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Introducing My Dad, the Entrepreneur (Part 1)

Before my dad started his family business, Rooney's Hire Services—which is still going strong today—he had a stint on Lord Delamere's farm, converted the backyard into a fridge factory, and manufactured hula hoops.

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Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner in our house was a big deal. Tradition meant that the turkey and all the Christmas trimmings were the center piece of our final meal of the day.

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Saudades – Time to say goodbye

Saudades is a special Portuguese word that, according to Google, means a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia—characteristic of the Brazilian temperament. When the last moving truck left for our new home, Moira and I both had strong saudades. It was time to say goodbye to a home we had lived in for the last 32 years, from the time we had arrived in Canada.

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Celebrating Christmas

Christmas in our home, like in most homes, was a very magic and happy time of the year. It was a time filled with rituals which were anticipated well in advance of Christmas day. Yet, time truly rolled by very slowly when you were a young person waiting in excitement for the big day itself.

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