Carlyle Observer

Mexico bound My 8-year-old daughter and I were on our way to Mexico to visit my parents. When we left, the chatter of COVID-19 was just in the beginning stages.

I have been self-isolating since noon on Friday, March 20. My husband, Brian has moved to a suite at his sister’s, Barb and her husband Darren’s home.

Don and Marylin Carter of Carlyle were in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, a village about 25 minutes south of Cancun. They flew home out of Cancun, Mexico to Saskatoon on Saturday, March 14.

The new normal these days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic is something we all have to adjust to. Local businesses and communities are co-operating in whatever way they can to keep people safe and supplied with the necessary needs for day-to-day life.

We’re not exactly built to put blind faith in our politicians. For this, I will take my share of the blame as a member of the fourth estate and, specifically, as political columnists whose job it is to critique public policy. One gets that.

This might be a little off topic in terms of pure agriculture, but I found an online article about clover being a great alternative to lawn grass too fascinating not to write about.

A podium for a new Team Canada

Though in self-imposed isolation, Hubby and I still maintain our morning walk schedules. This past week has been glorious with bright sunshine, blue skies and temperatures hovering close to the teens. This morning was different.

Lent reveals the reality of love after death

SASKATCHEWAN – The Official Opposition Saskatchewan Caucus sent a letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau yesterday calling for a full exemption from the carbon tax for all farming fuels and an immediate cancellation of tomorrow’s scheduled increase