Look back, think deeply, and move on. Last week was one of the most eventful weeks of my life. We attended a “Celebration of Life” for a relative and lifelong friend, Arnold Brownlee, whose grandfather, David, had taken his wife

“Survival of the fittest” was nature’s way of weeding out the weak. It was the biggest, strongest buck that got to pass on his genes to the next generation of deer. It was the fastest, smartest doe that could outrun

We have just celebrated Canada Day with some of our friends and families. Do we ever get to know who all our ancestors were or where they came from? About 20 years ago, I became partially disabled and started to

About 80 years ago, one Saturday in the spring, dad was cropping and even though he had called the town barber to find out if he had time to cut dad’s hair, he didn’t want to leave seeding grain just

An old German saying is “ve get too soon olt and too late schmart!” and dad used to say “every day that you don’t learn something, is a lost day!” Last week, even though I’ve been around for many, many

Dad used to say, “it’s no disgrace to be poor, but, sometimes it’s damn unhandy.” If you can, keep a little money aside for emergency. You can decide how much is “a little.” Grandpa said, “don’t be afraid of a

We often hear “if the government would just keep their nose out of it” but what we must realize is “if the different levels of government were just more informed.” I was privileged to represent our farmers (English, French, dairy,

Why are farmers usually happy, smiling, and waving hi from whatever they are driving when they meet you? Several reasons: the first is that when they get up in the morning, they make a very important decision either to be

Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main reason that we go to school, CEGEP, college, university, or any place of education is

“You reap what you sow.” If you plant goodwill and friendship, you will likely have lots of friends and help when you are in need. If someone is a “me, me, me person” they may find themselves alone when they