Old Man Winter’s grip on Saskatchewan loosens as warmth arrives

The Cracker Barrel: Making friends with Old Man Winter

Joseph Conrad, the novelist, put it this way: “In the destructive element immerse.” He was talking about overcoming fear, learning to confront and hence master whatever it is that frightens you. He might have been talking about Minnesota winters. Winter has a way of chilling the spirit as well as the flesh. When the mercury stoops to shake hands with the rising snowbanks, one’s sense of cosmic joy is apt to grow brittle. The wonderful roundness …

Old Man Winter’s grip on Saskatchewan loosens as warmth arrives

The deep freeze is over, and it looks like the warmer weather will stick around for a while. Brian Proctor of ...