On the home front I thoroughly enjoyed the long, extended fall with pleasant weather. What I did not enjoy was ‘da Devil trying to get me with Influenza A and pneumonia the first go around and Covid for my second stay in the hospital both in December. I escaped again! The other members of the family…

  On the home front, I thoroughly enjoyed the long, extended fall with pleasant weather. What I did not enjoy was ‘da Devil trying to get me with Influenza A and pneumonia the first go around and Covid, the second visit to the hospital in December. I escaped again! The other members of the family have…

     Every player playing organized hockey must pay a fee to Hockey Canada. They are supposed to use the money to run the organization. The organization, Hockey Canada sets out rules, like age groups, equipment needed like helmets and visors and the younger players have to wear neck protectors. Hockey Canada sets out the hockey…

            On the farming front, there has been a good run of harvest weather with everyone getting done, almost done and some still with a little way to go. I hope everybody is okay with what they got for yield since the “shower lotteries” were widely scattered this year. I understand over by Outlook, Saskatchewan…

            On the home front, September is quickly slipping away. So far, the weather has been nice but that could end abruptly. It’s all in the control of the Big Guy. Lots of grain bags all over the place so I assume that in this little area, yields have been decent. I wish everyone a…

Someone is trying to trick us. Either The Big Guy or da devil. We all think it is time for harvest. But someone seems to have other planns In the summer when the crops are growing, nature played the showers lottery with places receiving lots of rain. Just a few miles away no rain and…

            In my farming career I was constantly bothered by not having enough farming help. I tried to hire Canadians and the few I did hire mostly were excellent, a few duds but mostly good men and women. I tried importing men from Uruguay and India but could not get past Immigration Canada. Finally,…