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    Posted 13 years ago

    walksoftly
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    Pic 1. Spring 1941, farm had been abandoned during the Depression, it had all gone back to nature.
    Pic 2 & 3. 1950 house on blocks, digging basement with horse
    Pic 4. My Grandfather shoveling concrete into forms for foundation, helper playing "Banjo"
    I wouldn't be living in this house today if not for the hard work of my Grandfather and father.

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    1. vanskyock24 vanskyock24, 13 years ago
      can i go metal detecting their lol
    2. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Sure come on over, sometimes after a heavy rain I have found square cut nails on the driveway.
    3. Manikin Manikin, 13 years ago
      Love it Walksoft ~ That was hard work for them . Our old farm had a dirt floor and a big coal bin , I even crawled into that and slid down the pile of coal . Great Memories we are lucky to have :-) Your house back then looks like ours did.
    4. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Manikin did you get into trouble for sliding down the coal pile, you must have gotten filthy.
      Thanks Manikin, packrat, tim, vans, & kerry
    5. Manikin Manikin, 13 years ago
      LOL oh I sure did walksoft :-) I would be covered in black soot and drag it into house . I was a curious one . I liked to watch how things worked and I was happy to clean the barn and sprinkle lime on floor so it was white for a minute . Work was hard but I never saw it that way it was an adventure every day . I did get in trouble for wading in cows trough for water it was big and deep I thought I could swim in it . Now I think yuck but not then .
    6. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Thanks, marco & official
    7. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Thanks, Stonie & BeauxPurdy
    8. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Thanks for the love beachbomb, gargoyle, olega & roxy.
    9. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Thanks for the comment Phil.
      My Grandparents & their children spent the depression moving from one rented farm to another, it was hard times, but they still had it better then some families. In 1941 they went looking for a farm that they could call their own, this one needed a lot of work so the price was right. Within a few years the farm had become very productive and by the end of the War they were able to buy two new tractors, one for Grandpa & one for Dad.
      What part of Saskatchewan are you from, the south was hit so hard in the 30's?
    10. rocker-sd rocker-sd, 13 years ago
      Would love to see a picture of it today.
    11. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Thanks for the Love rocker.
      I have some more pics of the construction & then I will work my way up to present day.
    12. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      My Grandfather didn't build it, but he did add onto it, by lifting it and putting it on a proper foundation he ensured it's long term survival. The original house (piece to the right side of first pic was built apx. 1898. The second section in the middle was added apx. 1920. The summer kitchen, left section was added in the late 20's, it was removed when the house was lifted & a better built piece was added on at that time. We moved in, in 1982 & added on to it in 1985, we are proud to live in a house with so much history. We have done plenty of renovations in the thirty years that we have lived here & it is as energy efficient as a modern home, it has to be with our Manitoba winters. It's minus 20 degrees C this AM as I write this.
    13. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      My mother always says how much my Grandmother would have liked our home & the changes that we made. BTW it is supposed to be + 5 tomorrow.
    14. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      Thanks for the Love and the comment scandi.
    15. musikchoo musikchoo, 12 years ago
      I Love Photo #4 with the Guy Playing "Shovel" Banjo !! (:-D). Hard work, but still having fun!! That is so Cool !!
    16. walksoftly walksoftly, 12 years ago
      Thanks for the love musikchoo, a little fun makes the hard work a little easier & the day shorter.
      I still marvel at how hard my Grandfather worked to provide his family with a place they could call their own.
    17. walksoftly walksoftly, 12 years ago
      Thanks for the love official.
    18. walksoftly walksoftly, 11 years ago
      Thanks for the love & the kinds words Toenail. The air banjo is a special one!
    19. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 9 years ago
      i love this house!!
    20. antiquerose antiquerose, 9 years ago
      Love this post -- and the story/history it shows !!!!
    21. walksoftly walksoftly, 9 years ago
      Thanks for the love & kind words ho2 & Rose.
    22. walksoftly walksoftly, 9 years ago
      Thanks for the love
      musikchoo
      Sean
      Aim....were ever you are
      Caperkid

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