Month: March 2009

Although Cathy and I are well aware that there is a lot going on in Whitehorse at any given time, we just don’t get out much, though we regret not doing so. One of the first things that impresses people about Whitehorse is the number of artists here and...

Those of you who drive up 2nd Avenue in Whitehorse may have been wondering what’s going on behind Erik’s Audiotronic. Well, this is going to be the home of a new company in town – one in a field that may surprise many of you. Although tourism in general...

Well, Spring officially began about 5 hours ago. The images below show what things looked like here a few minutes ago. Whoopee, I love Spring! w00t… 🙂...

…into a brave new palette. I’m up to my neck in drywall filler and dust in 3 rooms, but in my typical “instant gratification” process, just had to paint a few walls that were finished. The first photo below shows the breakfast bay this morning, after the 1980s green...

One of the resources I keep handy for my ever-growing “to-do” list is the Web site for free woodworking plans at Google. These have been created using the very cool Google Sketchup program. I haven’t actually found time to use any of them yet, but Spring is coming (I...

When I get into “renovation” mode poor Subie loses her warm, dry bedroom – doesn’t she look like she deserves a trip to the Oregon coast?… or Phoenix… or Yuma… or Albuquerque…...

In case any of you like using reservation services for trip planning, I’m passing on a warning from the Yukon Tourism Department about a company working under several Web sites targeting Alaska, the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut. A screenshot of the CBC article is below. Note that the same...

Spring is just a few weeks away and I have Travel Fever bad! I find myself spending more and more time with my nose in travel magazines or browsing through travel Web sites and the thousands of photos I’ve taken on past trips. This morning I’ve pulled 15 photos...

It feels good to be back at the unfinished renovation projects at the house we live in. That’s particularly true now with the light of Spring getting closer and closer, since the 2 main projects were begun to get more light into the house. Here are a few photos...