Category Archives: Summerland stories

April 30 2011 In the early days, many townsites began on the shoreline of oceans, lakes or rivers, and depended on those liquid transportation routes for their supplies, growth, and livelihood.  Summerland was one of those towns in the Okanagan … Continue reading →

April 29, 2011 “I really don’t want you to go on the clay cliffs.  The paths are so narrow.  What if you fall and slide down?”  Mom responded to our eager request to go hiking. “But, mom, you climbed all … Continue reading →

April 29 2011 Growing up in the sunny Okanagan Valley, and especially having grandparents who owned an orchard in beautiful Summerland BC, canning fruit was naturally a part of my childhood and youth. We canned fruit at our home in … Continue reading →

April 28 2011 Quilting Bee at Mrs. Moore’s House The sun sifted through the thick curtains that hung over the narrow horizontal windows tucked under the eaves of the square lean-to room attached to the back of Mrs. Moore’s small … Continue reading →