I’ve wanted to exercise before work for years and years, but I just can’t do it. I love my bed. I love the warmth. I love sleeping. I love rolling…
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Wandering around town with my camera
Fall feels like it came really early this year. The fireweed is about done. The weather is cold. The rainy season is here. The mosquitos are buzzing off. It’s going…
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Floods, smoke, landslides, and security duty
What a few days in Dawson City! The Yukon River’s water level has been rising with the meltwater of our record snowfall this winter. And then rain entered the forecast!…
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Break up
We were actually standing on the shore of the Yukon River when it broke this evening! We were walking Hank in the 6pm hour. Jeff took Hank home while I…
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What’s up?
I’m long overdue for updates. So let me ask myself the questions that are surely on your mind. Is it spring up there yet? Yes! Of course it is spring!…
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The snow just keeps getting higher
We haven’t had many big dumps of snow, but it just keeps piling up! The good news is I kinda like shovelling. It is great exercise! Except now I have…
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Apple’s Photo Memories – Mom & Julie
Apple’s getting really good at making neat little videos in your Photo library on an iPhone. Last night I was inspired to make one of the summer of 2017 when…
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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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Take a walk with Hank
Last night Hank and I decided to take you on our walk. Usually when I take Hank on a brisk walk, I walk us down the middle of the road…
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A winter visit
The winter! the brightness that blinds you, The white land locked tight as a drum, The cold fear that follows and finds you, The silence that bludgeons you dumb. The…
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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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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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Home sweet home
I’m home, and it is so nice to be home!! I finished Radiation last Monday. It felt so good to put my gowns into the hospital laundry hamper and walk…
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Yukon Quest 2018: Dave Dalton’s arrival in Dawson City
Dave Dalton came into Dawson City just after noon today holding the red lantern position (last place). It’s been a remarkable cold race this year. We weren’t sure Dave was…
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New camera and I need to practise
Jeff spoiled me silly with a new camera for my birthday! It’s a Nikon D500 and I do not have it mastered yet. I don’t even know what all the…
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Last pictures of Mom and Julie’s visit
Mom and Julie have just landed in Toronto, marking an end to their Yukon adventures…. for 2017 anyway! Here’s a random collection of photos from their last few days in…
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More adventures with Mom and Julie
The adventures continued this week with our visitors – my mom and my sister Julie. Chicken, Alaska On Wednesday, I took Mom and Julie over to Chicken, Alaska. Mom had…
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What a night, they did the toe!
What a night! We started out at Klondike Kate’s for a good supper. A good supper always needs a good drink. I tried to encourage everyone to order the best…
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My Mom and sister Julie are visiting!
Mom and Julie are up for half of July. Here’s some highlights so far! I drove down to Whitehorse early last Thursday to pick Mom and Julie up at the…
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We bought a house!
A couple of years ago when we got rid of half of our stuff and moved across the country, I wouldn’t have thought we’d buy a house so soon. Having…
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