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Tonight I was playing Canasta with my parents. I laughed and said: “You know you are a Yukoner when you know what hand and foot Canasta is.” How would you finish this sentence: “You know you are a Yukoner when: …”

Hi everybody, I am looking forward to meeting everybody in a few weeks. So far, the bloggy brunch consists of: Murray and Cathy over at ExlporeNorth. Fawn and Michael from Fawnahareo and Michael’s Meanderings Stacie from Yukon Yahoos. Dave Rogers from What He Said. And his significant other Carole from YukonChatterBug. Me: YukonJen (and my …

I don’t match my socks. But it’s not as bad as you think. I just don’t match two socks and roll them up and put them in a drawer. I don’t like the rolling bit. I don’t know why. I just don’t. Maybe I read somewhere it’s bad kharma to roll your socks. I-personally-like to …

I logged on to my blog today to write a story about socks. Not even Christmas socks, but regular socks. I think I’ll save that for another day. Tonight, I’ll republish a Christmas wish from Fawn. I am so impressed. Last week, when I knew I was going to have to start hearing Christmas music …

I asked my friend from school (Grad ’89!) to go skiing one day this week. We got together on Thursday out here at Mary Lake. Temperature: -16C. Warm for Yukoners. I was getting chilly by the end though. We skiied half-way around the lake in one direction, then I noticed we were skiing into the …

This is my favourite Christmas album. . . next to Father Christmas in Smurfland.

It looks like Sunday, 03 January 2010 will be the Urban Yukon Bloggy Brunch. Put it on your calendar. Tell your blogging buddies. Most of all, come on out and meet everybody in person. Put a face on the blog!! Time: 11h00 am to whenever (probably around 2h00 pm) Place: Mary Lake subdivision. I’ll send …

When I was home in the Yukon in December 2007, I met up with Fawn and Michael for a bloggy brunch at their house. Then we went tobogganing down that huge toboggan hill behind Hillcrest to Patty’s Pond. Is anybody around on Sunday,03 January 2010? Shall I host a bloggy brunch out here at Mary …

This song was on my original favourite Christmas list. Grace over at CellarMistress also recommended it.  I met Grace in Facebook. She’d asked me something about the online magazine I had started and that map I was creating. Then, one day she announced that she was bringing a wine tour group out to Sonoma County. …