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Susanne loves walking (and cycling) through local cemeteries, finding forgotten stories and wondering what certain inscriptions might mean.  Join Manfred and her as they discover a swashbuckling tale told be the early settlers. 

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Susanne faces the challenge of bicycling over 100 km from her home along the north shore of Lake Erie to visit all four ports in Elgin County. It's a test of will and a little tailwind wouldn't hurt. Find out where Manfred will be waiting for her. 

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When some porch chairs with creative innovations are separated in the spring weather, Susanne and Manfred have to figure out where like sitting best, or do they. 

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When Donna Sue Grove's mother bought a farm with a run down barn in Ohio at the turn of the 21st century neither she or her daughter had any idea how they were about to changed to rural landscape across North America.  In this week's episode Susanne recounts the unlikely barn quilt movement and reveals her favourite pattern.  (Don't tell anybody, the other patterns will be jealous.) 

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The week before St. Patrick's Day has Susanne yearning to know about Ireland.  Join her as she captures the mythology and heart-breaking realities and stereotypes of Ireland through sunshine and in shadow.  

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Susanne's Scottish ancestors may or may not have spoken Gaelic when they landed in the colony of Canada in 1854.  Somehow she's drawn to the language either by blood memory or wishful thinking. Join her as she attends an introductory Gaelic lessons and finds out how much she is missing. 

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From snow storms to once in a lifetime opportunities, travel with Susanne and her daughter Kate as they take on one of the seven wonders of the world.

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Maple Syrup making has changed significantly over the centuries, but a day in the forest in the 1970's is vivid for Susanne.  

Join her this week as she recounts this truly Canadian experience. 

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More than 50 years after the first efforts to orbit and land on the moon, there is another NASA-led enterprise to circle the moon.  And this time, a Canadian is scheduled to be on board. 

Susanne remembers the success of the Apollo missions and recounts what heroes look like in this episode. 

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When Susanne finds a letter from 1965 address to her Grandfather she is taken back to a terrifying afternoon when the grandkids were terrified of an attack but one of them was brave enought to make a run for it.

Join her as she remembers a simpler time when bad news took 10 days to be received. 

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