My friend Tarie posted a picture of a crocus last week, but I couldn’t find any! We made a plan to pack a lunch and drive up to the top…
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Another quad ride in the snow
We took another quad ride yesterday (Sunday) and were joined by a bunch of our quadding friends. We had 5 individual ATVs, and two side-by-sides. We re-visited a bunch of…
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First quad ride of 2021
A sunny Sunday afternoon? Sounds like a good day to fire up the quads and go for an adventure! Jeff and I headed out Bonanza Road and left the road…
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The great thaw update, red polls, puddles, and pussy willows
Just as forecast, a couple weeks ago we went from a couple nights at -30C to a daytime temperature of +10! It didn’t take more than a day or two…
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Sally pooped!
What a week it’s been! Last weekend Sally, our 12.5 year old cat, started puking all over the house. No, that’s not fair. Not all over the house. Just on…
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The great thaw is scheduled to start next week!
While we have all the sunshine of spring, the thawing part has eluded us. We’ve been consistently below zero, despite our long days. It is already not dark when I…
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The Redpoll junkies need to detox
Remember when we spent $140 on Nyjer seed for the redpolls? Yeah well they ate it all. And demanded more. And our Hardware Store can’t get any in from the…
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Charlotte Gray’s Gold Diggers
I just finished reading Charlotte Gray’s Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike. This is a great book to read to get a good feel of the Klondike Gold…
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Its Spring!
It was -28C / -18F over night, but sunny today and -14C / 6.8F. I have the day off after working a Saturday shift, so I took a little drive…
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I made it! Two years!
The cancer I had is most likely to return within the first two years after treatment. Last week was my two year check up after finishing chemo and radiation in…
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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…
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Sunrise from the Dome
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….
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Working for the Birds
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…
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Sunday afternoon hike
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,…
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Two January Recommendations
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…
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My 2020, in 1 second snippets
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,…
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Happy New Year! It’s 2021!
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,…
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Merry Christmas 2020
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…
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Prepping for Christmas, and providing chemo counsel
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…
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20 things you need to know
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…
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