Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 4

Freya Gets a New Name Freya thanked the foreman in acknowledgement of all the help he’d given in keeping the workers happy on the ranch despite her brother’s difficulty nature. “Erik you can go now and tomorrow, we’ll do an inspection of the ranch. I hope my favourite horse is still available but I’ll leave it to you to arrange all that along with provisions … Continue reading Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 4

Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 3

Freya Inherits the Ranch As a Lutheran the foreman would feel uncomfortable if he were not married to his Indian bride in a Christian ceremony and have the marriage recorded in government records, He knew marriage with Indians had been done frequently during pioneer days so it was not unheard of, but he was unsure how his fellow workers would handle him bringing Running Squirrel … Continue reading Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 3

Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 2

Trouble at the Indian Camp The pastor addressed the oldest man among ranch workers. “This ranch has potential and can be a good place for you to stay if the owner of the ranch wants to develop a team spirit with his workers. What would you say to that?” “He would need to make a lot of change in his attitude for us to agree … Continue reading Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 2

Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 1

Ari’s Inheritance At Risk Bjorn Gustafsson had ruled his family with a rod of iron and life had deteriorated for the family after the loss of his second wife Brigid. His first wife Edda had left two years into their marriage and fled across the border of Manitoba into the US state of North Dakota and was now happily married to another Swede who was … Continue reading Freya Finds Her Destiny – Chapter 1

The Caimbeul Generations – Chapter 3

Iian Finds a New Love Iian was sitting on the veranda of his brother Gregory’s house with Cara enjoying drinks in the evening and watching the sailing ships arriving and departing for their foreign journeys. It was an increasingly busy harbour, and the population was increasing rapidly as more migrants arrived and were either assigned work, given grants of land in the far corners of … Continue reading The Caimbeul Generations – Chapter 3

The Caimbeul Generations – Chapter 1

Gregory’s Escape from Tyranny Gregory Caimbeul paused in a moment of introspection to consider his options. Things were not working out for him in the channel country of central Queensland Australia, and he was tired of his life at age fifty-five. It had been a hard slog all through his life. His father had been a brutal man cemented in his attitudes and traditions by … Continue reading The Caimbeul Generations – Chapter 1

Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 4

Hannah’s Difficult Years On the return journey to Germany Mareike shared her wish to adopt the little girl Haima and to her relief Baron readily agreed. So, Mareike immediately contacted Katiya on their return to confirm they’d arrived home without incident and broached the subject of adoption. Katiya said she’d send regulations to be followed so they could consider the matter carefully and then get … Continue reading Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 4

Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 3

Trip to India Guntaj had explained to Baron a breakdown in communication on his return to India after graduation. There had been a wedding and soon after transfer to Dubai for several years where his cellphone was stolen, and personal effects disappeared when shipped from Mumbai to Dubai in transit. So, he’d lost many of his old contacts that way. He’d then relocated to Huston … Continue reading Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 3

Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 1

Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 1 Surprise Reconnection Hannah had heard the story over and over as she grew up in the Schultz home so could almost repeat it word for word when asked. She was in her late teens now and had been given a ticket to Delhi to visit with the Singh family who after all these years of mutual visits between … Continue reading Hannah Finds Her Roots – Chapter 1

The Landa Generations – Chapter 5

End of an Era Two years later with his family settled Ethan settled down on their porch at sunset with his beloved Joslyn. He was not his usual energetic self and complaining about chest pains and Joslyn watched him anxiously. Next morning she took her protesting husband to the medical center where Graham worked and seeing them in the waiting room, he came out to … Continue reading The Landa Generations – Chapter 5