While the rest of the country is obsessed with the H1N1 virus and cure, Yukon amateur astronomers seem to be looking for a cure of their own — a cure for bad weather. This time of year is renowned for volatile, unstable weather, making for cloudy nights mixed with snowstorms. When cloudy nights persist, however, …
I had some friends out to my cabin this past weekend for a great fall dinner with pasta and several good Oregon pinot noirs to try with the main course. For dessert, one of my guests brought a wonderful, home-made Tiramisu. I recently read an article that called it “heaven in your mouth!” All those …
A robust breed that turns their backs on running (hot) water, limitless electricity, indoor plumbing, & mechanical laundry. Not Gridless Sid.
Fall is a time of great vegetable abundance. Yukon-grown root vegetables, as well as squash, mushrooms, pepper and garlic, add rich flavour to this warm and comforting one-pot dish. You can make it ahead and then pop it in the oven when you come home. Add a crusty sourdough bread, a crisp salad, and a …
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I thought digital photography is supposed to be easy. Sure, it’s easy to handle digital images, but I found out last week that capturing a compelling image for the front cover still requires the artful touch of a true photographer. When Rick Massie asked for the week off to spend time with his new baby …
It is good to have friends … especially when you are a music teacher and the band needs to raise money for repairs and new instruments. As a Facebook friend of Brandon Isaak, and having played with him from time to time, Jon Heaton was able to line him up to play at Elijah Smith …
Run-on sentence alert! You know those times where you’re walking down the street and you’ve got your eyes looking down and you realize that you’re about to run into someone, but still keeping your head down, you try to get out of their way while they’re doing the exact same thing, resulting in you and …
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It seems that the busier Gary Bailie gets, the happier he is. The producer of the annual Blue Feather Music Festival 2009 receives every new task as proof that this ninth, annual event is coming together bigger and better than last year. There are actually more details than he knows about, which is why he …
With the market over and the garden harvested, you would think that there isn’t much to do on the farm. And you would be partially right. But on a farm with livestock, the fall brings a harvest of another kind. It is usually a one-day job, with friends coming to lend a hand. The old …
As a young biologist and a newly married husband, the Yukon offered Dave Mossop a chance to combine these recent developments in his life. “[Grace and I] were looking for an adventurous place to have a honeymoon, and I had the chance to research ptarmigan up here,” says Mossop. It’s almost 40 years later and, …
