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Each week I share a short original story about life in rural Canada. There are moments of nostalgia and other times when you will be wondering what will happen next. Some episodes are poignant, some are funny, others are insightful. All are short. With episodes under 10 minutes, you have just enough time to finish your coffee or tea while you enjoy a memorable story.
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Tap Dancing and Other Failures
Send us Fan MailWhen Susanne attends her granddaughter's annual dance recital she recalls an earlier recital when she had wished she had practised more diligently and was as cute as the littlest…
Chipmunk Bites are Hard to Shake Off - Episode 57
Send us Fan MailNo, this isn't another crazy wildlife episode, well, wait a second ... it may be consider a wild life aviation episode. Find out what happens when Susanne's Dad buys a Canadian…
Saving a Turtle Takes Team Work - Episode 56
Send us Fan MailThere's a networks of people in Ontario working to save injured turtles and return them to their native habitats. Susanne and Manfred found out how it works when they came into close…
1887 Celebration Fit for a Queen
Send us Fan MailWhen Susanne is researching details for a story she is writing about a man in 1800's Ontario, she goes down a rabbit hole of history to find some gritty details about Queen Victoria's…
Remembering Those We Want to Remember - Episode 54
Send us Fan MailIf you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route…
Wishing for Blue Skies and Tailwinds
Send us Fan MailYou might wish for blue skies and tailwinds but Susanne is trying to capture the beauty of the headwind this bicycling season. Join her on this breezing tale to find out just how…
From Monterey to Salvage - Episode 1 & 52
Send us Fan MailTo celebrate one year of podcasting, Susanne is rebroadcasting her first podcast episode that was lost in a shuffle from podcasting hosts.While out campaigning in the federal…
Emigrating with Dreams and Bulbs
Send us Fan MailWhen Susanne meets a barn quilt painting workshop participant whose father hybridized Amaryllis in Holland over 75 years ago, she embarks on a discovery of the flower that leads her…
Not My Cat in a Springtime Garden - Episode 50
Send us Fan MailA kitten was left in our garden many years ago. Since then, he has a comfortable forever home but he spends many days wandering through the flowers and along the paths just like…
Mercurial Spring in Southwestern Ontario - Episode 49
Send us Fan MailSnow storms that blow enormous flakes onto the grassy ground where they soon melt and welcome sunshine that brings cyclists onto the roads in March are all part of early Spring in…
Memento Mori and other Gravestone Warnings - Episode 48
Send us Fan MailSusanne 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…
Cycling the Ports of Elgin County - Episode 47
Send us Fan MailSusanne 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…
The Porch Chair Quandary
Send us Fan MailWhen 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. If you would like to…
How an Ugly Barn Changed Everything - Episode 45
Send us Fan MailWhen 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…
Revelling in Irish Movies
Send us Fan MailThe 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…
Learning Gaelic - Episode 43
Send us Fan MailSusanne'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…
A Surprise Trip to the Bottom - Episode 42
Send us Fan MailFrom 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.If you would like to receive my…
A Maple Syrup Day in the 1970's - Episode 41
Send us Fan MailMaple 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…
Going to the Moon, Again
Send us Fan MailMore 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…
Bad News comes in an Old Letter
Send us Fan MailWhen 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…
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Happy to be Canadian has published 58 episodes since May 2025, covering topics in Arts, Comedy.
Happy to be Canadian is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 7m.
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