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Here at Hay’s Daze the second weekend in December means it’s time for another story from Another Time – A Christmas in Parkvale by Dr. Reginald Smoot (or somebody similar).

Everybody knows about it, still nobody talks about it. This is the reality about intimate physical relationships among older adults. The consequences of this silence are obvious- increasing number of Canadian seniors are getting diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STI), which is quite concerning.

Eat. Sleep. Run. Repeat.

Now that December is in full swing, I’m sure a lot of you are finding the days getting more and more busy, which means being more rushed in the morning, and even having to grab a pre-manufactured take away breakfast from a drive through — what a nightmare! Today I’m sharing a recipe that you can whip up under an hour that is high protein, lower in fat and actually made by you and not a robot.

Seven billion tonnes! Seven billion metric tons of carbon could be removed from the atmosphere by one simple natural mechanism. Unfortunately the loss of this natural, carbon removal system has been ongoing for decades. It was deemed necessary for providing land for crops, animals, and building materials.

Central Alberta has been enjoying an unseasonal warm fall. The initial snow covered most of the herbaceous plants insulating them for the winter but warm temperatures has melted snow in sunny areas. Hardy plants will survive but the tender ones might not unless they receive more insulation. If in doubt, cover the plants with an insulating layer such as: snow from other areas, compost, straw or leaves.

The 2017 edition of the Red Deer Festival of Trees – our 24th annual – has come and gone. The Festival takes an enormous amount of volunteer time to organize, and without our volunteers this event simply could not happen on the scale that it does.

For 11 months of the year my Christmas decorations live in a humble abode of cardboard boxes shoved haphazardly under the stairs.

“He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak. ”

Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra by Anne Rice &Christopher Rice