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Happy to be Canadian
Susanne Spence Wilkins
32 episodes
1 hour ago
Years of worry ended in nine seconds when all the stars aligned for the new cupola to be installed during the major reconstruction project of the Crazy 8 Barn in Palmyra, Ontario. Let Susanne take you through the anguish and the joy that rebuilding history can be. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Foll...
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Years of worry ended in nine seconds when all the stars aligned for the new cupola to be installed during the major reconstruction project of the Crazy 8 Barn in Palmyra, Ontario. Let Susanne take you through the anguish and the joy that rebuilding history can be. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Foll...
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Episodes (20/32)
Happy to be Canadian
It Took Nine Seconds
Years of worry ended in nine seconds when all the stars aligned for the new cupola to be installed during the major reconstruction project of the Crazy 8 Barn in Palmyra, Ontario. Let Susanne take you through the anguish and the joy that rebuilding history can be. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Foll...
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3 days ago
8 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Osage Oranges from Décor to Guerilla Gardening
Can you imagine finding a heritage home filled with the gigantic fruit of an Osage Orange tree? Well, Susanne did and you can find out here how that adventure turned out. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting experienc...
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1 week ago
7 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Frosty in the Summertime
You can conjure up that old Christmas feeling anytime if you have an old Victrola and a group of rangy kids. Hear how Susanne and her friends and family brought an old snowman back to life on every summer vacation. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website ...
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2 weeks ago
5 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Tamaracks are Golden Memories
When the Tamarack trees turn gold in the cool days of November, Susanne recalls the days when private pilots were plentiful and friendships were formed through flight and food. You'll hear about a little yellow airplane and how it changed the lives of many local residents. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign ...
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3 weeks ago
7 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
First Snow Brings Back Memories
Artists from around the world collaborated to make one of the most cherished Christmas animation movies from the past half century. It was one of Susanne's favourites. Find out how it came together, and watch out, there's singing. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instag...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Creating a Goddess of the Corn
When harvest rolls around, we want to show our appreciation. One autumn Susanne and Manfred created a Corn Queen to honour the bounty of the harvest. This week you'll hear how they accomplished it. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in ...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Reaching in to the Dangers of the Past
Susanne has plugged the combine while harvesting corn. Listen where she wanders to as she reflects on the dangers that have faced farmers in the past and how they coped with them. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting ...
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1 month ago
8 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
A Harvest Race
Susanne takes you into the combine with her as they race against the weather and the setting sun to finish up a soybean harvest. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com
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1 month ago
13 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Late Night Landings
Susanne re-imagines how her family could have come together to make a safe landing spot for her parents who were trying to get home in their small aircraft before dark. It's a unique look at rural families who flew private aircraft from their own farms in the 1960's. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign ...
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2 months ago
9 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
To Look at the Stars
Creating stories and fairy tales comes naturally to children as Susanne realizes when 11 year old her grandson describes his new experiences making his first stop-motion animation film. It's where the real stars are created. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My webs...
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2 months ago
5 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Clawing our Way Back from an Iconic Past
When Robert Redford died last week, Susanne thought about the lessons she had learned from the movie star who "wasn't her guy". You'll also find out why she chose the jaunty theme music for this podcast. So join her as she re-enters that golden age of film making with Newman and Redford. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the seaso...
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2 months ago
7 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Doomed Maiden Voyages
When a grandson's graduation gift flies out of sight, Susanne and family are on a misadventure to the soybean field. Will they find the misguided gift or return with only scratches and bad memories? Find out by listening to Doomed Maiden Voyages. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Foll...
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2 months ago
9 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
When the Swallows Leave
Manfred and Susanne delight over the beauty of the barn swallows that take up residence every summer in an old dairy barn on their farm. Follow the turns and tales that have kept these beautiful little birds housed here for almost one hundred years. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebo...
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2 months ago
7 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Of Horses and Hand Grenades
Susanne has been on some surprising horse purchasing adventures with her daughter. Hi ho ..... If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com
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3 months ago
4 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Test Tube Mother Myth Shattered
Susanne makes a shattering discovering about the rebranding of Pyrex and its offspring. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com
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3 months ago
6 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
You're On Fire
Susanne is surprised when she answers her cell to hear Manfred shouting that she is one fire. Follow their frantic efforts to squash the fire in the field. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www...
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3 months ago
5 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
What is Coyote Ugly?
Coyotes populate southern Ontario and when we are outdoors we see them often, but not as often as they watch us. Listen as Susanne is surprised by a voice from the darkness. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting experi...
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3 months ago
5 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
I Can't Eat what You Love to Eat
Do you ever wonder why you love or loath foods that were popular in your family when you were a child? In this episode, Susanne tries of her dad's favourite treats, one that she found repulsive in her childhood. Will her taste buds have matured? Will she still find this food yucky? Listen to find out. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (de...
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4 months ago
8 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
A Taste of Ukrainian Heritage
Over the years, Susanne has had some delightful brushes with real and suspected Ukrainian heritage. She has learned that all is not as it first appears but also treasures the remarkable tastes she encountered. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to jo...
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4 months ago
9 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Frog Legs Fiasco Forever Remembered
When a local club hosts a Frog Legs Supper, Susanne remembers a frog fishing fiasco from a childhood vacation on a Northern Ontario lake. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram My website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com
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4 months ago
11 minutes

Happy to be Canadian
Years of worry ended in nine seconds when all the stars aligned for the new cupola to be installed during the major reconstruction project of the Crazy 8 Barn in Palmyra, Ontario. Let Susanne take you through the anguish and the joy that rebuilding history can be. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Foll...