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Oct 30, 2019
3 min

B.R.A.T.S. The Summer Hollywood Came to Clinton

It was the summer of '67 or '68 and we were living in the PMQs at CFB Clinton. I guess my older brothers, Mark and Robin, were feeling...

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B.R.A.T.S. Jameswood Drive School Winnipeg

Terry Groves

Oct 23, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. Jameswood Drive School Winnipeg

I don't have a lot of memories of Jameswood Drive school even though I went there for grade 1 and 2 beginning in 1963. Here is what I do...

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B.R.A.T.S. Slush - The Food of Dinosaurs

Terry Groves

Oct 9, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. Slush - The Food of Dinosaurs

I don't know where this bit of trivia came from but I recall being told it by my older brother Mark. I am not certain why I recall this...

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Terry Groves

Sep 28, 2019
4 min

B.R.A.T.S. Up In Smoke

In about 1968, when I was ten or so, I had a bit of a fascination with fire. I wasn't running around lighting them, I just liked how a...

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Terry Groves

Sep 19, 2019
4 min

B.R.A.T.S. The Games We Played

It was all about the games.

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Terry Groves

Sep 12, 2019
4 min

B.R.A.T.S. Glass Houses

Why do we make some of the choices we do?

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Terry Groves

Sep 5, 2019
4 min

B.R.A.T.S. When We Knew It All

Do you remember when you were young and knew everything? Yeah, me too. In grade six, while living in Clinton PMQs, my best friend, Paul...

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Terry Groves

Aug 22, 2019
4 min

B.R.A.T.S. First Love

Growing up the brat life you get used to leaving friends behind and making new ones at the other end of the move. Too, you get exposed to...

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Terry Groves

Aug 17, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. Cardboard Tanks

Sometimes the simplest things bring the most reward. As you can imagine, growing up in a single income family with five brothers, there...

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Terry Groves

Aug 4, 2019
3 min

B.R.A.T.S. Blumbedy Glass

When I was about six or seven I had my first encounter with the law. My older brothers, Mark, and Robin, me, my younger brother Paul and...

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Terry Groves

Jul 27, 2019
5 min

B.R.A.T.S. Lessons in the Country

A brief experience on a farm.

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Terry Groves

Jul 19, 2019
5 min

B.R.A.T.S. Pocket Money

Exercising an enterprising ambition.

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Terry Groves

Jul 13, 2019
5 min

B.R.A.T.S. La Salle Secondary

I attended La Salle Secondary School in Kingston for grade 9 and 10. I liked the school and a lot of the teachers there but these were...

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Terry Groves

Jul 6, 2019
3 min

B.R.A.T.S. Strong Benefits

While there were lots of sacrifices that had to be made living the brat life, I am talking about giving up a parent unexpectedly,...

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Terry Groves

Jun 28, 2019
3 min

B.R.A.T.S. Swinging Into Deadman Bay

Deadman Bay was a short walk from where I lived on Lundy's Lane in Fort Henry Height, CFB Kingston. There were several routes to get...

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Terry Groves

Jun 22, 2019
4 min

B.R.A.T.S. Sneaking to the Store

When you are young, the most simple activity can be an adventure. I recall when I was in grade 2, sneaking to the store to buy some...

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Terry Groves

Jun 7, 2019
5 min

B.R.A.T.S. Cedar Adventure

Sometimes the most innocent activities lead to the most incredible adventures, especially when you are a brat. I recall the day a simple...

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Terry Groves

May 25, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. How to be Assertive, or not!

I loved kindergarten. My teacher there was Miss Honey (Hunny?) and I liked her. It was in a house across Ness Ave from where we lived in...

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Terry Groves

May 10, 2019
5 min

B.R.A.T.S. When Death Knocks

Being a brat, you get used to dealing with loss. Well, not really used to it, it becomes a fact of your life and you learn to deal with...

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Terry Groves

May 4, 2019
5 min

B.R.A.T.S. Turtle Creek

One of my favorite places to go while we were stationed in Clinton Ontario and living in PMQs was Turtle Creek, or, as we called it, The...

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