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History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Ah, the power of the penny. Since, in Canada, the production and distribution of the common penny is coming to an end, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how this will affect individuals and businesses.

Ed, my neighbour next door, describes Christmas as his gear down time and New Year's Eve a full speed forward time. Having applied the brakes to Christmas spending, Ed takes great satisfaction in his annual New Year's Eve party.

Earlier this week we pulled the children's bikes from storage. They probably could have been riding for longer, but we were expecting it to snow in November and December.

Most people don't think they have a relationship with food, but trust me, you do. Everyone does. Whether it is a relationship purely for sustenance or a relationship that you share all of life's ups and downs with, there is a relationship there.

Rain. In January. And temperatures mild enough that you don't have to put on a coat to run out the door for a couple of minutes. What is this - B.C.? Whatever it is, this is not a typical Saskatchewan winter.

I've owned a Maytag dishwasher for decades and I can't imagine life without it. Although Hubbie and I are physically capable of washing dishes by hand there's nothing like knowing the plates and cutlery are not only clean, they're sanitized.

I'm a vegetarian, and have been for several years. I see no reason to start eating meat, but I don't necessarily have a problem with anyone who does (unless they are trying to convince me to).

For the first time in a long time, I did not go crazy on Boxing Day (Week) sales. There was no parking in front of Staples at 5:30 a.m., no freezing outside for an hour in hopes of getting an insanely cheap laptop like in previous years.

One of the numerous gifts my seven-year-old daughter Katrina received over Christmas was a science experiment kit, with seven experiments. There's the ubiquitous volcano, a weather station, a geological dig and a few others.