End of the Big Band era
Okay, it’s not the end of an era (after all, the big band era has come and gone) but it is the end of the musical season. Atlin was great fun (read and see more at Michael’s blog) and The Big Band...
View ArticleAutumn rain
It’s raining again, but the dog must go out. “Take my poncho,” he says. And so I do. In the green poncho and green rubber boots I must look like a giant insect, but nobody else wants to be out in the...
View ArticleNot exactly t-shirt weather
Looking out the window this morning, I know everyone in Whitehorse is worried that we’ve already seen the last of summer. View from my living room, May 12, 2009 When I lived in Iqaluit, I once...
View ArticleIf I were a Twitterer…
* I am in love (again) with my Storchenwiege wrap. And with YouTube how-tos. * Halia started talking today! “Ba-ba-ba. Da-da-da. Bla-bla-bla.” Augh! The cuteness! * Did I mention that Michael is in...
View ArticleFawn at Arts in the Park 2011
Here’s one of the projects that is keeping me busy this month: rehearsing for a one-hour set at Arts in the Park next week. Please keep your fingers crossed for good weather, as this is an open-air...
View ArticleA few disjointed thoughts…
On Decisiveness Michael’s been pretty sick this past week and a half with a doozy of a virus that just won’t quit. It’s left him drained in the evenings, occasionally to comic effect. Yesterday evening...
View ArticleCamera magic
One occupation I never thought I would take on in my life is that of model. To me, “model” has always meant someone taller than me, thinner than me, and, now that I’m thirty-three, likely younger than...
View ArticleSong Rise
This Saturday, I’m going to be part of a fantastic concert! I don’t think I mentioned it before — whoops! — but my original song I’m a Fool for You was chosen by a jury to be part of Yukon Women in...
View ArticleA landmark day
(Reblogged from http://fawnfritzen.com/a-landmark-day) I’m exhausted, but I can’t go to bed yet. I’m ensconced in my home-away-from-home, Easter Seal House in Vancouver. In the morning, I’ll be taking...
View ArticleThe perils of long-term parking
On Monday, Michael had to fly to Ontario. He had to be at the airport very, very early, so even though we live close to the airport, he took the car down and saved his sleep-deprived self a few...
View ArticleEnd of the curse
Decades ago, around age 6 or 7, I’d say, my sister and my parents and I were out on a lake in northern Ontario. We were in our red canoe, my mom at the bow, my father in the stern, and my sister and I...
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