Plain Jane

Growing up on a modest family farm in rural Ontario Jane Ovington was never the delecate flower that her mother might have imagined her to be. Instead Jane was a rough and tumble tomboy who was known to enjoy time in the barn skipping school for an impromptu hunt or mixing it up with the boys who dared to pick a fight. As the years passed Jane roused less rabble and opted to marry her childhood sweetheart build a home raise a family. and eventually transition into the off-farm workforce. She did this without letting go of her cheerful and humourous personality and without forgetting her cherished family roots and childhood lessons of a simpler time.Plain Jane preserves and shares these stories. Whether viewed through a local history lens or as a lookback at the Ovington family these recollections are informative entertaining and they offer something for everyone.