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Music June 18, 2025

Music June 19, 2025

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Steve Goodman – Sixteen Tons – 4/18/1976 – Capitol Theatre (Official)
 
 
 
 
John Prine Steve Goodman: Souvenirs
 
 
 
 
Waylon Jennings – Songbird (Official Music Video)
 
 
 
 
Thergothon1: Bad as I Used to Be – Chris Stapleton (Clint Eastwood Tribute)
 
 
 
 

  • Steve Goodman - Sixteen Tons - 4/18/1976 - Capitol Theatre (Official), Waylon Jennings - Songbird (Official Music Video), Thergothon1: Bad as I Used to Be - Chris Stapleton (Clint Eastwood Tribute), John Prine Steve Goodman: Souvenirs

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  • quantum mechanics -- 6/18/25 June 18, 2025
    Today's encore selection -- from The Rigor of Angels by William Egginton. The mysteries of one of the most important breakthroughs in physics--quantum mechanics: “For all its astonishing, mind-bending complexity--for all its blurry cats, entangled particles, buckyballs, and Bell's inequalities--quantum mechanics ultimately boils down to one core mystery. This mystery found its best expression in […]
  • out of the ruins -- 6/16/25 June 17, 2025
    Today's selection-- from After the Nazis by Michael H. Kater. In the period following WWII, Germany was a devastated and chaotic society where hunger, ruin, and trauma shaped daily life. “‘Ruin stood beside ruin, and behind the ruin there was a chaotic mass of rubble.’ Thus Alfred Doblin remembered the town of Pforzheim on the […]

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RSS Bob Mayer

  • Very Nice Funerals is FREE. And more. Of course. June 7, 2025
    For the first time ever, Very Nice Funerals is free on Amazon; it’s also in Kindle Unlimited. Also, after doing research, we discovered the audiobook version of Don’t Look Down was never released. It came out this past week. There are other books for free and discounted on my FREEBIES page, as always. Stay safe […]
    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

  • The Non-Linear Writing Process: What, How, and Why – by Jenny Hansen… June 19, 2025
    on Anne R Allen: Was your writing process a long and winding road for anyone else here? And by writing process, I mean “a reliable way you’ve been able to approach the page that allows you to finish books.” I struggled for decades to find my process. And I do mean struggled. I’d open a […]
    Chris The Story Reading Ape

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  • Juneteenth – a story of progress. June 19, 2025
    Alonzo Adams – A Griot’s Vision (Courtesy of ArtPride New Jersey)     —  “What I love about Juneteenth is that even in that extended wait, we still find something to celebrate. Even though the story has never been tidy, and Black folks have had to march and fight for every inch of our freedom, […]
    beth

RSS Indian Country Media Network

  • Tomaquag Museum’s annual Strawberry Thanksgiving brings family, community together June 19, 2025
    Strawberry Thanksgiving is one of 13 celebrations held with each moon of the year. The Tomaquag Museum has hosted an event for many years, but the tradition itself goes back much further. The post Tomaquag Museum’s annual Strawberry Thanksgiving brings family, community together appeared first on ICT News.
    ecoRI

RSS Legends of Windemere

  • Poetry Day: Rushing to the Reaper June 19, 2025
    (Sometimes it does feel like society is designed to have us continue moving at our top speed.  We are guilted for relaxing unless we are of a certain age or tax bracket.  We ignore that a lifetime of rushing ahead … Continue reading →
    Charles Yallowitz

RSS Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

  • Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Comedy Guest Spot – #Aging – Health and Delusions June 19, 2025
    Welcome to the comedy guest spot… delighted to invite guests to send in some funnies for us to enjoy and also have a bit of promotion for your blog or books. Email me on sally.cronin@moyhill.com My guest today has sent … Continue reading →
    Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.

RSS Bluebird of Bitterness

  • Today’s cultural moment June 19, 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

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RSS Positively Present

  • You Belong to You June 13, 2025
    If you’ve been tuned into Taylor Swift news, you probably saw that Taylor gained back control of all of her creative work when she bought back her masters recently. Part… The post You Belong to You appeared first on Positively Present - Dani DiPirro.
    dani@positivelypresent.com

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RSS Joan Reeves: Slingwords

  • Review - The Accountant 2 - Prime June 17, 2025
    Movie Poster Available on AmazonDarling Hubby and I watched The Accountant 2 on Amazon Prime this past weekend. Actually, we were exhausted from moving boxes into storage and needed a break.This sequel to Ben Affleck's first outing as The Accountant, a different kind of movie about a character usually described as an autistic savant.In this […]
    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 Stump the Bookseller

RSS Ana’s Attic

  • The Overtime Kiss by Lauren Blakely | Audiobook Review June 18, 2025
    The Overtime Kiss by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Brooke Bloomingdale and Teddy Hamilton Contemporary romance/romcom. Can stand alone.  Thank you to Lauren Blakely and her team for providing me with an early copy for an honest review. This review contains my honest opinion, and it contains affiliate links. “All the reasons to resist him burn […]
    Ana's Attic

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RSS Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

  • 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
  • Class Notes: 1964 March 27, 2025
    Cucamonga, California, circa 1964. My piano teacher Mrs. Stewart, who seemed impossibly old when I was 8 years old 61 years ago, STILL seems impossibly old. Her equally old husband took a photo of her students every year with his big 1920s box camera; this is the only one of three that I still possess. […]
    ndlxs

RSS Shorpy Reader Comments

  • Can't you just hear June 18, 2025
    In reply to Holy Crossbar: 1901: Lily Tomlin as Ernestine the operator: Number Please.
    pennsylvaniaproud
  • Close to original view June 18, 2025
    In reply to Riverside Drive: 1905: Changing the date on Street View gets a view without leaves on the trees.
    AL-VT

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 mugs. We’re here to help you give … The post Unforgettable Father’s Day Gifts That Make Memories appeared first on Shopping Kim.
    Shopping Kim

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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

  • emancipation June 19, 2025
    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 19, 2025 is: emancipation • \ih-man-suh-PAY-shun\  • noun Emancipation refers to the act of freeing someone from the restraint, control, or power of another. It is used especially for the act of freeing someone from slavery. // Jomo Kenyatta played a key role in the emancipation of Kenya […]
    Merriam-Webster

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RSS DamnDelicious

  • 15 Best Father’s Day Recipes to Celebrate Dad June 8, 2025
    Tried and true dad-approved easy recipes to help dad feel extra special this year! Plan the perfect Father’s Day weekend menu with dad-approved recipes, from the juiciest, most tender ribeye steak to the sauciest ribs (that you can easily make in the IP). We have apps, sides, mains and everything in between that dad will love! […]
    Chungah @ Damn Delicious
  • Balsamic Chicken Salad May 31, 2025
    This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. Made with the juiciest, tender, flavor-packed grilled chicken and a homemade (super easy) balsamic vinaigrette! reasons to make balsamic chicken salad how to make easy balsamic chicken salad tips and tricks for success more favorited salad recipes Tools For This Recipe Large […]
    Chungah @ Damn Delicious

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

RSS Task & Purpose

  • Congress abandoned its authority to declare war decades ago June 19, 2025
    Congress ceded the authority to make war to the executive branch after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and hasn't taken it back since. The post Congress abandoned its authority to declare war decades ago appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • The Army is deactivating police units in deep cuts to number of military cops June 18, 2025
    The Army plans to close one police brigade, four battalions and several other law enforcement-focused units. By next year, the service will have just over half the number of many military police as it did in 2007. The post The Army is deactivating police units in deep cuts to number of military cops appeared first […]
    Patty Nieberg

RSS A Redleg’s Rides

  • Tornado Warning Produces Big Hail June 19, 2025
    Yesterday, June 17A rather eventful day, weather-wise.  It got a bit too exciting.The morning started off with heavy overcast skies, eventually turning to mostly cloudy as Noon approached.Got the severe thunderstorm warning on my phone, went outside the VRRV to see the sky not looking good: The 4G signal wasn't working so I fired up Starlink […]
    redlegsrides
  • Displacing to Escape the Barrio June 15, 2025
    Yesterday, June 14Happy birthday to my branch of service, the US Army.Not quite a happy day for me though, I woke to a travel trailer and a pickup truck pulling a long cargo trailer with OHVs in the site next to me!No problem, I told myself, it's public lands.  The trouble began when more large […]
    redlegsrides

RSS Lorie Smith Schaefer

  • Midweek Wisdom June 18, 2025
    Lorie Smith Schaefer
  • Midweek Wisdom June 11, 2025
    Lorie Smith Schaefer

RSS 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
  • Trump's True Sin Isn't What He Does. It's What He Is February 12, 2025
    I think the primary reason Trump provokes such strong revulsion in some quarters is that he represents the id of the America empire—the hideous, capering truth that so much of our culture is designed to obscure.A few examples:“You’re going to take Gaza under what authority?”“Under the US authority.”This sounds terrible… but how is it different, […]
    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

  • Fairbanks puts the “sun” in Midnight Sun!  June 7, 2025
    I was in Fairbanks for our “Travel Pop-up” functions … but also I was in the hunt for DEALS. Above–10:15 p.m. as we were taking off from Fairbanks on Alaska ... The post Fairbanks puts the “sun” in Midnight Sun!  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

  • Trainwreck fishery June 17, 2025
      Tough times continue for Alaska fishing industry As the commercial salmon fishing in Alaska heads into the heart of its summer season, the 49th state would appear to be reliving the […]
    craigmedred
  • $5.5 billion musher June 15, 2025
    New ‘spirit of the Iditarod’ Got a few hundred thousand dollars lying around that you’d like to spend? If so, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has a deal for you. Welcome […]
    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

  • MEAT-LESS SPAGHETTI May 31, 2025
    My picky-picky husband is a "meat and potatoes" man through and through. If a meal doesn't center around meat.....well, he doesn't call it a real meal.  That's why I came up with this "Meat-less Spaghetti" (for myself) to counter hubby's "steak night". It is total COMFORT FOOD !!! 1/4 cup olive oil 1 medium sweet onion (chopped) […]
    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

  • Variegated Huckleberry Revisited June 4, 2025
    Overcast with scattered rain. Temperatures in the 50s. Light to moderate Breeze. I recently received a note from the past to check out a red huckleberry plant that I had made an observation of back in 2021. What stood out was some variegation. I was curious if it would would still be variegated. The plant […]
    matt goff
  • Gavan Hill Trail to the Viewpoint June 3, 2025
    Overcast with periods of rain. Temperatures in the 50s. It’s been over a week since I last went up a significant hill, so I decided today was a day make the effort. I initially was thinking Verstovia. However, it’s been years since I have been up Gavan Hill trail beyond where the ibuttons are, and […]
    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

  • Amish Potato Salad June 19, 2025
    Amish Potato Salad might be the best potato salad to add to your summery side-salad lineup! It’s creamy, slightly tangy, and brings a fresh twist without going overboard. If you’re tired of the same old mayo-and-mustard mix, this version stands out in all the right ways. It’s a strong pick for potlucks, BBQs, or family... […]
    Laura

RSS Living In Alaska Life In The Last Frontier

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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

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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

  • Potato & Kale Casserole October 21, 2015
    [from SAFM cookbook] This wonderful recipe comes directly from I Heart Kale and their blog at http://iheartkale.blogspot.com 3 large red...
    safmweb

RSS Alaska On the Go

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  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for June 19 June 19, 2025
    Picture of the day Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for June 18 June 18, 2025
    Picture of the day Blade of grass at the golden hour in the Gladbeck hamlet, Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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