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,...
Read MoreI 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...
Read MoreIf you’ve lived in the Yukon long enough, you will eventually befriend an off-the-gridder.Off-the-gridders belong to the robust breed that turns their backs on the conventional services we are all accustomed to, which...
Read MoreI 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...
Read MoreRun-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...
Read MoreFall 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...
Read MoreIt 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,...
Read MoreIt 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...
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