Opinion

Every summer, stories about pets being left in the sweltering heat of cars, windows rolled up, are scattered across news pages. And every now and then, you get the story about some moron parent doing the same thing to their child.

I think the Big Guy is after us. First He tried to bury us with snow. Then He tried to flood us out. Now He is trying to cook us. On July 1 it was 36.5 C here at the farm. That is too hot to work outside.

Gardening is not a spectator sport and usually involves bending, squatting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling. Stretching before and after can help you to avoid muscle aches.

To say the least, I am happy the month of June is over, because I was getting weary of running around covering the heap of stories I had to cover last month. Such as court cases, and a plane crash, and my personal favorite - the floods.

For me, the past several weeks merit the description, "a season of new things." First, there was the necessary purchase of a new computer, complete with new programs and operating system.

If this past winter seemed interminably long, on the positive side, it has been a truly glorious year for lilacs: enormous trusses, rich and varied colours and matchless fragrance. Now is the time to plant lilacs for next year.

Ed, my neighbour next door, accused me of smelling like old fashioned medicine. That left me confused as to whether my scent was good or bad. "Do I stink like a skunk or smell like aftershave?" I asked Ed.

We first noticed there was a problem a few months ago. The driver-side front tire was nearly flat. Somehow, we picked up a long screw. Thankfully, the tire shop got us in and fixed just before closing, a fact for which we were grateful.

It is a historic symbol of the community and one of the most important buildings in town. Sadly, though, the CN rail station here in Humboldt has become an eyesore.

Dear Editor, This is a reply to the "Performance drought drain on resources" (News-Optimist, June 25). I am appalled that Battlefords Publishing would publish this letter, again. Its the same verbatim just in different context.