The Weather - again!

I know I've been ragging on about the weather this summer, but with reason. On the drive home yesterday, I heard on the NEWS (see, it even makes the news reports here) that we are experiencing below normal temperatures due to a cold front that continues to push down from the north. And - the prediction is NO CHANGE for the rest of the summer! Considering I purchased some summer clothes while in Edmonton, and have worn them ONE DAY so far this summer, that news doesn't make me too happy. I'll soon be packing away my summer clothes without wearing most of them once again. Currently, at noon today it is 10 degrees celcius. I discovered today that I am "weather grumpy" due to the fact that my house is cold and I refuse to turn on the heat in June and July (and August, although the end of August sees the end of summer, so I will then feel justified in turning on the heat). I have been cranking up my fireplace though, just to take the chill off and I do have a small heater by my feet in my office, but that's as far as I'll go. Dawson City, our Hawaii of the north, is experiencing this as well, so there is no place you can visit in the Yukon to stay warm unless you are wearing your winter clothing. The news also predicted a VERY COLD WINTER, so I'll just have to get used to the cold, or move south.

Appropriately, I received an email yesterday that included some very true Canadianna thanks for someone named Jeff Foxworthy. Here are some of my favourite:

*If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you
may live in Canada
*If you measure distance in hours you may live in Canada (it is a 22 hour drive from Whitehorse to Edmonton!)
*If you have switched from 'heat' to 'air conditioning' in the same
day and back again, you may live in Canada
*If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a
snowsuit, you may live in Canada
*If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still
winter and road construction, you may live in Canada
*If you find 2 degrees 'a little chilly', you may live in
Canada
Guess I live in Canada!

Guess what I do on Tuesday nights. Above are two of my golf partners. It is amazing really, with the weather being cold, overcast and raining for days on end, Tuesday nights see this weather blow away, the sun come out and a gentle breeze blow and out we go onto the links...we are fair weather golfers after all.
The fairways are in excellent shape and some of the greens are spectacular this year.
This is a view from the 5th hole. The Yukon River winds its way north past the city, past the golf course and on it's way to Dawson City and beyond. Waiting for the golfers ahead of us to move on is rewarded by a view such as this.
On my drive downtown to whet my whistle, I realized I still had on my sunglasses (my regular glasses still packed in my golf bag in the back of the truck) even though it was 9:00 at night, not that that was a problem at the time, but after my pit stop I should probably be wearing my regular glasses for the drive home. Wrong - the sun was shining so brightly at 10:00 I needed my sunglasses for the drive home!

Caleb

Thanks to my good friend MJT, Caleb now stands guard in my rock garden by my front door. Whenever anyone passes by, Caleb whistles "Whistle While You Work", thus alerting me to friend or foe that nears my door. I have found that Caleb also whistles his song when the wind blows, which is a frequent occurrence these days. My neighbours have already asked me, "what is that sound???" So Caleb is making himself known around the neighbourhood. In fact, he has become so vocal, I'm hoping that he doesn't disappear in the middle of the night. In the meantime, he reminds me to whistle while I work and puts a smile on my face. Thanks Caleb.

Happy Canada Day

Had a Canada Day brunch with a bunch of friends. Was talking about going to the Capital City next Canada Day as it looked so inviting when I watched the celebration on TV this morning. Was advised that the crowds, although they look like they're having fun on TV are oppressive! You literally cannot move while standing there. You cannot see anything other that the large screen they have set up and if you're small, you see people's legs. And when you leave, you leave en masse, going without direction in the wave of the crowds. You have to lock your arms together to stay together. Sounds like fun?? Guess if you accustomed to large city crowds it's OK, but small town me probably would find it too much to handle. So I guess I'll visit the capital city at another time of year.



The rest of the brunch went well with lots of laughter and good food. And if it doesn't rain, will be on the golf course to round out the day.
Happy Canada Day to all!!!!!

Hotel hazards

Thinking of travelling these days, a tv show brought this to my attention:


Following up on this theme see this:


So next time you enter a hotel room, I'm sure you'll be looking for some if not all of these hazards. I'm sure I will!