As I write this, I’ve just consummated my first Kijiji sale. And it feels good. It couldn’t have happened without my daughter-in-law, Carrie. She’s a pro?and more conveniently located than our farm, which is a hundred kilometres from Edmonton. No one will travel that distance for anything but the biggest items. Carrie offered her help,… Read more »
?I live on a farm about an hour and a half away,? I said to the Edmonton sales clerk. ?Ahhh, I wish I lived on a farm,? was the wistful reply from the 20-something girl. ?My dad always said if we won the lottery, we’d buy a farm.? ?Well, yeah, It’s a pretty good place… Read more »
On the weekend I had the chance to attend the 31st Annual Spring Tune Up Rural Women’s Conference sponsored by our county’s adult learning council. The day was a gift of insight, learning, and laughter that nearly 200 women chose to give themselves. I was glad to be among them. Organizers always try to find… Read more »
We can all learn a lesson from our aboriginal and French-Canadian cousins. Collectively, they have mastered the art of working to preserve and protect their cultures. I’m not sure how it translates into the actions or beliefs of the individuals within the subgroup. But from the outside looking in, there appears to be a deliberate,… Read more »
There’s nothing like losing 44 pounds to get a girl thinking seriously about her changing body. Because this has been a slow process of losing a pound and a half or so each week, the changes have snuck up on me. I have the energy and stamina to play ball hockey with my two and… Read more »
The shopping marathon our family enjoyed during a recent trip to Palm Springs has me thinking about strategy and preparation and dumb luck. Let me explain. Because I’ve lost 42 pounds over the last six months, Goodwill has been the recipient of many pieces of clothing that no longer fit. And That’s a good thing…. Read more »
Despite some wretched memories of Ikea furniture assembly projects of the past, I found myself entering the gaping maw of the huge blue and yellow building. I remember the pain in my right palm caused by the back end of a stubby screwdriver?hours of screwing in hundreds of cam lock bolts and other screws will… Read more »
After a two-week vacation in Palm Spring, re-entry into my real life hasn’t been easy. Though Alberta has had a very mild winter, there was still a 25-degree drop in temperature between the time we boarded the WestJet flight and when we landed just three hours later. There was mail to sift through, plants to… Read more »
Have you ever wished you had the house all to yourself? That those people making demands on your time, energy, and patience would take a long walk on a short dock? Those people might be kids, teenagers, spouses, or parents. All the annoying stuff they do is one huge pain in the butt. The toilet… Read more »
Every year at this time, cynics question the true meaning of Valentine’s Day. ?Oh, It’s just a shameless act of commercialism by greeting card companies, restaurateurs, florists and jewellers,? says one. ?My old lady knows I love her. I told her 20 years ago when we tied the knot. Nuthin’s changed,? says another. ?That better… Read more »