Grandma! Look what I got!” Little Allison Jackson burst into the front door of Andrew and Rose’s house holding up a brightly coloured basket for her grandmother to see. Rose bent down to look. “Oh my goodness,” she exclaimed. “What are those, my dear?” “Easter eggs!” said Allison excitedly. “The Easter bunny was in our
The Easter bunny pays the kids a visit
The Jacksons from the April 20, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
April Fools!
The Jacksons from the April 6, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
Rose Jackson opened her eyes as the phone on the arm of her chair buzzed suddenly. She picked it up, but for a moment contemplated just letting it ring and resuming her nap. The warm spring sun shining through the sunroom windows was almost enough to make a human being purr. She turned the phone
Starting the day with a hearty (breakfast) conversation
The Jacksons from the March 23, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
Randy Jackson leaned over to look out of the café window, setting his coffee down as he did so. His wife Jackie looked at him questioningly from across the table. “There they come,” said Randy. “I hope they’re wearing their high rubber boots because some of those sidewalk puddles are deep.” “You don’t want to
The foundation for a good marriage
The Jacksons from the March 9, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
You need more coffee?” Andrew Jackson stood at the kitchen counter, the coffee pot in his right hand, and a freshly filled mug in his left. He paused, waiting for an answer. “I’m good!” Rose’s voice floated in from the sunroom across the hall. Andrew slid the coffee pot back onto the warm element of
Winnipeg restaurants on ice
The Jacksons from the February 23, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
If you had asked me a week ago,” the stranger was saying as Andrew Jackson pulled up a chair and seated himself at his usual table in the café, “I would have told you flat out that the worst possible place in the City of Winnipeg to put a restaurant would be the middle of
Staying in Canada for a holiday
The Jacksons from the February 9, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
Andrew Jackson eased his pickup truck into his usual parking spot in front of the café and turned off the engine. A strong north wind blew the falling snow across the windshield where it immediately began to pile up around the wipers. “Ugh,” said Rose, who was in the passenger seat next to Andrew. “I
Debating the “new normal”
The Jacksons from the January 26, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
Well, at least it’s dry in here.” Rose Jackson spoke from her chair in the Jackson house sunroom, looking out over a backyard covered in heavy greyish white snow. Rain fell steadily, a small stream of water trickling from the downspout visible at the corner of the the house. She gestured towards the window. “Nobody’s
Fun with parents and technology
The Jacksons from the January 12, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
Jennifer Jackson rubbed the sleep out of her eyes as she padded in slipper-clad feet into the kitchen of the apartment she shared with her best friend Kendra. Kendra was already there in the kitchen, sitting at the 1950-era chrome table, a cup of coffee sitting in front of her on the shiny blue formica
The best Christmas present ever
The Jacksons from the December 22, 2016 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
Hush little one, don’t you fuss now.” Rose Jackson spoke softly, her words and her attention directed to the tiny squirming bundle she held in her arms. The bundle issued a soft whimper, a tiny hiccup, and then was still. “She is so beautiful,” said Rose, still speaking softly so as not to disturb the
The one thing that will save – or destroy – the world
The Jacksons from the November 24, 2016 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator
It’s an open question,” Harvey Brown was saying, as Andrew Jackson pulled up a chair and joined the three men already seated at the window table in the café, “whether it will save, or destroy, the world. But experts agree it will almost certainly do one or the other.” There was a moment of silence.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
