It's been another week of isolation and social-distancing, good government rules to abide by.
Dora Brown is an interesting and busy senior citizen, but a kid at heart. Her "Barbwire Weaving" classes in February and March, hosted in her heated shop, was well attended. This a popular craft that has gained popularity in Western Canada. It adds a country theme to indoor and outdoor decorating. Dora collects old barbwire from fences and burns it the day before the class to make the wire softer and more pliable. The craft takes a lot of space so classes were limited to about 10 people per one-day session. Creativity produces end products such as baskets, planters, garden angels, bugs and trellises to which rebar is added to make ornamental creations strong. One can add beads, broken coloured glass, stones, bark, you name it. Dora will advertise when she is ready to offering a class this fall if possible.
Dora is also busy with bedding plants.
Denise Taylor from Hafford also sells sturdy bedding plants in Mayfair. She transports them in a cattle trailer. The sale of plants can occur during COVID-19 using proper protective measures.
Jason and Brenda Buziak, who farm in the Whitkow and Mayfair areas, have hockey constantly on their minds. Their oldest son Braydon was playing for York University in Toronto, Ont. until he broke a finger the middle of January. Braydon's grandparents, Russell and Lorna Buziak of Whitkow, holidayed there one week during a cold snap. They left Jan. 8 from Saskatoon. They took in both of Braydon's games that week, but the second game proved to be the one to put him out for the season. A tour of Niagara Falls was out of question, as it was took cold, but they did take in other activities. Braydon played for the Battlefords North Stars as a defenceman and was a key player on the team for a number of years.
The Buziak's 14-year-old daughter Keyra left in late August 2019 to join Okanagan Academy in Penticton, B.C. to play hockey. Keyra is a second-year bantam player. She is home again now.
My excursion to be hosted by John and Maria Gormley at the end of March was cancelled. We were to visit Cambodia and Vietnam, countries rich in history and culture. Two of my sons have holidayed in the part of Asia.
How many women adorned their Easter bonnets on April 12? Wearing hats has become fashionable thanks to Kate and Megan of British royalty, but I'm sure no one was wearing their hats while stuck at home.
A plan to hold an outdoor Easter service in Strasbourg was quashed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. They were concerned, even if people stayed in their vehicles, physical distancing would be inadequate.
