Here we are the middle of June and our plan is to start our first cut of forages this week at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. The older alfalfa stands are not looking that great but we will measure yield anyway. Since we are tiling at the station this fall, […]
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Burning the candle at both ends always has appealed to me. After all, you get twice as much light that way. Says Edna St. Vincent Millay: “My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends–It gives a lovely light.” […]
Should we be surprised by word that 30 senators are said to owe taxpayers almost $1 million. After the questionable expenditures of senators Pamela Wallin, Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau, and Mac Herb, does this recent announcement surprise us? I hope not. The first four senators to come under scrutiny claimed […]
This past week, Canada’s economy shifted into reverse, new details on the Senate expense scandal emerged, and Canada Post notified the public that it was preparing to eliminate home mail delivery in our region early next year. Canada is on the verge of a new recession. The first-quarter GDP numbers […]
Dogs are a lot like people. In fact, I watched a video last week of a dog playing the piano and howling along to his own accompaniment. I found myself thinking the dog and I sounded a bit alike. I don’t tend to pound the keys with the same carefree […]
After a relaxing break at home for the past couple of weeks, I’m back on the road again—this time down at Lake Chickamauga, Tenn. The fifth FLW Tour derby of the season starts tomorrow (June 11) so I’ve been getting ready for that the past couple of days. It is […]
I think everyone gets tired of me complaining about the weather but this is getting ridiculous. We all thought last year was terrible but after updating my weather summary, I found that we actually are worse off than last year. My weather chart starts in 2000 and this May was […]
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of eavesdropping on a very interesting conversation. I say eavesdropping because my office is adjacent to the living room so when my husband entertains guests, I can’t entirely block out the sound. And last Friday, he had very interesting guests: Curtis Gaylord, Toby Stucky, […]
The sun is shining but we certainly could stand to be a few degrees warmer! I think frost struck a few places but I sure hope it hasn’t done damage to any crops or gardens! And here I was thinking we were going to have a perfect growing season this […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care director Samantha Manty had approached our table one afternoon prior to the Canada Day Cash Lottery early-bird draw. By the time she was finished, all eight of us had purchased tickets for the draw. In the past, the Fort Frances Times and Rainy River Record […]
My sailboat still remains in my yard on a trailer—far from the wind and waves. The grass growing underneath the boat trailer, which I cannot reach with the lawnmower, grows tall and thick. I now lament each day that I watch it grow unfettered because it defines the one more […]
This week, the Conservative Party of Stephen Harper showed just how desperate they are to cling to power, and at the same showed how they continue to abuse the power they’ve already been given. After years of Conservatives openly fighting against the very idea of a universal public pension plan […]
