Last Thursday I was one of twenty under-30s who received recognition by Edmontonians magazine at its 10th annual reception. I was very lucky to be surrounded by six of the “Sizzlers” in my life: my husband, Doug, and five of my good friends. Several of them are movers and shakers in their own right, as writers,Continue reading “Edmontonians Sizzling 20 Under Thirty”
Category Archives: Aviation
Beautiful British Columbia (and Washington State)!
Some shots from a recent road trip from Edmonton, Alberta through to BC and WA (and back): A harbour on Salt Spring Island, B.C. Salt Spring has a vibrant artist community – and many of their pieces are out for public enjoyment. Salt Spring Air seemed to have a thriving business: saw three of theirContinue reading “Beautiful British Columbia (and Washington State)!”
Flying High in Yellowknife
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be in Yellowknife, NWT for the Midnight Sun Float Plane Fly-In doing research for my book on northern Canadian aviation history. Here’s a little photo album from this amazing event: It may be ranked one of the coldest places in Canada during the winter, but July was warm,Continue reading “Flying High in Yellowknife”
Making Aviation History Sexy: The 2011 CAHS Conference
Aviation history – indeed history in general – is often seen as a little dull by the general public. While there are those who love lists of dates, facts, and might even have a footnote fetish like I do, most people do not. I think most of us do like humour, gripping stories, and specialContinue reading “Making Aviation History Sexy: The 2011 CAHS Conference”
Crushing on Colleen
I have a crush. It doesn’t happen often, but I am completely intellectually smitten with Colleen Fitzpatrick after sitting in on her sessions this past Sunday at the Alberta Genealogical Society convention. Dr. Fitzpatrick (she has a PhD in nuclear physics) is a forensic genealogist, author, and speaker, now that she isn’t doing contracts forContinue reading “Crushing on Colleen”
Passing the Conch
Last Friday I spent the morning as one of the speakers at a Young Readers Conference in Edmonton. During each of the two 40-minutes sessions, I worked with 25-odd students ranging in age from 10 to 15, talking about aviation history. It was terrifying. Exhilerating. Fascinating. I got an email about this “gig” out ofContinue reading “Passing the Conch”
Doing it All in Inuvik
Flying from Old Crow to Inuvik I managed to snag a window seat away from the wing, but it was an overcast day so I wasn’t able to glimpse the scenery below too often. When I did, somewhere over the border between the Yukon and the NWT, it looked pretty unforgiving and I couldn’t helpContinue reading “Doing it All in Inuvik”
A New Soul in Old Crow
On Wednesday, October 13th, after a day and a half to do laundry and regroup in Dawson, I repacked my bag and headed out. Destination: Old Crow, the Yukon’s only fly-in community. Old Crow is not a hub of tourism. The group of us staying at Patti and Kenny’s Ch’oo Deenjik Accommodations was pretty indicativeContinue reading “A New Soul in Old Crow”
Travels in the Borderlands
I left Whitehorse for Watson Lake on Sunday, October 3rd – a perfect fall day by any standard. Driving down the Alaska Highway with the sun on my face, rocking out to my mixed CDs (not many radio stations along this stretch of road), life was good. I was headed to WL for a fewContinue reading “Travels in the Borderlands”
Aviation, Writing and the Best Bud Light Ever: Conference Season 2010
While many were working on their yards and tans the past few weeks, I’ve been making the rounds of conferences. Which, in weather-changeable Alberta, is probably a safer bet. The Creative Nonfiction Collective conference back in April started off the 2010 season. Held at the gorgeous Banff Centre, I let myself be inspired by theContinue reading “Aviation, Writing and the Best Bud Light Ever: Conference Season 2010”