A place where everyone is welcome ...

Some years ago a book of stories told by the late Clayton Mack of Bella Coola was published. It had stories of hunting trips, encounters with bear, fishing expeditions and sightings of Sasquatch on the Central Coast. Clayton was a story teller - his stories remain entertaining and enlightening ...

A cousin of my father in law, George Robson, also of Bella Coola, commented that everyone of the stories in that book had a kernal of truth ... they may not have happened just like Clayton says, and they may not have happened to him ... but they are true ...

George was an extraordinary story teller. He knew of what he spoke.

And so today I invite you to a place of stories ... stories of small town life ... stories that celebrate the nuances of rural living ... stories that arise in a small town like Minnedosa ... The place of story is based on a REAL place: Chipperfield Coffee Company on Main St in Minnedosa, but the Chipperfield location on the web will be a place where stories are told, yarns are spun and over coffee life is laughed and wept over ... Life the real place, this Chipperfield's will be open to welcome in anyone who happens to join us on the way ...

The stories here, shared over fresh coffee will be "true" ... names will be changed to protect the innocent (or guilty), details may be embellished, and truths may be stretched a bit ... Like any good coffee shop - it's the conversation that is important - details ... well ... a good story teller isn't concerned with those - and this will be a place of story ...

So, I invite you to check it out: It's called The Chipperfield Chronicles, and it is located at:
http://chipperfieldcoffee.blogspot.com

There's not much there yet - but that WILL change ...

Thanks to Bonnie and her staff for the real Chipperfield's that has inspired me ... and for the loan of the name for this place where our journey will begin ...