Sometimes we forget to stop and just rest our eyes on something beautiful in nature. We are so plugged in: the radio is playing, ear buds are in, and there are traffic noises or the background hum of appliances. We forget how important it is to just listen to the wind in the leaves or the waves on the… Continue reading One Yukon Minute: Fox Lake Sept 23, 2012
Category: Balance
Promoting Marital Happiness: tip #1
Do not, under any circumstances, leave the garden hose in a tangled, knotted up mess for your spouse to discover and fix for you. I almost did that today. Almost! But (phew!) I didn’t. I thought about it, but then I had a second thought. My second thought that this would not result in marital happiness. But you know,… Continue reading Promoting Marital Happiness: tip #1
Stay-cation
Kelly is on holidays in the Okanagan and Fraser Valley, attending a week-long star party and visiting family & friends while I’m on stay-cation here at home. Yes, I miss him (of course I do!), but I’m also thoroughly enjoying being by myself. Besides, it’s good to miss your spouse once in a while! In 10 days I’ve slept… Continue reading Stay-cation
Autumn is Whispering
It seems that summer has only just arrived in Whitehorse, but Autumn is already whispering to us: “…here I come: in the newly dark night, in the sun warm on your back and the wind crisp in your face, in the last of the blooming roses, the sweetness of raspberries and the first turning of gold,… Continue reading Autumn is Whispering
To Dance…that is the question
A dance newsletter came into my inbox this afternoon, and at the end there was a poll about dance names. I answered the questionnaire, which asked how you got your dance name (given by a teacher, a name reference, made it up, etc). I checked the box next to “I dance under my own name.”… Continue reading To Dance…that is the question
A Home to Retire to!
Kelly’s dream has always been to retire at 55. We never really thought it could happen, but we used to talk about it a lot. We’d talk about where we would live, what we would do. It was a fun subject to fantasize over. Then one day a couple of months ago we stopped dreaming and decided to… Continue reading A Home to Retire to!