We had great road trip weather again today! We woke up as the sun was rising and had a delicious breakfast buffet at the hotel. It was WINDY this morning….
Read More
Liard Hot Springs to Fort St John
We had really comfortable beds in that Liard Hot Springs lodge last night. We were waiting at the gate for the Hot Springs when it opened at 7am. It was…
Read More
Whitehorse to Liard Hot Springs
We aren’t camping on this road trip adventure. It’s just a little too late in the season. That would have been more gear to pack too, and it’s cold and…
Read More
On the way to Ontario!
We completely struck out for animal watching on the drive today. Unless you count red squirrels. We saw some birds though! The clouds were low and we got a few…
Read More
Last few days in Dawson City
Some highlights! First up, the last shows at Gertie’s for the season. Cecilia and I went to Diamond Tooth Gertie’s for the final three live shows of the season. The…
Read More
Autumn in Tombstone, with Cecilia
Aunt Cecilia is my special guest! She flew up to spend my last week in Dawson (for now) with me! I bet she didn’t expect to also be helping me…
Read More
What have I done?
Are you ready for this one? Are you sitting down? It’s time to share the chaos I’ve caused. When Jeff floated the idea of moving to Ontario, I was about…
Read More
Hankie had surgery!
Poor Hank had a little papilloma on his eyelid, as aging dogs sometimes do. It didn’t cause much of a problem, until it did. Earlier this summer, one day he…
Read More
My Summer Vacation 1985
This is a story I found in a box of my papers in the garage from 1985 that I had typed on our typewriter. Possibly for school? Or maybe just…
Read More
My Uncle Joe Verkley
My Uncle Joe left us this week. It is shocking and still hard to believe. For so many reasons: I just saw him a few weeks ago. He was only…
Read More
Bonton dinner, house repairs, and more arson
On Friday night, Jeff and I went out for a special dinner at Bonton. We had fancy drinks and fancy foods! Here’s my Rosemary Glow mocktail: Here is the Chicken…
Read More
Gertie’s midnight show, and sigh, it’s fall
Alex and I went to Diamond Tooth Gertie’s on Friday night to see the 10pm and midnight show. I hadn’t seen the midnight show yet this year and the reviews…
Read More
Our annual summer visit to southwestern Ontario
We aim to get back to southwestern Ontario every summer to visit as much of our family as we can stuff in. We tend to time it with an event,…
Read More
Moosehide Gathering 2026
Earlier this month, I finally attended a Moosehide Gathering! Every two years, there is a gathering down the Yukon River at the community of Moosehide. It is a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in…
Read More
Tatchun Lake Territorial Park
I arrived back in the Yukon from my San Francisco trip just before midnight on Thursday. On Friday, I ran a bunch of errands and did some shopping and then…
Read More
San Francisco: TrustCon
Last week I was in San Francisco attending the Trust & Safety Professional Association‘s TrustCon event. I have worked in Trust and Safety roles off and on during my career….
Read More
New front fence!
Poor Hank has been restricted to a leash in his own yard for all of his 9 years. He’s a sneaky little devil who will start earning your trust, then…
Read More
Are we moving out of the Yukon?
Probably? When Jeff was fishing with his brother in northwestern Ontario last month, he wasn’t there for even 24 hours when he sent me a real estate listing. That’s when…
Read More
Panic over a fleeting summer
It’s been mostly cold and rainy this summer so far, and knowing that our fall starts by the third week of August, we’re all in a panic that summer will…
Read More
Happy Canada Day!
It’s a cold, breezy, rainy week in Dawson City, but none of that matters when it is Canada Day! Time to celebrate our great country and its people! I put…
Read More