Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
Last week while on vacation in Manitoba we ventured into the city of Winnipeg and toured the Royal Canadian Mint. I lived down the road from the Mint for a few years but had never been inside. During the 45-minute tour we were taken through the various steps involved in making coins. The tour was... Continue Reading →
Taking in the breathtaking scenery while ziplining 150 feet above the ground - sounds like fun to me!Last week we went on a high wire zipline adventure in the beautiful Pembina Valley near my family farm in southern Manitoba. The views of the valley were amazing. There were five cables carrying us above the trees... Continue Reading →
This past long weekend we broke in my new car with its first road trip. The first of many road trips, I'm sure. In four days we travelled through two provinces and three states - our destination was Spokane, Washington. We had a great time shopping, exploring the beautiful Riverfront Park and having some thrilling... Continue Reading →
The other day while driving to work with my favourite Cowtown country music station turned up, the Christmas songs ended and the announcers came on and started talking about something that made my ears perk up. They were talking about being thankful. While it seems like every time we turn on the news, we are... Continue Reading →
Last week I had the opportunity to visit Montreal. This was my first trip to Canada's French province of Quebec. While I was there for work, I did manage to sneak in a bit of sightseeing. Our hotel was located near Old Montreal. Coming from the west where the cities and buildings are all relatively... Continue Reading →
Several years ago while backpacking in Europe I visited my friend Josefin in Sweden. She grew up in northern Sweden, above the Arctic Circle. And a special kind of deer are farmed in this area - reindeer. This past weekend I found these special animals at a Christmas market near Calgary, Alberta. They were a... Continue Reading →
Well, I guess it's time to let the cat out of the bag. For the past several months I've been blogging about all the fun stuff I've been doing often using the term "we." And I've been getting a number of inquiries asking "who's we?" Well, we is me and him. Him being Keith, my... Continue Reading →
You know you've been away too much when you want nothing more than to go home and stay home. My first summer in Calgary was a busy one. Come to think of it, I was rarely IN Calgary this summer. I spent most of the summer travelling, which meant constant packing, unpacking and repacking. I... Continue Reading →
Normally I wouldn't want to be called a nerd but add two letters - ag - to the front of it and I wear the badge proudly. I was just one of many agnerds that gathered in Kansas City, Missouri (not Kansas) last week to attend Agvocacy 2.0, an AgChat Foundation conference (Twitter hashtag: #acfc12).... Continue Reading →
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