Reading Time: 3 minutes “The seniors would like you to join them for their weekly gathering.” I am delighted to accept, especially when I am only expected to visit and have fun. It is a warm afternoon in the pretty village of Endeavour, Sask., located where prairie meets parkland. I chat with folks outside the Seniors Centre until it […] Read more
REFLECTIONS – for Aug. 31, 2009
More Creative Than You Think
Reading Time: 3 minutes Creativity is what your brain discovers when it isn’t concentrating on logic, order and trying too hard — Barbara Florio Graham Tapping Into Your Innate Creativity By Barbara Florio Graham Next time you’re stumped when trying to solve a problem or come up with a new idea, try these tips. Surround yourself with items from […] Read more
When Flying Becomes A Pain
Reading Time: 3 minutes Eh?… it’s earwax Everyone has it but you may not realize that it is important to healthy ears. While ear infections more often bother children, adults can also be at increased risk especially if they do not take care of their ears. Next month we’ll look at how the ear and earwax function along with […] Read more
The Power Of Negative Thinking
Reading Time: 3 minutes I came through the kitchen in the middle of the afternoon yesterday and noticed my wife staring at the television. Oprah Winfrey was telling her, “The way you think creates reality for yourself. If you adopt a positive attitude you will attract good fortune like a magnet.” Oprah was trying to offer encouragement to a […] Read more
Dead Sheep Walking
Reading Time: 3 minutes It doesn’t look good,” said Wilf. He was looking at a six-month old Suffolk ram, standing in the corner of my sheep pen with his nose about two inches above the ground. “I don’t like to see them like that.” Wilf Smalley is Petunia Valley’s premier sheep man. His family has been raising Suffolks and […] Read more
Menu-Planting
Reading Time: 2 minutes The hard truth about eating right is that it’s never more important than when everyone is to busy to worry about it. When life is busy, it can be hard to find the time to prepare balanced meals. We can’t change that, so we end up turning to take-out or prepared foods that are often […] Read more
Just A Pinch Of Salt
Reading Time: 3 minutes The salt we sprinkle from our salt shakers accounts for only 10 per cent of the salt that most of us consume every day Warfarin is an ingredient in rat poison, but many people take the drug for blood clotting conditions, including deep vein thrombosis or DVT. Also known as “economy class syndrome,” DVT can […] Read more
REFLECTIONS – for May. 15, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes It is a sunny day in downtown Toronto. A street side vendor is cooking smokies. Tempted by the smell, I fork over $3. I wonder how much money the farmers who produced the food earned? While I am adding onions and relish, an ad on the side of a passing bus catches my attention. “There’s […] Read more
10 Tips For Organizing Your Family
Reading Time: 3 minutes Resources Organinizing FROM THE INSIDE OUT by Julie Morgenstern is the motherload when it comes to organizing. www.organizersinCanada.comis the website of the Professional Organizers in Canada Association. Are you tired of the clutter around your house? Join the crowd. Are you also losing your patience with those frantic searches for school permission forms just as […] Read more
Men Are Twice As Likely To Have Basal Cell Carcinoma And Three Times As Likely To Have Squamous Cell CarcinomaSun Sense Taking Care Of Your Skin
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dietary sodium or salt is linked to many diseases ranging from kidney problems to high blood pressure, but how do you eat less salt? Salt seems to be everywhere and even if you don t use the salt shaker, your dietary intake may still be high. Next month we ll look at the health risks […] Read more
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