Newbie in the Arctic

You might have noticed my 'lack' of blogging this week...it wasn't intentional it just happened, life has been surprisingly busy this week!

So what can I say about work/life this week? Last night I went to a potluck...let's just say my brownies are making the rounds in Pangnirtung...accompanied by frozen vanilla yogurt..such a good combo! I ate some 'new' things...(someone brought sushi---so that made me smile!) I also ate caribou that was wrapped in bacon, and in a maple syrup/brown sugar sauce... mmmmm sooo good! I also experienced a first...Arctic Hare...someone was hunting and was successful about 4 hours before the potluck---they took it home and deep fried it and it was surprisingly yummy!!!(but isn't everything that's been 'deep' fried??) There also was a some Arctic Char, lasagna, salads, and pasta salads and more!!! All the food was amazing it was great to be out!

What else is new? Some of you might remember how I broke my big toe last fall...and was in an aircast for a lot of weeks... well this week it really started bugging me again....That's a bit of a downer-I went to the Health Centre here; had it x-rayed and got some 'more heavy duty anti-inflammatory' but basically the pain and swelling hasn't really gone down....I've been trying to limit my walking/ activities...but it's hard to in a place where EVERYTHING is accessible by feet!! Although some great friends have driven me home on occasion...that's been wonderful. I have an appointment at the Fracture Clinic in Toronto in 2 weeks time...we'll see how it all goes!?

This week I was 'dog' sitting.... it was my second time hanging out with 'Nanuq'...we had a great week....Nanuq is a really great dog!! A bit of 'high' energy but just likes to have a lot of petting!!!