When we travel by truck for a vacation, it gets really easy to end up just driving and looking out the window without stopping. To prevent that, I picked a…
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Back from Alaska!
We’re back from a week long vacation in Alaska! But before I get to that, let me catch you up on a few other developments. First! The fire situation calmed…
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Visitors, and fire update
What a great couple of days! Pat and Dale, my uncle and aunt, were in town with a tour group! They started on a cruise ship and then took the…
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Fire Watching
Last night a group of us went out to check on the Hunker Summit fire. The three guys took their off road vehicles, and I went with the girls in…
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Smokey exploration
We were going to go for an adventure on our quads today, but it is just so smokey and dusty on the roads and trails, we opted to take the…
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Hot tub fence, forest fires, health, and flowers
Jeff’s been working full speed ahead at our hot tub enclosure! The fence walls give us some privacy while soaking, and the roof will keep the snow off of it….
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My new ‘W’ laptop
I’ve had a long list of jobs in my life, and not one of them has treated me as well as my current employer, Automattic. The list of ‘why’ is…
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Backroad adventures
Yesterday was a beautiful day, and 8 of us took our four wheelers for an adventure. We were out for about 6 hours, visiting a part of the Yukon back…
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Future forecast: Sunny
For almost a year now, I’ve been living with the knowledge that I probably have Lynch Syndrome. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic condition that is associated…
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Hot Tub time!
Getting from old deck, to new deck, to soaking in our new hot tub, took a couple months. But now we’re tubbing out on the deck! Here are some progress…
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Doors Open Dawson 2019
Every spring Parks Canada opens a few of Dawson City’s historical buildings for a “Doors Open Dawson” event. This year there was only one new one to me, but I…
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Spent a day on my ATV
Yesterday I took a full day ATV industrial operators safety course from the Canadian Safety Council. It was arranged through our local college with an instructor brought up from Whitehorse….
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Playing with my camera at the dog park
Took a few pictures this evening at the dog park with my real camera. Trying to remember how to use this thing!
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Ontario visit
I had to cancel a couple visits to Ontario last year when I wasn’t able to travel, but attending my Uncle Paul’s daffodil party seemed like the perfect reason to…
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Great day for quading!
It’s been almost a year since I was strong enough to drive my quad/ATV. Today I hopped back on! A couple of our friends joined us. It was pretty chilly…
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It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon
On this beautiful afternoon, and I’m reluctantly watching golf. I am not a golf fan, but Corey Conners, a kid from my hometown (his grandpa was my family doctor!) is…
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Uncle Paul brought an early spring
My Uncle Paul was up to visit us for a couple of weeks. When he came, Dawson City was still in winter. In front of our house, the city was…
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“Everything is low, very low”
After doing some blood work last week, my primary doctor called me in a bit of a panic when he saw the results. Every blood value is low, lower than…
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Some winter pics
Before heading to Whitehorse for my last chemo dose, Jeff took me for a drive up to the top of the dome to see some winter. I have barely been…
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Last chemo dose is in me!
We’re just back this evening from a few days in Whitehorse. I’ve been really weak so I asked Jeff to drive me down, rather than me flying solo again. That…
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