Month: <span>May 2021</span>

When Ken died in February, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meantto them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of his columns. Ken would be flattered by thekind words readers expressed. We miss him as...

Sophie and Grace Shirley ventured into the unknown with the University of Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team last year. The siblings from Saskatoon played for the Badgers in a season that was like no other with the grips of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Sophie played her third season with the Badgers, while Grace was in...

Sports fans in Europe obviously carry much more influence than their counterparts in North America. A good old-fashioned fan uprising amazingly brought a halt to what was termed by some as a money-grabbing, tohell-with-the-little-guy plan to shake the very foundation of the most important aspect of life in Europe — soccer. That’s actually ‘football’ to...

How do you feel today? It’s a simple question that can bring a lot of different responses, right? • You might say, “I feel great — had a checkup with the doctor yesterday and everything’s good.” • Or, “I feel tired and sore — didn’t get much sleep last night.” • Or even, “I feel...

It’s an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating, it allows you to control your weight and helps prevent or reverse some disease. Most diets talk about what to eat, but intermittent fasting is about when you eat. You will only eat during a specific time. Fasting for some hours each day can help...

– 31 per cent of adults report that their mental health has deteriorated in the past year. – Almost a third of parents of children younger than 18 have received help from a mental health professional. – 47 per cent of moms who have had children at home for remote learning say their mental health...

What’s happening in the real estate market these days? In Saskatoon, we are still very much in a sellers’ market. Sales were up 108.8 per cent, going from 273 to 570. Inventory in Saskatoon stood at 2.2 months (which is 57.9 per cent below the level last year, and 53.5 per cent below the five-year...

The entire premise of a Secret Garden is to have it hidden to some degree. You want to create an intriguing, memorable feeling about it. I’ve always thought that, if space allows, you should never be able to view an entire yard in one glance. Rather consider having one or two places that you must...

Isolated? Bored? If the walls are moving in on you, maybe it is time to read the handwriting on them. What I am reading on my walls is not nearly as amusing as the messages left on bathroom stalls. We now live in a world where people are not concerned about debt and the impact...

Have you had your first COVID poke? As I write this, it has been two days (well, a bit longer) and I could still just crawl right into bed. I do not say this to frighten anyone away from being vaccinated. NO. But I’ve heard some people saying, “I didn’t feel a thing!” (which I...