Opinion

There are times in this career when a reporter can be fortunate enough to interview their heroes and idols.

It is encouraging that Saskatchewan appears on the cusp of relaxing a number of the restrictions we have been under due to COVID-19.

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.

In my last article I admitted to only some of my parenting mistakes, after my eldest daughter expressed doubt in being a “good” mother. (By the way … thanks to those who sent my children condolences.

Most mothers have memories of Mother’s Day. But I have only one friend with this one: It happened two decades before COVID-19, when some stores (particularly florists) ran out of Mother’s Day merchandise long before the day itself.

It is interesting how a game can lead you into doing something a bit different which is ultimately more entertaining than the game. That might sound a tad confusing, so let’s start at the beginning.

May has arrived, and now it really feels like gardening season! While it is still too chilly for some garden tasks, this is the ideal time to get the garden ready for the next few weeks. What to do first? Tidying up is the first order of business.

In terms of crop development canola really is not that old. The crop was born out of rapeseed as recently as the 1970s, and rapeseed itself was really not grown in this country until 1942.

The notion of one having a “happy place” brings with it a heavy dose of explanation. Well, I believe it does, anyway. That’s simply because the idea of having one doesn’t necessarily mean it’s an actual PLACE, meaning a physical location.

It's always interesting to have a chance to talk a sport you enjoy with someone who was once as good at the game as anyone in his country.