The long-lit hours of summertime lend themselves to leisurely mornings of reading on the deck or to relaxing evenings on a lawn chair being transported somewhere by a book. I have a long list of “plan to reads” that I’ll share with you. I’ve started many of these local books and vow to keep going, […] Read more
Tag Archives Prairie Chapters
Book remembers important role cream played on farms
The memories of being at my Aunty Arline’s farm when I was a kid run deep. I recall with fondness the barn where the cows were milked, the sucking sounds of the milking machines and the warm frothy milk pouring from the cream separator. And oh, how I remember the cream — the thick, rich […] Read more
Famous chef designs cookbook around seasonal food
Canadian chef Lynn Crawford has created a book so approachable and down-to-earth that when you read it, you may be able to take on a recipe that day with items you already have in your fridge, pantry or garden. That’s the first thing I thought as I thumbed through Farm to Chef: Cooking through the […] Read more
Farm girl’s writing aspirations bound to kindle memories
Francis, the young heroine in Carol L. MacKay’s new children’s book, Lily in the Loft, is captivatingly charming. Charming also best describes Francis’s journey to be published in the pages of The Western Producer. The colourful book opens with the aspiring writer observing the pastoral scene of her family’s farm from her perch in the […] Read more
