Chillin in the Klondike

This is just a quick post of photos from my trip up north to visit the family!

On the beach at Teslin.

Good old Lightning and a tasty bone.

Bathtime for a smelly fellow!

The Whitehorse dam

Artistic fish at the fishladder by the dam.

Marian at her cabin outside Teslin.

Inside the cozy cabin.

Tlinget and southeast Alaskan First Nations celebration.

Traditional canoe that was paddled ashore.

Family portrait in the trees! Courtesy of Kylie.

I think Dad's on the left...

Canada Day Ride

Happy Belated Canada Day!!

Canada Day celebrations started early for us with the alarm clock sounding off at 4:45am. By 5:30 we were on the bikes, cruising down a deserted Cook Street, coffees in hand, on our way to catch the Coho Ferry across to Port Angeles. Something like sixty roadies were on that ferry!

All of us were heading over to challenge the notorious Hurricane Ridge climb, a brute of a hill that winds up 5200 feet through Olympic Park. It was a long haul, and it only got harder as the air got thinner, but we all made it. Snapped a few quick pics at the top, as we couldn't wait to get down and get something other than a Clif bar to eat!

Jersey seemed to have a good Canada Day too.

Jersey's first film

This is Jersey's first big Hollywood film. He has titled it "Stringaholic: my battle with strings." He hopes it does well at the boxoffice!

Heeerre fishy fishy fishy

We packed up the inflatable boat and decided to take a nice cruise out on Prospect Lake yesterday evening. With 20-something degree weather, it was a fine evening indeed! (The roast chicken, potato salad, veggies, and chocolate brownies were also a plus...yum)

This is Earl. He decided to drop by for a visit:

Jersey refused to come with us, but he promises to have a blog post up soon!

Planting & Growing

In my eagerness, I planted the garden over the past couple of weeks. Time will tell whether I get bushels of veggies or not! But my potatoes appear to be doing well...

Meanwhile, the bush out front burst into full pink blooms of cotton candy last week.

And look what grew in the back yard!

A brand new mountain bike! It fits Cam perfectly, so I'm hoping the bike tree grows one in my size for next year... (The wonderfully pruned garden is courtesy of Cam's mom, by the way!)

Sadly, Jersey has become hopelessly addicted to the new webcam. We can't seem to pull him off the thing. He stays up late into the night chatting with Jazz (a good family friend) about mice, long naps, and mysterious moving spots of light on the floor. Such a social cat! No wonder he sleeps all day.

Sunday Hike

The original plan was to go out in the boat, but when that fell through, we decided to go for a jaunt in the woods. We drove to the end of Mark Lane, just off Willis Point Road, to go hiking up this long trail to a beach that was pretty much deserted, except for a pair of ducks and a seagull who was dropping clams on the rocks.

Also many of these little guys...

Jersey, being rather self-indulgent, decided instead to treat himself to a day at the spa. He had his nails trimmed, got to sleep in his own room (cat cage), and even got a bit of a fur-cut...

Kamloops trip!

I headed up to Kamloops over the Easter weekend to participate in the annual Theatre BC Playwrights' Festival.

My play was selected last year to be workshopped by a professional dramaturge at the festival, as well as have a public reading done by actors. I also got the chance to network with a variety of theatre people and solidify a few opportunities for my play to move forward. All very exciting! I can't wait to see where this leads -- perhaps a full production!

These were the actors and the dramaturge (far left) who workshopped and did a public reading:

There was also time to go for a little hike with my Mum, who came to visit and take in the festival.

Happy Easter everyone!