A blog full of memories
Last night I bought some root vegetables to make soup–root vegetable soup with turkey. Wholesome. Nutritious. That was the plan anyway. I bought four red potatoes, a turnip (or I call it a turnip–people here in the States call it a rutabaga), a parsnip, and an onion. I already had celery and carrots. That’s it. …
One day my sister and her friend Alison were out for a horseback ride. Alison seemed a little more quiet than usual, so my sister asked her what was wrong. She said she had been preoccupied with what to do with her aging cat. Merlin was nearing 12 or 13 at the time. Alison had …
Today for lunch, we went to a little place 5 minutes drive from work. We sat outside and ate lunch and commented on the lamas, various cars, and license plates. When it was time to go, we cleared the dishes back into the cafe, and came back outside to get in the car to go …
My family never had a TV until 1982. Even then, it was a simple, small black and white TV that sat on the kitchen counter. Dad told us we should use our imaginations to entertain ourselves. Besides, the entire world was out there for us to experience. We didn’t need to breed mediocrity by watching …
My parent’s long-time friend and neighbour, Nancy, has a herniated disk and is getting surgery for it. In fact, I believe she’s had the surgery, but she’s still in Vancouver. The Friday before she was due to fly out (from Whitehorse to Vancouver for the surgery), she called my Mum to ask for some help. …
I’m not a great photographer and don’t normally take snapshots on holidays just to say later on: Been there. Done that—the I-was-here-but-now-I’m-gone thing. However, on my recent trip North, I used some plastic figurines (Homies™, I discovered later) that I had aquired to take the touristy photos. It ended up being a lot of fun. …
Seasons: Summer and FallDifficulty: DifficultActivity: Hiking, BackpackingLength: 39 Miles to Log Cabin Day 0: 22 July 2005. Highlights of the day: Whitehorse in the summer. Ride in Dad’s Zodiak up Miles Canyon. Into Whitehorse by 10h00 am. My sibling Redd, my brother-in-law Jim, and I go shopping to get food for this hiking trip. Down …
