I’m not in charge of much. I have a boss. My husband has a mind of his own. I have bills to pay and family obligations. The government doesn’t check in with me. I’m not the leader of any club or volunteer group. Even the dogs, the cats and the ducks make demands. And, of […]
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Bug Bedlam
With the approach of spring and warmer weather, I am reminded of when my son was two, and I discovered him in the garden with half a worm hanging out of his mouth. As a parent, we are never supposed to show fear, but I completely lost my composure. My children are budding entomologists, and […]
Involve Your Kids
I was five years old when Dad (who originally came from a market gardening family in Pennsylvania) decided to make a market garden out of a patch of diamond willow on the Blindman River near Red Deer in central Alberta. I guess times were hard for Mom and Dad who started with a $50. loan, a […]