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    Tails, Trails, and Campfire Stories: Photographs, Poetry and Musings of an Alberta Farm Girl
    Tails, Trails, and Campfire Stories: Photographs, Poetry and Musings of an Alberta Farm Girl
    Tails, Trails, and Campfire Stories: Photographs, Poetry and Musings of an Alberta Farm Girl
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    Tails, Trails, and Campfire Stories: Photographs, Poetry and Musings of an Alberta Farm Girl

    By Sherry Sikstrom

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    A history in verse and prose of the life I have chosen here in Alberta Farm country
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateMar 22, 2012
    ISBN9781466914759
    Tails, Trails, and Campfire Stories: Photographs, Poetry and Musings of an Alberta Farm Girl
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    Sherry Sikstrom

    Raised in Prime Alberta farm Country,I have enjoyed a lifelong love of horses and all animals . Originally trained in animal health but found my path changing into the Health services Industry . I currently farm ,raising Appaloosa horses and beef cattle with my husband . And also work as a Mental Health aid. An avid reader, my love of poetry and literature is also something I have maintained throughout my life, and many years ago did write my own poetry , winning a poetry contest as a child. I recent years, I seem to have again found my muse, and I write about ,quite simply , what I know .Farm life , animals and the impact of their beautiful spirit on us.

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