The book, consisting of 25 Flashbacks (or Chapters), is an​ historical narrative of the author’s growing up in small towns in the Prairie province of Manitoba during the war years of the forties and the ebullient 50’s, elaborating on health issues, Metis history, education and sports activities and Ukrainian ethnicity. These are a series of vignettes that reflect Prairie life anywhere in Canada or the USA and will relate warmly to those who have experienced life in small Prairie towns or small towns anywhere​!​.