Kelley TeahenMy Canada: the southern charms of Pelee IslandWhen people in Canada say they are “going south”, generally it means Florida. Caribbean. Mexico.Feb 27, 2017Feb 27, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: Niagara FallsIf someone comes to visit Ontario for one day from halfway around the world, there’s a good chance Niagara Falls will be on the whirlwind…Feb 25, 2017Feb 25, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: The Elora GorgeI grew up near Elora, in the town of Elmira. “Ooooh,” people would say when I told them my hometown. “That’s so pretty! I love the gorge.”…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: The food of loveMy mother Mary Woznuk Teahen — here on her wedding day and five decades later, wearing the same headpiece at my parents’ 50th wedding…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: How warm fur cooledThe canoodlers here are the young loves who, many years later, became my parents. And what remains of this picture — beyond the family…Feb 23, 2017Feb 23, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: When Irish eyes are smilingI’m one of 4.5 million Canadians who reported having Irish blood, in some quantity, in our country’s latest national census in 2016.Feb 22, 2017Feb 22, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: Rough waters on the journeyIf you’ve read my previous post, A nation molded by immigrants, you’ll know my grandfather Steven Woznuk came to Canada before the First…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: A nation molded by immigrantsUnless you are a member of one of Canada’s aboriginal First Nations, the truth about being Canadian is that you got here because you, or…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: The games Canadians playI assumed everyone grew up with a round wood game board in the back of the closet.Feb 19, 2017Feb 19, 2017
Kelley TeahenMy Canada: The ark of loveIn 1964, a man from Canada was living in France. At the time, his father was Canada’s Governor General, carrying out the duties of Head of…Feb 18, 2017Feb 18, 2017