Month: <span>August 2021</span>

by Chantal Stehwien and Barbara Stehwien Published by Landscape Art Publishing Review by Shelley A. Leedahl $29.95 ISBN 9-780991-964963 I was familiar with the moving story of German-born artist, pacifist, and prisoner-of-war survivor Fritz Stehwien via the book Fritz Stehwien: A Retrospective. That earlier, softcover title included black and white and colour images of the...

Summer days are often spent with family and friends, soaking in the sun’s rays and enjoying outdoor living with warm-weather activities. Complement this year’s summertime excitement with food that matches your enthusiasm for the season. Your menu can start with a fruity dip and a salad before diving into steak for the main course and...

The real estate market here in Saskatoon and area seems to be losing a bit of the momentum from earlier this year. Having said that, things are still moving rapidly and we are seeing increases in sales volume, the number of sales, as well as overall price of houses in the Saskatoon area. “The market...

Every day, our hearing plays a crucial role in keeping us social, safe, and healthy. Now more than ever, there are increasing numbers of Canadians suffering from hearing loss. When this happens, many of the simple things in life can be affected. Hearing loss can make it difficult to hear the ring of your alarm...

No one is even sure what to call it — the ‘British Open’ is apparently offensive to those living in the UK; the ‘Open Championship’ seems pretentious, as if it’s the only Open of consequence in the world; and the plain ‘Open’ offends many Americans, who rightly say, ‘hey, we have an Open, too’ —...

Bulletproof coffee is a delicious creamy drink, an energizing drink for mind and body fuel. For everyone that loves coffee, this recipe is for you. It’s filled with healthy fats, and used in keto or paleo diets. It is made with coffee, grass-fed butter or ghee, and MCT oil. It gives you a boost of...

Why should you exercise? If you think it’s too late or you’re too old, well, you couldn’t be more wrong. But if you want to enjoy life as much as possible after 50, then you have more reasons than ever to get and stay fit. And your reasons now are better than they might’ve been...

There has been a lot of information on social media of people experiencing on-going symptoms after having COVID-19. In fact, it is one of the first diseases that came to light because of social media and has since received a lot of attention. The CDC has named this Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. Severe Respiratory Syndrome...

Chronic pain plagues millions of Americans. In urban areas, around 17 per cent of folks say that they hurt pretty badly most or every day; in rural areas, it tops 28 per cent. Such persistent aches and pains can arise from out-ofsorts joints and muscles; from nerve damage associated with injury, neurological disease or diabetes;...

The theoretical end of the pandemic lockdown seems to have come with both a bang and a whimper. On the Tuesday after the Big Sunday, I had my hair cut (salon artist and I both wore masks) and then went on to pick up my dry cleaning (still wearing a mask, but endured a not-very-brief...