Fence Posts

When your ‘office’ is surrounded by livestock, your work day could include coaxing escaped pigs back home while trying to finish a column.

Dan Needles on how eating together and enjoying life’s simple pleasures helped his father live to the ripe old age of 97.

Slowing down doesn’t come naturally for active sheepdogs, or their reluctantly aging owners.

Back when things were built to last, a little know-how went a long way when it came to fixing things.

After many mishaps with mobiles, landlines often prove to be a good defense against dropped calls.

Experts agree the best defence against aging is to maintain a sense of purpose after retirement.

People often ask me what I do for a living out here on the farm, and for the last four months the answer has been ‘I blow snow’.

Rural living means coming together to help each other – even if you’re from the so-called ‘rough’ side of town.

Is a cut in interest rates coming? Will house prices come down? Only the chicken knows for sure, and he isn’t talking.

Rural living often presents various technological challenges – but sometimes getting disconnected is just what you need.

Maintaning a home – especially a country home – is no easy feat for owners or their wallets.

Veteran writer Dan Needles laments the loss of printed news while pondering the future of journalism.