You must have guessed that I did some quilting during my recent 2 months visit in the Yukon, right? Well, of course I did…and I took some pictures, too. Enjoy! I know what food will taste like when I get to heaven…it will taste like Dee’s trifle. So when the Moda Trifle Dish sew-along happened,… Continue reading Trifle Dish Quilt
Category: Yukon
Cabin Living: missing the solar shower
We’re home! What was the first thing we did when we got home yesterday? We turned on the hot water tank so that we could have a luxurious soak. Actually, it’s stinking hot here, so what we really wanted was a luxurious cold soak just to cool down! But you do still need a little… Continue reading Cabin Living: missing the solar shower
Company (or whatever you do, don’t get locked in the outhouse)
The deck spilled over with people, an impromptu gathering of friends old and new for a picnic. Some that were invited hadn’t been able to make it. Others brought friends to introduce to us. Everybody came with food…burgers, salmon, a dozen salads, fruit, desserts. The children played in the lake and the dogs ranged between… Continue reading Company (or whatever you do, don’t get locked in the outhouse)
Y: Yukon meditation
In 2012 I did a series of one minute films that I called “one Yukon minute.” The idea was to spend one minute in meditation, looking at a photograph…except it would be a living photograph, with movement and sound. Serene. Tranquil. Something to reflect on and calm the mind. A moving meditation, so to speak.… Continue reading Y: Yukon meditation
Alaska Highway, Whitehorse to Watson Lake one year ago today
One year ago today I drove away from Whitehorse, embarking on a solo journey down the Alaska Highway in -30 something temperatures. I stopped along the way to take some photos and jot down some poems. Here is that post. Day One: Whitehorse to Watson Lake (December 2, 2013) This is the Alaska Highway: … Continue reading Alaska Highway, Whitehorse to Watson Lake one year ago today
Sourdough!
Kelly had the opportunity to spend 10 days in Whitehorse earlier this month, so I took the opportunity to have him bring home some authentic Klondike sourdough starter. It came in a jam jar, well wrapped in plastic and carefully stowed in his suitcase. Good thing, too, because it had started to grow on it’s… Continue reading Sourdough!