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Christmas video

Mrs. Nugent always said that my sisters and I should become a singing group. None of us can sing, but we sure can dance!! Above is my Christmas video - I AM sharing Christmas with my sisters!

A Whitehorse Morning

The thing I like best about working is the view from the windows on the third floor in downtown Whitehorse -- don't tell my boss that! The sunrise over Grey Mountain is spectacular at this time of year - a celestial wonder - and you cannot help but gaze at the ever changing beauty as the sun makes its way over the mountain to start the day. The top photo is looking down 3rd Avenue from Main Street just as the sun makes itself known. Our winter weather has been a treat (for me anyway) with temperatures hovering just around the freezing mark. You don't even need a coat and if I cannot be in Arizona at this time of year, this is just how I like it.

The airport

Had brunch at the airport today - I know it sounds strange that we eat at the restaurant in the Whitehorse International Airport (tho it may not be "international" for long as the building has to be larger than it currently is to be called an international airport and allow flights from other countries and as an expansion was started, some group - and it may be a First Nation group - stopped construction, so ...), but the food is excellent, location is convenient, and especially if you get a window seat, the view is panoramic. Although it is a bit of a grey day, here you see the runway with the snow machine removing some snow as a flight was expected in shortly. When the flight did arrive, we left, to avoid the crowds (even tho Air Canada Jazz doesn't have the crowds of the southern flights - I believe just under 100 people if full).
Other than that and getting gifts prepared for Christmas and baking Christmas cookies, and working, and doing regular daily chores, I have more to do than time to do it in. I may have to re-think this working business, but for now it's fast and furious.
Till next time ...

Main Street Yukon

These photos came in backwards but c'est la vie. As you know I'm a working person once again (TGIF - yes I do know when it is Friday and Sunday now and also know all the Stat holidays once again). As I'm stationed right on Main Street (in the Hougen Centre for those of you who know where that is) I thought I'd take some snaps. The photo above (and the one below) is from my "boss'" office. She is luck enough to have the corner office so she has a two directional view. Looking out on to Main Street is the federal building - built around 1988 (I was working for Target Downtown before its building (a downtown revitalization project non profit association) and had a say in what the building would look like. For those of you who did live here in the very very past, remember the ugly, yet functional, old federal building in post office green and in fact all the postal boxes and post office was right there on the main floor. Much has changed now as the main floor hosts an atrium and an elevator.
Then looking out her other window is the rest of Main Street right down to the White Pass & Yukon Route station, in other words, the end of the road (I worked there too as a Train Order Operator which is like a dispatcher). If you think this photo looks familiar, it's because if you go to the extreme left hand of my blog and below the frog click on to Main Street Real Time, the camera for that website is one floor above the floor I am standing (in my investment advisor's office).
Now, this photo is from my office, although I don't have much time to look out the window, at Main & 3rd. Since I have a good view of downtown I feel I should look out more often but I'll bet my boss doesn't think so.
So tomorrow is the big Spruce Bog, the craft fair of craft fairs in Whitehorse (other than the Cranberry Fair). I certainly will be attending that and maybe some of you who read this blog will get your Xmas gift from some crafty talented Yukoner.
This is why my blog entries are now slow - work gets in the way. In case you're wondering, we are in the winter seaon now. 5 centimeters of snow expected tonight to add to that which is already on the ground, but our temperatures are just below zero, that is above -10, so we are all very happy.

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go every week day, leaving me little time for myself. How did I do it in the past?? So my weekends tend to fill with all the things I want to do. And this weekend, I had lunch at Lil's - good 'ol 50's type burgers and fries. And a great place to take kids as as they love the food and can't harm the '50's furnishings! He we are just waiting for more friends to join us. The waitress made it into this photo as well. Love the poodle skirt!

And to continue on from the theme of last weekend, I went craft fairing again. This one, in which Deb and Nancy were selling items, didn't seem as busy as last weekends fair. Maybe it's too early for most, but not for me as I am in full swing in making gifts to ship off for Xmas!