Oh, the weather outside is frightful . . . yet, like clockwork, my dog wants out to play every day at 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. It’s good for me, too. It’s a forced break from the computer, a chance at fresh air which clears my mind and stretches my legs. Dogs need activity every day to keep them fit...

BRANDON, Man. – The past year has shown us how important it is to stay connected with families, friends and our community. Helping students build those strong connections is something that Brandon University does best. As a growing university with 3,500 students from around the world, BU stays true to its prairie roots with a welcoming spirit and a commitment...

A chance conversation with an old friend sparked the idea for Saskatchewan’s first microdistillery. Colin Schmidt, a former NHL player, was living in Colorado when he discovered that his friend was distilling vodka and infusing it with pineapple in Hawaii. “Now that’s a business I’d enjoy,” commented Schmidt offhandedly. Coincidentally, Colin had just met his future wife, Meredith. But rather...

Where to start? 2020 is behind us and hope for renewal in 2021 beckons. Aside from the development of the COVID vaccine, you could hear a global sigh of relief when Joe Biden was finally sworn in as the president of the United States of America and the devil incarnate was ousted from the White House and banished to Florida,...

I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the New Year. The real estate market in Saskatchewan has finished on a strong note. Sales for the year were up 24.5 per cent over sales in 2019, with the number of listings and median sales prices going up as well. The average house price in Saskatchewan was $257,000. Please keep...

Over the past few years as the days grow longer and colder, I turn inward and create a little hygge in my life and in my home. Hygge is a Danish concept that came to the attention of North Americans a few years ago. In 2016, the word hygge was shortlisted as Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year. The term...

Several moons ago, we moved into a monstrous new bungalow (bad decision, but that’s another story) with a few baffling bells and whistles attached. Among them was a strange (to us) fan that kicked in automatically every so often for reasons that remain shrouded in mystery. It was noisy. And weird. A few weeks after we moved in, an alarm...

This smoothie is perfect to start your day or to have after the gym, as it is refreshing and full of antioxidants. It has cleansing and alkalizing properties, with a good amount of greens and fibre. This smoothie is packed with chlorophyll, carotene, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Ingredients 2 sticks of celery 2 kale leaves ½ cucumber 3 sprigs of...

The year 2020 was a nightmare. If worries about the coronavirus and other news kept you from sleep last year, then read on! I have some suggestions here for getting more restful, healthful sleep in 2021. The importance of sleep and its role in enhancing our ability to make logical decisions, regulating our appetite, recalibrating our emotions and refreshing our...

Let’s cut to the chase: 2020 was a really hard year. You want 2021 to be much, much better. But you cannot depend on external circumstances to create improvements — they might or they might not. What you can control is how you approach your near and dear and how you take steps to improve your own — and the...