Foreword

On the surface, this collection of short stories, musings and memories provides a delightful read for anyone who can look back at their life with a smile. And yet, it is so much more. Together, Robert Tulk's colorful tales paint a picture of rural Newfoundland: its people, its values and lessons too often learned the hard way.

These were times when hardship and tragedy were commonplace; when courage and faith were not reserved for heroes alone; when fellowship and humour were not mere social graces, but the most basic tools of survival.

Robert himself has faced his share of obstacles and been knocked flat on his fanny more than once, only to pick himself up, dust himself off with a chuckle and run headlong in search of life's next adventure.

It is in this spirit that he relates these stories of a hardy, stoic people, beginning with the story of his own remarkable life.

Greg Seaward