Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder - January

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:44:36 -0400

Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder. Near Lake Huron, in the Grey Water Area, Uncle Water recalls growing up in the 70's, before computers, before unsocial media, and before people forgot what was important.

January is cold in The Kitten State. The wind sweeps brutally across the landscape as Walter remembers Annie, an energetic, confident and amazing girl some two and half years older than the 11 year old Walter.

Annie wants to go skating with Walter and his sister Jackie. Trouble is, Annie wants to go to Decker's Mill. Walter's been to Decker's Mill, and it ain't a good place. But no one listens to Walter. He's the youngest, used to keeping quiet even when he knows what's what, as what does the youngest kid know?

Trouble is, all kids are young, without experience, with only their belief in their own invincibility to guide them through their days.

And as a small group of kids join them in their journey to skate at Decker's Mill, only Walter, the youngest, is not convinced of Annie's invincibility in the way the other kids want her to be.

Listen as Uncle Walter tells a January tale that changed his life. Featuring Marty Garavaglia as Uncle Walter.

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Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder - February

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:44:35 -0400

Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder. Near Lake Huron, in the Grey Water Area, Uncle Water recalls growing up in the 70's, before computers, before unsocial media, and before people forgot what was important.

February brings a lot of snow in the Kitten Sate. Lakeshore effect snow causes drifts that make getting out and about difficult, especially  in the country side.

And the deep snow brings memories of snowball fights, and of being the youngest sibling, the youngest cousin, and an all round target for those who are simply glad that they are no longer the smallest in the group.

Then there's Henry, Walter's older brother, who should be looking out for Walter. But Henry is a much older teenager, with all the peer pressure that age brings, plus the tug of leaving the family home not far away to think about.

And when Walter is left to the mercy of Henry's friend Carl Stadler,  someone everyone is scared of, Walter's relationship with his brother is never the same again.

Listen as Uncle Walter tells a February tale that changed his life. Featuring Marty Garavaglia as Uncle Walter.

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Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder - March

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 22:58:57 -0400

Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder. Near Lake Huron, in the Grey Water Area, Uncle Water recalls growing up in the 70's, before computers, before unsocial media, and before people forgot what was important.

March, a time of hard ground and the promise of spring, of a thawing landscape and new growth beneath the surface. And as far as nine year Walter is concerned, isn't this what spring is like the whole world over?

But his Father brings home a book about spring in the South of France, and a time when his Dad went ashore when coming home from overseas. His Dad's excitement and nostalgia infect Walter so much, he wants his Dad to see the colors of France again.

Though why is his mother so against it, so opposed to Walter's wishes? And anyway, where would Walter get flowers this time of year, near Huron City?

But Walter doesn't give up, and not even he could have known about the consequences of his actions, or maybe he could.

Listen as Uncle Walter tells a March tale that changed his life. Featuring Marty Garavaglia as Uncle Walter.

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Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder - April

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:46:58 -0400

Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder. Near Lake Huron, in the Grey Water Area, Uncle Water recalls growing up in the 70's, before computers, before unsocial media, and before people forgot what was important.

April, a time of rain, of Spring, of looking forward to growth and new beginnings. And Walter has the potential of a new friend ship with Jack Brody. Jack is a rough kid, with a reputation, and the adults in Walter's life are not sure of his growing companionship with Jack.

But Walter likes the thrill of Jack's schemes and 'activities', plus doing things with Jack not only gave him an excitement burst he'd not had before, it made others at school view him differently.

Though how far would Walter go with Jack, how far was he willing to prove that the friendship was a real one?

Listen as Uncle Walter tells a April tale that told him much about himself. Featuring Marty Garavaglia as Uncle Walter.

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Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder - May

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:57:46 -0400

Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder. Near Lake Huron, in the Grey Water Area, Uncle Water recalls growing up in the 70's, before computers, before unsocial media, and before people forgot what was important.

May, when flowers bloom and teens enjoy the fruits of prom. But not all is well as Walter is confronted with the double standards handed to his brother and sister at prom time.

Walter wants things to be fair, and will do everything he can to make it happen, even if he does not understand the reasons his parents treat Jackie and Henry so differently.

A tale of family protection and family history, all among the blooms of May.

Listen as Uncle Walter tells a May tale about how little we sometimes understand about why people do things. Featuring Marty Garavaglia as Uncle Walter.

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Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder - June

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:47:24 -0400

Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder. Near Lake Huron, in the Grey Water Area, Uncle Water recalls growing up in the 70's, before computers, before unsocial media, and before people forgot what was important.

June,  when the days are long, and time seems to come to a standstill. Young Walter is struck by how time would take him from one end of the Summer holidays to the other, but how? What is time?

So Walter makes a pact with the Summer Solstice, and wants to see the sun rise and set and experience time passing. But not everyone understands, or cares, what his plans are.

A tale of self-awareness, the passage of time, and where we are in it.

Listen as Uncle Walter tells a June story about discovering the mysteries of time and space for a sixteen year old. Featuring Marty Garavaglia as Uncle Walter.

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Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder - July

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 07:27:24 -0400

Uncle Walter's Year of Wonder. Near Lake Huron, in the Grey Water Area, Uncle Water recalls growing up in the 70's, before computers, before unsocial media, and before people forgot what was important.

July, the time of fireworks and celebration of a country's birth, but the land was here long before anyone had called it a name. 

Walter and his friends are trying to stave of the boredom of the long Summer Holidays when they find something buried on the beach. It turns out to be nothing but his friend Thomas thinks he knows where real treasure may be buried.

Off they go to the woods, and find things that have been buried for a very long time.

Listen as Uncle Walter tells a July story about the land in which Walter and his friends discover something that had not bargained for.

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