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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...
View ArticleBest. 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....
View ArticleBook 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...
View ArticleCreepy 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...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleReal 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...
View ArticleAccidents 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...
View ArticleCookin' 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...
View ArticleThe 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....
View ArticleRomantic 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...
View ArticleSummer 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...
View ArticleAn 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:...
View ArticleIt'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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