If you watch America's Got Talent as much as I do - never - you may not have seen this 10 year old girl perform. If not, here she is, well worth the watch:

End of Sept

Finally, finally, finally got to meet Dustin's little one. Look how old he is!! (By the way I am talking of the one in the checkered jacket, not the black jacket - it didn't take me THAT long to meet him!) Met him at the site of the new house going up on the Meadow Lakes Golf Course - Hole #2.

An ideal place for a wee one to play. Sand - lots and lots of sand - along with the prerequisite heavy equipment toys I remember so well from the days of my little boy.

It's always interesting to see a house at its different stages of "life". Hard to imagine a 3,000 sq ft house in this space.

And a few doors down is Ben's house. This looks out his living room window onto Hole #2 and further away, onto Mount Sima - the Whitehorse downhill ski hill.


It will be a lovely view, especially from the loft which is not quite built yet.
As I golfed this course, I was wondering if there was insurance one could purchase for living so close to a golf course. Golf Balls do not always go in the direction you intend them to go. The answer - the golfer is responsible for any damage caused by their golf balls. My opinion - THAT'S NOT FAIR ! ! ! - you build your house so close to a golf course, the responsibility should lie with the home owner. He/she knew of the possible dangers before they built! (As you can tell, my golf balls do not always go where I intend them to go).

Went to enjoy a cup of coffee today and to meet the new adopted addition to my friend's family - Honey is her name and if you wanted a watch dog, this is not the dog for you!

Here is a family portrait which includes Ginny, licking her lips.

And not to be forgotten, inside, with a cast on her leg which includes a Harry Potter lightning bolt, is Alley. Needless to say she is not allowed out doors, but is now able to jump onto the counter with a cast on.

The Skagway Road

The drive to Skagway was very scenic. Above is a portion of the road amongst the wilderness one drives through. It is blueberry season, so one could always see cars on the side of the road while the car's occupants were in the blueberry patch.

The landscape changes, so there is no worry of being bored of only looking at spectacular lake/mountain views.

I stood beside a tourist from DL on the edge of a peaceful lake and smiled and said "beautiful". He looked at me and said "Paradise!" How true.

Every turn was a new pictures. I imagined my son who took the boat onto these lakes this weekend to camp. What a time he must be having. Hope he took sunscreen too! (OK, I'll stop being a mother now.)


How fortunate we are to be able to drive now to Skagway. When I first moved to the Yukon, the only way to reach the town was by train (8 hour ride on the narrow gauge), fly in a small aircraft, or ferry from Haines Alaska. It took a while to blast through the mountains but by the very early '80's the road was complete. This is now a year round road although I tend to stay away during the winter if I can. I did once experience white-out-conditions and white-knuckled it to Skagway. Once was enough for me thank you.

Skagway in August

Here is the valley that leads to Skagway Alaska.

With only 2 trains on this day, I was lucky to catch the train as I drove into Skagway.


And here is the photo for cousin Joe ... I don't know which line this cruise ship is, but what a spectacular day to be docked in beautiful Skagway.

Yes, I did drive 200 kilometres there and 200 kilometres back to buy a pair of shoes. And what a day for a drive! To cousin Joe, this is what Skagway looks like when water is not falling from the sky. It would have been a spectacular day for a train ride. And with only one ship in port, Skagway WAS bearable. I didn't go in any more than the 2 sport stores though as I found enough to buy in those two shops. It was a day my credit card was flying out of my pocket uncontrollably.

Smile for the day

Remember this famous photo (hope I don't get sued for using it on my blog)... well, now they have a web cam at this site.Even though it is a street busy with traffic, it is so funny to see people crossing and freezing so they can have their picture taken just like the Beatles. CLICK HERE But don't forget the time difference. It is of course busier during THEIR daylight hours.

A New Artist

His paintings fetch thousands and attract buyers from all over the world.

But while his watercolours, pastels and oil paintings hint at a talent honed through decades of practice, Kieron Williamson is barely halfway through primary school.

The seven-year-old prodigy sold his latest collection of paintings for £150,000 [about $245,000 Cdn] at the weekend, with all 33 works sold in just 30 minutes.

He paints up to six paintings a week and 700 people have registered on a waiting list for an original.

Until two years ago, Kieron's artistic talents stretched only to colouring in dinosaurs drawn for him by parents Keith, 44, and Michelle, 37.

But on a family holiday to Cornwall he was inspired by visits to harbours and ports and began producing 'mind-blowing' images of the boats in the water.

Gallery owner Adrian Hill said: 'Kieron has probably become one of the most collectable artists currently exhibiting worldwide. He's impressionist without being too abstract.

'He is years in advance of where he should be.'

Kieron's parents plan to buy him a house with his earnings and invest the rest for him until he is 25.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299399/Kieron-Williamson-makes-150-000-30-minutes-selling-new-batch-paintings.html#ixzz0vrVzJAsp

And here's the little artist producing another valuable painting.