We need a little global warming

Climate has been changing for the last 
four billion years. Long-term weather 
forecasts are anyone’s guess

On Sunday, January 5, I went out mid-morning to get a shot of fresh air — and it was fresh. The mercury thermometer on the garage stops at 40 below, which we all understand. The mercury was nearly curled up in the bottom: -37 C. Much of Canada and the northern U.S. has experienced a […] Read more

Faith, snuff and slough water

After a wet year, the water in your 
slough may look clean. Test it first. 
The results may surprise you

This is an update to an article that appeared in the September 2006 issue of Grainews. My Dad often talked about early bachelor settlers who lived on “faith, snuff and slough water.” In many cases on the Prairies it is a good thing they had strong faith and brought along lots of Copenhagen because the […] Read more