Return to Yellowknife

When in the North, it is advisable to have a warm hotel room. But this is ridiculous. I’m staying at what I am referring to as the small q, Quality Inn in Yellowknife. It is near where I am working and it has a restaurant in the mall next door where I can get breakfast…

Music to my ears

1969, how old were you? I was 13 and discovering that the world of music was interesting – especially this genre of rock and roll. I loved the Beatles, though I think my parents were worried a bit about that, and then there was Chicago, which had “brass” instruments in it, much cooler than the…

Update from the Villa

The pickup trucks are out front of “Steve’s house.” Renovations are underway, and I’ve seen at least one interior door removed. We are told that our new resident suffers from MS so I believe they are making the home as accommodating as possible. Slowly, our neighbourhood is changing, and one by one, folks who moved…