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Baking Up Some Holiday Magic by AJ Giesen

Holidays always remind me of fresh baking. Whether it’s the smell throughout the house while I bake, or the thoughtful gift someone has given me. What a perfect way to enjoy the holidays.

Above are some cookbooks on baking…

I have learned that for a recipe to work for me, the easier the better. This one has never failed me. **Only issue is it contains peanut butter, but it could be replaced with an alternative.

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

• 4 tbsp salted butter
• 10 ounce bag mini marshmallows
• ½...

The History Behind Halloween, by Sharren Reil

I was 26 when I first arrived in Dawson City, Yukon.  I arrived in late summer and the first big community event was the Halloween party.  Everyone in town dressed up and showed up!  I can’t remember what my costume was, but some things really stood out and I remember them clearly.  For a town with more men than women, and many, if not most, of the men involved in fishing, mushing, or other rugged enterprises, it came as a complete surprise that most of them were dressed up as women!  The best...

The Four Seasons by Sharren Reil

People know there are four seasons, but do you know why? According to the National Research Council of Canada, https://nrc.canada.ca/en/certifications-evaluations-standards/canadas-official-time/3-when-do-seasons-start  , there are four astronomical seasons on Earth, defined by the movement of the sun in the sky.  The website  goes on to explain that for the northern hemisphere: spring starts at the moment when the sun is directly over the equator, going from south to north-called the vernal...

Nathional Day for Truth and Reconciliation, by Sharren Reil

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Orange Shirt Day

September 30, 2024

I have enjoyed 65 rotations around the sun, and yet it was not until I moved to the Yukon, on the eve of my 27th birthday, that I heard about the residential school system and the injustices that occurred.  The first time I heard about what had happened in the Yukon, and of course across Canada, was sitting around a fire beside Lake Laberge and listening as an Indigenous woman spoke of her experiences.  Her family lived...

International Dot Day, by Sharren Reil

International Dot Day is a global celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration based on a book by the author Peter H. Reynold’s called The Dot.  The website https://nationaltoday.com/dot-day/  states that on September 15, 2003, Mr. Reynolds released his book, The Dot, which tells the story of a young girl in an art class who feels she can’t create art.  The teacher tells her to just make a mark, and she draws a dot.  The picture gets put on the wall and slowly the girl gains confidence in her...