Do you know how much your cows are eating? Feed supply for the cows when it gets this cold can be an issue. After all, feed represents the largest single cost (60 percent of total) in a cow-calf enterprise. Science tells us a 1,300-pound dry, pregnant cow in good condition […]
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My Christmas card basket was pleasantly full this year. Not crowded but pleasantly full! There were the usual cards–the ones I always can depend on. A card from Esther, my college roommate. Esther is a gentle person, who lives in Richmond, Ind. and is a Quaker. Every year, she updates […]
Moose sent me an e-mail the other day claiming that men are deep thinkers—and supported that argument with the hypothesis that the pain of childbirth did not hold a candle to the male equivalent of being kicked in the groin. A good argument, sure. But since he has never given […]
Winter is raising her icy fist around the country as we Canadians of the middle-aged variety—and beyond—tune into The Weather Network with dreadful regularity. Storms and records of cold and snowfall fascinate us it seems; winter’s entertainment. Here in Nova Scotia, we have had an unusually early winter with dumps […]
Happy New Year! I’m thinking there are a few of us wishing for some warmer weather! I’m trying to stay positive because, yes, it could always be worse. But it could be a whole lot better, too. I’ve been battling with one water bowl during this cold snap—again. On the […]
This past week, I was called upon to drive into Winnipeg for medical tests. We left early Friday morning and travelled along Highway 11 to Rainy River, then across northern Minnesota from Baudette to Warroad, and then north on Highway 12 to the Trans-Canada. The area was under a severe […]
What if I had turned left in the hallway at the college I was attending in the fall of 1980? What if I had turned left and found a lounge chair in a window vestibule, and plopped myself there during a cancelled class instead of going to the cafeteria for […]
It sure is a good thing that our summers are as nice as they are across Sunset Country because the cold weather we’ve had over the past month really has me questioning why anyone would want to live here. Over the past week, I’ve had to spend my days outside […]
Good thing I don’t work on commission around here. If I was looking to get paid for every accurate prediction, I’d be in big trouble—or a lot skinnier since buying food might become a more difficult accomplishment. Here’s a look back at my NFL predictions for the just-completed regular season, […]
The families of the late Edith L. Carlson wish to announce her passing on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2013. She was born Nov. 8, 1924 in International Falls, Mn. to Engel and Lulu Engleson. She graduated from high school and then worked in the office for O&M. Later during the war, […]
Mary Gavin (nee Stirrett) passed away peacefully early on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. She was born Nov. 15, 1925 on the family farm near Emo, Ont. In 1949, Mary married Clarence Gavin of Emo and they happily lived out […]
It is with deep sorrow that the family of Ray Seguin announces his passing on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 in Cranbrook, B.C. at age 78. Ray was born March 13, 1935 in Potts Township, Ont. to Yvonne Marie Seguin. He grew up on the farm, where he learned about hard […]
