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194 | NAILS MAGAZINE | APRIL 2014 } { my other life "I enjoy being in the spa world, but when I'm at home I'm the only girl around driving a tandem grain truck through the fi elds with stiletto nails," says Suzanne Pelzer, a nail tech and the owner of Spa Cantik and Salon in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally a city girl, Pelzer has been farming alongside her husband since 2007. "Our farm is located 29 kilometers north of Regina. We grain farm 4,300 acres of crops, which include mustard, durum, spring wheat, lentils, canola, peas, wheat, and fl ax. The province I live in is one of the biggest grain suppliers of the world," she notes. "During harvest, on days I'm not at the spa, I usually truck grain from the combines back to the grain bins and unload it with the auger into the bins, then go pick up the next load from the combines when they are full." On days she has spa duties, she cooks for everyone and takes suppers out to the fi elds. "The thing I love most about being on the farm is how peaceful it is. I love looking out my kitchen window to see the blooming fi elds, especially a fl ax and canola fi eld side by side with the canola being so yellow and the fl ax being such a pretty blue/purple. My favorite smell on earth is when the canola fi elds are in full bloom," she says. "It's a good feeling to know that the grain we grow is shipped all over the world to feed other people. I truly feel blessed every day to live the life that I live. I love being a successful woman who can dress up and run a busy spa, but on the other hand I'm not afraid of hard work and getting dirty." Life on the Farm NAILS (ISSN 0896-193x) (USPS 001-426) is published monthly, by Bobit Business Media, 3520 Challenger Street, Torrance, California 90503-1640. Periodicals postage paid at Torrance, California 90503-9998 and additional mailing of ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nails, P.O. Box 1067 Skokie, IL 60076-8068. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for address changes to take ef ect. Subscription Prices - United States $20 per year; Canada $57 per year; Foreign $87 per year. Single copy price - $5; Big Book - $40. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks to receive your fi rst issue. Bobit Business Media reserves the right to refuse non-qualifi ed subscriptions. Please address Editorial and Advertising correspondence to the Executive Of ces at 3520 Challenger Street Torrance, California 90503-1640 or online at www.nailsmag.com. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without consent of Bobit Business Media. All statements made, although based on information believed to be reliable and accurate, cannot be guaranteed and no fault or liability can be accepted for error or omission. Subscribers: If the Post Of ce alerts us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obligation unless we receive a corrected address within 2 years. Suzanne Pelzer, salon owner In her other life: grain farmer My favorite smell on earth is when the canola fields are in full bloom. n a 0 4 1 4 m o l . i n d d 1 9 4 na0414mol.indd 194 2 / 2 1 / 1 4 4 : 1 2 P M 2/21/14 4:12 PM