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Family Day was Monday, a made up holiday that gets some of us off work, which is at least a good-intentioned reason for the day's existence.

Welcome to 'Wordy Wednesday' brought to you by our friends at Yorkton Public Library, (including Slow the friendly sloth), and appearing here courtesy of Yorkton This Week.

I am mildly terrified. Big changes are always terrifying, especially when you know they’re coming and are not quite sure what they mean.

I’ve learned some things about romance over my life. · Flowers wither, gifts pile up, and too many chocolates make you chubby. If that kind of romance is all you’ve got, your relationship won’t survive.

Valentine’s Day. A more sentimental, heart-warming and… sappy day has never existed. Many years ago, I remember a conversation I had with one of my female relatives.

Valentine’s Day is just a few days away, and while our thoughts turn to love, they might also turn to the flowers associated with Valentine’s Day! Roses whisper love with every breath, and while a red rose is symbolic of love and passion, pink tells

There are assignments that when you have been at the job of journalist for more than 30-years become rather reflective events.

Flowers. Boxes of candy. Candles on the supper table. Good old alcohol. These are just some of the ingredients that most people throw into their ‘bowl of love’ when it comes to planning for Valentine’s Day, which is but a few days away.

The first time I heard the song it pretty much stopped me in my tracks. I know, that sounds like such a cliché, but I don’t know another way of describing it.

It was a question used as a writing prompt to create outrageous scenarios: Would you rather wear a bathing suit in a snowstorm or a snowsuit to the beach? Which one would you choose? Give it a moment, if you need to.