Facebook and Twitter were alive with photos and memories of dads on Sunday. I didn’t post anything, but the number of memories of fathers got me to thinking about the impact my father had on my life. I remember a saying he often used: “If everyone is thinking and saying […]
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I was thinking of heroes the other day—heroes whom I admired while I was in my “impressionable years.” I’m still impressionable so while I was watching the eulogies for the passing of Muhammad Ali and felt the ache at the loss of Gordie Howe, and the reminder that time marches […]
When the FLW Tour fishing season started back in early February down at Lake Okeechobee in Florida, I couldn’t count down the days fast enough until it was time to hit the road. Getting a break from winter was welcomed, and the opportunity to put the boat in the water […]
It is June and the grass is growing faster than you can get animals out on the paddocks to use it. Pasture management decisions made today will enhance pay off later this fall, but it’s time to get on it. Planning for the grazing season ahead includes feed budgeting, seeding, […]
There’s an old Aesop’s fable about a father and son who started off on a long day’s trip to market–the father riding on their donkey, the son walking beside. Along the way, they met some travellers who pointed and whispered. “Look at that selfish father. He rides and makes his […]
Aretha Franklin, in her lyrics for “Respect,” demands the respect of her man. It is a strong, provocative message which gained prominence during the civil rights and women’s rights movements in the United States in the late 1960s. The secondary teachers of the Rainy River District also are asking for […]
I’m a fan of galloping. It could be my rural upbringing, but galloping was a normal mode of transportation for me—long before “Monty Python” successfully cornered the market on the gallop for those who would gallop in the silliest of manners. Galloping and skipping; with skipping coming in a close […]
Wow, it is the middle of June! You will see most of the dairy farms making hay—or maybe even finished their first cut if the weather held long enough for them. The beef producers traditionally cut a bit later (they tend to cut for quantity rather than quality). Cattle all […]
It is June and the grass is growing faster than you can get animals out on the paddocks to use it. Pasture management decisions made today will enhance pay off later this fall, but it’s time to get on it. Planning for the grazing season ahead includes feed budgeting, seeding, […]
All my life, I’ve loved my dog friends. From “Tiny” to “Buster,” from “Princess” to “Amber.” And “George.” My dog friends have been wonderful companions, making my life full and fun. The dogs of my childhood were “Tiny” and “Buster.” “Tiny” was a large purebred German Shepherd who was my […]
The fifth stop on the Walmart FLW Tour took place this past weekend at Kentucky Lake, which straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee boundary. Hot weather and tough fishing were the two things I dealt with during this tournament. After what I considered the best practice I had all year for one of […]
Marnie and I believed it was important for our sons to see and experience all the provinces in Canada, and we travelled to all of them except for Newfoundland. Well, last week Marnie and I travelled across Newfoundland—from Corner Brook to St. John’s and part of the Avalon Peninsula. We […]
