Yukon holiday – Drove up to Tombstone
Our ambition could be applauded. We planned a drive up the Dempster on our Yukon Heritage day off on Friday. We packed our snowpants, emergency supplies, camera, binoculars, firewood, the...
Sunrise from the Dome
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I took today off work today. I’ve put in so many extra hours lately that I knew I had to take a day in lieu and just … not work....
Working for the Birds
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At Christmas time, the Redpolls were spotting heading up the Klondike Highway for Dawson City. I know, because I was driving that highway and hit two of them. Redpolls head...
Sunday afternoon hike
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What’s a girl to do on a Sunday afternoon when football is on? Go for a hike! My exercise hike took a real nose dive for a couple of months,...
Two January Recommendations
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Stuck in your house? Finding new definitions for boredom, loneliness, grumpiness? Let me help fix your mood, for a few moments anyway! Hunt for the Wilderpeople You can find this...
My 2020, in 1 second snippets
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I used the 1 Second Everyday app again this past year to save a video documenting my life, in just one second bits at a time. It’s a long one,...
Happy New Year! It’s 2021!
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Our friends had us over for New Year’s Eve last night. We thought we were in for a more subdued night, but NO! Take a look at the prepped fireworks,...
Merry Christmas 2020
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Merry Christmas everyone! I know everyone is complaining that 2020 was the worst year ever. Not for me. It was another year of life! Fun! Adventures! I turned 45 a...
Prepping for Christmas, and providing chemo counsel
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It’s dark in the Klondike, with the sun scheduled to rise at a minute before noon today, and then set at 4:24pm Yukon time (MST). I’m working hard on my...
20 things you need to know
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I have no profound thoughts or exhilarating adventures to share, so instead I’ll share some recent photos from my iPhone and share some thoughts that may or may not have...
Feathery frost
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My friend Tarie asked if I wanted to go with her to a macrame and health remedy sale today. Hmmmmm. Would I be obligated to buy macrame I asked? She...
Remembrance Day 2020
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Remembrance Day falling mid week was a perfectly timed break, away from work, meetings, and obligations. We both took the chance to sleep in, which is remarkably easy when the...
New Boots: Columbia Bugaboots with Michelin treads
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Do I have too many pairs of winter boots? Or is there no such thing when winter lasts half the year? Let’s go with that! Winter quickly came last week,...
Snow, buns, and planking
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I haven’t had any epic journeys lately to blog about, so I’ll just tell you the mundane everyday stuff that’s been going on. Jeff’s been out moose hunting often over...