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...
Hickory smoke and shades of fall
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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...
Labour Day long weekend – hiking, boating, and fall prep
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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...
I tackled another fear today!
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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...
Firewood is DONE! And other various updates
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Can you believe it!? We started our firewood just over a week ago, and we’re already done!! As you may remember, Jeff’s truck is still broken and can’t pull a...
Another week of morning walks!
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I did it! I walked for an hour every morning before work, for a second week! In attempting to build a new habit, I’ve altered my approach very little. One...
Walking before work. An experiment.
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Every self-improvement guru I’ve ever listened to has (annoyingly) advised that you need to do your exercise before work, first thing in the morning. It is so so so so...
Summer visitors, smokey conditions
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Jeff’s good friend Jaye from his college days came up with his wife Josee to visit us this week – their first time in the Yukon! It was a hot...
Our boat has been launched!
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It’s been a long series of silly misadventures but our boat has finally been launched! Our new engine requires a slow break-in period so we took a leisurely trip upriver...
San Jose, California meetup
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I was in San Jose, California for the past week with my new work team and one of the divisions of the company that we work with. 192 people! Unfortunately,...
Keno long weekend adventures
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We returned to the small, nearly abandoned and forgotten, town of Keno, Yukon for the Canada Day long weekend. The trip almost didn’t happen for us. Jeff’s truck has broken...
Yukon 125, Tom & Cathy, and facial paralysis
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June 16 marked the 125th anniversary of the creation of the Yukon Territory! Dawson City was originally the capital city of the Yukon. To commemorate the occasion, the Yukon legislature...
Mounting a flag pole with a helicopter
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Have you ever seen a helicopter mount a flag pole? I have!! In the 1990’s, the large flag pole on top of the historical Old Territorial Administration Building that houses...