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Quotes August 20, 2021

907 Updates August 20, 2021

Military August 20, 2021

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Military.com: Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Bowe Bergdahl’s Case to Overturn His Conviction; Man Accused of Unlawfully Entering Fort Drum, Injuring Soldier and Stealing a Humvee; No Charges for National Guard Mishandled Sex Assault Cases and more ->
 
 
 
 
Task & Purpose: Army says multiple reported sexual assaults against Fort Sill trainees didn’t happen “[T]here was no probable cause to believe that any of the allegations occurred.” And more ->
 
 
 
 
DoD: News Official Says DOD Is Shifting to a Strategic Readiness Posture; Defense, Military Officials Hold News Conference and more ->
 
 
 
 
11 Alive, First Coast News Staff, Casey Feindt: 100-year-old WWII veteran jumps from plane to celebrate his birthday Skydive Palatka made D-Day Veteran Tom Rice’s 100th birthday wish come true with a skydive from a vintage World War II airplane.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
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  • The Untold Past The JUSTIFIED Execution Of Ansgar Pichen - The EVIL Cook Of Belsen, D-Day Veteran Tom Rice, Cleared Hot Podcast Full Auto Friday - Round 67 with Vaughn Stumpf, Free Range American Podcast Free Range American: Ep 155 Clint Trial - On Afghanistan

RSS APRN Alaska News

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RSS Delanceyplace.com

  • alien civilizations and energy -- 712/4/25 December 4, 2025
    Today's encore selection -- from Disturbing the Universe by Freeman Dyson. Some of us think days or weeks into the future. Some of the most thoughtful among us reflect on what might happen years into the future. The Soviet astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev (b. 1932) thinks thousands of years into the future. He has developed a theory […]
  • the first case of ebola in the united states --11/20/25 November 20, 2025
    Today's encore selection -- from Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Ebola reaches the United States: "In late 2013, a wicked contagion resurfaced in the coastal nations of West Africa. An eighteen-month-old boy died in a village in Guinea. His mother, grandmother, and sister soon died after suf­fering the same hemorrhagic symptoms […]

RSS APRN Alaska News

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RSS Bob Mayer

  • Would The Military Conduct A Coup? December 12, 2025
    FREE through the 14th. The Line. Would the military ever initiate a coup? A secret, powerful group of West Point Graduates, known only as The Line, is going to do just that. Publishers Weekly: “So convincing, that by the last page, readers may doubt the official version of the last 50 years.” They killed Patton […]
    Bob

RSS Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

  • Recent Research Spreadsheets
    Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing.   For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here.   For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
    feigleycommunications
  • Legislative Drafting Students
    Our students spend the summer working on the research project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children have been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized.   Here are...
    feigleycommunications

RSS Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

  • Monday Funnies… December 15, 2025
    Chris The Story Reading Ape

RSS I didn’t have my glasses on…

  • when things go missing. December 15, 2025
    Deborah J. Brasket’s moving novel When Things Go Missing, may cause you to reflect on your life in ways that you didn’t expect, as you follow her characters in this very human tale of a family.  Throughout the book, each family member will be challenged to take stock of their own lives in response to […]
    beth

RSS Indian Country Media Network

  • He spent funds meant for Native Hawaiians on polo and Porsches. The federal government failed to stop him December 15, 2025
    A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets. The post He spent funds meant for Native Hawaiians on polo and Porsches. The federal government failed to stop him appeared first on ICT.
    ProPublica and Honolulu Civil Beat

RSS Legends of Windemere

  • Happy Hanukkah! Happy Chanukah! Happy Chanukkah! December 15, 2025
    The title says it all.  For those who celebrate, Happy Hanukkah.  For those who don’t . . . Happy Monday?  That or Happy Hanukkah as well.  Can’t tell what we say to people of other religions any more.
    Charles Yallowitz

RSS Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

  • Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Fifth Day of Christmas 2025 – Austria, Die Hard, Toboggans, Snowballs and Carols December 15, 2025
    Leading up to Christmas I am going to share some of my memories from over the years, some favourite food and drinks, plus some music you might enjoy.  As I continue to reflect on Christmas Past… I came across some … Continue reading →
    Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.

RSS Bluebird of Bitterness

  • Advertisements from long, long ago — holiday edition December 15, 2025
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RSS Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

  • Book Club 2024 – A Race To The Finish Line February 10, 2024
    Myself, along with my 4 daughters, daughter-in-law, and one of my granddaughters formed a book club in January to see who could read the most books in 2024. We stay in touch with a group text every day and Goodreads. As an incentive we all agreed to put $1 a week into a kitty and […]
    Elle Knowles

RSS KarmaTube

  • Good Night, Margaret December 11, 2025
    As young adults, we all dream of finding "the One" -  a soul mate and companion for the rest of our lives.  And so did Margaret ("Muffi") Lavigne. But she never expected to meet that special someone at the Hospital for Special Care, a long-term, acute care hospital. Both Lavigne and Chris Plum have muscular […]
    ServiceSpace

RSS Positively Present

  • Wisdom from Taylor Swift December 13, 2025
    There’s so much we can learn from the lyrics Taylor has written, but she’s also shared words of wisdom in other places throughout the years — interviews, speeches, etc. In… The post Wisdom from Taylor Swift appeared first on Positively Present - Dani DiPirro.
    dani@positivelypresent.com

RSS The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

RSS Joan Reeves: Slingwords

  • Monday Magic - Shopping Reward Apps December 15, 2025
    It's Monday. Let's make something happen.Frankly, I should have shared these apps before December, but, better late than never, I guess.One of my daughters and one of my granddaughters are in contention for Reward Points Queen. They both actually earn quite a bit of cash and products because of their merchant reward apps.Most of us […]
    Joan Reeves

RSS World United Music

  • Exclusive Interview – The Greek Theatre April 21, 2025
    Exclusive interview with Fredrik Persson of, "The Greek Theatre".  Interview By: Stewart F. Brennan Recently, I caught up to Fredrik Persson of, “The Greek Theatre”, to ask him some personal and pointed questions on his creative passion and music journey. But before we get to the interview, let’s first shed a little light on the Greek […]
    Stewart

RSS WASP Final Flight

  • Sunny Ann Starling, July 2, 1943 - January 6, 2023 January 10, 2023
     All-American patriot, artist, designer, entrepreneur, flower arranger, chef, and joyful servant, Sunny Lou Starling, was carried on the wings of angels to the arms of her savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 6, 2023. She once said her mission was to “Gather and feed all you can, as often as you can, because you never know if […]
    Unknown
  • WASP Final Flight February 28, 2022
     WASP Deanie Bishop Parrish, 44-W-4"Failure isn't failure unless you let it be.  It's simply a change in direction.  Just count your many blessings move on.  With God's help, anything is possible!"Deanie Bishop Parrish passed away peacefully in her home in Waco, Texas, on February 24, 2022, just one day shy of her 100th birthday. She met every challenge […]
    Unknown

RSS The Old Motor

  • Four Fun Kodachrome Car Image Series No. 519 October 30, 2024
    Editors Note: After posting over five thousand features and twenty five thousand images over the last thirteen years, the time has come to end posting weekly features here on The Old Motor. At this point, the site’s future hasn’t been decided, although it will remain online for the foreseeable future. There may be future updates...
    David Greenlees
  • Four Fun Kodachrome Car Image Series No. 518 October 23, 2024
    In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location where the image was taken and anything else you find of interest in the photos. You can look back on all the earlier parts of this series here. The photos are via Americar....
    David Greenlees

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RSS Ana’s Attic

  • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | Audiobook Review December 12, 2025
    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Narrated by Ray Porter Standalone Science Fiction This review may contain slight character spoilers, but I won’t spoil the climax or ending. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. I’m a romance girlie, but I’m into space. I love Star Trek, I have a telescope, and I get notifications for […]
    Ana's Attic

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RSS Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

  • Shellubrication: 1950s June 28, 2025
    From a discarded negative collection that belonged to a San Diego area barber. 120 format. View full size.
    Cazzorla
  • Mill Town Aughts May 22, 2025
    My great-grandfather was a Textile League ball player in the little mill village of Tucapau, South Carolina, in probably the late aughts. He didn't care what the mill job was as long as he could play on their team. The story in the family is that one of his upcountry cousins was also a Textile […]
    hj808

RSS Shorpy Reader Comments

  • Once was not enough December 10, 2025
    In reply to Cross County Center: 1956: Yonkers was the first full-size* suburban branch of Wanamaker's New York operations. Had the main store (10th/Broadway) been better situated - i.e. further uptown - it would have likely been one of a string of satellites; instead, with the closing of the main store (a couple years before […]
    Notcom
  • You can bank on it December 8, 2025
    In reply to Sterling National: 1963: This building was a Sterling National branch until at least 2018. Sterling was acquired by Webster Bank in 2022. This location seems to have been sold to Investors Bank ahead of the merger, because Investors signs are up in 2021. Note that the caption has a different Queens Blvd […]
    archfan

RSS Kim’s Shopping

  • Unforgettable Father’s Day Gifts That Make Memories June 11, 2025
    When it comes to Father’s Day, the same old presents just don’t cut it anymore. This year, forget the socks, ties, and novelty […] The post Unforgettable Father’s Day Gifts That Make Memories appeared first on Shopping Kim.
    Shopping Kim

RSS Thoroughly Reviewed

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RSS BloominThyme

  • Hungarian Wax Peppers October 18, 2024
    Here’s an old Italian recipe for canning peppers, one of my husband’s favorites. Searching the internet, you’ll come across many variations — all probably good — but here’s a basic recipe to start you on your course.  The kids and I canned these using the boiling method, though pressure canners might make the process easier.  Not sure how, […]
    gardenfrisk
  • Easy Microgreens June 13, 2023
    Microgreens seem to be all the rage these days and for good reason: they are packed with nutrients and easy to grow! The USDA and University of Maryland found that leaves from microgreens had more nutrients than the mature leaves of the same plants. And great flavor. Plus, you don’t need a lot of space […]
    gardenfrisk

RSS Word of the day

  • dreidel December 15, 2025
    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 15, 2025 is: dreidel • \DRAY-dul\  • noun A dreidel is a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chance. The game, played by children especially at Hanukkah, is also called dreidel. // All the kids in the family look […]
    Merriam-Webster

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RSS DamnDelicious

  • Chicken Harvest Bowl (Sweetgreen Copycat) December 6, 2025
    This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. Kale, wild rice, chicken, sweet potatoes + balsamic vinaigrette! Budget-friendly, meal prep worthy and so much tastier than the store-bought version! why i love this recipe what’s in this harvest bowl Sweet potatoes Roasted sweet potatoes (or butternut squash) work beautifully in […]
    Chungah
  • Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins (Starbucks Copycat) November 22, 2025
    This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. Moist, tender pumpkin muffins with a cream cheese filling that will knock your socks off! reasons to make pumpkin cream cheese muffins how easy is this recipe? So easy! There’s two parts to the recipe. tips and tricks for success pro tip […]
    Chungah

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  • Speedwrite: Choose The Right Sources July 30, 2021
    Ezvid Wiki

RSS Task & Purpose

  • Army identifies 2 Iowa National Guardsmen killed in Syria attack December 15, 2025
    Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar were killed on Dec. 13 in Palmyra, Syria. The post Army identifies 2 Iowa National Guardsmen killed in Syria attack appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • Space Force rolls out new themes for naming its weapons and space systems December 14, 2025
    Space Force wants to give its tools familiar, identifiable nicknames. It unveiled the themes for weapons and satellite names with bright, colorful playing card-like graphics. The post Space Force rolls out new themes for naming its weapons and space systems appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton

RSS A Redleg’s Rides

  • Chores and Repairs December 4, 2025
    I took Umarang, the VRRV to the shop to have an O2 sensor OBD code which sprung up just before I got to Elephant Butte, NM last month.The Bank 1 Sensor 1 O2 sensor was diagnosed as faulty, causing sporadic "too lean" fuel mixture errors.  The sensor was replaced, Uma got an oil change and […]
    redlegsrides
  • The definition of Insanity November 26, 2025
    The common, widely-quoted definition of insanity is often attributed to Albert Einstein, although it predates him.​It is defined as:​"Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."Such turned out the case with the Sammy I am sad to say. Thursday, November 20:Suffice to say today was a day of issues that ended up at […]
    redlegsrides

RSS Lorie Smith Schaefer

  • Midweek Wisdom December 3, 2025
    Lorie Smith Schaefer
  • Midweek Gratitude November 26, 2025
    Lorie Smith Schaefer

RSS Barry Eisler

  • Come Find Me At Substack! June 25, 2025
    Hi all, I should have posted this a while ago—I’m now on Substack. I love the platform and respect and appreciate the company’s adherence to principles of free speech.You can find The Heart of the Matter—my ruminations on politics, geopolitics, and media, plus the odd book and movie review—here. My author newsletter—only about my new book […]
    Barry Eisler
  • American Exception March 7, 2025
    Wow.As Blade said in the eponymous movie, “The world you live in is just a sugar-coated topping. There is another world beneath it—the real world.”American Exception is about the real world.It is deeply researched, coherently presented, cogently argued. By the time you’re done reading, you’ll wonder how you ever could have believed that things are […]
    Barry Eisler

RSS Alaska From Scratch

RSS Twice In a Lifetime

  • Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019
    Long before we were a sailing family, Alisa and I were a young couple in love with adventuring in Alaska. The opportunity to introduce Eric and Elias to the delights of outdoor living in the Great Land was one of the big bright sides of our return to Alaska. Earlier this winter, the boys and […]
  • Letting go March 20, 2019
    So...this beautiful island is our home. See the barky? The boys just had their spring break. A week off from school and nothing to keep us from buggering off in Galactic. The weather was generally poor - nothing like the pics above for the most part - so we just snuck off to the west […]

RSS The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag

  • PDS on PBS II Cross post from "Frozen Grin" April 5, 2024
      Here is a link to a story about my struggle to draw with Parkinson's Disease. the story is from "The Daily Cartoonist" a Web journal concerning the world of professional cartooning. It was occasioned by the release of the documentary "Matters of Mind, My Parkinson's" which follows three families and their efforts to cope […]
    Peter Dunlap-Shohl
  • Matter of Mind, My Parkinson's, PBS Looks at PD and PD-S March 4, 2024
    Here is a short trailer for the PBS documentary "Matter of Mind, My Parkinson's. It follows the attempts of three people and their families to cope with the progressive, disabling and incurable neurological condition. The film won the Audience Choice Award for documentaries at the recent San Francisco Film Festival, possibly due to a scenery-chewing […]
    Peter Dunlap-Shohl

RSS Trampling Rose

RSS Alaska Travelgram

  • Cruising through Europe with Katie & Joe December 3, 2025
    Trip Report: Cruising through Europe  PHOTO: Day-end drinks with our friends Ashley (left) and Ken (right) aboard the Norwegian Star off the coast of Spain.  My husband Joe and I ... The post Cruising through Europe with Katie & Joe appeared first on Alaska Travelgram.
    scott

RSS Alaskan Book Cafe

  • Review: Inheriting Murder: A Bobwhite Mountain Cozy Mystery July 7, 2022
    Inheriting Murder: A Bobwhite Mountain Cozy Mystery by Jamie Rutland Gillespie My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
  • Review: Blades and Bridesmaids: Paranormal Cozy Mystery June 18, 2022
    Blades and Bridesmaids: Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Trixie Silvertale My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews

RSS Alaskan Urban Hippie

  • Identifying Devil’s Club Plant August 10, 2023
    Devil’s Club is a common wild plant in Alaska that’s large & covered in hidden sharp thorns, growing everywhere from remote forests to even well-groomed Anchorage city trails. Just because you’re “in town” doesn’t mean you won’t run into devil’s club. It’s smart to stay on the trails, particularly if you’re not confident spotting it. […]
    Ashley
  • Pumpkin BOO-berry Muffins (Fun Halloween Toddler Snacktivity!) October 21, 2022
    Here’s a delicious fall-time spin on classic blueberry muffins. If you’re a solo adult who likes good food, this recipe is for you. Or if you’ve got extra kitchen “helpers” around (read: kids who need entertainment), turn baking these Halloween muffins into a fun toddler snacktivity. Pumpkin BOO-berry Muffin Recipe Ingredients: 2 boxes Jiffy brand […]
    Ashley

RSS Allergy Free Alaska

  • Best Gluten Free Graham Crackers Recipe with Honey April 8, 2025
    These homemade gluten-free graham crackers are crisp, naturally sweetened, and made with clean, nourishing ingredients—and yes, they taste even better than the originals! Whether you’re whipping up a snack for your kids or prepping ingredients for the perfect s’mores night, these traditional graham crackers are a total crowd-pleaser. Is there anything more nostalgic than snapping... […]
    Mēgan

RSS Backwoods Mom

  • Under Construction March 23, 2024
    This blog was accidentally deleted a while back…if anybody happens by. I’m working on it!
    Bmom

RSS Barbara Brown’s Our Third Thirds

  • "Home" vs. "Away" May 20, 2022
    I’m home now. I’m looking at the flea market couch I brought up from California; I had cushions made three times over the years till I got it just right. Now it’s just right. It’s been in my life 42 years. Tim has been in my life 34 years, but he had to be out of […]
    CloudyinAK
  • Goodbye, Toronto May 10, 2022
    I’m saying my goodbyes to Toronto. I’ve seen my last Hot Docs Festival film, and I’m just back from my last author program. I’ve probably had my last roti, checked out my last book at my local branch library, gone to my last art workshop. Horror of horrors, I’ve even watched my last play. The thing […]
    CloudyinAK

RSS Bush Radio

RSS Craig Medred

  • The Angry American December 14, 2025
    No ‘peace on earth, goodwill to all’ Comes now that holiday season when so many will be walking on eggshells at family gatherings in an angry nation. Credit, in part, a political […]
    craigmedred
  • Alaska’s finest December 4, 2025
    The epitome of the ‘Big, Wild Life’ The legendary Dick Griffith, a man who inspired a generation of Alaska adventurers, has gone off on that last grand adventure that awaits us all. […]
    craigmedred

RSS Cinthia Ritchie

  • Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020
    It’s here. The big day. My memoir, the one I spent 15 years struggling over, launches today from Raised Voice Press. I’m feeling very exposed, very vulnerable. This is not at all similar to when Dolls Behaving Badly launched from Hachette Book Group. That was a novel, and while some of it was based on… […]
    cinthiaritchie
  • Book review: Secondhand Summer by Dan Walker December 1, 2019
    I had had Alaska writer Dan Walker’s YA novel SECONDHAND SUMMER on my list for a long time, and two weeks ago finally had the chance to dive in. I wasn’t disappointed. Walker’s book, geared for middle school readers (but still immensely enjoyable for adults), follows 14-year-old Sam’s move to Anchorage from the small fishing… […]
    cinthiaritchie

RSS Coleen’s Recipes

  • BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES December 3, 2025
    Oh my goodness, these baked sweet potato fries are tasty AND low calorie!! Even my picky-picky husband gave them a thumbs up!!!        Keep in mind that you are not going to get a CRISPY fry (because they are baked) but they ARE addictingly tasty with "a little sweet+little salty" flavor that hits all the right comfort notes. Crisp […]
    Coleen's Recipes

RSS Laurie Constantino

  • The 10 Best Gifts for Cooks and Food Lovers December 17, 2014
    My list of 10 Best Gifts for Cooks and Food Lovers helps last minute shoppers buy great presents for the food obsessed; most of the items on the list I’ve used and loved for years. Most importantly, if you act quickly, there’s still time to order most of my recommended gifts and have them arrive […]
    Laurie Constantino

RSS Dabblings and Ramblings

  • Welcome November 10, 2015
    100 Plus Women Who Care is a group of inspiring women philanthropists who are contributing to the Mat-Su community Source: Welcome
    AK Rambler

RSS Don’t Eat The Paste

  • Chocolate Raspberry Pistachio Dessert (adaptable!) April 2, 2025
     Okay y'all, I was not going to post this recipe because it was a spur of the moment "What do we have on hand?" thing that I jotted down and then we tried it. But! It's so very, very good. We know that fruit/pistachio cream and chocolate work well together and I love cheesecake flavors. I don't know […]
    Shala Kerrigan

RSS Get Out, Sitka!

  • Sitka Sprouts session on Tuesday is all about insects April 30, 2024
    All about insects is the theme for the next session of Sitka Sprouts on Tuesday, April 30. This is the last Sitka Sprouts session before summer. “We’re going to wrap up Sprouts this spring with a program about insects,” Sitka … Continue reading →
    Charles Bingham

RSS Gluten Free & Other Allergen Free Recipes

  • Instant Pot Navy Bean Soup April 1, 2017
    I LOVE my grandmother’s navy bean soup, but it takes forever to make with soaking the beans overnight and then slow cooking the soup all day. I decided to try it in my Instant Pot and it was a success! Not only that, but my kids loved it…score! Ingredients: 1-2 Tbs. olive oil 1 onion, diced 3 […]
    Megan

RSS Matt Goff Sitka Nature

  • Thunder Shower June 17, 2025
    Mostly cloudy with some sunshine, especially later in the day. A band of rain with thunder moved through around midday. Temperatures to 60F, but cooler after the rain came through. I worked on collections this morning. One of the ones from my trip up Herring Cove seems to be Jungermannia schusteriana. This is a species […]
    matt goff
  • Price Street Vegetation June 16, 2025
    Sunny early, then cloudy with a little rain through midday, with clouds breaking up in the afternoon. Temperatures into the 60s. Moderate sea breeze. Yesterday’s high of 65F was the first day this year that was over 60F. It’s the fourth latest date for a temperature over 60F (at the airport, with records going back […]
    matt goff

RSS Ian A Johnson: Life, Wildlife, Wild-life

  • Big Memories From the G5 Solar Storm One Year Later May 24, 2025
    In May 2024, the most intense solar storm in a two decades brought intense and colorful auroras to, it felt, everyone in the world. A G5 solar storm (the most intense class of storm) and clear skies in the United State gave millions of peoples a show and images were flooding in from latitudes as […]
    grizjohnson

RSS Life Alaskan Style

  • Saddle Creek Trail to Grewingk Glacier Lake September 11, 2017
    At the end of July we took the boat over to Halibut Cove to hike the Saddle Trail with the kids to picnic at Grewingk Glacier Lake. It's a great trail for kids to master themselves, and Riggs hiked the whole way himself. Raina was in the backpack, but more because we wanted to hike […]
    Anonymous

RSS Life In Alaska

  • Homer Alaska Podcast April 13, 2019
    A man who just moved to Homer about a year ago from Chicago has started a podcast interviewing people from the Homer community. He called up my husband a few months ago and asked him if he would be willing to be interviewed. My husband said sure, so the second episode of Alex's podcast features […]
    Michelle Waclawski

RSS Life in the (907)

  • 2017 Garden Wrap-Up September 19, 2017
    Well, 2017 was not a good garden year in my area, even for those of us with greenhouses/high tunnels.  I'm sure I didn't help my chances at all; we had a month between returning home from the States and getting the roof on the high tunnel, and I didn't start any seeds or work the […]
    Kristin

RSS Little Big House Alaska

  • Easy Cranberry Recipes Perfect for Winter Baking December 15, 2025
    Cranberries are a winter staple, showing up in everything from baked goods to holiday treats. Their bright, slightly tart flavor works especially well in recipes made for colder days. If you’re baking during the winter season, cranberries add color and balance to both sweet and lightly sweetened recipes. They pair easily with common pantry ingredients,... […]
    Eunice

RSS Living In Alaska Life In The Last Frontier

RSS Idlewild Alaska

RSS Mountain View Post

  • In Mountain View, something sweet December 3, 2020
    Mountain View is in for a treat — a whole new store full of treats, in fact. Packed with dozens of varieties of handmade custom candies, classic favorites, and assorted other sweets, Sweet Creations Lollipop Boutique is one of the latest businesses to open doors in the neighborhood. Owner Missy Simms made it for the […]
    Kirsten Swann

RSS The Mudflats

RSS Northern Lights Mama

  • Visiting Washington, Part Three July 30, 2019
    During our time in Washington we also took some time to drive over to Kennewick to visit some of my family in that area.  We camped in my aunt and uncle's driveway and visited them and some of my cousins.  The highlight for the girls was the nerf war for sure (pictures here).  It was […]

RSS Sandra’s Alaska Recipes

  • Sandra’s Overnight Artisan 10" Cast Iron Soft Bread-No Knead March 2, 2024
     INGREDIENTS3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon active yeast (not rapid or instant)1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt1-1/2 cups slightly warm water (tepid)--2 teaspoons canola oil (For top and bottom of dough ball so it doesn't stick or form crust while rising)-2 TB butter melted in ramekin, with brush (set aside)--10” Seasoned Cast Iron SkilletMETHODAdd flour to bowl. Add yeast […]
    sandra
  • Sandra's Fresh Apple Pecan Cake (9x13") September 18, 2023
     My husband loves this cakeso much he had two pieces 'after' eating lunch...Ingredients2 Eggs1 ½ cup Canola Oil2 cups Granulated Sugar3 cups A-P Flour2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon½ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg½ teaspoon Kosher Salt1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda4 cups Chopped Apples (peeled and cored): measure after chopping1 cup chopped Pecans: measure after chopping1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract⅔ […]
    sandra

RSS Lois Paige Simenson

RSS South Anchorage Farmer’s Market

RSS Alaska On the Go

RSS wikimedia

  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for December 15 December 15, 2025
    Picture of the day A 2-week-old baby hamster with red eyes. Today is voice actress Haruna Ikezawa's birthday. She voiced Laruna Haruna, the owner of the titular hamster, in the 2000 anime adaption of Hamtaro.
  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for December 14 December 14, 2025
    Picture of the day WAB BDhe 4/4 railcar no. 115 with a Bt control car headed down from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengernalp, Switzerland.

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