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Terry Groves
- Apr 28
- 3 min
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Terry Groves
- Apr 21
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Wisdom
This story meanders a bit but illustrates a couple of brat bits of wisdom. I left home at 17 after graduating high school. I went to London, Ontario to go to Fanshaw College for auto mechanics. While I waited for classes to begin, I worked at the Holiday Inn as a busboy, and then for a cleaning company at the White Oaks Mall running a big floor scrubbing machine. When it was time to begin studying, I decided I didn't want to go to college (big mistake- tell your kids to get t
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Terry Groves
- Mar 17
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. The Night the Night Froze
Wolf Cubs and Boy Scouts were a constant theme throughout my youth. Through the activities and my never-ending quest to amass proficiency badges, my horizons were broadened and I gained new skills and knowledge. At the time, I didn't realize I was learning things, I was just having fun. From learning about nature, geography and gaining a love for reading, I also learned leadership and independence, growing to be quite proficient when I was away from the comforts of home. All
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Terry Groves
- Mar 10
- 3 min
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Terry Groves
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Follow the Recipe
Even when I was so young I was still mastering walking, we were encouraged to spend time outside. In the winter, the activities were varied and, because we were living in Winnipeg, often involved snow. . .lots of snow. Besides building snow forts and ice caves, we would build snowmen. My parents taught us, make a big snow ball, then another one, not quite as big, and then another one, a bit smaller yet. Pile them up with the smallest on top, add a hat, carrot and two briquett
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Terry Groves
- Feb 20
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Hair
Growing up in a military family, being one of six boys, finances were always tight. Mom and Dad did what they could to squeeze every nickel, ensuring we always had what we needed. One of the ways Dad saved a few dollars each month was to cut our hair himself. When I was very young, Mom tended to pile my hair up on top of my head and everyone thought it was cute. In those days I didn't care but those days didn't last. Eventually, I outgrew that and was glad to climb up onto Da
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Terry Groves
- Jul 4, 2020
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Climbing Mount Everest
Some challenges seem so much bigger when they are right in front of you.
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Terry Groves
- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. Non-Brat Friends
Not only did I learn to build relationships with other brats, I learned about non-brats too
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Terry Groves
- Jun 20, 2020
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Pets - Part of the Family
When we first moved to Clinton, we brought our cat, whom we had named Cotton because she was all white, with us from Winnipeg. Unfortunately, she did not survive our time at the farm. We found her dead, by the edge of the highway. There were no discernible injuries so we don't think she was struck by a car. We buried her in a stand of trees that bordered the farm's front lawn. After we moved into the base PMQs, my grandparents, Dad's parents, came for a visit. They brought a
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Terry Groves
- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
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Terry Groves
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
B.R.A.T.S. Building Memories and Knowledge
Even when I was really young I had a passion for plastic models. For me, it was the assembly, fitting the parts together to make something, that held my fascination, more so than the final model. I recall watching my older brothers, Mark and Robin, assemble cars, planes, boats, tanks, and even monsters. This was before I had enough manual dexterity to manipulate the small parts myself. I watched as Dad showed them how to remove the parts from the frames that held them, trim o
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Terry Groves
- Apr 1, 2020
- 6 min
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Terry Groves
- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
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Terry Groves
- Mar 18, 2020
- 4 min
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Terry Groves
- Mar 11, 2020
- 4 min
B.R.A.T.S. The Old Oak Tree
Legends abound when you are a young brat. Read about my adventure in the arms of a fateful tree.
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Terry Groves
- Feb 26, 2020
- 2 min
B.R.A.T.S. Ka-bala and the Spirit World
When we lived in Clinton, I learned about a board-type game called Ka-bala. TV said it could predict the future, that it knew all my secrets. Check it out on Mr. Google, search for 'Ka-bala game'. It was sort of like a Ouija board, but toned down for kids. It had a huge eye on a pedestal above the playing board. I don't recall just how the game played but, like a Ouija board, you asked it questions and it gave you answers by turning that disembodied eye over cards arranged ar
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Terry Groves
- Feb 19, 2020
- 3 min
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