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What do you mean Friday was two days ago? – Construction Post
I’m starting to realize that we are going to have an incredibly beautiful house when we are done. More and more of the trim is going up and it is getting easier to envision the final product. Three of our five interior windows went in this week and we’ve been puzzling over the best way…
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At last.
For My Daughter in Reply to a Question David Ignatow We’re not going to die,we’ll find a wayWe’ll breathe deeplyand eat carefullyWe’ll think always on life,There’ll be no fading for you or for me.We’ll be the firstand we’ll not laugh at ourselves everand your children will be my grandchildren.Nothing will have changedexcept by addition.There’ll never…
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Arctic Travel, the adventure.
You can’t get there from here. Yesterday, when I got home for lunch, Leah greeted me with the news that Travis had an appointment at one at the Nursing Station, and if his check up was okay he had to leave on the afternoon’s plane for Iqaluit. Travis needed some dental work done under a…
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Vote for Ben Cruachan Blog
The nominations for the 2006 Bloggies have been announced. While I’m disappointed that only one of my favourite blogs are amongst them, it is a very good blog. Duncan at Ben Cruachan Blog writes a blog that gives me South Envy everytime I visit. His walks amongst the wildlife in Victoria Australia will leave you…
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What’s in a name?
For Inuit, naming a baby is very important. Generally speaking babies are named after someone, usually someone who has passed on, and it is believed that the child "takes on" the spirit of the person they are named after. In essence they grow into the name. Leah’s youngest sister, for example, is named after her…
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It’s a Girl!
Our daughter was born at 11:09 am this morning in Iqaluit. Seven pounds eight ounces. Everyone is fine and we’re hoping she’ll arrive here on Monday’s plane. No first name yet, but we’re working on it, we’re working on it.
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Friday Construction Post – Hangin’ doors & Purty windows
Hanging doors has always been one of those mystical things that carpenters do, something that ordinary blokes like myself never attempt, or if we do attempt it, never get it right. Well for the best part of this week I’ve been hanging doors. We have 9 of 18 doors hung, and a couple trimmed out.…
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I and the Bird. #15
It is incredible to believe that there have already been fifteen I and the Birds. The wonderful carnival devoted to the incredible wealth of avian life we share this planet with. Aydin over at Snail’s Tales is the host of this edition. Go give it a read.
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Inuktitut Dancing
Well I finally downloaded some video to the computer. And as promised here is a video clip of Inuktitut Dancing . It is just raw video, I didn’t do any editing (no time, no time, no time) but it will give you a taste of what the dance is about. This clip is about 3:20…
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Birdwatch Day for Saemangeum
The single biggest threat to bird life, indeed to all life and biodiversity, is habitat loss. It is a fact that is not lost on most people, even those who seek to reduce or destroy critical habitat. Some of the most critically threatened habitat worldwide is wetlands, the marshes, tidal flats, and estuaries. For far…
