Intense heat shattered by sudden storm
By Pat Trask – Harris, Sask. The sun beat down on the parched fields of grain. Five days of this intense heat had shattered any hope for a heavy yield from these fields. Hour after hour, [continue…]
By Pat Trask – Harris, Sask. The sun beat down on the parched fields of grain. Five days of this intense heat had shattered any hope for a heavy yield from these fields. Hour after hour, [continue…]
By Carol (Swain) Crane – Medicine Hat, Alta. This morning I was standing in front of my adjustable ironing board with my heat-regulated steam iron. Pressing the few articles of clothing that aren’t perma-press, I thought [continue…]
By Syl Kulyk – Saskatoon, Sask. Growing up on a farm 10 miles west of Wakaw, Sask., in the district of Sokal had advantages and disadvantages. We learned to adapt and make things work. Baking [continue…]
By Madeline Kallio – Kanata, Ont. A number of companies that sold baking items also offered free cookbooks once upon a time. My mother’s kitchen always had a Red Rose cookbook. Knox offered a free [continue…]
By Tina Schuitema – Edmonton, Alta. It was a hot Sunday afternoon in Regina. The wind was blowing and there were grasshoppers and potato bugs as usual. We were all lying on the living room [continue…]
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