The red polls are back for the season and are finally eating the bird seed we’ve provided! The sun shone on our house today! For the first time since November….
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Understanding my wiring
I’ve been asking ChatGPT (AI) some questions lately about some quirky things I am recognizing about myself. For example: As I explored the potential reasons, I had it ask me…
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ALF
This one’s for you Dad: I love ALF. I have fond memories of my family eating homemade pizza, with us kids sitting around the coffee table, each with a treat…
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Boil water advisory just lifted, but Hank had to skip a walk
Thanks to Facebook, home of our community’s digital rant and complain board, we heard that an aggressive pitbull had just ripped a dog apart, killing it, on the north end…
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Broken water mains, flooding, frozen pipes, and a boil water advisory
It’s been a busy week in Dawson, most particularly for our city workers, and local contractors. We’ve had a couple of water main breaks lately, which happens here in winter,…
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Yep, still cold
It’s January. Of course, it is still cold. Turns out, that was our 6th-coldest December in Dawson City since 1898. Zooming in on that chart for Dawson City: I’ll have…
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Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2026! Isn’t it nice not knowing what is in store for us this year? It’s like cracking open a new novel! I woke up dehydrated with a whopper…
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Christmas 2025
Having my brother and his family visiting for a week mid-December really made it a Merry Christmas for us, extending our holiday time, giving me competitors to play games with,…
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The never ending cold…
We were below -40 for some part of 19 straight days. That’s a decent streak! But yesterday we tiptoed into the minus twenties. Oh so warm! We spent the weekend…
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I’m 50! Recap of the week
When my brother and his wife told me a few months ago that they were thinking of coming up to visit us for my 50th birthday, I thought they were…
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Hundreds of earthquakes and the cold is here!
On Saturday afternoon I was decorating the house for Christmas and I was a little damp-eyed as I set up the little Christmas tree that always sits on the kitchen…
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I went to a French rock concert
And I thoroughly enjoyed it! Except maybe I should bring ear protection next time, that was kinda loud. I had a goal to get out and do more things this…
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It’s ludicrous how little I’ve blogged this month
So many things to update you on! I’ve been busy this month, and when I wasn’t busy, I was moaning about how busy I just was, and then spent hours…
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Future Boy
I’ve got an audiobook recommendation for you! Now let me preface this by saying, I really don’t like most audiobooks? As soon as someone starts talking in complete sentences (as…
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Museum annual auction and other happenings
I’m over a week late sharing an update about the auction! This year’s theme was Back at the Big Cabin. The big old historical Territorial Administration building that houses the…
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Whistler, again!
What a year – I’m just back from Whistler for my third time this year! I was in Whistler with my team at work – or 6 of us from…
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The Vancouver Chamber Choir
Last night I went to see the Vancouver Chamber Choir perform here in Dawson City. I really don’t know a thing about chamber choirs or what to expect at a…
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Beardmore’s Postmark
When I was travelling around the country on the second half of my sabbatical, I aimed to send Jeff a postcard every single day. It was a steep goal, that…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s a lovely Thanksgiving Monday in Dawson City. Which means….. yep, the snow arrived this morning! It isn’t expected to stay, but there is a lot out there now! As…
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It’s been a super lazy week
I think I’m just mourning the end of the adventures, or maybe the end of the nice weather, or maybe I needed some recovery time, I don’t know, but I’ve…
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