TERRY GROVES

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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