Just Another Monday

 Look who I saw on the way to physio this morning.  He (she??) was on the corner, about to walk up my street.  Good thing Lily was not outside at that time - we had been out for the better part of the morning.  She would have been Dog who Runs with Foxes.  (My book club would have gotten that last statement).

 Then home to watch the biggest derby of the year...Man U v Man City.  If Man U won, they almost eliminated Man City from winning the Premiership.  If Man City won, they are strongly in the running for the title.  (Unfortunately) Manchester City won.  Only two more games to go to find the outcome.

Dinner

Here is the missing photo.  Thrina and Terry relaxing on the couch.  I was invited for dinner.  Thrina arrived just that afternoon from the Island.  We had a big King Crab feast.  It was good food, good company and a good evening.  Thanks for the invite Terry!

At the Lake

 

Blogger seems to have updated their site and I am not yet familiar with it.  Consequently I have lost one of the photos which I will add to the next entry.  But, having said that, last night I dined at Lake Laberge.  I just love Terry's house.  The views are so calming.  The snow and ice are beginning to disappear.  The photo above is sunset (9:30 PM ish) from Deep Creek looking onto the lake.  

 

 The photo above is looking up the creek.  All this from the windows of her house.  Fabulous.

Driving home at 10PM took this shot to show you what 10:00 PM looks like now.  Love the light.  Here come's summer!

Stop The Press!

  It is RAINING at this moment.  Not snowing.  Our first rainfall (and it sure is falling) this year.  (Tomorrow I take off my snow tires).

A Gift Suggestion

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May he RIP

I am shocked and saddened. A for the second time in about a month, a professional soccer player has collapsed on the field during a game with heart failure. Yesterday Italian footballer, 25 year old Piermario Morosini has died after suffering a cardiac arrest during an Italian second division game at Pescara. On March 17, Fabrice Muamba (English Premier League player) too fell to the ground with no one near him and doctors later said he had been "in effect dead" for 78 minutes while his heart did not beat on its own. He was revived and has gone on to make extraordinary progress in hospital. He is 24 years old.
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), which confirmed Morosini had suffered a cardiac arrest, announced in a statement that all other sporting events taking place this weekend would hold a minute's silence, as has the Manchester United v Aston Villa game I am watching right now.

Mint Chip

Not only in the Cent becoming extinct, so is the remainder of the money in your wallet.

Best Course Ever

Art of Wine Tasting was the name of the course. It was offered by the City and hosted by the President of the Opimian Society - Yukon Branch. On entering the room, we sat at a table in front of 4 glasses of wine - 2 white, 2 red. After (learning the art of..) testing and rating each of these wines, we then moved to pairing wine with food and plated 8 hors d'hoeuvres including Cajun Halibut with Lime Chili Mayo, Potato Crosini with Goat Cheese and Proscuitto and Bacon Wrapped Top Sirloin with chipotle BBQ Dip along with a glass of Cornelana Estate Malbec from Chile to sip with the food. Superb. To finish off the course was desert which included Ricotta Pancakes with Amarula Cream, Pear Puff Tarts and Nut, Cheese and Fruit Bites served with Cava Parxet from Spain. And to top it off, it was Debbie's birthday and I'm sure she couldn't ask for a better ending to the day than this. As well, half of Book Club was taking the course, so it will be interesting to attend the next book club meeting.
A thoroughly enjoyable course from beginning to end.

Easter Dinner

Easter Dinner was on Monday this year. Lily brought her friend Bean along as well - why didn't I take a picture of Bean??? It was the feast before the famine as the next day is Day One of my diet - and I'm sticking to it this time - although I just discovered that on Friday I have already signed up for a Wine Tasting Course which will be off my diet, but other than that ...

April 8

I want to live at Glenbogle.

The Engagement

Well, it's official. They are now engaged to be married. They came in from the cabin to show off the beautiful ring. Congratulations you two. It is the happiest news I received this Easter Sunday!

Introducing Hayley

Clip of the 1st single heading to radio April 16th 2012.
Good work Hayley!

Arctic Winter Games 2012

A good little video that shows the sports involved in the Arctic Winter Games (once you get past the thank you's to the sponsors).

April

April - Mud Month

Canada m23 fall short of Olympic dream

I am sad to have to report the following:

Canada left it all on the pitch, playing its heart out in a semi-final loss at the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament in Kansas City, KS. Canada scored once, but conceded three in a loss that eliminated Canada from both the competition and a shot at the London 2012 Men's Olympic Football Tournament. The Canadian team had been undefeated in three previous matches before falling to the older Mexican team.

Trevor the Dog

I am embarrassed to say this story, published in the National Post, is true.

Yukon dog still put down after $45,000 court case spared him from euthanization

Mar 29, 2012 – 10:11 AM ET | Last Updated: Mar 29, 2012 10:13 AM ET

Trevor, a dangerous dog that was at the centre of a $45,000 court case to spare him from euthanization, has been euthanized anyway due to a terminal illness. Trevor, a Rottweiler-German Shepherd cross, was discovered by bylaw officials in a Whitehorse, Yukon in 2009. Found badly-neglected and with a chain grown into his neck, the dog was seized and turned over to a local non-profit animal shelter, who then adopted out the dog.

Within weeks, however, the new owner turned Trevor over to city authorities to be destroyed, saying he had bitten three people. Seized by the dog’s plight, local activists then staged a massive media and legal campaign for Trevor’s release, which they ultimately secured in November, 2010. As local commentators noted at the time, however, during the fight to free Trevor at least a dozen other dogs were euthanized by the city due to space concerns.

Last weekend, Trevor was euthanized due to a terminal illness, announced Shelley Cuthbert, president of Humane Society Yukon, in a Wednesday press conference. The details of the illness were not released “out of courtesy and respect for his caregivers,” Ms. Cuthbert told the Yukon News.

To top the cake, the activists who started this legal proceeding, wouldn't take the dog themselves!

A Special Reading

Lawrence Hill, author of Book of Negroes as well as many other books, had a reading in the MacBride Museum last night and half of our Book Club members were able to attend. The room was packed to the rafters - standing room only, so we weren't the only ones interested in hearing this very talented author. He read from his new, and as yet unpublished, manuscript. The story is about a type of people that piques Lawrence's interest - refugees ...aliens ... in other words, people who have no country to call their own; people who have no passports so cannot travel, no social insurance numbers so cannot legally work, etc. Now this sounds like a sombre subject, but the two excerpts he read was anything but sombre and I for one cannot wait to read his new book.

In about a year's time, he wants to work on another historical fiction about the building of the Alcan Highway, short for Alaska/Canada Highway (the Alaska Highway) during World War II. His interest here is the mixture of people involved in the building of the highway (esp the blacks and the Indians) and the mixture of the countries causing a highway to be built in the first place - Americans, Canadian, Japanese ... He has begun his research on this subject during his five week stay in the north (writing in the Berton House in Dawson City and touring around to communities in the Yukon with his readings).

He had a lengthy question period after his readings and his responses were very thorough, encompassing all aspects of the questions and spiced with personal reflections and humour.

It was a tremendously enjoyable evening in which we, the public, garnered a good insight into the author.

And yes, Miranda Hill of Project Bookmark Canada, is Lawrence's wife.

Project Bookmark

Learned about the non-profit association Project Bookmark last night. A bookmark - a plaque which is about poster sized - is placed at the exact spot where a literary scene takes place. The bookmark identifies the book and author and contains the passage from the book that cites this location. The first bookmark was placed at the Bloor Street Viaduct along with the matching passage from Michael Ondaatje's Skin of a Lion (seen above with the author & Mayor David Miller).

Started in 2009 I believe they have 10 bookmarks now placed, the majority, if not all, in Ontario at this time, but they are not limited to Ontario. This project was started by Miranda Hill, wife of author Lawrence Hill.

To read more about this Project or to find out where you can visit these Bookmarks, Click Here.

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

I always think that if I have heard or seen something, everyone must have heard/seen it. Apparently not. I mentioned this memorial logo to a huge Apple fan who has not seen this.

As well, she hadn't heard this creative man's last words:
"Oh Wow, Oh Wow, Oh Wow".

May he RIP.

Ode to Joy

This video is almost 19 minutes long. If you are stressed or just in the mood for some spectacular music, click this video onto full screen (bottom right hand corner little square), sit back, and be prepared to be amazed ... a choir of 10,000 and a passionate conductor.



P.S. Thanks Joe for showing this on your blog. As you can see I truly enjoyed it!