Carlyle Observer

I was once told that I am to write what I know, which means this past week has meant being pulled in numerous directions with work, but also attempting to learn how to mark 4-H record books.

This week there's been a lot of transforming and preserving done at our house. First it was a triple batch of rhubarb chutney followed by a double batch of rhubarb-strawberry jam.

It's hard to believe we are almost finished June.

Excitement was in the air on Wednesday, June 11, and Thursday, June 12, within Carlyle. After all it's not every day Olympic medalists come rolling through.

Among the many different news programs each day, the evening program is the best one to watch. Because the evening news sums up the important things that have happened on that day, most people watch the evening news before they go to bed.

We need to balance the pains, sorrows and afflictions of this life with God's abundant gifts. In a week when three courageous police officers lost their lives in Moncton, finding the rainbow in the clouds seemed difficult.

So I recently headed out to a field near Yorkton to snap some pictures of young students taking part in the second annual 'Pizza Farm' initiative.

If there is one thing that I enjoy doing, it's playing in the dirt. If truth be told I actually work hard at it but gardening gives me such pleasure I look upon it as a source of relaxation rather than of labour.

One of my relatives used to say to me that his life was like living in a prison, a prison without walls. Now I can understand what he really meant. Actually everyone is living in their own prison, setting up fences around themselves.

Ever since Arcola School hosted Challenge Day last semester the grade seven class has taken it upon themselves to continue making a difference through creating weekly challenges.