Country Crossroads
Gloom does not last forever Though it can seem that way And it takes a heap of courage To keep the blues at bay. Our trees are almost floating While the garden lies in ruins Today! A silver lining I picked wild saskatoons.
Country Crossroads
A Sunday Blessing – for Jul. 29, 2010
Flowers You Can Eat – for Jul. 29, 2010
Garnishing with edible flowers can add an exotic and creative touch to a meal, not to mention a splash of colour and culinary interest. Some of the more popular edibles are: marigolds, squash blossoms, dianthus, nasturium and violets. If you add some flowers to your food be sure to follow these precautions: Make sure you
Keep Food Safe During A Power Outage – for Jul. 29, 2010
If a summer storm causes you to lose power to your home, be aware of these tips to keep your family safe from foodborne illness. REFRIGERATOR Without power, refrigerators keep food cool for four to six hours. If you have any ice, put it in a container in the fridge to help keep food cooler.
What’s That Bird Saying? – for Jul. 29, 2010
“Tee-tie-toe-tiddleum!” The western meadowlark calls to me through summer – or at least that’s what he calls tome!That’s what I grew up learning was the translation for the melodious call of this beautiful yellow-throated songbird. But in recent years I’ve been surprised to discover that other people were taught different versions of the western meadowlark’s
Fairs And Festivals Join Hands – for Jul. 29, 2010
It was a challenge to this province’s small-town fair organizers to start more actively working with other groups when hosting summer fairs. The idea was that more cooperative ties with other organizations might not only give ag societies a much needed boost, but help other groups too. The approach seems to be working, a recent
New Housing Construction Spurs Growth In Gladstone
“My message always is, if a place the size of Gladstone can do this, any place can.” – EILEEN CLARKE, GLADSTONE MAYOR AND BUSINESS OWNER WHO FINANCED CONSTRUCTION OF A 10-SUITE BUILDING, OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2009 When Gladstone’s population fell into precipitous decline a few years back, reaction initially was, “There’s nothing we can do
Beef And Broccoli Rigatoni
RECIPE SWAP That’s a quote from the irrepressible Garfield, the cartoon cat. Your carrots and pumpkins likely still need time, but if your zucchini are doing as well as mine, you’re soon facing that seasonal glut and wondering what to do with a small mountain of this prolific summer squash. I’m also hearing that dill
Prisoner of war camp in RMNP
If you’re interested in Canadian history and would like somewhere different to go this summer, why not plan a trip to the site of one of Manitoba’s former prisoner of war camps? An interesting, often-forgotten part of the history of Riding Mountain National Park is the prison camp established there during the Second World War.
How Clean Is Clean Enough?
We live in a fairly sanitized world with all sorts of anti-bacterial products available to consumers. In fact, some medical researchers have questioned whether we might be a little too clean. Antibacterial products are linked by some researchers to the development of “superbugs” resistant to antibiotics. The products kill the normal bacteria in our environment,
Maybe Next Year
When we moved to our farm years ago on that cold January day, my husband and I had dreams and plans for the coming of spring. As soon as the soil could be worked, we imagined ourselves planting large vegetable, fruit and flower gardens. The whole east side of our front yard was already worked