Barbara Sanderson

Getting a taste for a new place My recent trip to South Africa for the International Farm Management Congress was an incredible experience. South Africa is as it calls itself, a world within a country. The diversity in geography, culture, religion and economics was an education for me. I met a number of people who […] Read more

A 90’s laugh, crochet pattern Since we were in the field last month and “back to the earth,” I am reminded of how things used to be. This e-mail brought me back to the present. Signs you’ve had too much of the ’90s: 1. You tried to enter your password on the microwave. 2. You […] Read more

Snow prompts indoor activity We had a few strange days here recently with snow on the green lawns. Hard to believe in the month of May. Weather like that makes me want to curl up with a good book or sit in a rocker with an afghan and knit or crochet. Crochet pattern wanted Dear […] Read more

Remembering those in war The news lately is full of the unrest, conflict and war in Kosovo. Growing up in the home of a Second World War veteran, this news invokes strong emotional feelings in me. My father was born in March 1923, and went to war overseas in November,1941. My two brothers and I […] Read more

Prairie folks watch weather It seems to me that, as prairie people, we watch the weather more than any other beings. That’s why this book, Never Sell Your Hen on a Rainy Day, by Shirley Byers Lalonde of Kelvington, Sask., was so much fun to read. In 1990, the author set out to investigate the […] Read more

Healthy relationships This past week I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Eldon Morey speak at the annual AIMS farm business management conference in Saskatoon. Morey is a clinical psychologist who lives in the small farming community of Motley, Minn., and practises in Minnesota, North Dakota and Nebraska. Many of you may be familiar with […] Read more

Updates for farm people This is the time of year when farmers (if they can free up some time from off-farm jobs and other responsibilities) try to update information related to their field. Starting with functions earlier this month, like Crop Production Week in Saskatoon, Ag Days in Brandon, Man., and the Leaders Challenge conference […] Read more

Remembering the best of ’98 Wow, 1999 is here! Looking back at 1998, we at TEAM Resources were reflecting on some of our favorite things. Here they are: Favorite budgeting idea For Betty Ann’s teenagers’ birthdays this year, they decided to give them a clothes shopping spree. The conditions were they all had to go […] Read more

Answering reader queries With Christmas just around the corner, this reader is requesting words to a Christmas hymn. Alma hunted in the libraries for these words, but to no avail. Can anyone else help us? Dear TEAM: I am looking for the words to a hymn. It gives the life of Jesus in it. The […] Read more