Old Tobacco Ads
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These old tobacco ads sure take me back – way back. I remember selling Prince Albert “tin or loose” tobacco at our general store in DeGrau. Sickle “Stick or Plug” tobacco was also very popular with the older pipe-smoking set. When I was in my early teens I thought it was great being able to buy a couple of “loose” cigarettes because most of our crowd (aged between 12 and 14 yrs old at the time) could not afford to buy a full package and only a few knew how to roll their own. Yep, those were the days.
Diamond Jubilee
Like many Canadians I had not been born 60 years ago when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne to rule over the British Commonwealth of nations. One day earlier, 5 Feb, her father, George VI, had died, she was just 25 years old at the time. Today the Commonwealth, or what’s left of it, celebrates her 60-year reign. Now 85 years old, she is the longest-serving monarch, after Queen Victoria who reigned for more than 63 years. How time flies when you are having fun.
My Art
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