Life in the Yukon
Now and then, some insight into living in the Yukon.
Crazy Yukoner wants to be the coldest Canadian…
My friend Michael (from Whitehorse) wants to take his wife, Fawn, on a date in New Zealand. You can help. Air New Zealand is holding a “Coldest Canadian” contest. You have to go here: http://www.coldestcanadian.ca/yukoner-goes-snorkeling Watch the video. Register with the site (evil, I know, but necessary). Vote for his video everyday until…well, until he …
Hand Sanitizer: Strictly for Hands
Am republishing this story because my friend hadn’t read it yet. Originally published 26 December 2006. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My sibling, Redd, has been bugging me for over a year to post this story about hand sanitizer and outhouses. It is a fairly embarrassing story, but I thought–since it was on my list of things to do …
Ken Burke in the Whitehorse Rememberence Day Parade
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Today is Remembrance Day in Canada. My Dad will be participating in the local parade in Whitehorse. I want to post a picture of him in his regalia. My Dad never actually fought in a war, but the military is a big part of …
First camping trip of the year–42 years later!
Here is a picture of my parents on the first camping trip of the year in 2007. Ever since they have been married, they have gone camping. And now in 2007, it’s 42 years later!!!! My parents have been married for 42 years. They are still camping. Most importantly, they are still laughing!!!! I love …
McCrae Family Reunion (and more!)
Well, this was going to be a blog entry about the spontaneous McCrae reunioun we had over the Christmas Holidays, but I can’t find my pictures. I’m annoyed. I usually don’t lose my pictures. When I went back to the Yukon this Christmas, I phoned my friend Yvonne. We arranged to have lunch at the …
Mahjong at McCrae
When I lived in Whitehorse (in the 1980s), I worked as a waitress at McCrae’s Chinese Restaurant. Whenever I go back, I make sure to call my friend Yvonne and we usually have lunch or breakfast or just get together to have some fun. This year, in addition to having a bit of a McCrae …
Thank you Urban Yukon
The main guy at Urban Yukon left me a comment the other day, reminding me that there is already a site where you can see what other Yukoner’s have to say about life, the universe, and the grand state of the Canadian Winter Games. Check it out: urbanyukon.com.
Call for submissions from Yukoners
I’m inviting my readers in the Yukon to submit to this blog their stories, pictures, and video clips of their experiences of the Canadian Winter Games. It will be interesting to see what pure Yukoners have to say about all the excitement as well as it will give my readers in other parts of the …
Canada Winter Games Start in Whitehorse
This is the first time the Canadian Winter Games have been held in the true north (north of the 60th parallel). Whitehorse is buzzing (and not from the traditional Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous celebrations either). It’s going to be a busy few weeks for my parents. My Dad is working security at the Canada Games Center …
Tuque Fashions in Whitehorse Yukon
For those who don’t know what a tuque (pronounced tuke) is–a tuque is a warm, knitted, and usually pointed stocking cap that is a staple in most Canadian wardrobes. A tuque–believe it or not– is purely Canadian (or the word tuque is anyway). Originally worn by French Canadian Voyageurs in the 19th century, the true …
Hermaphrodite Moose Soup
We had moose soup for lunch yesterday. It was a soup my parents had made so I don’t quite know the recipe–except I do know about the moose. It turns out that the last time my Dad went moose hunting, he shot a hermaphrodite moose. It looked like a bull moose with horns and everything–so …
Pictures of My Parents
I’ve been working on my Mum and Dad’s computer. I’ve found a few pictures of them that I’ve taken over the last few years. I just love them. I love my parents. They are as real as you can get. PS: No live sightings of the Northern Lights so far. It is cloudy this evening.
Yukon Ho!
Well, I’m home for the holidays. I’m here in Whitehorse for three weeks. I just wanted to start putting some pictures up so you could see what Whitehorse is like in December. When I got up this morning, the thermometer read -25C below 0. Brrrrr. But not enough to dissuade me from taking a walk. …
Toilet Humour, Part II
My parents put a compostable toilet in their house. My parents live in a two-story log cabin in Whitehorse, Yukon–so it somehow doesn’t seem so far-fetched. It’s actually quite a good toilet as far as compostable toilets go. If Mum’s in the middle of her quilting projects, she doesn’t have to run downstairs anymore to …
Smoked Trout Salad
I had dinner with my friend KatieBird the other day. We were talking about cooking and eating and food in general (one of my favourite topics–of course!). She mentioned that her husband likes variety–trying something new all the time. She said she’s completely happy plugging along eating the same thing–well–because it works. I said I …
Pictures from Home
My Aunt and Uncle from Nanaimo visited my parents in Whitehorse in May. Mum sent some pictures. I think it was the end of May too. Look at the snow!!! There is still snow on the mountains. Beautiful. Mum takes some great pictures of the scenery. She asked in her email if we remembered where …
Can Can, Can you do the Can Can?
Here are some links to this year’s Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Can Can girls and other dancing entertainment. HA! Snowshoe Can Can Girls — Now that takes talent! Moulin Rouge Can Can Girls — As the Shuffle Demons say: “Yukon Girl. Yukon Girl. Like to have me a whirl with a Yukon Girl!!!!” Have yourself a …
Snow Today!
My mum sent me this email and these pictures from Whitehorse today. For those Californian’s who want to know what life is like below zero (Centigrade of course!). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Girls. Attached are some snow sculptures which Dad took this morning. These were done over Rendezvous weekend. I tried taking some on Saturday but nearly …
Rendezvous and Majorettes
It’s almost time for Rendezvous in Whitehorse. The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous is a mid-winter festival that gets people out of their cabins (thus avoiding cabin fever) in the middle of winter. There are different events: the Queen competition, tub races, flour packing, beard contest for men and women, hairy legs contest for men and women. …
Dadisms
The other day, I was eating dinner with my friends Katie and Sean. They were making wine in their garage and I wanted to take pictures. Originally, I thought this blog entry would be about how Californian’s make home-made wine, but then, when we sat down to dinner, Sean said: I’m so hungry, I could …