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Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is a favourite place for Angela Barlas, who often visits to celebrate her mother’s memory. BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

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INVENTORY — 2 Alternative finds from independent bookstore Turning the Tide

SPACES — 16 Fresh, garden feel to hotel renovation

ASK ELLIE — 22

IN THE CITY — 4 Photographer Michelle Berg’s best shot of the week

CITY NEWS — 17 Van donation benefits Saskatoon newcomers at Global Gathering Place

OUTSIDE THE LINES — 24 Artist Stephanie McKay’s weekly colouring creation

COVER — 6 After 40 years, Guy Vanderhaeghe knows a thing or two about writing the great Canadian novel FASHION — 12 Yogi passionate about supporting local and living by example PARENT TO PARENT — 13 Did you keep your baby’s name a secret during pregnancy?

EVENTS — 18

CROSSWORD/SUDOKO — 23

READ MY BOOK — 25 Joyce Beek writes about her book The First Meadowlark

ON THE SCENE — 20 At the Media Fashion Show for Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan

SHARP EATS — 26 Soup of choice at Saskatchewan’s newest spots

GARDENING — 22 A gardener’s reflections on rural Ukraine

WINE WORLD — 27 Quails’ Gate Chasselas blend offers subtle pleasure

Sharing advice has always been a novel idea to Guy Vanderhaeghe. BRIDGES PHOTO BY Michelle Berg

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Phlebotomist Leona Woykin draws blood from Faye Katzman, who is a member of the Canadian Hemophilia Society. Katzmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 45th blood donation commemorates those who died during the tainted blood scandal and honours the survivors and families affected. The majority were hemophiliacs, who had been given blood products meant to save their lives. The crisis, which happened about 30 years ago, left more than 1,000 Canadians infected with HIV and another 30,000 with Hepatitis C. The Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada (which transistioned to Canadian Blood Services in 1998) investigated allegations that the government and other organizations allowed contaminated blood to be used. It was released on Nov. 26, 1997, and recommended a new national blood authority be created. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

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Celebrating mother’s life at memorial gardens By Angelina Irinici It’s been ten years since Angela Barlas’s mother passed away, and her memory lives on radiantly. Angela is grateful that, even though her mother was cremated, she still has a place to go to visit her. Patti Barlas was a very special woman and she made everyone around her feel special, too. She taught people about strength, genuine kindness and how to live vibrantly. Angela’s favourite place is Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, where she goes to visit and celebrate her mother’s life.

Q. What was your mother like? A. My mom lived life to the fullest. Anything she did, she did it 100 per cent. I remember lots of little things about her. I remember she loved pelicans because they reminded her of pterodactyls. Her laugh was a Patti laugh. And her hugs. She taught people how to hug; I remember my mom taught people how to hug. It’s getting harder and harder to remember. Q. What were her hugs like? A. It was just tight. She just embraced you; her arms just embraced you. She meant it. Q. Tell me about the place where you visit your mom. A. My mom’s wish was to be cremated and I never really liked that because I never really liked the thought of cremation. I would get all these images in my head, but that was her wish. I was 17 at the time, and I needed somewhere physical to go; somewhere where I could connect with my mom. So we came up with this compromise where my mom could get her wish and I could still get what I wanted, too. Half of her ashes are in the (memorial wall) because my dad and (brother) might have taken the other half and spread them over the lake or in Greece without me, because I didn’t want any part of that.

Angela Barlas visits Hillcrest Memorial Gardens to visit her late mother. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

Q. How often do you go to visit your mom? A. I go as often as I can. I go for sure on my mom’s birthday, for sure on the anniversary of her death and for sure on Mother’s Day. Any opportunity that I get to go, I take it. It ends up being a couple times a month. It’s not as often as I’d like. Q. What’s it like when you visit her? A. It’s peaceful. I don’t feel that

typical cemetery feeling when I’m there. I feel like I’m just at a park or something like that. I can’t use any other word to describe it but peaceful.

Q. How does it help with remembering and celebrating her life? A. Because when I’m missing her and I’m feeling sad, it’s the number one place I go to because I feel that connection there. It’s a physical

connection and it just helps because when I’m missing her I go there and I feel connected to her.

Q. What do you do when you’re there? A. Sometimes my grandma and I will say a prayer. If something’s bothering me I talk to her. I always bring flowers – usually they’re fake so that they last. I usually bring Gerber daisies because those were

her favourite. They’re kind of a summer flower though. In the winter I’ll bring a poinsettia. And I’ll always kiss her goodbye before I leave. I left a kiss there for her. I need to do it again so it stays. I hope that it can continue to be a place that I can always connect with my mom for years to come and possibly bring grandchildren there that she never got to meet, and tell them all about their grandma Patti.

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He can still write a really hard-hitting, beautiful short story too. — David Carpenter

G u y Va n d e r h a e g h e

Author brings the past to life on his own terms

“Readers tend to think of short stories as things that writers dash off when they have some time on their hands. There can be nothing further from the truth,” says Guy Vanderhaeghe. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

By Jenn Sharp Being a writer must be wonderful. A bolt of inspiration hits you, and your words flow effortlessly onto the page, springing from a bottomless well of creativity. If only it were true. Not every idea works, not every-

thing is inspiration, says Saskatchewan’s highly celebrated writer, Guy Vanderhaeghe. Novice writers need to learn that. “Even if you have a good idea, if you don’t have the ability to render that idea into words, it can’t be conveyed or felt by a reader.” For 20 years, Vanderhaeghe has

taught a popular class on creative writing. When his students at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan approach him with dreams of becoming professionals, he tells them to get disciplined and learn the craft of writing. After 40 years writing, Vanderhaeghe has had time to develop dis-

cipline. He’s accumulated accolades along the way, including a Governor General’s Award and a Saskatchewan Book Award. He’s best known for his historical novels. CBC made a miniseries based on The Englishman’s Boy. The Last Crossing was a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. In 2003, he was awarded the Saskatch-

ewan Order of Merit and made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Recently, Vanderhaeghe received the Lieutenant Governor’s Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award, the province’s highest arts honour. Behind the accolades, he’s sharp and humourous, says longtime friend and fellow writer David Carpenter.

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He gives (our history) contemporary relevance. I think that’s the responisibility of a literary writer who uses historical material for the backdrop. He’s a model for all of us (writers). He does it the very best. — Byrna Barclay “He’s very funny. You can talk with Guy for quite a long time and he just stays witty. He does brilliant impressions of people. He does the best Mike Tyson I’ve ever heard.” ■■■

Guy Vanderhaeghe enjoys using the quiet third floor at the University of Saskatchewan library to conduct research for his next novel. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

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Vanderhaeghe’s childhood was typical of a rural Saskatchewan upbringing. Born in 1951 in Esterhazy, he was an only child who spent a lot of time outside with his dog and his pony, using his imagination. Solitude would help him tolerate the inner life of a writer. He was often in the presence of grown-ups, watching their world but unable to fully participate. He developed an outsider’s point of view and a skill for observation, both of which served his writing. “If you’re a little kid and you keep your mouth shut, adults will forget that you’re there and then start talking about all sorts of interesting things,” he says with a sly grin. Movies played a huge role as well. He remembers going to the theatre with his mother; she would often tell the staff to let him into films not

rated for children. “I was allowed by my mother to read anything or see anything that I wanted to.” He would re-enact the movies in his backyard, developing the characters to his own liking. His favourites were popular Westerns and historical dramas; he loved to play cowboys and Indians. His grandmother made him his first “Indian” costume, an authentic-looking outfit with braids, a headband, feathers and tanned moccasins. (The family lived for a time in the Caribou region of B.C., where Vanderhaeghe played with local aboriginal children.) True to Hollywood’s stereotype, his pony was a Paint. Vanderhaeghe is happy to chat about his writing, job and childhood. But he’s guarded as well. He prefers to meet at a coffee shop rather than his home which says a lot about how much he values privacy in this tell-all age. The writer termed Canada’s “greatest chronicler of the West” by the Globe and Mail remembers yearning to put ink to the page very early in life. Continued on Page 10

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Royal University Hospital Foundation celebrates 30 year legacy

She pulls up to emergency at Royal University Hospital (RUH) and parks where she shouldn’t. She reluctantly leaves her husband with admissions staff so she can move the car.When she gets back, he’s joking with the staff. He knows who she is, his name and address, but not what he did that afternoon. He gets a bed on wheels, gets hooked up to some machines and his two daughters arrive. Several nurses, doctors, neurologists, and a CT scan later, he’s told his head and heart are okay, but he’s having an episode of Transient Global Amnesia (TGA). His brain can’t form new memories and for hours he’s been trying desperately to orient himself. Fortunately, this rare condition will pass in 24 hours, and at 9:00 p.m. they leave with sighs of relief and gratitude. But others are staying. Health care never sleeps. Scenes like this play out daily at RUH - stories that become hidden in statistics, yet remain individual and intensely personal. Royal University Hospital Foundation is intimately connected to these stories.The Foundation has had a profound impact on day-to-day life at RUH for thirty years, bridging the gap between patient needs and medical excellence. “One of the biggest things I find with foundations is they provide a vehicle to allow either grateful patients, or people in general, to connect to the health care system,” says Bryan Leverick,Volunteer Chair of RUH Foundation Board. “It’s not like a government body or a third-person-removed kind of contact,” he says. It may be this kind of accessibility and visibility that has led to the success of RUH Foundation. Theirs is a legacy of “firsts” that grew out of a province with the kind of innovative visionaries that produced Medicare: the first MRI in Saskatchewan, the first dedicated

Cheque presentation by Jarret Stoll of the LA Kings to Bill Johnson (then RUHF Board Chair and current Board Member) of $1 million raised in 6 years through his golf tournament, which created the Jarret Stoll Patient Comfort Fund Endowment for Children at RUH

The picturesque main entrance at Royal University Hospital

“We live in a city and a province that is doing well and the expectation is that we need access to, and we should have,the most advanced equipment and expertise.” Arla Gustafson, CEO RUH Foundation neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, the province’s ﬁrst fulltime Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab and Program, as well as the ﬁrst PET/CT and Molecular Imaging Centre in Saskatchewan. Staying ahead of the curve is important when your hospital has Saskatchewan’s busiest trauma

centre, 159 adult visits to the emergency room and 79 surgeries every day, and there’s 500 babies born every month.The imprint of RUH Foundation extends throughout the province. Fifty per cent of patients make their home outside of Saskatoon. In a growing city and an

increasingly cosmopolitan province, health care must keep pace.“We live in a city and a province that is doing well and the expectation is that we need access to, and we should have, the most advanced equipment and expertise,” says Arla Gustafson, CEO of RUH Foundation. Three “pillars” or broad categories of support lead to advancing medical excellence through RUH Foundation: patient care, education and research. Patient care is enhanced through quicker diagnoses, more effective treatments, and improved patient comfort.The Foundation invests in education through fellowships, scholarships and professional development grants awarded to physicians and staff. “The Foundation provides that necessary capital and support for education, research and health care excellence that the foundation is able to connect to,” says Leverick.

Investing in the most advanced medical technology and the best qualiﬁed professionals leads to better patient care.The recent acquisition of the PET/CT at RUH for Saskatchewan patients means the most advanced medical imaging care in the country is available to cancer, cardiac and neurology patients.“Dr. Paul Babyn was recruited by the Saskatoon Health Region to be the head of medical imaging,” says Gustafson.“He is the energy behind the PET/CT so right away there are people who want to come to Saskatoon to work with him, to work with the PET/CT.” Attracting the best talent provides the best outcomes for patients, in this case, quicker results through less invasive means. The three pillars of the Foundation will create a healthier society overall.

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RUH Foundation: the legacy and the promise Every day, informed and compassionate donors contribute a combined daily average of $13,101 to RUH Foundation.This kind of generosity empowers the Foundation to make a substantial difference, promote health and wellbeing in the province, and move into tomorrow with conﬁdence in continued medical excellence. Donors are motivated to respond to various priorities. Some want to contribute to the most immediate priorities, like a critical piece of equipment that needs repair so that someone can get their tests or scan done. Smaller gifts can provide a chair or TV for a waiting room, or blanket warmers for the comfort of patients. Others are excited to join the next wave, supporting the latest innovative technologies and research. Earlier this year, renowned neurosurgeon-scientist Dr. Ivar Mendez joined the Saskatoon Health Region and the University of Saskatchewan in a pioneering role that will initiate a uniﬁed strategy for the province. “Dr. Mendez’s expertise in automation and robotics will lead to a whole new way of treating patients.The system has to catch up to that,” says Gustafson. His expertise will contribute to future provincial surgery initiatives, and donors to the Foundation will have a role to play to help make that happen. Former Foundation Board Chair (1998-2001), Nahid Ahmad Baltzan, has a long history and attachment to RUH Foundation. She provided care at RUH in Clinical Health Psychology for over 30 years, and she and several members of her family have been recipients of care there.Ahmad Baltzan supports the Foundation through an endowment that channels funds toward cardiology

the gaps in health disparities.They will empower staff, physicians and researchers to design the future through advanced technologies, research and treatment methods. Gifts large or small, from corporate and individual donors, will make it happen. We rarely want to use the hospital. But when we need to use the hospital, we’re so glad it’s there for us.“Health care affects

us all, ” says current Volunteer Board Chair, Bryan Leverick.“I’m passionate about improving it wherever I can.” Possibly we all have a role to play.This Friday, November 15, we celebrate National Philanthropy Day which is marked by generosity of spirit. With your generosity, tomorrow’s legacy at RUH Foundation can begin today.

The Grand Opening of the Irene and Leslie Dubé Centre for Mental Health in 2010. Left to Right:Arnie Arnott (then RUHF Board Chair), Irene Dubé, Les Dubé, and Arla Gustafson (RUHF CEO) and kidney research. During her tenure as chair, the ﬁrst big community fundraising event, the Bourbon Street Ball, raised money for research.Ahmad Baltzan has witnessed and participated in the Foundation’s 30 year legacy in various capacities. “I have been personally touched by health problems in my family and know how important health care is,” says Ahmad Baltzan. “Because I was working at the hospital I could see what needed to be done. I think the Foundation has contributed enormously towards the enhancement of the hospital. I don’t know if the

hospital could survive without the Foundation because they play such a signiﬁcant role in different areas all the time.” Through the lens of the past we glimpse into the future. The established legacy of donor support allows the RUH Foundation to commit funding to the Saskatoon Health Region.An investment of $4 million has been approved by the Foundation’s board to address a number of pressing priorities through 20132014. The RUH Foundation invites you to join the legacy. In the upcoming months they hope to begin closing

A lab technician examines a patient specimen in the Microbiology Lab at RUH, where 1,400 patient samples from Saskatoon and surrounding region are tested every day. Royal University Hospital Foundation is raising $420,000 for the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment to automate the process for safer, quicker and more efﬁcient analysis of patient samples.

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He has a great deal of intensity in him which I think he vents and disguises with a great sense of humour... He absolutely knows who he is and what he has to do. — Carpenter

Producer Kevin DeWalt (left) and author Guy Vanderhaeghe made a cameo appearance in The Englishman’s Boy, produced by CBC in 2006. FILE PHOTO

GUY VANDERGAEGHE'S TIPS FOR ASPIRING WRITING Any writer has to be a little in love with language. You must have the potential to develop your own voice. At the beginning, most write like the writers they admire, but at some point it needs to go beyond imitation.

CBC shot the mini-series, The Englishman’s Boy, in Saskatchewan in 2006. Based on the popular novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe, the above shot was taken in the Qu’Appelle Valley north of Regina. FILE PHOTO

He wrote short stories throughout his childhood. His obsession with reading and writing tapered off in high school, where it was viewed as an emasculating hobby. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in history at the University of Saskatchewan (and later a Bachelor of Education from the University of Regina), yet a writing career “was always lingering in the back of my mind.” He worked as a freelance writer and editor in the mid-1970s, then taught high school English and history in Herbert. (He also taught creative writing at the University of Ot-

tawa.) It took a few years before he warmed up to historical fiction. He didn’t want his academic training to spoil the creative process. “It took me a long time to figure out that in the term, ‘historical novel,’ the most important part of the equation is ‘novel.’ You’re not writing history, you’re writing a novel, which can be about history, but certainly should never pretend to be history,” he says. The challenge of writing historical fiction is accurately representing life’s realities in the time period. What people ate and wore, their modes of thinking and their social

attitudes can all add immensely to a story’s believability. “If you don’t have a sense of that, you don’t even really have a beginning point,” he says. It all must be properly researched and then communicated subtly, so it doesn’t feel like information. Get a few of the details wrong, and you’ve lost the reader. It’s even harder to match the chronology of historically accurate events to a character’s development. It’s his seamless way of doing this that has made Vanderhaeghe one of the best, according to Byrna Barclay, a writer and chair of the board of directors

for the Saskatchewan Arts Board. She points to his passion for Saskatchewan and its people, and the way he uses imagery in his writing to convey history. “He gives (our history) contemporary relevance. I think that’s the responsibility of a literary writer who uses historical material for the backdrop. He’s a model for all of us (writers). He does it the very best,” she says. “To be able to write a character who’s responding to what’s happening around them and mesh that with whatever’s happening in the real world takes a fair amount of juggling,” explains Vanderhaeghe with the open smile that gives his face its unique character. Carpententer says Vanderhaeghe is incredibly disciplined, rising early to write and putting his craft first. “He has a great deal of intensity in him which I think he vents and dis-

Discover how you feel and think, and have the willingness to invest some of that in your work. Discipline. Write daily, whether or not you feel inspired. “People learn to write by doing two things: Reading and writing.”

guises with a great sense of humour. I think that intensity serves him very well to live a disciplined and focused life. He absolutely knows who he is and what he has to do,” says Carpenter. ■■■ Vanderhaeghe feels lucky to have spent four decades working at something that interests him and that he likes doing. He’s quick to critique his early work, saying it was “very raw” and didn’t display much craft. However, it had energy. “When you’re younger and you’re writing a first book, you may be getting 20 years of emotion, thoughts (and) experiences out of you. There’s a reservoir there,” says the man whose books have been translated into 11 languages. (He sells best in France.)

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He walked this fine line between warm and stern. He was nice but not in a hand-holdy way. I think it was just that he was really serious about the class. He commanded respect. — Wendy Gillis

That energy is the reason he enjoys his students’ work. In his intimate, 300-level creative writing class at the U of S, students have to read each other’s stories and have critiques prepared. “If you can read something by someone else and offer suggestions about how it could be improved, there should be some carry over from that to your own work,” he explains. Wendy Gillis, a reporter at the Toronto Star, was one of Vanderhaeghe’s students. “He walked this fine line between warm and stern. He was nice but not in a hand-holdy way. I think it was just that he was really serious about the class. He commanded respect,” she says. While Gillis doesn’t remember her marks in the class, something more important stands out. “In the middle of one my stories I remember he wrote two words — ‘Good writing’— above one paragraph. Not exactly effusive praise, but it’s some of the most memorable feedback I’ve received.” Early in his career, Vanderhaeghe’s 1982 collection of short stories, Man Descending, won the Governor General award, beating Alice Munro in the fiction category. He immediately sent her a letter of apology — Munro was someone Vanderhaeghe had read to learn how to write short stories. “I was saying to her that a travesty of justice had been committed,” he laughs. “She wrote back and said, ‘It’s lovely of you to say that.’ ” But even Munro’s talents became sharper over time. This fall, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. “The early stories, you can say she hadn’t become the supreme craftsman yet. Then you read a story like The Peace of Utrecht and you say, ‘OK, she’s arrived.’ It’s clear that this is a writer to contend with.” Vanderhaeghe has undoubtedly arrived himself. The lifetime achievement award means a great deal to him — it’s his first award not specifically for writing. “It says to me that a jury thought my time hadn’t been wasted for 40 years,” he grins. Carpenter, one of Vanderhaeghe’s biggest fans, admires the writer’s

style, scope and depth. “The more he wrote, after his first book (The Trouble with Heroes), the better he got. There was some stunning work (in Man Descending) that you just dont’ forget,” says Carpenter. “He can still write a really hardhitting, beautiful short story, too.” Carpenter says Vanderhaeghe is a terrific storyteller, saying “in the bar it’s always a great treat to sit as close to him as I could find on the table.” Sheila Coles once asked the two writers to help her celebrate spring on CBC radio’s The Morning Edition. Vanderhaeghe told a story about growing up in the countryside: “I always knew spring was here, first of all when the ice had melted and you couldn’t play hockey at the rink, but mainly there was this huge pile of manure next to our house. When the steam started coming off this pile of manure, you knew it was spring,” quotes Carpenter. “What a wonderful image of spring that was!” Vanderhaeghe says he can take criticism as well. “I’ve actually got a pretty thick hide,” he smiles again. “Reviewing that isn’t honest isn’t really reviewing. I can’t fault people who don’t like my work for saying that they don’t like my work. If you won’t believe the bad reviews, you can’t believe the good reviews, either.” ■■■ Looking ahead, Vanderhaeghe is almost finished writing a new collection of short stories. A sought-after public speaker, he gave the Annual Keenan Lecture at STM last month and will give the Writers’ Trust of Canada Margaret Laurence Lecture next year in St. John’s, Newfoundland. While he’s cryptic about his idea for a new novel, he says it will be completely different from past books that focused on the 1870s, a period Vanderhaeghe says was crucial to Canada’s foundation. It’s safe to assume though, that he’ll stay with the historical fiction format that’s earned him such admiration. Readers can count on future works springing from that well of creativity.

Guy Vanderhaeghe gave a talk on history versus the historical novel as the guest lecturer at the 25th Michael Keenan Memorial Lecture on Oct. 24 at St. Thomas Moore College in Saskatoon. bridges photo by Greg Pender

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Jan Henrickson: Supporting community through fashion By Angelina Irinici When Jan Henrickson goes clothes shopping, whatever she’s trying on must first pass a test: She must be able to do downward facing dog in whatever she has on. But don’t be fooled — it’s not just for spandex and sweaters. Henrickson has managed to do the yoga pose in a gown she purchased for a gala event in Las Vegas. “Comfort is the main thing that drives my style. I have to be comfortable and simple. I rarely wear patterns. I like to mix and match basics and I like simple classics,” the former yoga instructor says. But lately, she’s been trying on sexy a little bit more; to embrace the passionate part of her nature, she says. “I was so practical for so many years of my life raising my children and I’m just kind of (exploring) that.” Plus, she spent many years in yoga pants. Henrickson is now slowly transitioning into blue jeans and more feminine looks. Peace and community are the two driving forces in Henrickson’s life, and her wardrobe follows suit. She has plenty of Lululemon clothing, but aside from that, the rest of her outfit was purchased from local businesses in Saskatoon. She says she feels better wearing clothing knowing that she’s buying local — the clothes have more meaning that way. Both her ring and bracelet tell powerful stories. After her 20-year marriage ended, her sister presented her with the ring — on the inside it reads, ‘This too shall pass.’ “It was her support for me (while) I was going through a transition in my life. It reminded me that even that hard time will pass. It kind of replaced my wedding band and I wear it on my right hand.” The aluminum peaceBOMB bracelet is made from bombs that were dropped on Laos during the 1964 – 1973 Vietnam conflict, leaving Laos the most heavily

bombed country per capita in history. Artisans in the country create the jewelry and sales go toward the artisan’s family, the community development fund and clearance of unexploded artillery from the land. Buying the bracelet allows consumers to ‘buy back the bomb,’ the company, Article 22 writes on its website. “Those are what drive me. (I want to) bring about peace on the planet in some small way — in the way that I live my life,” she says.

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3. Bamboo sweater: Stewart + Brown from Luna and Hill. “I’m allergic to wool so finding really great sweaters is challenging for me, but this one is so soft and comfortable.”

4. Ring: Made by a Toronto artist, from St. Lawrence Market in Toronto. “I just love it because it’s handmade by somebody.” 5. peaceBOMB Bracelet: Article 22 from Luna and Hill. “What a great transformation of energy; from a bomb to peace bracelet.”

6. Leggings: Lululemon 7. Boots: Born from Manhattan Casuals. “I almost didn’t buy them. I thought I was being a little extravagant. I have worn them tiressley since then … wherever I travel, people compliment them.”

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“No, we did not share the names until they were born. We chose to not find out the sex of both of our babies. For both, we had boys names picked out but couldn’t agree on a girl’s name which must have been for a reason because we had two boys.” — Shelly Lambert

“With our first we did not keep the name a secret. We told everyone. Then at 36 weeks, my cousin got a puppy which she named the same name as I had picked for our baby. When I asked why she used the name she choose she said she had heard it somewhere and really liked it but couldn’t remember where. I was devastated. Baby ended up coming at 37 weeks and we had not yet picked a new name! After that we kept the names quiet until they were born.” — Nicole Storms

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Hotel renovations offer fresh, garden feel By Angelina Irinici Who: Lynn Flury, general manager of Saskatoon’s Hilton Garden Inn. What: Hilton Garden Inn’s downtown Saskatoon location is the only Hilton Garden Inn in the world that was transformed from a previous hotel, so its layout is different from other Hilton Garden Inns. The hotel was converted and opened its doors as a Hilton in 2005. Of the 180 rooms, 12 are spa suites, the majority of which have been renovated. The lobby, which is open to the public, now includes a Starbucks, plenty of cozy seating and a large fire place. “The lobby is designed to be a very social area, meant to be very alive,” Flury explains. Steps Lounge is not part of the Hilton brand, but exclusive to the Saskatoon location. A few extra additions have been made; a Keurig coffee maker has been put in each room, and fresh lemon water sits in the lobby for guests. Since each room has a microwave and fridge, the hotel pantry is stocked with fresh and frozen foods like salads, fruit and microwave dinners. When: Six years after the initial conversion, Project Grow was put in place. The restaurant and lounge were renovated just over two years ago, and lobby renovations immediately followed. The suites are being renovated floor by floor, with an expected completion date of this summer. Flury says that hotels generally renovate every six to eight years. How: The hotel aims to provide patrons with a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere — “an earthy, garden fresh feel.” Greens, browns and deep reds are prominent colours and the nature theme is apparent. Garden art hangs on the walls. A small dog statue, nicknamed Milton, greets guests as they walk in. While The Hilton Garden brand provided Flury with a design template (the suites’ carpet, for example), she made modifications for the rooms, like adding ottomans and choosing the fabric for chairs. A general contractor and designer were hired to renovate the lobby, restaurant and lounge. Saskatoon staff designed the rooms themselves. Since Steps Lounge is exclusive to this location, Flury has control over the look. It’s been updated with a gas fireplace, large bar and plenty of seating.

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By Angelina Irinici Global Gathering Place, a drop-in centre for newcomers, has seen an influx of clients over the last few years. The non-profit has been adding new services to keep up with the growing demand, but transportation was becoming an issue. The group heavily relied on public transit and taxis, and the bills were getting hefty. But thanks to FFUN Motor Group’s donation, Global Gathering now has its own 2011 seven-passenger Dodge Caravan. “It was just fantastic — for board members and staff — (to accept) such a generous contribution. It was really well-received by everybody. The excitement is hard to describe,” executive director Belma Podrug says of the donation. Chairman of FFUN Motor Group Paul Loeppky was on hand to deliver the vehicle and witness the excitement. Although he didn’t know many details about the organization, he says he quickly realized the “amazing” work Global Gathering does for newcomers in Saskatoon and instantly understood how helpful a vehicle would be. “They were just tremendously excited, I couldn’t believe it,” Loeppky laughs. “These people are really helping newcomers and it’s unbelievable some of the things we take for granted that they are teaching these people.” The new van, worth about $15,000, will be helpful in getting clients to and from the Global Gathering Place, allowing staff to travel to clients’ homes and taking clients out to special activities like sports games. Staff travels to newcomers’ homes to teach them basic skills, like how to use the appliances in their home, or how to get to the nearest grocery store, read food labels and buy nutritious food.The services, which include parent-child activities, information sessions, meet and greets and workshops on cooking and empowerment, are all designed for newcomers

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to adapt to their new life in Canada. Often, clients would rely on public transit to get them to and from the Global Gathering Place, but that can be difficult for one parent to navigate the transit system with a few kids in tow, Podrug explains. “It’s amazing. This is going to make such a huge difference in our pro-

gramming,” Podrug says. “The most vulnerable people with the greatest need have the most difficulty attending our programs because transportation is an issue and taxis are out of reach.” In the first five days of having the van, it was already used to make six trips transporting 56 people. Staff

took clients to the Western Development Museum and used the van to pick up clients for BrightStart!, a weekly program that provides parentchild activities and parenting services and advice for immigrant mothers. Global Gathering Place has been running for the last 15 years and Podrug has been involved since day one.

She says the number of clients and services has grown tremendously, especially in the last five years. There was a time when the dropin centre would see a few clients per month. Now, in addition to the new registrations monthly, the centre services around 500 clients each month.

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EVENTS # MUSIC Wednesday, Nov. 13 Michael Kaeshammer Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Ave. Ross Neilsen Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Roots Series: Paper Lions The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N. Thursday, Nov. 14 Two Man Group Crackers Restaurant and Lounge, #1-227 Pinehouse Dr. Ross Neilsen Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Protest the Hero w/ Architects, Affiance and The Kindred O’Brians Events Centre, 241 Second Ave. S. Alexandre Désilets w/ Sylvie Walker (early show) Weak Ends w/ White Slaves and Black Givre Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Speed Control w/ My Constant, Cherry and the Pterodactyls and Bastard Poetry Rock Bottom, 834B Broadway Ave. Friday, Nov. 15 The Nightrain Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Piano Friday w/ Marion Mendelsohn Roots Series: Eileen Laverty The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N.

Forever Young Army & Navy Veterans Club, 359 First Ave. N.

Doug Boomhower Trio McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E.

The Hamps Downtown Legion, 606 Spadina Cres. W.

The Rhythmaires Fairfield Senior Citizens’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Ct. Bridges Toon Town Tavern, 3330 Fairlight Dr. Drew Tofin Band Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr. Mocha Girls O’Brians Events Centre, 241 Second Ave. S. Ken Mode w/ Full of Hell Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E. Pandacorn w/ Minor Matter and The Northern Light Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Fountains of Youth Rock Bottom, 834B Broadway Ave. Marty Grambo Piggy’s Bar & Grill, 1403A Idylwyld Dr. N. Rusty Men Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E. Saturday, Nov. 16

South of North McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage Prairieland Park, 503 Ruth St. W. Josh Martinez Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr. Nobunny Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E. The Balconies w/ The Motorleague Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Efferine Pereira Bugsy’s Bar & Grill, 134 Primrose Dr. Marty Grambo Piggy’s Bar & Grill, 1403A Idylwyld Dr. N. Rusty Men Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E. Sun day, Nov. 17

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Jean and Doreen Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.

Guitar Series: The Jack Semple Band The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N.

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Mendel Art Gallery Nov. 17 and 24, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at 950 Spadina Cres. E. A free two-part writing and chapter book-making workshop led by Poet Taylor Leedahl. To register call 306-9758144. Fall presentations, sponsored by Kramer Ltd., include Rewilding Modernity and They Made a Day be a Day Here. The RBC Artists by Artists Mentorship exhibition, Galicia, features an interactive installation representing a wheat field. The Gallery/Art Placement Until Nov. 14 at 228 Third Ave. S. Slipscapes, oil paintings by Nancy Lowry. The Gallery, Frances Morrison Library Until Nov. 14 at 311 23rd St. E. Favourite Spaces by Cindy Hergott-Pellerin. Hand Wave Gallery Nov. 14 until Dec. 20 at 409 Third Ave. in Meacham. A Step Up. A mixed media gallery artists exhibition. An opening reception will be held Dec. 1, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Mix Artist Collective Nov. 15-17 at 539 24th St. E. Fourth annual Little Gems Art Show and Sale. Featuring small works by more than 40 artists in glass, metal, fabric, three dimensional and two dimensional. An opening reception will be

held Nov. 15 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Off the Wall art show and sale runs Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. With works by Valerie Borycki, Karen Maguire, Gail Prpick and Sylvia Thompson. Affinity Gallery Nov. 15 until Jan. 4 at 813 Broadway Ave. 30th Dimensions, juried by award winning artists, Michael Hosaluk and Susan Rankin. The Legend of the Red Thread, a collaborative piece by Monique Martin and Cathryn Miller. A closing reception will be held Jan. 3, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. St. George Artists’ 15th and Final Open Studio Nov. 17, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 1932 St. George Ave. Access is located via the alley behind Adam’s lumber. Recent work by each artist will be exhibited and for sale. Studio artists are Bridget Aitken, Nicki Ault, Jan Corcoran, Gale Hagblom, Jane Harington, Miranda Jones, Degen Lindner, Jacqueline Faye Miller and Carol Wylie. SCYAP Gallery Until Nov. 22 at 253 Third Ave. S. University Printmaking Class. A collaborative show by the U of S printmaking class, displaying different techniques and types of printmaking. Darrell Bell Gallery Until Nov. 23 at 405-105 21st St. E. Bison Archive, paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs and etchings by Adrian Stimson. This exhibition is a testament to Stimson’s historical and contemporary connection to the bison. Centre East Galleries Until Nov. 24 at The Centre. A display by

students of Rajinder Dhand, a display by the Royal Canadian Legion, work by Saskatoon Quilters’ Guild, a display by the Saskatoon Camera Club, and the 2013 Bill Epp Scholarship winners and displays from the Saskatoon Public School Board. Gallery on Third, Watrous Until Nov. 29 at 102 Third Ave. E., Watrous. Hockey paintings by Cliff Eisler of Strasbourg. Handmade House Showcase Until Nov. 30 at 710 Broadway Ave. Prairie Impressions: original watercolour paintings by Terry Lindsay. Watrous Library Through November in Watrous. Recent paintings and pastels by Regina artist Charlotte Hauk. Call 306-9462244. Saskatoon City Hospital Gallery on the Bridges Through November on the third, fourth, sixth and seventh floors of the Atrium at Saskatoon City Hospital. Work by three Saskatoon artists. Works by Jan Buttinger, abstract acrylics and watercolours in floral and landscape themes by Norma Rempel and a variety of watercolour images by Laurel SchensteadSmith. Parkridge Centre Through November at 110 Gropper Cres. Photography by Shirley Collingridge. Paved Arts Until Dec. 7 at 424 20th St. W. Dead Air by Steven Bates. An audio/visual installation comprised of

four works that include sound, projection and found objects. They Pull the Wolves Over Our Eyes by Jean-Sébastien Gauthier. A billboard commissioned by PAVED Arts, that incorporates stereograms (commonly known as Magic Eye images) which are best seen from their balcony. Ukrainian Museum of Canada Until Dec. 31 at 910 Spadina Cres. E. Money, Sovereignty & Power: The Paper Currency of Revolutionary Ukraine 1917-1920. Diefenbaker Canada Centre Through December at 101 Diefenbaker Pl. Touch the Sky: The Story of Avro Canada. This inhouse produced exhibit encourages visitors to look beyond the controversy surrounding the Avro Arrow, and focuses on the history and accomplishments of Avro Canada. Black Spruce Gallery Open through the winter at Northside Antiques on Highway 2. After Glow, a group show featuring fall images and colours of the boreal Lakeland region.

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Speechreading and Information for the Hard of Hearing Nov. 13 and 27, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, 3-511 First Ave. N. Hosted by the Hard of Hearing Association. For information call 306249-1357.

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Restorative Justice Network Open House Nov. 14, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Indian Métis Friendship Centre, 168 Wall St. In recognition of Restorative Justice Week in Canada. With guest speakers, performances and door prizes. Call 306-2440440 or 306-978-4646. Annual Pitch Party Nov. 14, 6 p.m., in Hall B at Prairieland Park. Hosted by the Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Celebrating Saskatchewan entrepreneurs and Global Entrepreneurship Week. With opportunities for audience members to pitch ideas to Canadian entrepreneur W. Brett Wilson, a panel discussion on “Entrepreneurship with a Social Purpose,” and pitches from U of S student entrepreneurs. MCC Relief Sale and Auction Fundraiser Nov. 14 at Lakeview Church. Dessert and coffee will be served at 7 p.m. Featuring Canada’s premier clean comedian Leland Klassen. For information call 306384-1206. Health Innovation and Public Policy Conference 2013 Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., in Neatby-Timlin Theatre in the U of S Arts Building. The Leaders Among Us: How Saskatchewan doctors and policy makers are directing the future of health care. With a keynote address by Dr. Lou

Francescutti, President of the Canadian Medical Association. Saskatoon physicians Dr. Maryam Mehtar, Dr. Chris Hergott and Dr. Nael Shoman, along with policy experts Dan Florizone and Roy Romanow, will discuss how they have driven change in the health care system. To register visit healthinnovation2013. usask.ca. Jazz Ensemble Concert Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., at Quance Theatre in the U of S Education Building. For information call 306-966-6169 or email dean.mcneill@usask.ca. Craft Fair Nov. 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Parish. All crafters are welcome. To book a table call 306-2448536 or 306-374-0647. Pancake Breakfast and Craft & Yard Sale Nov. 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. Pancakes, sausage and coffee available from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Yard and craft sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information call 306-374-6303. Saskatoon Spinners & Weavers Guild 2013 Annual Sale Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the second floor auditorium at Albert Community Centre, 610 Clarence Ave. S. With hand woven and hand spun textiles, scarves, knits for winter, table cloths and towels. Featuring demonstrations of weaving and spinning

throughout the sale. Annual Clavet Christmas Craft Sale Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Clavet Hall. Sponsored by Clavet United Church. A homemade lunch will be served with proceeds going to the church. Admission is free. Gyro Master Series: Czech-Mate Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., at TCU Place. The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra performs. With the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra. Featuring guest Australian conductor Daniel Smith and bassoonist Mathieu Harel. With the works of Antonin Dvořák, David Kaplan, Edward Elgar and Carl von Weber. The Creative Life Workshop Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 16 at Queen’s House Retreat & Renewal Centre, and Nov. 23 at The Two Twenty. A four-class series to help you learn to live your best creative life. With creativity coach Brenda Baker. For a registration form email brenda@brendabaker. com. For information visit BrendaBaker.com/ TheCreativeLife or call 306-653-3245. 23rd Annual Saskatoon Santa Claus Parade Nov. 17, 1 p.m., along a downtown route. This year’s theme is Candy Canes and Christmas Carols. The parade will take Santa to Midtown Plaza where he will take his seat to kick off the holiday season.

Saskatoon Parent and Tot Expo Nov. 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Hall B at Prairieland Park. Feature local products, services and information for families before baby and beyond. Includes shopping, swag bags, door prizes, interactive displays, presentations and entertainment, including Singing with Sylvia. A portion of the proceeds will be go toward the Crisis Nursery. Open House and Christmas Craft Nov. 17, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Marr Residence, 326 11th St. E. Make an ornament for your tree using a glass ball and vintage fabric. Suitable for all ages. Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Nov. 17, 2 p.m., at TCU Place. Performed by the Moscow Ballet Company. A unique telling of the classic story of Masha (Clara) and her Nutcracker Doll. The story of peace features solo dances by ambassadors from Hispanic, African, Russian, Asian and European heritages. Front Porch Series Concert Nov. 17, 2:30 p.m., at the Western Development Museum. A special performance by the Saskatoon Symphony Chamber Players in Boomtown. Fall Barbershop Show Nov. 17, 2:30 p.m., at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral Parish Hall, 816 Spadina Cres. E. Featuring

Saskatoon Chimo Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus and chapter quartets. Coffee and refreshments will follow. Funds raised will support travel costs for the Canada West Youth Chorus performing at the International Mid-Winter Convention & Competition in Long Beach, California in January. Call 306-6525622. Pain Assessment in Older Adults with Severe Dementia Nov. 19, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. via TeleHealth. Hosted by The Alzheimer’s Society of Saskatchewan. A presentation by Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Research chair, professor of clinical psychology and director, Centre on Aging and Health, University of Regina. The presentation will focus on methods of evaluating pain in older adults who have serious limitations in ability to communicate because of dementia.

# THEATRE Phantom Tollbooth Nov. 14-16, 7 p.m., and Nov. 17, 2 p.m., in Fr. O’Donnell Auditorium in St. Thomas More College at the U of S. A Newman Players production. A play for children and families in two acts. Milo must rescue two princesses from the Land of Ignorance. Along his journey, he picks up knowledge and skills that help him with his task and enrich his life.

Warriors Nov. 14-17 and Nov. 21-24, 8 p.m., at The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. Presented by Live Five and Stuck in The Mud Productions. Pushing their intellectual, moral and physical boundaries, two ad-men are hired to pitch the perfect slogan for the biggest moneymakers in history: the army. One Nov. 15-16, 8 p.m. and Nov. 17, 2 p.m., at Studio 914, 914 20th St. W. Written, directed and performed by Mani Soleymanlou. Produced by Théâtre Orange noyée. The history of Soleymanlou, from his birth in Iran to his making a home in Montreal by way of Paris, Toronto and Ottawa. On stage, he seeks, finds, loses, forgets, rejects and ignores everything he always believed he wanted to be. French with English Surtitles Nov. 15 and 17. Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen Runs to Nov. 17, 8 p.m. daily except Mondays, and 2 p.m. Sundays and Nov. 6, at Persephone Theatre. A Firehall Arts Centre Production. Leonard Cohen’s powerful music and lyrics provide the heartbeat for this tale. When an anonymous songwriter checks into New York’s infamous Chelsea Hotel in a desperate bid to find inspiration, he must wade through memories of past relationships and come to see love in a new light.

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The Media Fashion Show is always an enjoyable way to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan. The 21st annual event featured members of the local media and their families modelling the latest fashions from Saskatoon’s finest retailers. The sold-out show was attended by 295 people. Held at the Sheraton Cavalier on Nov. 6, the event raised about $40,000 for Ronald McDonald House, located near Royal University Hospital. The house, which is currently undergoing an expansion project, provides a comforting “home-away-from-home” atmosphere for families of sick children travelling to Saskatoon to receive medical treatment. 4.

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A gardener’s reflections of rural Ukraine By Sara Williams Thousands of settlers arrived from western Ukraine to homestead on the Prairies. Visiting that area for two weeks earlier this fall, I reflected on the landscapes’ similarity. Even after centuries of being tilled, the soil is still black and deep. Although deeply affected by the legacy of collectivization during the Soviet era, Ukraine remains the breadbasket of Europe. There are fields of wheat, sunflowers, maize, buckwheat, oats, pumpkins and sugar beets. Some growers use mechanized implements. Other fields are small and for the most part hand-cultivated, some with the help of a horse. We drove through small towns and villages with the houses fronting the road, each neatly fenced and often with a fancy gate. Most had a small orchard in front with a few apple and pear trees laden with fruit. We tasted our fair share. And the walnut trees! Newly fallen to the earth and cracked open, the fresh walnuts were delicious. Everyone should eat a fresh

walnut before they die. The cherries had long been picked and dried or canned. Lush grape arbours were evident everywhere. Green and purple, large and sweet, they are a far cry of what we get in our grocery stores. They are eaten fresh or made into jelly and wine. One wonders how the Ukrainians must have hated collectivization with such a sense of pride and pleasure evident in yard, garden and harvest. Each home boasted several acres of vegetable gardens, many times with a small barn and pasture behind. Families often had a pig or one or two cows as well as chickens and geese. There were large pumpkin patches with hundreds of pumpkins still lying in the sun. This was a bountiful year for apples. Along with potatoes and onions, they were evident on roadside stands along the highways and in markets. We passed more than a mile of large trucks full of apples lined up along the roadside. All were waiting their turn to be unloaded at a juicing facility, not unlike grain trucks once seen

Fresh and canned fruit and mushrooms from the bountiful harvest was for sale at a roadside stand in rural Ukraine. Photo courtesy Sara Williams

at prairie elevators. Wild forest mushrooms were also for sale at stands along the roadsides. It was a bountiful year according to everyone. We stopped. The temperature had fallen to -2 C over the past several days. The old ladies were in

their babushkas, rubber boots and multiple layers of sweaters and coats. The mushrooms were available either canned in brine or dried. Some of our group wondered, did they really know the difference between the good ones and the poisonous ones?

The babas indeed knew what they were doing. Those wild mushrooms were incomparably delicious. Although many of the less remote rural towns and villages now have piped water, individual wells with their decorative well covers were very much in view. And their exterior summer kitchens, like those of our grandparents, is where the fruit and vegetables are canned, pickled, jellied, jammed and fermented into wine and liqueurs to be stored in a cold room or cellar for the winter. Visiting a village home, I was questioned in detail (through a translator) about what I grew in my own garden. I listed off the vegetables, row by row. And how did I keep them for the winter? I was okay until I came to the freezers — still a rarity in many of the more remote villages. My hat goes off to these Ukrainians, their gardens and their skills. This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo.com).

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strong desire and passion. I’ve tried sexy clothing, asked what he likes, to little effect. I’m young, attractive, and fit. He’s not into porn or anything else that affects a healthy sexual relationship. Sex and passion weren’t an issue at the start. A few months in, he

was in an accident, which made sex difficult. It’s been an issue since. Now I feel that it isn’t going to change. It’s affecting my self-esteem and probably his, too. Becoming Resentful

A: It’s telling that you mention the accident almost at the end of your story. Look closer at what’s happened to him. He’s been deeply altered by that accident and its impact of sexual difficulty — whether from fear/ anxiety about pain or performance, or an actual physical change. Drop the resentment and get proactive.

Tell him you’re worried about him, and want him to have a health check. Don’t base this on your sexual needs, but on his well-being. If he won’t go, talk to his doctor yourself about how this accident could’ve affected his responses.

Q:My boyfriend of three years and I started as good friends. We love and respect each other. I’m 21. I cheated on him while on vacation. He rarely passed through my mind. He didn’t want to break up. We worked things out, but when I’m away from him I still wonder what else is out there... Should I spend more years to-

gether or sort myself out and see if I’m better suited with someone else? I want him to let me go, but am staying for his sake. So Unsure

A: You’re conflicted due to caring for him. But it’s not the stuff of lasting love… at least not now. You’ve already acted out a desire for wider experience. Staying will ultimately hurt him more; you’ll cheat again, and part unpleasantly. Take a break for at least six months, likely longer. Be friendly when you meet, but don’t keep up constant contact or keep re-making the decision.

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Stories of growing up on the Prairies The First Meadowlark is all about family — not just my family, but everyone’s extended family. In today’s affluent times the family is in dire need of bolstering, for it is fully acknowledged to hold the greatest influence on our children. This slice-of-life on a 1930s farm is dedicated to my parents, Elsie and Jack Lee, hardworking, adventuresome pioneers, willing to sacrifice for the betterment of their children. Born Laura Joyce Lee in 1928, my childhood spanned the Great Depression. I grew up in Dauphin, Man., on a farm near the Riding Mountains, now well-known for its national park. In those difficult years, Saskatchewan and other dry areas suffered severe

drought with no rain, no crops, feeble gardens and drifting topsoil with animals dying for lack of water and food. Our Dauphin area was not like that however. With a little rain, most Dauphin farms Joyce Beck in 1988 existed on mixed farming. Creeks flowing down from heavily treed Riding Mountains provided great benefit to the citizens. They had some crops, large gardens and enough water and feed for their animals. Cows, pigs,

chickens and turkeys enriched the diet. We couldn’t have asked for a finer cook than mom. Times were tough but so were the settlers. Our grandparents travelled in the 1800s from the Owen Sound area on Lake Huron by ship on the Great Lakes to Duluth, Minn., then west by American railroad to the Red River, and north by steamer to Winnipeg. From there it was by ox-cart to their homestead. The First Meadowlark (a symbol of hope) tells of my years growing up, describing our life through 30 separate, but related, stories. I cover topics like farming with horses, coping with severe prairie weather, the Edwards Creek and its benefits, life with

four older sisters — the trials and excitement, a week in a prairie woman’s life written by a cousin, children’s games like snaring gophers, riding calves and playing ‘Auntie-I-Over’ the shed, the Second World War (during which our farm became a training school for Air Force pilots), permit teaching in rural schools and one of my Regina classrooms in the 1970s. At $16, it’s a great Christmas gift for parents. Anyone from the 1900s will enjoy reminiscing with The First Meadowlark, available in Regina at Cat and The Fiddle Antiques, 3128-13th Ave. Joyce Beek is a former Regina teacher. She now lives in Cranbrook, B.C.

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Saskatchewan’s best new soup spots By Jenn Sharp Nothing soothes the soul like a bowl of hot soup on a cold November day. Making soup isn’t difficult but making good soup is an art. It’s easy to throw in too much salt in the hopes of disguising old leftovers. An honest flavour that comes from the ingredients themselves makes for an admirable bowl. Here’s a roundup of the newest spots serving the choicest soups in Saskatoon and Regina: SOUPLICIOUS CREATIONS 10-2605 Broadway Ave., Saskatoon Souplicious is chef Simon Reynold’s (of Simon’s Fine Foods) way of evolving his catering service and cooking classes. The daily gourmet heat and serve soups range depending on what’s in season, but always expect to find gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian and vegan options. Salt is never added. Reynolds also makes full fat, rich and hearty soups for those craving an indulgence. Buy a few for your freezer or take a hot soup to go. I bought a frozen tomato and basil on a recent visit. Reheated, it was incredibly full of flavour, with a subtle basil undertone. Despite the veg stock base and lack of flour, it was also surprisingly thick. Other frozen meals, like butter chicken and lasagna, are available along with homemade chutneys, jams, pasta sauces, focaccia bread and desserts (such as Reynolds’s famous butter toffee pudding.) 12 oz. soup: $4.95 16 oz. soup: $5.95 BISCUITS AND BROTH CAFE 1950 Hamilton Street, Regina Yun Ma opened his little shop in downtown Regina just three months ago. Along with fresh, homemade Homemade tomato basil soup from Soupilicious, located in Saskatoon’s Avalon Shopping Centre. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg soups are sandwiches, chili, cookies, muffins and popcorn. He has 40 soups on rotation and changes the daily choices every eight weeks. I tried the cheesy dill potato, a rich soup with small bits of potato and plenty of dill. Small soup: $5 Large soup: $7 CAFE DRIP 1275 Broad St., Regina This little slice of urbanite heaven serves “healthy fast food” in Regina’s warehouse district. The café shares space with a trendy home decor store, while a yoga studio, pastry shop and antique mall are all nearby. The daily chalkboard menu always includes a fresh soup like the vegetarian, gluten free butternut squash one pictured here. It was delicious and creamy, but not too heavy. And — rejoice — I didn’t taste much (or any) Cheesy dill and potato soup from Biscuits and Broth, located on Hamilton Street in downtown salt! Regina.Bridges photo by Michelle Berg Soup of the day feature: $5.75

Butternut squash soup with fresh bread from Cafe Drip in Regina.Bridges photo by Jenn Sharp

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