Dear Blog Readers:
I understand that there may be Readers of my blog, that have not bothered to advise me as to what their interest may be. Thanks to my friend Tony for your comments as well as my daughter Nona who got me started on this. Some of you have not identified yourself and I respect your wishes.
I have posted some 40 articles that include:
1. Chronicles
2. Poetry
3. Diary Notes
4. Book Appreciations
to mention a few.
I have some three (3) hundred articles in my possession, all of which are actual happenings that I have personally been associated with.
Tell me what has interested you in what you have read, thus far, and it may influence me to post some of that.
Thank you those that have silently enjoyed my work because you too, become part of the equation.
I am not a professional Writer, but I enjoy writing.
Peace, as I love you all!
Elmer
Elmer Verigin 
Dear Elmer and Marilyn,
Yes, we have been one of your “silent readers” enjoying your narrative works. Your chronicles have provided us with a more in depth insight of you and your family’s lives, filling in gaps hitherto unknown to us–all bringing fond memories of better times in our relationship.
Although we have enjoyed all your writings, your chronicles have provided us with the most interest and pleasure. We’re glad to hear that you enjoy your writing; you do it very well and we’re sure that your family and friends, along with us, appreciate your efforts.
Best regards to you, Marilyn and your family.
Cheers,
Fred plus Toni
Fred and Toni:
Nice to hear from you and I am glad you enjoy the blog
Elmer and Marilyn
Hi Elmer, I’ve enjoyed reading all of your articles as you have a breadth of life experiences. However, I especially enjoyed your take on early farm life in Saskatchewan, and I think your article on the family farm and how it worked should be on the curriculum of all of our schoolls, especially early grades. The gradual change and take over by multi-nationals such as Cargill brought a disastrous change to the family farm and life. I also enjoyed your work stories as well, remembering the strange entrepreneur who ended up in the brig.. Keep it up!
Larry:
Thanks for your comments! I, too, am enjoying your blog on Doukhobor life histories. Your factual critque(s) indicate a thorough personal review of that particular Writer’s limitation on fact(s). Keep up the good work!
Elmer
Elmer: I rather enjoy the breadth of your articles, in that it is the way of your earthly journey. Even the years from Grade 4 through to University graduation, when our paths were spatially quite close together,I learn from your stories that there were vast periods of separation, both spatially and internally as expressed by your thoughts and feelings. I have often thought of documenting some of my own stories, but so far I have not done so. Perhaps soon, or maybe never? It would be interesting to connect with Larry’s stories on Doukobor life histories. I have just fiished reading a series of books called : The Ringing Cedar Series”, authored by Vladamir Megre. There are a few comments by the translator and editor, refering to a parallelism to Tolstoy and the Doukabours that settled in Canada. I am forwarding these books to you this week. Read and pass on or return if you find that they are not for you. Keep up the good work. I do appreciate the articles; they generally bring me back to some point that I need to do futher contemplation. History does repeat itself and we do not need to repeat the painful experiences.
Anton:
As a retired Geologist, you picked up on the philosophy that was molten into the rocks that you analyzed. You certainly graduated from being a “Stone Boat Captain” picking rocks on the family farm in Pelly, Sk.
You are a great friend. I think I will hang on to you to whatever end may come to us and for the rest of the journey thereafter.
You can go into Larry Ewashen’s website at http://www.larryskontorka.com. He has a whole lot of material there and he too was a farm boy in the foothills of Alberta but don’t hold it against him.
Elmer