I stopped my daily hikes for the dark, cold, Christmas season of snacking and hibernating. And it would be really easy to just keep on hibernating until spring, but NO!…
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My how things have changed!
One of the great joys of diving into the depths of YouTube, is surfacing with a cherished gem from years gone by. I stumbled upon an episode of Bowling for…
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Christmas 2023
It’s time to break away from my post-Christmas sloth-like existence and document the holiday here on my blog/life journal. My mom gifted us a new inflatable for our festive lawn…
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Happy 48th Birthday to me!
On Saturday, for my birthday, Jeff took me out to Bonton for dinner! Bonton & Company is one of Dawson’s finer dining establishments – don’t let the log cabin exterior…
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Geminid meteor shower and the northern lights
Imagine stepping outside and noticing the northern lights in the sky….. And then remembering it is also a great night for watching the Geminid meteor shower! Imagine loading up your…
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Kickstarting the holiday season
On Friday after work, the museum hosted the first Christmas Open House of the season. We invited the entire community to stop by, shop our vendors, eat some holiday snacks,…
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I have a new office!
This isn’t a change I saw coming. I love my little home office where I work every day. Except for one really big problem, one that we created ourselves. After…
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Hallowe’en, Museum Auction, and Hiking
Let’s get caught up on all the excitement around here! Hiking / Daily Walks I’ve had to adjust my daily walking schedule. (You knew it was coming.) (No I didn’t…
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Vacation Thoughts
I need to save these travel notes so I can reflect down the road as the logistics details fade. What a fabulous vacation! Why don’t we do this more often!?…
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Back to Denver
It was Friday morning and time to start heading back to Denver. Our first flight leading us home was on Saturday morning. One of my team leads and his wife,…
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Moab, Utah
Did you know you can find DINOSAUR tracks near Moab, Utah? NO joke, honest, really old, dinosaur tracks. But first you need to figure out where they are! And with…
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The Four Corners and Monument Valley
Of all the places we could have driven this week, Jeff’s number one goal was to finally see Monument Valley. Monument Valley is in northeastern Arizona. It wasn’t too far…
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Mesa Verde
On Tuesday we headed south out of Silverton to Durango. The drive starts out mountainous and remote, and then, as you head to Durango, you start passing by villages of…
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Heading southwest through Colorado to Silverton
On Monday morning we checked out of our Denver hotel and walked to the nearby Budget car rental where we had a mid-sized SUV reserved. Instead of a mid-sized, they…
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A Denver Vacation – with the Broncos!
For Jeff’s birthday in 2018, I gifted him a card that said I would be taking him to Denver that fall to see his favourite football team, the Denver Broncos,…
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What I’m watching, Fall 2023 edition
What we’re watching: Cecilia in Svalbard – Jeff discovered this channel. Cecilia lives on a small Norwegian island above the Arctic Circle. She lives in a cabin with her boyfriend…
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Snow, freezing rain, friends, and feasts
On Friday morning I got up to do my hour walk before work and saw this when I opened the door: I had to walk in snow boots! I broke…
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Hickory smoke and shades of fall
Here are some pictures from around the neighbourhood the last couple of weeks: With another heavy frost this morning, our leaves are mostly off the trees now. We had snow…
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Labour Day long weekend – hiking, boating, and fall prep
We spent part of the September Labour Day long weekend labouring! Saturday With -1°C forecast for Saturday night, it was time to harvest the garden boxes. We picked all the…
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I tackled another fear today!
For 9 years now, there is something I’ve been too afraid to do. But TODAY I did it! I hiked to the Five Finger Rapids from the roadside park north…
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