In 1939, my father was living in a small village in Upper Silesia, a part of Germany that was ceded… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: The Beginning of the War
Tag: Father
Jam Gen Memoir: My Father’s Journey to Canada (January 1957)
In 1956, my father was living and working in Braunschweig, West Germany. Through his employer, he received an opportunity to… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: My Father’s Journey to Canada (January 1957)
Jam Gen Nostalgia: A Trip to the Kiwanis Music Festival
In February 2019, in those halcyon days before anyone had heard of COVID-19, I signed up to volunteer as a… Read more Jam Gen Nostalgia: A Trip to the Kiwanis Music Festival
Jam Gen Memoir: Christmas and New Year’s 1960-61
My father arrived in Canada in January 1957. He had been offered a two-year contract, working for a company in… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: Christmas and New Year’s 1960-61
Jam Gen Memoir: In My Father’s Words
After my parents moved from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Toronto in July 2009, my father was quite lonely. I only… Read more Jam Gen Memoir: In My Father’s Words
Jam Gen Pets: The Life of Riley
(As dictated to Marina) My name isn’t actually Riley, but it might as well be. After all, I live the… Read more Jam Gen Pets: The Life of Riley
Jam Gen Love: Living Apart Together
Confession time: I’m not a trendy person. I don’t stand in line for hours, let alone days, to get the… Read more Jam Gen Love: Living Apart Together
Jam Gen Ageing: What’s That You Say?
“You remember what we talked about the other night? My friend … walking … grass … told his dad? And… Read more Jam Gen Ageing: What’s That You Say?
Jam Gen Parenting: The Gift of Gratitude
For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful. Amen. My sons half recite, half… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: The Gift of Gratitude
Jam Gen Love: What Would My Father Think?
My father passed away in May 2017 at age 86. Until the last year of his life when he became… Read more Jam Gen Love: What Would My Father Think?