Continuing the recap of my half a month vacation to visit my family in Ontario. Mom and I went to the Dublin cemetery to meet some family for a visit….
Read More
Ontario vacation – Part 1
I’m in Ontario visiting friends and family and I’m thinking I’ve already taken so many pictures I should blog a bit! Dad picked me up from the airport when I…
Read More
Look, a fire!
I thought the hot weather was over, but no! After a few days of cooler temperatures and some rain, it’s back! And it’s glorious! Turns out hot weather without humidity…
Read More
Firewood season
Not too much new here to share with you, but I better post something before my Dad starts demanding a newer blog post. haha! We’re well into “Firewood season” where…
Read More
Camping week
We’re just back from 7 nights of camping around the Yukon! This is going to be one long, photo heavy post, so hope you’re on fibre optic internet. We took…
Read More
My Fitness Toolbox
I’ve been hesitant to write this post, since I’m still in worse shape than most of you, and heavier than most of you, but every time I talk to someone…
Read More
Old shaft, mosquitos, 1912, and doors to ??
We had a smaller group for our quad trip today. Just 3 quads and 2 side by sides. We didn’t have much of a plan for what to go and…
Read More
Cloudy Dempster drive
I was missing my sabbatical freedom of last spring, and with Jeff teaching a course all weekend and nothing I really needed to do instead, I decided to take a…
Read More
Cans, more cans, lupins, swan, and a couple bears
Sometimes you just have a hankering for looking at old cans. And that wasn’t the case today, when we set out this afternoon for a drive, but that’s where our…
Read More
Muddy quad ride
It’s the Great Canadian May 2-4 long weekend! And most of it has been cold, rainy, windy, cold enough to have the heat on, and even use an electric blanket…
Read More
Last of the crocuses
When I took my lunch break today, I noticed it was finally sunny! It’s been so cloudy and cool and windy lately. I still have the heat on during the…
Read More
The river broke, and a hike
The river broke on Thursday morning (May 6). Jeff messaged me to say it just broke and then I heard the town’s air raid siren to notify everyone (to be…
Read More
The crocuses are up!
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More