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Back in March, I said I'd try to post every day for 30 days. That didn't happen. I posted a total of 18 times during that time period. That's a pass at some schools. I just don't have much going on other than a lot of hard work to try to get something going on. And I've been all over southern Ontario.Hopefully, fingers crossed, I'll soon have a new adventure to photograph and write about!

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When the clan gets together it's always a good time. This long weekend, after our late Easter lunch feast, we decided to try to set our grandparent's front lawn on fire without the use of any matches or lighters.The boys gathered sticks, lumber, cedar logs, birch bark, axes, knives, rope, string, dried grass, old saw handles, tins, and rubber bits from around the house. Apparently, these are

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The little bunnies I knit following a free pattern from Mochimochi Land. I've added noses. There are a whole lot or variations on Ravelry.Delicious mini Cadbury creme eggs. Much more appropriately sized then their regular-sized counterparts. And served up in this egg carton packaging.Little jelly beans again from one of my favourite blogs, Mochimochi Land!Teeny tiny cream egg from i'm so tiny!

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Google main page with super cute panadas!

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Found in the sculpture garden at the Haliburton School of the Arts.

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I need and want this book about knitting. It's the kind of knitting I want to look at and read about. And then be inspired to make something cool. On Amazon you can look inside!

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One of the women in my Wednesday night knitting group makes drop spindles. Last week she gave one to me. I had always thought drop spinning was just a craft I could not catch on to, but it turns out that the spindle I had been using was really unbalanced and difficult to spin with. Since trying out the one she made, I've spun all this.This was my first 50 g. It's Fleece Artist hand-dyed

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Today, during spring cleaning, I found a small box in my apartment that I must have missed unpacking. This was a great find because inside were a bunch of little things I'd had while traveling in Australia and New Zealand, including my 4 GB SD card that I've been looking for all year.Other than that, the rest of the items were mainly souvenirs and trinkets. This is inspiring me to finish

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Today I fixed the over-salted cheese. I poured out all of the salt brine, washed off each of the cheese twists, and refilled the jar with garlic, dill, pickling spices, a normal amount of salt, vinegar, and water. I just tried a little sample and it tastes really good already. I am really happy that I didn't waste $14 on a jar of salt cheese that burns my mouth.Also, tomorrow in my kitchen I'm

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One of the woman in my knitting group is the fastest crocheter in the east. She produces clever, detailed items constantly. Last week at knitting group she brought me a gift! She had made these little mini mug rugs to give to all of the members at Christmastime. Unfortunately, I was out of town and missed the party, but she brought some for me last week.The mug rugs are based on a rug design

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Awhile ago I noticed an interesting new food product in my local grocery store. It's a twisted cheese preserved in brine. Now, generally when I find something like this, I don't hold back. I just pick it up and put it in my basket and take it home to give it a try. This time, though, I've been fairly intimidated by the size and appearance of this product, so even though I've noticed it on

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p.s. sorry about the tacky lime green superimposed lyrics.

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This is surprisingly easy to do when you have so few books. Since I really consider this collection to be an item of furniture in my sparsely decorated living space, it also makes things look neater and more organized. Generally, I would only organize books by topic, but this is so much nicer to look at.

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Last July, I took an art course at the Haliburton School of the Fine Arts. It was a week long course in impasto watercolour printmaking. Bronwen was also at school that week, taking a book-binding course. We stayed at a cottage and had a great time. I'm going to apply for another course for this summer, but I can't commit to anything yet since I don't know where I'll be.My favourite

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For my birthday this year, I received this cute little record player. I love it a lot and I listen to one of my 8 records pretty much every day. I can't have a lot of records yet because they are heavy to move and I'm trying to not bring any more objects into my little house right now.My favourites albums are: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Winter Gloves - All Red, and The Tallest Man on Earth - The

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Today I saved a small, white baby puppy that looked like this, only a bit dirtier:We were driving to the Sugar Bush to get some maple syrup and go for a wagon ride and on the way there the little puppy was standing in the middle of the highway. Luckily, my friend saw it in time and managed to stop. I was on the road-side of the car, so I checked for cars (there were several stopped in both

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Okay, so I was away Friday and I didn't have much to say yesterday.Then this happened. And once again that Canadian gemstone (thanks Gord Downie), the land of the midnight sun, the coldest, brightest, most terrifying place I've ever been, turns dark to light and magics everything there is from bad to good.The film itself is incredible, but the extra footage, especially the part filmed at Silver

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On Mondays, Res Con at Parks Canada gets together to Stitch'n'Bitch. We all knit or crochet and chat about what's been going on.Tomorrow, one of our members is moving to a new job, so we had a little going away lunch celebration. Two of the members made us all matching angry knitting beaver t-shirts. They are completely beautiful. My new favourite t-shirt:

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The Hillside crew has been releasing little tiny snapshots of this poster over the past few weeks. Today they unveiled the entire thing. I really like the bee a lot and I think this is a cool style.

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Today I have something to post about that is even blog-theme related! And it's something that I am very excited - overexcited, even - about.This past Saturday, March 19 the National Parks Project went live with the release of their interactive website and first two films: Looking Around Without Blinking (Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site on the Pacific Ocean) and Wapusk

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to post on the second day of my self-inflicted posting challenge. I actually just woke up and got out of bed to post this because I wasn't going to be able to fall asleep thinking about my Day 2 Fail.Luckily, there are still a few minutes to midnight.Tomorrow, the staff at my workplace are throwing me and my coworker a going-away potluck lunchtime party. I'm pretty nervous about feeling sad at

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Here goes. A blog post every day for 30 days. May 20 - April 18. Content to be determined. Length of posts to be determined.Latest inspirations:cool indie-art stores in downtown Toronto,hip, Canadian graphic novels about hockey and rural-Ontario living,long-term photo-art projects, like Back to the Future by Irina Werning,and everything the Born Ruffians have ever done.

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The Stanley Cup has returned to Whitehorse YT for this year's Hockey Day in Canada.I've been watching the festivities and highlights have included:- A special feature about two girls from Haines Junction YT, the little town I lived near when I was up north. There were shots of the place I had soup each Friday, the place where we took hot showers, the junction where the Alaska Highway splits.

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In the spirit of new blog posts, I bring you this:Go here and waste the rest of your time reading about interesting bands and watching impromptu music videos filmed throughout Paris and New York. Et, pour mes amis bilinguale, allez ici. (I'm not sure if that was correct, I just made it up from what I've been picking up lately in Corntown).#64.1 - Beirut - NantesUploaded by lablogotheque. -

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Today is the 125th birthday of big old Banff National Park. One of our most well known and loved mountain parks was created on this day back in 1885.“National parks are maintained for all the people – for the ill, thatthey may be restored, for the well that they may be fortified andinspired by the sunshine, the fresh air, the beauty, and all the otherhealing, ennobling, and inspiring agencies of

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Today I thought about my blog a lot. I plan on getting back into regular posting this fall. I'll have a new place, my own space, time to be allotted as I wish. I'm excited about all of this and I hope it gives me a fresh outlook towards my creative endeavors and my new job.On the other hand, unfortunately, this is the view I'll be leaving behind.I just ran across the icy cold, wet grass in

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Jayme and Brian got married at 3 pm on Saturday, September 11, 2010.We walked down the aisle at the Walker Farm. The weather was perfect. One perfect day during a week of storms.I made that silver dress. My hydrangeas were light blue.Coming back down after the ceremony. Shortly after this I got a mouthful of confetti.Ma and Pa.The crew at one of the prime old farm photo op locations. This

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After visiting with Crystal the first night, she gave me great directions of places to see in Vancouver the next day. The weather was absolutely perfect. Did I mention that before? Leaving the early May blizzards in the Yukon far, far behind I headed out to see Granville Island. Granville Island isn't actually an island. It's a peninsula tucked in the river that comes off the English Bay

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Only 11 more days until these two tie the knot. I have so much to do. This is the main reason why I have not been seen around these parts of late. Tomorrow is finish sewing my Maid on Honour dress day. Yes. I left my most important task this late. Wish me luck.

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Finally, my pictures from the West Coast. I love BC and I'm so glad I've had the chance to take the ferry to Vancouver Island twice in the past year. It's one of my most favourite places to visit.This time, I flew into Vancouver from Whitehorse. I stayed at the HI hostel on Jericho Beach. The hostel is really cool. It's in an old building and it has a lot of character, sprawling lawns, and

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So, apparently it's not only the Aussies who love their giant things. The westcoasters are right into them too.I found this huge game of croquet in the windows of the downtown Bay.Then I came across this work of art by Douglas Coupland. It's a huge lego orca (well, he calls it a pixelated orca) that he made in 2010 beside the site of the Olympic torch. I'm surprised we didn't hear more about

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I visited Lang Pioneer Village to volunteer at the annual vintage car show. I had a few extra minutes to check out the buildings in the village. It's been much too long since I last visited Lang. Walking around the property really makes you feel like you've been transported back to the 1800's. The buildings are very well kept, the staff are all so friendly and interesting. I spoke with one

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Look what I've been working on!Tiny Brian still needs his little hammer and buttons for his shirt. Mini Em now has a little black apron and a petite pie box. I'm going to make her some shades once I acquire some black jewellery wire.The case they are sitting on contains even more components of this project I'm working on. Much more to come!Also, this was shot at Nat's family's cottage. We had

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August 9, 2010 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of British-born knitter, Elizabeth Zimmerman. EZ, as she is known amongst the knitting community, was influential in shaping the craft into what it has become today. She was one of the first knitters to publish patterns in magazines. Her Wisconsin-based Schoolhouse Press was one of the first mail-order knitting pattern businesses.

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It was a good year for Hillside.The turtle image they used for the tickets, lanyards, and promotional material was really cool. I just wish they'd used it more. I think adult t-shirts would have sold really well.Bronwen and I rented a car to drive up because we had all of our camping gear and our workshop supplies to bring (we both volunteer running hour-long workshops in the Do-It-Yourself

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Today is the Little's 2nd birthday. She's all grown up! It seems like yesterday she was only the size of a guinea pig.Since Mini's birthday also happens to be my half birthday, I thought I'd put a few pictures up from my very fun pond hockey birthday party last January. This was the first time I had seen many of my friends since returning from my Australia and New Zealand trip. I had barely

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Once upon a time I was a Knit World visitor too. I actually dropped in on the knitting group at the Knit World in Wellington, NZ. This group is out of Dunedin. I was only in Dunedin for about one hour while waiting to catch a plane. Not enough time for, even me, to find a wool store (the airport is just a tiny little place out in the sheep pastures).I like this video because I have always

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Sometimes googly eyes can be used for good. For example, quickly and easily turning a little purple tea cozy into a little purple hedgehog tea cozy.On the other hand, googly eyes can sometimes be used for evil. For example. on this poster advertising a breakfast deal in downtown Peterborough. Sunny-side-up eggs shouldn't be able to see you. Also, none of this egg's food friends have googly

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The other day I snapped this picture of Sam and Miss sitting in the front seat of the RV. I decided this was the perfect setting to transform a digital image into (what looks like) an old-school analog photo. I used this tutorial from spoon graphics to learn a few tricks in photoshop. And I think it turned out quite well. I will definitely use this technique in the future. It's an easy way

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The London Science Museum's Who Am I exhibit opened on June 30th, 2010. Two hundred and fifty nine little stitched selves crowded into the entrance way display case. I can't display the pictures here, but here are links to the overall exhibit and the Science Museum Logo in the foreground of the exhibit.There are several close-ups of the exhibit, but I haven't been able to spot my little doll.

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J Davis handmakes silver jewellery of tiny, mini town scenes. The pendants are my favourite.Dark Cloud Silver makes silver jewellery inspired by DJ paraphernalia. I love this headphone pendant a lot. Much better views on the website.Over at Maker's Market, Laura Cesari is making beaded models of the solar system. She worked out the distances between each bead to scale. The small black beads

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Sugar dust stencils with knitting and countryside designs by Megan Herbert.Handpainted lunch tiffins from Rose Grey.Tableware from Fishs Eddy with Alice in Wonderland designs.Cookie cutter puzzles! from Match and Munch.Sandwich wraps and snack bags from Brantford, Ontario.A reusable shopping bag system from Canadian company, Moukisac.Alice in Wonderland cutlery made in England. From Hidden Art

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by Portia NelsonII walk down the street.There is a deep hole in the sidewalkI fall in.I am lost ... I am helpless.It isn't my fault.It takes me forever to find a way out.III walk down the same street.There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.I pretend I don't see it.I fall in again.I can't believe I am in the same placebut, it isn't my fault.It still takes a long time to get out.IIII walk down the

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More Haeckel art I've collected.

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Skateboardanimation from Tilles Singer on Vimeo.Make sure you watch past the first 16 seconds and turn the volume on! The sound effects make it.

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Awhile ago I came across a collaborative knitting project organized by Stitch London and the London Science Museum in London, United Kingdom. The project is part of a re-opening of the Museum's permanent gallery entitled Who Am I? The gallery encourages visitors to investigate what it means to be an individual by exploring various art installations and interactive displays. The organizers of

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Generally, the NHL Awards is a fairly awkward event. Players don't know how to keep acceptance speeches short and sweet. The NHL plans strange entertainment that is difficult to understand. This clip, though, was very clever.

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I'm going to this event in a couple hours. I love knitting outside. It'll be great to see the local knitting group again. I haven't been out since before the Yukon. Unfortunately, my needles are in the shop (long story) and I might only have a crochet hook and some cotton at the party tonight.

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-86648291902453325552010-06-14T22:02:00.004-04:002010-06-14T22:07:05.399-04:00

I'm here. By the lake.This is the star and the moon out my front door.And this is the star, the moon, and my father wearing his safety work shirt standing out on the dock with Sammy.

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I'm currently at my good friend's homestead on beautiful Vancouver Island. I've had a great time here on the ranch. We hiked a bit, I helped out at a local farmer's market, the Montreal Canadiens won a game, and we had a great birthday dinner celebration for Jill. Tomorrow, I'll take two flights, first to Vancouver, then on to Toronto, and by this time tomorrow night I'll be tucked into my

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-51091000456054764842010-05-13T13:16:00.003-04:002010-06-17T16:36:24.180-04:00

(It's easy to love the Habs!)And the next series against Philly is going to be a great one! 8th place team plays the 7th place team for the conference championships.

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I just wish they'd made it from scratch.

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Back to the south yesterday. The amount of flowers in Vancouver right now is sort of overwhelming. I've jogged along Jericho Beach in shorts and t-shirts and ate lunch on the pier in flip-flops.Today is the day after the Canucks lost to Chicago in the playoffs and the front page of the Vancouver Sun sort of broke my heart:I've been on the look-out for cheeky hockey signs around the city.

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Today is my last town day. I can't post any pictures because I've spent the day driving to Whitehorse and back. I picked up Dylan at the airport. He's back from his days off. We did a bunch of running around and grocery shopping. Now we've just stopped here quickly to send e-mail and make a few phone calls. We're tired though, so we won't be staying much longer. We did a peanut butter add

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I didn't think I was going to have many pictures from the past few days, but things started happening when I arrived back at Squirrel Camp. It poured rain for the night and a lot of our snow is gone. The next day, we had this fabulous sunrise over the Ruby Range. Lindsey and I accidentally got up at 4:30 am because our alarm clock is ridiculous. It has 5 buttons on the back and they are the

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Tonight I'm at the KPI watching the game with the locals. Unfortunately, Montreal is about to lose 5-1. This is not good.Here is the last bit of my Whitehorse trip.As you know, I made it to the Wade Davis presentation. It was excellent. He is the Explorer In-residence for National Geographic and the slide show was amazing. Just a series of National Geographic quality shots. The talk was a

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Can someone please buy this for me, please?It's a pencil crayon subscription. Each month for 20 months this company will send you 25 colours. By the end of that 25 months you will have collected 500 different coloured pencil crayons and spent a tonne of cash. And you will be able to colour absolutely anything in the perfect shade.And you will be really happy because they all have names like

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-86389317253878904072010-04-17T19:44:00.004-04:002010-04-17T20:06:21.481-04:00

Haven't really done much knitting up here, but wanted to show this off:This is a sock made from the blue wool I purchased when I was last in Ottawa. I found an ancient knitting book and was inspired to design this chevron sock at Squirrel Camp. Number one is finished except for the kitchener stitch at the toe, and two is already casted on.I spent some time today looking for my northern souvenir

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-2622725490273483262010-04-17T19:43:00.000-04:002010-04-17T19:44:20.662-04:00

two summers pastthe fierce Minto firerolls over to show its pink bellykjmunro

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Today I got to meet the Stanley Cup at the Scotiabank in Whitehorse. I was one of the first 500 people in line, so they took a professional picture of me with it and will e-mail it to me in a few days. I also met a really nice family in line and they took another picture of me with The Cup in the background. They were rushing everyone through so much and the line wasn't even that long. I

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As usual, this week was a crazy one and flew by in record time. We had all sorts of nests to process, lovely weather, and now I’m starting my four day break in Whitehorse. You’ll probably hear from me again before the weekend is over. I’m staying at a hostel in town and the internet is free. Around here you still need to draw in the tourists with free offers, as opposed to charging for every

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Earlier today I arrived in the lovely, sunshine-y, people-filled, cultural centre of the Yukon. I'm sort of excited to talk to people who don't talk about squirrels and to take in all the things that go along with city-living.There is a lot going on here this weekend. Tomorrow, the Yukon Environmental Fair is on at the Canada Games Centre. Actually, there will be a Red Squirrels and Climate

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-22726193195223060802010-04-09T18:42:00.005-04:002010-04-16T17:04:34.570-04:00

What a rush! Our town days are so busy, I barely have time to squeeze these blog posts in. I also don't have any time to prepare them ahead of time because work is so busy. We have so many squirrels to trap, tag, stretch, monitor, it never ends. Not to mention, all the things we have to do to keep camp running smoothly.My camp day was last Sunday so I made everyone a huge Easter Dinner Feast.

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This is the law of the Yukon, and ever she makes it plain:"Send not your foolish and feeble; send me your strong and your sane --Strong for the red rage of battle; sane for I harry them sore;Send me men girt for the combat, men who are grit to the core;Swift as the panther in triumph, fierce as the bear in defeat,Sired of a bulldog parent, steeled in the furnace heat.Send me the best of your

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Last week I wrote a guest blog post for the Kluane Red Squirrel Project's main site. Of course, I mentioned how lovely the weather was and how it felt like spring was just around the corner. On Sunday, we woke up completely buried in heavy, cold snow. The Yukon spring certainly is a winter wonderland, but squirrels don;t really like to come out in these conditions, and I wasn't really thrilled

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Hi from the KPI! The soup du jour is chicken rice and we've been on the phone since 11:30 am this morning. A usual Friday in The Junction.This week I could have showed you what two chickadees in one cage looks like (two little black blobs together), but I forgot my camera back at camp that afternoon. I'm been all over the place this week, breaking trail on Chitty and Sulphur grids. Sulphur is

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What a busy week! Time flew by and I'm still having a great time. The soup this afternoon at the KPI was a delicious red seafood chowder. We're all typing away on our laptops and the locals are having happy hour at the bar. They just sit on both sides of the bar here, it's really just a gathering place for friends.I hear that the weather down south has been absolutely beautiful. It's been

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-26777530807051987362010-03-12T16:49:00.011-05:002011-01-31T20:19:43.008-05:00

Today I'm at the KPI (Kluane Park Inn). The local watering hole with pretty good free wireless internet access. I just had a bowl of split pea soup and I'm charging up all my batteries. Myself and my coworkers are the only customers here right now. The bartender went to the University of Guelph and they seem to like us a lot.My first real week of work and training has went very well. I'm

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Hi from the public library in Haines Junction!Just a quick note to let you know that I'll be posting on Fridays. I only have a second today to say hi, but I'll have more next week.All is well. Squirrel Camp is a lot of fun, the crew is great, the food is tasty. I sleep in the nice warm data hut, but I have a little hut too. We've done one day of trapping, had a party with some old squirrel

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I forgot to add that we spent most of the day yesterday driving through the Rockies. We could see mountains far away and close up for ever.This morning it definitely feels more like the Yukon. SO cold! I have no idea what the temperature is, but it's well below freezing.

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-85283824735208290852010-03-03T01:32:00.004-05:002010-06-17T16:38:16.302-04:00

What a day. We drove so much down one long stretch of highway. We started out a Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway, ate lunch at Mile 300, and ended up about 1000 km down the road in Watson Lake. We're in the Yukon, but tomorrow the road goes back down into British Columbia before coming back up into the territory.On the road we saw: two moose, a bunch of caribou playing in the road, two groups of

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-72706111703283909322010-03-01T23:53:00.004-05:002010-03-02T00:16:05.876-05:00

Today we drove 591 km from the University of Alberta to the Super 8 at Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway in Dawson Creek. It's 10:00 pm here, but it feels like midnight to all of us and we're really tired.This morning Dylan, Lindsey, and I had to take hour long driving tests. We all passed. In between the tests we loaded up the truck with a huge couch and all of our gear. We left town around 1:00

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-26696258430313204302010-02-28T23:43:00.003-05:002010-03-01T23:53:16.824-05:00

Just after I posted that last one I went outside and we could literally here Edmonton cheering for Team Canada. I couldn't actually see anyone, but our hostel is one avenue over from the main drag and people were going crazy.One of the grad students from University of Alberta who has worked at squirrel camp in the past took us out for dinner. I met a lot of people who have worked at squirrel

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-45869824330038694432010-02-28T19:18:00.005-05:002010-02-28T19:52:16.677-05:00

My flight landed in Edmonton at 12:10 pm local time. I met Dylan and Lindsey at the designated spot beside the Tim Hortons in Arrivals. Our ride was supposed to pick us up at 12:30. Plenty of time to head downtown to catch the puck drop at 1:30. Unfortunately, no one showed up. When we realized that no one was coming we hopped on a shuttle and headed to the hostel. Upon arriving the Aussie

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Today my father bought a packet of Tim Tams for $0.77 CAD. What is this big, crazy world coming to?

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"It does not distract the attention or check the powers of the imagination. It forms a ready resource when a vacuity occurs in conversation; it impairs neither body nor mind, and requires no straining of the eyesight. It may be interrupted without loss, and again resumed without trouble. The whole apparatus is so cheap, needs little room, and is so light that it can be kept and gracefully carried

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-63634457934831935352010-02-24T19:18:00.002-05:002010-06-17T16:38:48.390-04:00

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/about-vancouver/news/newsid=49268.html#goCommentsCtvo

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Just another one of my favourite creative pursuits. Lomography is the trademark for all things related to photography created by Lomographische AG, an Austrian company. Basically, their cameras are very inexpensive because they are entirely made of plastic, including the lens. They leak light and are very difficult to focus. When you shoot with a lomo camera, even if you try really hard to set

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-31564179713077689142010-02-22T21:17:00.003-05:002010-06-17T16:39:53.341-04:00

Is there anything better than modern Cowichan sweater styling?I came across this little knitwear company from British Columbia, called Granted. Their products are inspired by the adopted European intarsia patterns of the Cowichan people of Vancouver Island. Really, about as Canadian as one could be.They make me even more excited to be heading west for work. Next Sunday I fly to Edmonton to

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-19985672393467428732010-02-07T19:28:00.003-05:002010-07-01T23:11:03.708-04:00

Cool, eh? I saw some pictures of the contributed cozies on their blog, but I couldn't see mine. Hopefully it made its way to Ottawa safetly and is keeping a tree warm. I'll try to find it when I visit next week.

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I like the month of January a lot every year. New starts, fresh snow, birthdays, and hockey games. This January I was housesitting for a friend out in the country.These are the two animals that live in the house. Sparky the cocker spaniel (I think that's what he is, at least?) and CP the black cat. They really like me and I really like them even though I have to take two antihistamines every

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-7446561832005400052010-01-27T18:22:00.009-05:002010-07-01T23:14:42.241-04:00

I've been listening to way back issues of Brenda Dayne's Cast On Podcast. In one of the very early ones she mentions this really cool bit of software from a blog called Biscuits and Jam to help create stripe patterns for knitting. I'm currently planning a striped raglan and I always pictured it with a regular stripe pattern, but maybe I should consider a random design.

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Today I mailed my contribution to Spins & Needles Urban Cozy Project at Winterlude 2010.Spins and Needles is a knitting group in Ottawa. This year they have designed a large-scale outdoor art installation made up of knit pieces from all across Canada. They have invited many organizations to participate. Bronwen sent me the call for submissions the other day and I decided I'd send something

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-84744762738661102832010-01-22T12:09:00.002-05:002010-07-01T23:13:12.699-04:00

I need to do more of this (as opposed to none).Those little birds got into the brandy, by the way.

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The past year has been a good one. Awhile ago I was thinking about all the fun things I did and sort of made a list. These are the Top 26 memories of my last year being 26 years old. In a sort of chronological order.1. Alice in Wonderland Birthday Party to start it all off. We went tea cup shopping, made all sorts of mini food, and everyone dressed in fantastic costumes. I always knew I had

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-84724707968123294512010-01-19T17:45:00.004-05:002010-07-01T23:13:51.564-04:00

First off, a giant list of the best tutorials of the year from The Long Thread.Secondly, little mini tool boxes from Altoid tins!Giant blob knit footstool from Pickles. I love these things and have probably posted about them before. Soon I will actually make one. Soon.A couple men's shirts to other things. Someday I will have a sewing table again and I will sew some of these things.

casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17686838325706158436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207967614028436607.post-15979467681070452032010-01-19T17:17:00.003-05:002010-07-01T23:14:29.119-04:00

There is a very interesting project on the internet called We Feel Fine. They have written software that searches through blogs to find the statement "I feel". Their software collects these sentances plus some information about the blogger including their age, gender, location, and weather at the time of the post. All of the sentances come together in different pictures and give us an idea of

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Sweet needlepoint belt buckles. The picture says it all. From Needleyou.PlanetBox lunch boxes. All metal, little leakproof containers available too.The WhiteEyes. Little stuffies from here.

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I've been going to the gym a lot lately with my Mom and sister. It's been fun. Sister is a bridezilla and I need to get into shape for her wedding. Actually, since I've been back at it I have so much more energy and just feel better in general.Jayme knows a lot about working out and takes a very scientific approach to staying in shape. She tells me to think of it all as a big math equation.

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January 5, 2010 was a sad day in Warsaw.We all knew Canada could come back when they were down by a couple goals to the Americans in the gold medal final of the World Juniors. We even thought they'd win it in regulation time. When they went into OT I had a bad feeling though.I wonder if Jerome is going to apologize for breaking the mirror at the end of the Force Fate ad? He's going to be in

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Been away for awhile. Just needed a bit of a break for the holiday season. I've got a few catch-up posts to make here from my trip and a new project for 2010. Hopefully I'll have decent internet access at the place I will be housesitting for January so I'll be able to load everything up.Right now I'm deep into the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships. Canada won a

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It's a good one. So much TV to catch up on!Don't Think Twice, It's All RightBob DylanIt ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babeIt don't matter, anyhowAn' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babeIf you don't know by nowWhen your rooster crows at the break of dawnLook out your window and I'll be goneYou're the reason I'm trav'lin' onDon't think twice, it's all rightIt ain't no use in turnin'

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Today I took a ten hour long bus ride almost all the way across the North Island. Generally, it wouldn't take 10 hours to drive this distance, but we stopped in every single small town in the countryside. And there are a whole lot of small towns in this part of the world.Only two more nights until I catch the long flight home. Feeling a little anxious. I knew I would, so I left all of my

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My dear blog readers,Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you at all. I just haven't had a chance or the energy to upload pictures over the past few days. I've been keeping a list of all the posts I need and want to make, so you won't miss anything. This blog will be a complete account of my time down here, it just might not happen until a few days after I return home.Right now I'm in a

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In Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand, there is a harbour with an old stone wall built around the edge. In the wall, a poem is engraved. I read the poem one day and it goes like this:WAIPOUNAMUby David EggletonHoisting history on his back like a sugar – sack,The swagger strides along greenstone trails.All night the crib creeks are humming home,And drowned towns float in their

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I flew into Wellington airport this morning. It was the most horrible flight I have ever been on. The plane was really tiny so all of the turbulence felt much worse than it actually was, I think. A lot of the airports in New Zealand are difficult to land at because of the crazy weather patterns and constantly changing winds, but Wellington is known to be the worst. The airport's slogan is

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The thing about New Zealand is you can be just about anywhere doing just about anything, driving, hiking, strolling along, and you end up looking down into these valleys of rolling green hills. The fields are generally designed by sheep, so they aren't really square patchwork pieces on the landscape, they are tiers of ancient footpaths carefully balanced along ridges between dark green forests

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Right now I am way out in the country in the southern part of the South Island.The internet here is dial-up and I have a cold so I can't tolerate the lack of speed to put up posts here.I have learned how to spin on a wheel and have already made a toque out of the wool I spun. They have huge industrial wool carders here and make all sorts of rovings for spinners. The past few days have been

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Today I'm on my way out of town to a tiny little spot in the countryside. About a week wwoofing on a sheep farm and hopefully learning how to spin on a wheel, then I'm back to the North Island and homeward bound.Just wanted to let you all know I'm still here....just very busy!I've got to post about my trip to Milford Sound and my time here in Queenstown.Talk to you soon!

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So, as you all know, I went hiking on Fox Glacier yesterday. The whole experience was incredible. Another one on the ever-growing list of coolest things I've ever done. I took enough physical geography courses at school and had a basic idea of how glacial processes work, but I realized yesterday that I didn't really understand at all. First off, the main part of Fox Glacier is the size of

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