From the Farm: Make family time a priority

The value of a father’s influence while growing up is often not apparent till the child starts to look back on their life. Usually that doesn’t occur till a separation of some kind, hopefully not a permanent one, and the child realizes how much their father is a part of them. For a lot of […] Read more

Beekeeping 101 — Part 2

My husband Ron and I are new at beekeeping and this has been our first winter of keeping honeybees on the farm. As with the rest of our first year, there has been a lot to learn, and the bees’ resiliency never ceases to amaze us. We started preparing them for winter by leaving approximately […] Read more



Interest is high in water dowsing

June is the month of Father’s Day. We are also into the high tide of summer weather as daylight hours continue stretching to their limit. In the third week of this month we’ll experience the least hours of darkness and longest period of daylight for the entire year. Then a little further along comes that […] Read more


Tribute to mothers

Back in my younger years when I was a DJ among other things, I recall spinning those old 78 r.p.m. vinyl records and songs such as, “There’s No One Like Mother To Me,” and, “That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine.” Oh how easily those records would crack or break so they were always handled with […] Read more

Life’s secrets, according to you…

In my last article, I shared my feelings on postpartum depression. Mercifully my foray through the darkness was brief. My dark, twisted sense of humour is usually enough to make light of any situation; normally, I can find hilarity in the smallest of things. Let it be said though, the amusement of wanting to slam […] Read more


Blessing the mother-in-law you are stuck with

I wonder if you have picked out a card this year that says, “To the best mother-in-law in the world.” Mothers-in-law (MIL) are working hard on farms to mediate, meditate, and manipulate the family dynamics for better family harmony and a successful business. They usually are the brunt of many snide comments or jokes, which […] Read more

Sensory-challenged horse wins title

Henry and Nicole Gauthier of LaPlaine Quarter Horses and Paints near Duck Lake, Sask. have been actively involved in the horse industry for over 18 years. Their reputation has earned them many accolades but none as honourable as the most recent award. The Gauthiers entered one of their Splash Overo paint fillies into a Canadian Colours Futurity […] Read more


Get those green thumbs geared up

Hi good people! Once again I’m singing a song as I travel along the green and growing garden path. I’m putting down my guitar for a bit and taking time to make a pot of rosehip tea. Why don’t you do the same? While the tea is brewing, how be it if I tell about […] Read more

Blackstrap Art Studio Tour

An artistic adventure is in store for visitors to the Blackstrap Art Studio Tour, held annually in May. This is the seventh year the self-drive tour has been showcasing the work of artisans and craftspeople in the Blackstrap and Dundurn area, south of Saskatoon. About 30 participants at five sites will be displaying and demonstrating […] Read more