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Play is the thing.
It is a blustery, cold day here. And although that is to be expected, our milder than average winter thus far has left us unaccustomed to these sort of days. But, typically, the Ravens do not seem to mind. On the drive home from lunch, they were everywhere, playing in the wind currents around buildings,…
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Voting Round – The 2010 Nunies
The people have spoken and the nominations are in for the 2010 version of the Nunies. So without further ado here are the nominees, in no certain order. for Best Blog The Blog Bog of the Tundra Townie Bastard The M of Cape Dorset Babies and Bulldogs The Arctic Post You can cast your vote…
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The Nunies – not so gentle reminder
You have a little under 7 hours to get your nominations in for The Nunies. Categories are Best Blog, Best New Blog, and Best Post. Nominate up to five blogs for Best Blog and Best New Blog by email to nunavutblogs AT yahoo DOT ca . Nominations for Best Post can be made to the…
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Gentle reminder
The nominations for The Nunies, the annual Nunavut Blogging Awards ends on Monday at 5 pm Eastern. So far there have not been very many nominations, there might not even be five entrants to vote on in each category, and the best Blog Post may be named by acclamation. So, don't forget to make your…
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The 2010 Nunies begin!
Well it is once again time for The Nunies. This is the fourth annual incarnation of the Nunavut Blogging Awards, and things are operating much as they did last year. The next week, from now until 5pm ET on Monday the 17th of January will be the nomination phase. Nominations will be in three categories,…
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Friday construction post – Why can I never get these done on a Friday?
It was all going swimmingly. That alone should have clued me in that something was looming overhead. Last Monday came with the resolve that we'd make the plunge and get really started on the kitchen renovation. It should have happened sooner, but it takes a bit of committment to completely redo a kitchen in a…
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Music at the time, my favourite
Okay, leaving #1 off the list was a cheap attempt at driving people back to the blog in eager anticipation of my favourite album bought in 2010. And that would be the sound of crickets. My favourite group of 2010, was one I discovered from last year’s Rolling Stone top 30 albums list. Thanks Townie…
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Music at the time
I don't normally post lists like this. I'm not a music critic or reviewer, I have neither the skills nor the inclination for that. But a casual mention on FaceBook that my top ten list for 2010 seemed to have a lot of banjos in it, brought a couple of requests for the list so…
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Trails of light
New Years celebrations in the High Arctic, as I've written before, have their own unique flavour. Certainly each community has its own variations of the theme, but in general they are just a little out of the ordinary. New Years Eve, like many other days here, starts out with games at the Community Hall. One…
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In miniature
I thought I'd share with you the cool Christmas gift I got this year. Miniature qomatiqs are pretty popular up here, from rudimentary pull toys to pieces of art. What makes this one stand out is the accessories. This qomatiq and iglutaq (the small shelter on top) are built just like the real life versions,…
