As a young kid who had an extreme interest in fishing, I was very lucky to have parents who were able to give me the opportunity to go fishing as often as I could. I also was fortunate that we lived just one block away from Gord Pyzer, who was […]
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Frosty temperatures are supposed to be leaving us later this week, so I’ve decided to hold off undecorating my farm buildings for a few more days. I dread the darkness of the yard without all the Christmas lights anyway. I certainly have been noticing how we are seeing more and […]
I have a tough assignment this week. One of my daughters solicited me for a handwritten list of the best “life” advice I had for her. Don’t get me wrong. I believe I have good advice to give. I’ve had a myriad of experiences and I’m blessed with an open […]
Happy 2015 to everyone! If nothing else, 2015 has brought us some very winter-like weather with both snow and cold reaching us. We seemed to coast right through December but now the normally-long month of January is proving to be a little more stubborn. I found 2014 to be a […]
I like January sunshine—sunshine that melts the snow and ice off the roads and leaves the roads bare and dry, looking almost brand new. Last Friday was just such a day with everything looking beautiful and peaceful. It’s early January days, with 2015 just barely out of the starting blocks, […]
Honestly, this has been the best, most genuinely “soul-filled-with-peace” holiday season I’ve had in years. I didn’t mope about my past, I didn’t pick apart my present day, and I didn’t fret about my future. I, quite simply, was “right here, right now.” I won’t be able to express, within […]
Last August, forms from the federal government arrived in the mail for me to apply for my Canada pension and Old Age Security. They came as a shock since I really had not thought that I was “old.” To me, my mother and her friends were old—all having well passed […]
After rolling through December with some nice, mild weather, we have been welcomed into the New Year with some real Canadian winter temperatures. It’s been so cold over the past few days that I’ve been getting flashbacks to the “polar vortex” we experienced last year. Fortunately, the long-range forecast is […]
I love all kinds of pickles–sweet dill pickles, pickled beets, gherkins, capers, pickled eggs, pickled cauliflower, green tomato pickles, bread and butter pickles, “stackers,” and especially my mother’s homemade pickles. According to legend, pickles have been spicing up otherwise bland meals for more than 4,000 years, when the people of […]
It seems as though our warm, wet days may be behind us! It was a frosty day on Monday but at least with this we see the sun! During the milder weather, the cattle tend to eat less, which is nice on your hay pile. But things will change now. […]
Since I was a little kid, there always has been one day that I look forward to fishing more than any other in the winter and that is Jan. 1—and most ice anglers probably would say the same thing. This is the annual opening day for lake trout season, which […]
I had the ’flu for more than a week leading up to Christmas, which left me flat out for days. I’m not looking for sympathy, though some chicken soup would have been nice. But I suppose you were busy with your Christmas preparations, such as last-minute shopping, trimming the tree, […]
