wish it was like this, but Tucker isn't this strong! (And I decidedly DON'T WANT SNOW today or tomorrow...)


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In the spring I mentioned to an itinerant musher that I had never been on a dogsled... so he took me! I got to ride in the basket, and for a while I even got to drive the team. This pic is after I drove - I'm back in the basket and we're coming back towards Dawson from the far side of the Yukon river. It was an AMAZING ride. Reminded me a bit of ( Read more... )

Well, since my life is all about renos these days, I figured I'd show you guys the fruits of my current labours. My parents are here helping put up my ceiling and a few other details (like fixing cold spots so things indoors hopefully freeze less than last winter). But the ceiling is the prettiest. I've had trouble getting enough spray paint, so I ( Read more... )

The sun was really bright last night at about 6pm? It's getting low so fast now! :( The inevitable slide to winter. My house is the blue one in the middle. I've been working hard in the garden to the left - it's a horribly overgrown perennial garden, which I'm mulching by laying cardboard down, and then dumping everything compostable I can put my ( Read more... )