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Apr 27, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. A Long Overdue Apology

At one time I was very young. I am talking about 3 years old. That period is mostly dim in my rear-view mirror but there are a few...

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Terry Groves

Apr 6, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. Rime at Lundy's Lane

My grade 7 English teacher at Lundy's Lane school in Kingston, I wish I could remember her name, gave us a challenge at the start of the...

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Terry Groves

Mar 30, 2019
3 min

B.R.A.T.S. The Girl in the Bathing Suit

When I was four or five, we were still living on Jameswood Drive on the air base in Winnipeg, my two older brothers, Mark and Robin (now...

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Terry Groves

Mar 17, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. Spider on the Sidewalk

In Winnipeg in the early 60s, we lived on Leicester Square in the Air Force PMQs. My parents were adamant that we had to learn to swim,...

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Terry Groves

Mar 9, 2019
5 min

B.R.A.T.S. First Kiss

As a brat I had the pleasure and opportunity to know a lot of kids. Boys and girls, each one an adventure just waiting to happen. I don't...

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Terry Groves

Feb 14, 2019
2 min

B.R.A.T.S. A Big Scare

In the early 60s, we were stationed in Winnipeg, on the air base where we lived in PMQs. We lived in two different houses there. One on...

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Terry Groves

Feb 11, 2019
3 min

B.R.A.T.S. Cold Day in the Playground

Winter was magical when I was a kid. Being outside, even during a bitter cold Winnipeg winter was where we, my brothers and I, wanted to...

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Terry Groves

Feb 7, 2019
2 min

Being a B.R.A.T.

Webster-Mirriam definition of brat. (Entry 1 of 2) 1a disparaging : child specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child a spoiled brat....

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Terry Groves

Jan 21, 2017
4 min

B.R.A.T. Tomatos

What do an errant tomato plant and a brat childhood have in common?

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