it for, it was something to do with- Speaker 2: Ah, s-- some kind-of course yous took together. |
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Speaker 1: Soon as you were of age, you were gone. Yeah. Speaker 2: And they let yous out early, 'cause you're farmers too. |
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Yeah. We went up to her party, Lachlan and I were invited. And it was full of people like her friends but she said "All I wanted to do was to get the two of yous together, I wanted to talk to Lachlan. |
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And they went to take off. And I says "Just a minute, you guys. This yard was clean when yous come in, clean it up now." The teacher said "Yes," she said "You can't do that. Pick it up. |
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And they were out in the field with it. And they were walking around and around in a circle. And I shouted at them. I said "Yous get that bull back into that barn. |
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Interviewer: How do you call chickens? Speaker: Yous can probably make a noise for that too. Interviewer: Yeah, do you remember it? |
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Oh yeah, yeah. And I can remember- (laughs) I can remember this when I- maybe it was one of you girls or some of yous anyway. And they- they took grandma's recipe and they took it home and made it and- and ah, it was all- main wrote out I thought they- all- everything they needed and the phone rang |
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...I'd get home maybe one-o'clock in the morning and I was up to have you kids breakfast and-everything ready for yous to go to school and- so- so I could sleep. |
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Well I can see the sun and the moon just as well I-think as any of yous. But I can't see that paper lying there. I can see the paper but I can't see the (inc) (coughs). |
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