Personally, my favourite drink is coffee. My husband, on the other hand, doesn’t care for the brew at all. Last Sunday evening, on a whim, I asked him what his favourite drink is. Without hesitation, he replied, “Hot chocolate!” My son always stops in for tea. Some people like pop […]
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Since the moment I made the decision to buy my sailboat, I’ve dwelt a lot on what defines me as I sought out a name for it. I’ve brainstormed names, picked one, then another, and second-guessed them all. It’s been nearly a daily think-tank for three-and-a-half months. However, I’ve made […]
After a disappointing start to the FLW Tour season, things finally clicked for me last week at Lake Eufaula in Alabama, where I collected my first-ever top 10 finish in an FLW Tour event. After holding down fourth spot following days two and three, I slipped to fifth place on […]
I’m really starting to think that I might need to make a career change. As much as I am passionate and in love with agriculture, our latest weather is enough to make me go crazy! My cows are miserable and the sheep just despise walking in mud. My horse looks […]
Can you sing along with “Baby Beluga” and get all the lyrics right? “Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea/Swim so wild and swim so free.” You remember! This song was written and released by Raffi in 1980, and is one of his signature songs that has crossed generations. Though […]
It is 6 a.m. and I’m the only person in the emergency ward. It is eerily quiet compared to Monday afternoon. Cathy, the nurse in charge, has just started the IV drip and I will lie on my back for the next two hours. I will be back again in […]
When my daughters were “littles,” I would show them their reflection in a mirror and had them practice saying “I love you” to them. At bedtime, when it came time for prayers of gratitude and lists of whom they loved, I cued them in as first on their lists. There […]
I’ll admit I’m both a news junkie and a political junkie. Give me an election contest and I will follow every blog and political columnist in the area where the election is taking place. For me, watching the start as the candidates break out of the gate—until they gallop across […]
I was listening to CBC Radio during a drive home from Halifax early last week, which was the re-airing of that morning’s “The Current.” On the program was Katrina Spade, founder and director of the Urban Death Project. I found the whole program fascinating and hopeful; an example of real […]
Well, we certainly were spoiled with good weather and now reality has set in. Cold and wet has arrived. And despite needing the rain, it would have been more appreciated if temperatures would have stayed decent. We do have most of our plots in at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. […]
This past week, the NDP scored a huge majority victory in the Alberta election and ended the nearly 44-year rule of the Progressive Conservatives. It, indeed, was an immensely proud moment in the history of the New Democrat party as we celebrated what many said was impossible. Ms. Notley’s success […]
As part of our health routine, my husband and I try to schedule some laughter every day. If nothing else, we watch one or two old sit-coms, like “Mister Ed.” In case you don’t remember, Mister Ed is a beautiful palomino horse owned by Wilbur Post–a horse with a difference. […]
