Ed, my neighbor next door, was a little late catching up on the news that the age for obtaining Old Age Security is changing from 65 to 67. Ed was on a countdown of eight years to 65 when he would start…

Ed, my neighbor next door, insisted he was doing me a favor yesterday. When Ed heard I was heading off to Saskatoon to pick up our seven-year-old granddaughter, he volunteered to come for the ride. I knew it was going to be…

Ed, my neighbor next door, received an Easter greeting he greatly resented this year. His relatives from Edmonton spent Easter here in Melville with him and Ruby. A nephew let slip that Ed sure had become a lot balder and that crows’…

Sometimes, the simplest question sets Ed, my neighbor next door, off on an intense ramble. This happened when I asked him if he saw the movie “Hunger Games.” Ed told me that he didn’t need to see any fool movie, because he…

Ed, my neighbor next door, claims it wasn’t his fault. A nasty virus has picked on him while he has been minding his own business and leaving everyone else alone. “Those viruses are sneaky. You never see them coming. One minute you’re…

Ed, my neighbor next door, recently joked, “What do call a farmer who lives in town?” Without waiting for my reply he answered, “A town house commuter.” Ed is a farmer who lives in town and drives out to his farm. Ed…

Ed, my neighbor next door, was filling up his car’s gas tank when I stopped for gas yesterday. Naturally, I had to share with him the good news that our seventh grandchild was born into our family on Saturday. Ed sees having…

Ed, my neighbor next door, had discouraging words for me yesterday. I had shared with him that I am moving to a new job at Walmart. “At least it will be a bit of a change for you! You’ll get to make…

Ed, my neighbor next door, was pretty grouchy yesterday. He claimed he was out of sorts, because he spent hours in his truck the day before trying to locate a farm. The farm he was looking for has farm machinery advertised for…

Ed, my neighbor next door, hardly ever misses a hometown hockey game. Of course I ran into him at a hockey game the other night. “Are you in the right place?” he asked. “This place is filled with excitement and action. People…