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🇨🇦 N of 62°32’, off-grid dweller, chronically on-line, cranky crone with ultracrepidarian tendencies. And yes, I play the ukulele. And Taiko drums. Badly. Not at the same time.
A porcupine, seemed it was on a mission, its trail went quite straight for as far as I could see.
December 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A porcupine, seemed it was on a mission, its trail went quite straight for as far as I could see.
-30°C Snowshoeing. The photo doesn’t do the gorgeous pastel light justice.
December 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
-30°C Snowshoeing. The photo doesn’t do the gorgeous pastel light justice.
I agree, winter walks are great for energy, morale…
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I agree, winter walks are great for energy, morale…
Entertainment outside the window on a -32°C day.
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Entertainment outside the window on a -32°C day.
I ran out of excuses not to go snowshoeing so I headed out. But really, once I got past the excuses, there’s nothing better than trudging through frosty pastel forests when daylight’s bidding adieu.
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I ran out of excuses not to go snowshoeing so I headed out. But really, once I got past the excuses, there’s nothing better than trudging through frosty pastel forests when daylight’s bidding adieu.
8:20 AM, -27°C, and some nice decorative frost on the birch. A beautiful start to a day at 62°N.
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
8:20 AM, -27°C, and some nice decorative frost on the birch. A beautiful start to a day at 62°N.
Sunday AM coffee N of 60°. Weirdly warm outside so it’s an outdoor morning coffee day.
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Sunday AM coffee N of 60°. Weirdly warm outside so it’s an outdoor morning coffee day.
Friends made a new marquee for our tiny tawdry home theatre after our last DIY marquee was consumed in a structural fire. I’m totally loving the new one.
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Friends made a new marquee for our tiny tawdry home theatre after our last DIY marquee was consumed in a structural fire. I’m totally loving the new one.
AI’s menu plan for us this week suggested a Greek yoghurt berry parfait for breakfast. But looking out at our gloomy cold morning, we think buckwheat-cranberry pancakes with a bacon side is a better idea. Human intelligence triumphs!
November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
AI’s menu plan for us this week suggested a Greek yoghurt berry parfait for breakfast. But looking out at our gloomy cold morning, we think buckwheat-cranberry pancakes with a bacon side is a better idea. Human intelligence triumphs!
Happy Cool as a Cucumber Friday (gin), admittedly not the same ring. But follows a good bison watching day.
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Happy Cool as a Cucumber Friday (gin), admittedly not the same ring. But follows a good bison watching day.
Please tell me your secrets. My came in a few weeks ago and they’re really really unhappy.
October 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Please tell me your secrets. My came in a few weeks ago and they’re really really unhappy.
A little kayaking contrast from outside Yellowknife, 10C (afternoon) and clear (and glad to get out paddling).
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A little kayaking contrast from outside Yellowknife, 10C (afternoon) and clear (and glad to get out paddling).
Amazing berry picking season, the forest floor keeps giving.
October 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Amazing berry picking season, the forest floor keeps giving.
Seems a bit early for this.
October 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Seems a bit early for this.
Overnight temperatures are getting close to 0°C. It was time to bring the tomatoes in to finish ripening on the laundry dryer😏
October 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Overnight temperatures are getting close to 0°C. It was time to bring the tomatoes in to finish ripening on the laundry dryer😏
Amazing cranberries this year.
October 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Amazing cranberries this year.
The only good thing about forest fire smoke is it makes splendid sunsets.
September 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The only good thing about forest fire smoke is it makes splendid sunsets.
Thank goodness CBC has people on Bluesky to help amplify CBC’s story that they would like help amplifying Indigenous climate stories.
September 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thank goodness CBC has people on Bluesky to help amplify CBC’s story that they would like help amplifying Indigenous climate stories.
And moon tonight.
September 8, 2025 at 5:06 AM
And moon tonight.
Recalling in doodles, stained glass panel works-in-progress, still fragile, smeared with flux, and spattered with solder, lifted at last. Then comes the revelation: light streaming through glass, colours alive and dancing. A moment that always took my breath away.
September 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Recalling in doodles, stained glass panel works-in-progress, still fragile, smeared with flux, and spattered with solder, lifted at last. Then comes the revelation: light streaming through glass, colours alive and dancing. A moment that always took my breath away.
My Goth tomatoes are doing well and they have delightfully creepy flowers.
August 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My Goth tomatoes are doing well and they have delightfully creepy flowers.
Another gorgeous sunset on the Trail.
July 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Another gorgeous sunset on the Trail.
North of 62°-we haven’t quite caught up with you yet.
May 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
North of 62°-we haven’t quite caught up with you yet.