And Two Shall Become One

  I have to tell you that this one of the best days of my life!  To see our

youngest son wedded and happy was a answer to our many years of

prayers.

Elijah and Laura were wed at a settlement outside of Skagway called Dyea.

You must take many turns and twist around  sometimes narrow roads to

reach Dyea. Then from there drive out through muddy pot-holed two tracks

to the peninsula flats were their wedding was held.



Here the children are pictured with Pastor Ryan, who married them. The ceremony was perfect for them; casual, yet very deeply embedded with

God's word and outline for their lives together as a couple.

Elijah actually built the pulpit  out of driftwood

and scraps. I love it!

I remember that Tim and I had wanted to be married

on an old Missouri back road where he had purposed

to me. But we were persuaded that it wouldn't be at

all proper, so we went the conventional route. And as

he reminded me we never really got to even enjoy what

was to be 'our' day! So we kept our noses out of it and just

showed up.

Here the happy couple are taking off on their 'limousine' to the reception.

Their wedding was exactly what they wanted and it was beautiful!!

 



The Old Alaskan Highway

  Today we went for a drive along a portion of the old Alaskan Hwy. There are

not many drivable sections left, but this one is along a river bank and

very picturesque.

This photo was taken from the exact same spot only looking to the left. Quite a difference with the clouds hovering over the mountains, isn't it? We decided

this will be a perfect place for a picnic when Tim's sister and mother come

to visit in July.

Here is the finished Swiffer duster cover. It was very easy

to whip up. I'll have to wait until I'm home to fit it to my mop.

 Our quarters are carpeted, so I'd have no need of it here.

I found this at the dumps free store along with a very nice cooler.

It's like new, which tells me the previous owner wasn't too keen

on 'The Maker's Diet'! I'm not to sure the present owner will be either.

Anything with that horrible four letter word turns me off right away!

But I love Charles Stanley, so if he has something good to say about

it I figure it might be worth  just looking at.

I'm off to Whitehorse today (3 1/2-4hr. drive). Then we work three

days before driving to Skagway for Elijah's wedding. It's going to

be an outdoors wedding, so I'm hoping the weather is agreeable.

I hope that all of you who were water-logged  last week will

see the sunshine this week too!

Blessings,



Happy June!

It was a happy June morning here in the Yukon!

  Ha!

This was the view from my work window at 8AM

this morning looking out to the mountains and

Kluane Lake.

I want to say thanks

 to all of you who have offered good advice

on how to get out of my 'rut'. You'll be happy to

know I picked up my crocheting today and I'm

nearly done already with my crocheted Swiffer

cover. I did also bring my sewing machine, so once

we've moved into our larger quarters I'll be able

to use it for craft projects too. As far as writing

a book goes-I don't think that will happen!

Hope you have a great weekend-Kimberly 

I'm In a Rut

I am in a rut!

  I get up at 6am, work until 2pm, then go for a walk.

I then get my camera and walk around the resort looking for some

inspiration for my blog.

Now this is a fair sized property, but really there is only so much that

one can consider interesting here everyday.  After my stroll  around

the grounds I wander back up to our lodgings to see if there is anything

worth watching on TV-there never is.

 I take the time to do my stretches, maybe read a book for a while. Then when my DH gets off at 4pm we visit and have our devotions together.

At 5:30 it's time for supper. I don't think I told you that all of our meals

are provided for us. We have to eat whatever the special is. But I'm not

complaining there! We have pretty much anything we want for break-

fast. Lunch is homemade soup and a sandwich. Supper is a nice dinner.

Last night it was BBQ Ribs. We've had Salisbury Steak, Veal, Fried Chicken,

Spaghetti, Fish&Chips, Oriental, and Meatloaf. Some of it isn't too tasty, but mostly it's good. And we're not allowed in the kitchen to wash our own dishes.

Darn! That breaks my heart.

After we eat, it's back to our lodgings. We bath, then read e-mails. I do a

little blogging. I put a DVD in to watch. We just finished the whole 'Pie

in the Sky' series. I can highly recommend it. I just hated it when I knew

there were no more to watch. I think I got attached to the charaters!

 We are now starting on  Alfred Hitchcock movies from

the 1930's. The first one was "39 Steps". I had seen a remake of this

last year and really liked it. The original wasn't bad either, just a very

different story line than the newer version.



By 9:30 the wood furnace is stocked, my hubby is sleeping, and I spend

the last hour before I retire usually reading.

And that, my friends, is just how exciting my days have been here in the

YUKON!!



Back from My Break!

 

I honestly can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted! My laptop

has been in the shop-it's toast. So I've bought a new one.

I've been spending most of my days off walking around

the resort area snapping photos.

The resort where I'm working is the only original lodge that's still operating

in the Yukon. Therefore we have a lot of old, original log buildings here.

It's certainly not a fancy place, but ever so rich in history.

All of the old cabins are used for storage now. A shame, I think.

This is an old dugout where canned good were stored many eons ago.

This is a Yukon Crocus. It bloomed just last week, so I'm hoping this

is a sign that spring is on the way here!

Look at these sweet mountain sheep that came down to the lake to get

a drink. They will be gone to the other side of the mountain soon. The

ewes come over to have their kids and then about a month later they

return to the other side. I'm so thrilled I was able to get this close.

We also have a boat bone yard here. This is Josephine. I can  only imagine

the fish she's hauled in in her days. Although it is beautiful here, it is

also sad to see what was once an active and striving way of life now

faded into decay. The dear couple we work for are now in their 70's and are just worn out and tired of the daily grind of running a resort. They have

had it for sale for many years now, but there's not many people with 1.2

million dollars to invest in a remote resort that needs a lot of updating

done to it as well.  I'm really grateful for the whole experience because

I can't imagine it can go on a whole lot longer.

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I've looking forward to visiting you all soon-I really missed knowing

what's happening!

My one year anniversary is coming up in June! I can't believe how

quickly the time has passed. It's all been good. I'm sure I won't get

many arguments on that point!!

 I'm planning a drawing,

so stay posted for more info.

Blessings to all-Kimberly

A Note Card Party

  I'm joining my friend Vee  for her Note Card Party today.

I've chosen the seasons as my theme. This photo

is from my spring chives-last year.

Summer shot of my beloved Lake Superior.

A Fall scene on the drive to our home.

And winter on the Gitche Gumee.

If you'd like to see what beautiful Note Cards the other

'partiers' have come up with, be sure to hop over to Vee's.

Happy Tuesday!









Wildlife Sightings

Yesterday Tim drove me to the Alaskan border for a Mother's Day dinner

at Buckshot Betty's. We know the owner from our very first trip out here six years ago.

On the way there we saw a moose, an eagle, and a grizzly on our way home.

I didn't have the camera with me, of course!

Today we went to Whitehorse (I hurt my back and had to see a chiropractor).

On the way there we again saw a grizzly and elk also. This time I had the

camera, but was in too much pain to care whether I got a photo, or not!

But as luck would have it, on the way back while driving around Kluane Lake,

we came upon a 'blond' bear. This time I was ready. I had my camera out-

husband jumped out of the car to take a picture and it wouldn't work.  Now

this is the camera I was supposed to have replaced on our way out here.

But I had it set in my mind that I was going to buy only one certain camera,

and since I didn't find that camera, I bought none. Needless to say there was

a little Xo&#@X being said over missing that blond bear, because they

are rather rare you know. Even in the Yukon.Well, I am exaggerating about the words that were expressed. Hubby didn't really say them-but I felt he

 was thinking them. So next trip in town I will be coming home with some

type of a new camera.

There has been so much going on  the last couple of weeks.

But I'll save it for another post-I don't want to get too

lengthy here.

I'm sorry I haven't been able to visit as much as I would like to.

Now that we have clientele at the resort the owner has no choice

but to turn on the wi-fi. Hopefully I can pop by more regularly

again now.

Wishing you  all a good week,

Thrift Shopping in Whitehorse

  I think I forgot to mention that I went thrift shopping while in

Whitehorse. The only 'good' place to go is the Salvation Army

store. And  using the word 'good' is really relative to the fact

that the three other re-sale shops are mostly clothing! But I'm

not complaining, I came away with several hard back books

 for only$.20 and this retro tablecloth. I love the red and blues in it!

And this pineapple crocheted tablecloth was just $4.50. I can't even imagine

the hours that were spent hooking this one. It is nearly as large as a full-sized

bed.

I'm not really sure what use I'll have for this floral

napkin, but for a quarter I'll find some way to repurpose it.

And there was no way I was passing up this retro fabric either.

Don't you think it will look nice with the old sheets I'm collecting to make

patchwork curtains for my g'daughter's bedroom? I left them all

at home, of course. So it's going to have to be a winter project for

me now.

This is my choice for my next crocheting challenge. I haven't

started on it because my boss isn't keeping the wi-fi turned on

everyday. And, of course the pattern was on-line. I've since

uploaded it to documents.

I've had to ask him twice to flip it on so I could call

Eli on his birthday and so I could order Mother's Day gifts.

Besides that, if a computer had a picture tube, I would say mine

is going on my lap-top. After I've used it for a while it starts getting

broad, black lines moving over the screen and then eventually the

whole screen fades out. Has anyone ever experienced this before?

Do you know if it's fixable? It may be cheaper to buy a new one than

to get this one repaired, I'm thinking. If any of you have any advice

I'd so.... appreciate it! You know I'd never survive out here in the

wilderness without a connection to my family and friends!

Still keeping my head above water!





Crocheting Anyone?

 

 Etsy.com

Since I've had a couple of days off, I've been trying to think of

some projects I can work on that I can pick up and do at my

 convenience. I'm still elementary at crocheting so I was went

surfing for a pattern that might be easy, yet cute. This definitely

fits the bill for cuteness-I'll have to read through the pattern to

discover just how easy it is.

This one sure looks easy enough! I found this free pattern

at Bit O Whimsy Blog in 04/2011.

blog.craftzine.com

This one I just love for my swiffer. I might even enjoy dusting

my wood floors with this beauty. And again, it does look easy.

This site is just full of quick projects that look simple to boot. And the

download is free. You can't beat that, now can you? Try Make-Handmade

for 2011/07/05  for any of these sweet patterns and more.

I have a lot to think about now with so many choices. Which one would

you pick if you were looking for a crocheting project? I'll let you know

which one I'm trying soon!

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Today is my youngest son Elijah's 29th birthday. My baby photos are

all at home, so I can't do any then and now pics. Darn! But here's

the handsome boy now:

He's the youngest of our sons on the right.

Happy Birthday Honey!!

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Have a Blessed Sunday,

Kimberly



Mountains Galore!

 

We traveled back from Whitehorse today to our work place. As I've said before,

you are surrounded by mountains everywhere here. I only snapped a couple of

photos of the St. Elias mountain range as I don't want to bore you too much

with non-stop scenery pictures.

This is a view of the mountain as we are approaching Lake Kluane (Kloo-aw-nee).



You see this marshy looking area?

This is what the same area will look like after the June run off from the mountains

takes place. Isn't that just amazing? I just can't believe it, even though I seen it

with my own eyes several times.

We were delighted to see mountain sheep today on Sheep Mountain. But the

zoom on my camera just isn't strong enough to show much more than a dozen

white dots so I passed on even posting them.

I have tomorrow off, so I'm looking forward to catching up once again on all

of your recent post and hopefully figuring out how to set up my pininterest

pages.

See you tomorrow-Kimberly