I was reading about a play performed in Toronto at the moment of my writing this, a play written by Ahmad Meree, a Syrian refugee who found his way to Canada in 2016. The play is performed in Ahmad’s native language of Arabic with English subtitles screened along the top […]

BRANT-Born to Korreli and Jason, of Devlin, Ontario, a girl, Lily Sawyer Rose,weighing 6 lbs 10 oz on January 29, 2020 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

BUCHANAN-Born to Alaina and Paul, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, David, weighing 9 lbs 11 oz on January 27, 2020 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

I love oatmeal. It speaks to childhood and grandparents and all manner of remembering. I had oatmeal this very morning for breakfast. It’s a happy start to my day. This wasn’t so much a bowl of oatmeal; the method of cooking differed slightly. Instead of boiling it on the stove, […]

My cows are moved home and into the calving yard. We are 10 days from the official due date. My biggest worry right now is the fact the wet fall didn’t allow for the work to be completed to level off the yard. There are some humps and bumps and […]