One trick to enduring Saskatchewan winters is to get in the habit of making music whenever possible. Emerging in springtime with several new tunes committed to memory is a satisfying feeling. When I moved back to the prairies several years’ ago, I was happily surprised to discover that I still knew how to play the…

It pays to procrastinate every now and again. If I had planted the amaryllis in the fall as I usually do, I would not be enjoying the wonderful display of blooms that I’ve had this past month. The flowers would have been a distant memory by now. And while some exotic beauty in December is…

Lately the word, smudges, has intrigued me. It has an earthy ring to it and evokes all sorts of cool images. Blurring images and ideas and watching their transformation into something entirely different holds a certain fascination for me. Maybe this has something to do with my recent foray into watercolour painting. Every time I…