My first Christmas in the North: 1961
Donna found peace, happiness and calmness during her first simpler Christmas in the North.
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Gift Giving
A Clutterless Christmas
This year, commit to giving presents that will be useful, meaningful and appreciated. There are many (so many!) options for Yukoners to consider if you just think a little creatively.
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‘Pink Aisle’ or ‘Blue Aisle’?
The real-life dilemma of a ‘pseudo-grandmother’ …
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The humiliation of having a 5-cent timepiece
In the hyper-sensitive world of childhood, an ill-chosen word can sometimes have a devastating impact, even if no harm is intended. I’m not talking about the
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Winter Anticipation
December is the Friday of the year. The whole month is filled with giddy anticipation for the budding winter wonderland, parallel to the giddy anticipation
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Everyone Matters
One of the philosophical pillars of the Learning Tree Daycare is to teach the kids there about helping other people. “Teaching kindness and all of
A Family Tradition
When the hooligan are running, the rivers and harbour In Haines, Alaska host a fiesta of wildlife that congregate to feed on this little fish
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Say it with a Craft Project
Valentine Craft Night. If you are interested in community sharing of equipment and knowledge, the craft night is just the beginning.
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Holiday Gift Guide
As we enter the holiday season where advertising, social media, and storefronts are shouting at us about all the things there are to buy, one
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Is Male Bling the Next Big Thing?
With Father’s Day here, I’d love to get the special dads in my life some shiny trinkets as a token of my admiration. Not fishing
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Northern Gifts
Some gifts take time sinking in; others stare you in the face. We, our family of four in a VW Beetle, arrived late in Watson
Buys for Guys
You have a problem. Through no fault of your own you have acquired a “Guy.” This is to say a human male and not a
Extreme Christmas Shopping
Let me begin by saying happy holidays to each and every one of you. I know that gets said a lot this time of year
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Save Those Seeds!
A few years ago I received a delightful gift consisting of an assortment of home-grown, home-dried tomato and pepper seeds. What a delightful gift, I
Christmas for Farmers
I love Christmas … the lights that light up Main Street, the smells of Christmas baking, the excitement of wrapping up secrets and putting them
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