’Twas the night before Christmas, and the family was stirring

The Jacksons, From the January 1, 2015 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

Rose Jackson sat comfortably in the corner of the sectional couch in the living room of the Jackson farmhouse. Her two grandchildren nestled in beside her, four-year-old Allison on her right and little Andy on her left, waiting impatiently for her to open the book she held in her hands. “Are we ready?” said Rose.

A bit ‘o Irish and politics

The Jacksons, from the Dec.11, 2014 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

Andrew Jackson sat with his back to the window of the café on Main Street, waiting. Outside a cold winter wind whipped the snow across the pavement and piled it up in shallow drifts on the sidewalk. Storekeepers emerged periodically from their doorways to clear the walk, piling the snow up against the curbs, but


The Jacksons

From the Nov. 27, 2014 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

Andrew Jackson stamped his feet on the step to remove the snow from his boots and then stepped into the house where Rose greeted him from the kitchen. “How’s the weather?” she wanted to know. “Pretty nice,” said Andrew. “It’s not windy anyway which is the important thing.” He hung his parka up in the