Stephen Dann lives in fear of having his luggage break open at airport security. If it did, about 30 kilograms of Lego would spill out. Dann, a senior fellow with the Australian National University College of Business and Economics, teaches Lego Serious Play, a method of fostering creative thinking and problem solving through the use […] Read more
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Setting boundaries
Q: When Mom and Dad were living on the farm, everything was workable. They would come into town every couple of weeks to pick up groceries and spend time with my husband and me and our three children. Our kids are very young. They loved running around Grandma and Grandpa and I loved the break […] Read more
The healing power of quilting
Quilting is therapeutic for Georgette Ehr, who suffers from fibromyalgia. She can pace herself with the craft and take the time to rest as required from a condition that contributes to chronic fatigue. “It’s something I can do that doesn’t expend a lot of energy,” said Ehr, who lives near Delisle, Sask. Her quilts will […] Read more
Brown energy? Dung to power Finnish horse show
OSLO, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Horse manure will generate electricity for an international horse show in Finland this month in a new form of alternative energy, Finnish utility Fortum said on Wednesday. It said the Helsinki horse show in mid-October will be the first at which the event’s electricity needs, from scoreboards to lighting, are […] Read more
Rodeo an integral part of life for entire family
INGLIS, Man. — The western lifestyle and cowboy culture epitomize the Larsen family of Shell Valley Ranch. “We never had quads; everything was done on horseback. The kids cut their teeth on horses,” said Kevin. His wife, Wanda, recalled their younger years in Hanna, Alta., when the Hand Hills community of ranchers would get together […] Read more
Producers enjoy hands-on approach
Couple upgrades heritage homestead while operating a mixed farm they hope will some day pass to the next generation
As ancestors pass, the barn still remains and remembers their calloused hands — excerpt from The Old Barn by Bea Janssens HARDING, Man. — They live in a 1900 house a stone’s throw from a 100-year-old barn on a farm homesteaded in 1881, and they have vacationed at Alberta’s historic Bar U Ranch. “We are […] Read moreHealthy diet includes a variety of plant proteins
Daily intake of meat or plant-based protein is ideal for optimum health. A diet focused mainly on meat-based protein may be lower in dietary fibre and the many nutrients found only in vegetables and grains and higher in fat. A plant-based protein regime will have more variety in nutrients, will have a good source of […] Read more
But who will mind the kids?
Finding suitable child care has always been a challenge. It was especially difficult in the 1950s when married women often did not work outside the home and child-care workers were few. Louise Hathaway, my mother, trained as a teacher at age 17 and began teaching in a one-room multi-grade school at age 18. In 1945, […] Read more
Chronic diarrhea
Q: My friend, who is nearly 80, has been complaining that she is losing weight because “everything goes straight through.” Is this normal in older people? She has not been to see her doctor, but I think this needs investigating. She has no other health problems except for arthritis. A: Old age is not a […] Read more
How to lessen the sting of airline baggage fees
Few things get air travellers more irritated than baggage fees and constantly changing rules. Yet airlines seem quite content to let customers stew about fees because they have become so lucrative. Costs can add up. While there are variations, it’s usually around $25 each way for flights in Canada, the United States and other destinations. […] Read more
