Opinion

“The hotter it gets,” the Preacher remarked the other day, the harder my wife wants to work.” He referred to our yard upgrades, and he’s right. I’m on a quest to complete something good. I haven’t always been that way.

So Sept. 24 through Oct. 24, will be Culture Days in Yorkton. While that is still some weeks away, the idea of board games being a part of a country’s culture did begin percolating. Certainly, most games are just that, games taken out for fun.

If you are looking for a perennial showstopper, look no further than the perennial salvia. This beautiful plant is in bloom right now, with electric blue-violet flowers.

Farming has always been a career path where you required a multitude of skills to make it.

So how have you been spending your summer? Going on a vacation? Heading down or up to the lake? Busy mowing the lawn? Excitedly throwing your mask in the trash as we passed July 11 here in Saskatchewan, meaning no more COVID-related restrictions? Hey

The MC was someone I knew well so when he introduced me by saying I have really big ears, I didn’t take offense.

We can now go out and celebrate in Saskatchewan … that is, if we still remember how. After 16 months of COVID-19 restrictions, we may have forgotten how to party.

When Saskatchewan athletes do well on the biggest stages of sport we in this province tend to celebrate right along with the athletes. It’s something about this province and sport.

Living in Yorkton, it has always been rather easy to appreciate agriculture in terms of the local community.

Welcome to 'Wordy Wednesday' brought to you by our friends at Yorkton Public Library, (including Slow the friendly sloth), and appearing here courtesy of Yorkton This Week . Today's word is bibliophilia - great or excessive love of books.