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Your Name Is?

The Husband and I went to see a lawyer last week. (No, not a divorce. Just transferring some farm mortgages.) Our banker had sent our documents to a law office we hadn’t used before; we weren’t quite...

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Best. Gift. Ever.

Last year I posted here about how much I’ve always wanted a Chia pet. I was hoping The Husband would read it and finally take the hint. But Christmas passed. And then my birthday. Still no Chia pet....

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The Sort of Day I'm Having.

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Book Review - Bone Coulee by Larry Warwaruk

 Saskatchewan writer Larry Warwaruk’s new novel, “Bone Coulee” is a really great read. The plot of Larry Warwaruk’s “Bone Coulee” centers on a heinous crime committed more than sixty years ago. Mac...

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Creepy blog comments

I'm getting an awful lot of spam comments on this blog. At least I hope they're spam comments - if they're serious, there's a lot of people out there who think I need Valium. Or - more worrisome - a...

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This might not end so well for everyone

“You’ll have to cancel your credit cards,” my husband said.“That’s not exactly my biggest challenge,” I said, trying not to cry into the phone.It was 11:00 at night and I was at the airport in North...

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Real Farmwives of Griffin

Since there are people who DON'T read "Grainews", I'm re-posting the Editor's columns from the last issue:  It’s spring. That time of warmth and life, when farmwives’ minds turn to thoughts of… “What...

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Accidents Happen

This column was published in the July/August issue of Grainews. You can find it here: http://www.agcanada.com/grainews/2012/08/02/editors-column-10/, or, hey, why not read the entire digital issue...

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Cookin' with the L.A.W.

This post ran as the Editor's column in the January 7 issue of "Grainews" (www.grainews.ca).My mother gave me a new cookbook for Christmas this year. It’s called “Good Cookin’with the L.A.W.”No, we...

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The snowmobile, and other worries about farm kids

I was concerned when my husband brought home a snowmobile for our six-year old. Then I found out the neighbours are teaching their second-grader to weld.The SnowmobileObviously, nobody asked me first....

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Romantic getaway

My husband whisked me away for a spring getaway last week. A leisurely, romantic drive, then a hotel.
I know. Hard to believe. A grain farmer? Away from the farm, overnight? In the middle of spring...

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Summer hail

“Keep away from the windows!” my husband yelled. “The glass could break.” “Maybe we should all run in to the bathroom,” our six-year old said, jumping up and down with excitement. “There’s no windows...

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An award for Western Canada's laziest blogger?

It has been more than a year since I've remembered I have this blog. So a quick update: I'm still writing a regular short story in Country Guide (find the latest online here:...

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It's Homecoming Week!

Homecoming is on stage today (Wednesday June 10) through Sunday at the Regina Little Theatre. I've seen a rehearsal, and I think it's going to be a good show.  (They were rehearsing in the basement of...

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