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  • But there was too much of my father in that pumphouse.

    Hat Trick Barry Friesen 2011

  • But there was too much of my father in that pumphouse.

    Hat Trick Barry Friesen 2011

  • It was over a hundred degrees that July 4th in 1960, Pa's birthday, and he and I were crammed in the narrow irrigation pumphouse by the river, pulling the pump apart for the third time that morning.

    Hat Trick Barry Friesen 2011

  • It was over a hundred degrees that July 4th in 1960, Pa's birthday, and he and I were crammed in the narrow irrigation pumphouse by the river, pulling the pump apart for the third time that morning.

    Hat Trick Barry Friesen 2011

  • His soaked fedora landed on my face as he tried to grab me, but I scrambled out of the pumphouse, holding his hat.

    Hat Trick Barry Friesen 2011

  • His soaked fedora landed on my face as he tried to grab me, but I scrambled out of the pumphouse, holding his hat.

    Hat Trick Barry Friesen 2011

  • Although she had the best of intentions (after all, the pumphouse is not a safe place for a small boy), her cautions had the opposite effect.

    Gareth Harris: Outgrowing the Need for Gods - Life Lessons From A Priest 2010

  • One day, on my grandfather's farm, she tried to scare me away from the pumphouse by telling me that the devil was in there.

    Gareth Harris: Outgrowing the Need for Gods - Life Lessons From A Priest 2010

  • Although she had the best of intentions (after all, the pumphouse is not a safe place for a small boy), her cautions had the opposite effect.

    Gareth Harris: Outgrowing the Need for Gods - Life Lessons From A Priest 2010

  • One day, on my grandfather's farm, she tried to scare me away from the pumphouse by telling me that the devil was in there.

    Gareth Harris: Outgrowing the Need for Gods - Life Lessons From A Priest 2010

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