Witching, Switching, Divining Or Dowsing

Have you ever been to the lab for a blood test ordered by your doctor or visited someone in hospital? Sometimes it’s not so easy for a technician or nurse to get a needle into a deep or rolling vein. Is this a medical story I’m writing? Not at all, but it does speak of […] Read more


What I’ve Learned From My Mom…

Let’s give credit where it’s due, shall we? On Mother’s Day, I can’t help but think of what it means to be a mom, and everything I have to be thankful for when it comes to the lottery ticket I pulled in being blessed with the parents I’ve been given. With that praise of course, […] Read more

New Resource Booklet From Pulse Canada

Pulse Canada is responding to the growing demand for gluten-free foods by releasing a resource booklet that includes recipes for meals, snacks and baked goods that feature gluten-free pulses and pulse ingredients (peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas). Pulse Canada’sPulses and the Gluten-Free Diet: Cooking with Beans, Peas, Lentils and Chickpeas was developed in collaboration with […] Read more


Couple Using Skills To Help Others

Clarence and Lee Walerius have acquired extensive horsemanship skills over the 60 years they have been breaking and training horses. They currently have a herd of 60 quality-bred paints and quarter- horses, and in the past have also raised and trained Appaloosas and Arabians. “We use natural methods in our training,” says Lee. “That means […] Read more

Try This Hardy Rose

Do you live in hope, or leave it to “whatever will be?” In one fashion or another, I’m convinced most of us daily live in hope from the moment we get up until we say our evening prayers and go to bed. There are others of course who might say: “Whatever Will Be, Will Be.” […] Read more


Happy Mother’s Day From Farmlife

Do you have a story about a farm or home-based business? How about some household management tips? Does someone in the family have a special-diet need? Share some of your recipes and some meal ideas. Send them to FarmLife, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0H1. Phone 1-800- 665-0502 or email [email protected]. Please remember we […] Read more

Get Mom This Book For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is only about a week away, but you still have time to get her the book she needs. I have done a lot of work this winter with women and money seminars and “Who gets the farm and when?” sessions with farm families. Here’s what I have observed: People are overwhelmed by the […] Read more


Saskatchewan Woman Earns Certification

Lorraine Serhienko recently wrote the National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage exam and was awarded her Board Certified Equine Massage Therapist designation through The National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure &Massage. Serhienko completed the nationally accredited three-level certificate program over two years at the North West School of Animal Massage in […] Read more

Crippled By Fear Of Court

Their faces were contorted with fear as I spoke about the importance of a well-crafted will. At the lunch break the farm woman confessed that her husband was being sued by five greedy siblings, under the guise of taking care of a demented dad’s interests. I asked quietly if they had a good agricultural lawyer, […] Read more