DoD: Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lester Weber
Task & Pupose: Air Force identifies pilot killed in training jet crash in Alabama “The loss of two of our teammates is something that affects us all.”; ‘Handier than a Ka-Bar’ — Why a Marine grunt turned congressman swears by his multitool “It was a long war and I blew up a lot of things.”; US deports Nazi concentration camp guard living in Tennessee “The United States will not serve as a safe haven for human rights violators and war criminals.” And more ->
Military.com: Air Force Base Halts Flight Operations After 2 Killed in Alabama T-38 Jet Crash; Army Vet Sentenced Again to 80 Years for Killing Marine Vet in Fight Over Which Service Is Better; Ellsworth Airman Sentenced to 18 Years in Killing of His 6-Month-Old Son; A Mentally Ill Navy Vet Died in Police Custody. Now His Family Is Seeking Answers and more ->
The Angry Staff Officer, By Howard Zhou: Message to Garcia: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
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Alaskanomics
- December jobs up 2.1 percent from December 2021 January 23, 2023Jan. 20, 2023 No. 23-2 JUNEAU, Alaska — December’s job count was up 2.1 percent from December 2021, an increase of 6,400 jobs. Nearly all industries recorded growth, but most remained below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, Alaska had 4,900 fewer jobs than in December 2019. Over-the-year gains were largest in leisure...Alaskanomics
APRN Alaska News
- Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 February 8, 2023Reactions to Congresswoman Mary Peltola's pick for Josh Revak as her state director. Mushers on the Yukon Quest share their tricks for keeping their bodies, and minds up to the task. Plus, how short skits about life in rural Alaska led to a big social media following.Madilyn Rose, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
- Feds charge 2 Anchorage women in $150K identity-theft scheme February 8, 2023Valerie Calip and Jennifer Haydu face numerous federal charges including conspiracy, fraud, aggravated theft and money laundering.Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Delanceyplace.com
- the walls of medieval cities -- 2/7/23 February 7, 2023Today's selection -- from The City in History by Lewis Mumford. Walls in medieval cities built up a “fatal sense of insularity”: "The determining elements in the medieval plan [of a city] hold both for an old town on a Roman foundation, like Cologne, or for a new town like Salisbury. The wall, the gates, and […]
- privateers and the revolution -- 2/6/23 February 6, 2023Today's selection -- from Rebels at Sea by Eric Jay Dolin. In the American Revolution, the number of privateer ships -- estimated at more than 1,500 ships and tens of thousands of men -- far exceeded the number of official navy ships, and these were far more instrumental in the American victory: "Many believed [during the […]
APRN Alaska News
- Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 February 8, 2023Reactions to Congresswoman Mary Peltola's pick for Josh Revak as her state director. Mushers on the Yukon Quest share their tricks for keeping their bodies, and minds up to the task. Plus, how short skits about life in rural Alaska led to a big social media following.Madilyn Rose, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
- Feds charge 2 Anchorage women in $150K identity-theft scheme February 8, 2023Valerie Calip and Jennifer Haydu face numerous federal charges including conspiracy, fraud, aggravated theft and money laundering.Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Bob Mayer
- Review: Poker Face is entertaining, but . . . January 28, 2023The first episode of #Pokerface sets up the premise of the series and sets the protagonist in motion so she can go to various places while being chased. We have the set up of an over-arcing plot and individual episodes that can be watched on their own. They even pay homage to Burn Notice in […]Bob
Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)
- Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016Our 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
- 2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...feigleycommunications
Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog
- A Copy-editing Checklist for Novelists – by Dana Isaacson… February 8, 2023on Career Authors: Even if your book’s ideas are brilliant, its presentation must be up to par as well. Demonstrate your professionalism, clean up your act, and dress your manuscript to impress. Don’t be clever or cutesy. Take every opportunity to signal to your readers that they are in capable hands. Win their loyalty by […]Chris The Story Reading Ape
I didn’t have my glasses on…
- footprints. February 7, 2023some of these prints were not made by children…. — “it is the smallest ego that leaves the biggest footprints.” ― craig d. lounsbroughbeth
Legends of Windemere
- Teaser Tuesday: Sari’s Psyche February 7, 2023Going to revive a some old teasers to draw attention back to the series. Maybe a few eBooks or paperbacks will sell. Here we have a fun one from Legends of Windemere, which will probably take up a bulk of the … Continue reading →Charles Yallowitz
Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life
- Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives 2023 – #PotLuck – Top Ten Things Not to Do on a Windy Day by John W. Howell February 8, 2023Welcome to the new series of Posts from Your Archives 2023 where I will be sharing posts from the last six months of 2022 I have selected from the archives of willing participants. If you wish to be included the … Continue reading →Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.
Bluebird of Bitterness
- Cheep shots February 7, 2023 bluebird of bitterness
Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing
- It’s Too Peopley Out There July 3, 2020We live in the most perfect area to have a staycation. The gulf with its white sand beaches are only five minutes away. We have the best restaurants with fresh seafood and seats with the best views. The charter fishing experience is top notch. Evidently, this is not a best kept secret anymore. The only […]Elle Knowles
KarmaTube
- The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows February 2, 2023John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings -- like "lachesism," the hunger for disaster, and "sonder," the realization that everyone else's lives are as complex and unknowable as our own. We share many emotional responses to living human life. When there is no word for those feelings, there is no way for […]
Positively Present
- The 12th Annual Gratitude Challenge! October 28, 2022Welcome to the 12th Annual Positively Present Gratitude Challenge! There’s always something special about celebrating gratitude in the month of November, and this year’s challenge has an extra special twist.… The post The 12th Annual Gratitude Challenge! appeared first on Positively Present - Dani DiPirro.dani@positivelypresent.com
The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.
- The Generic Greetings Card (and Mug) of Choice for the Discerning Canal Boater February 5, 2023The new old eats the old old alive – rust and decay on a C&RT work-boat consumes the old British … MoreIan Hutson
Joan Reeves: Slingwords
- 5 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid February 3, 2023If you're new to blogging, thinking about starting a blog, or have had one for years, you may wonder if a blog serves any purpose when there's so many other ways to reach the public.I've got news for you. The blog is alive and well in today's world. Blogs are stilll read by millions.It may […]Joan Reeves
World United Music
- The Year the Music Died January 1, 2022By: Stewart Brennan I look back on the disaster that was 2021 and do not find much of anything good to talk about as it was a year in which online censorship metastasized while the world plunged into a lockstep fascism, where friendships ended, families broke up, and all the celebrations of life came to […]Stewart
WASP Final Flight
- Sunny Ann Starling, July 2, 1943 - January 6, 2023 January 10, 2023All-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, 2022WASP 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
The Old Motor
- Four Fun Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 429 February 1, 2023In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location and anything else of interest to you in the photos. You can look back at all the earlier parts of this series here. The images are via This Was Americar.David Greenlees
- Four Fun Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 428 January 25, 2023In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location and anything else of interest to you in the photos. You can look back at all the earlier parts of this series here. The images are via This Was Americar.David Greenlees
SassyZenGirl
- 5 Easy Ways to Instantly get Affiliate Sales (even as a Beginner with no Audience)! January 29, 2023Are you interested in Affiliate Marketing, but don’t know where to start? You don’t really have an audience yet and it takes time to build one? Maybe you are also a little uncomfortable with “selling” and don’t want to bother all your friends? Well… I’ve good news for you, because today I’m sharing 5 easy […]Gundi Gabrielle
Stump the Bookseller
- 369N: Young Girl Makes it Through the Storm February 7, 2023Looking for a book w/ very little info. It was a novel my 5th grade teacher read to the class in 1984 or 1985. All I know is the title was “Alee” (or contained that word) and the cover was a drawing of a girl walking in strong wind. I remember it was about a […]admin
Ana’s Attic
- Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot | Audiobook Review February 6, 2023Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot Narrated by Emily Lawrence Standalone. Women’s Fiction with a little romance. As a Jewish romance book blogger, I try to pick up books that appeal to me with Jewish representation. Though religion was not a part of this book at all (which is great, because I am not […]Ana's Attic
Shorpy
- Needful Things: 1935 February 7, 2023November 1935. "Household supply store. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the U.S. Resettlement Administration. View full size.Dave
- Jazzdance: 1947 February 6, 2023Spring 1947. "To unite jazz and dance. Choreographer Lee Sherman and dancers in rehearsal -- Radio City Music Hall, New York." Acetate negative by William Gottlieb. View full size.Dave
Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s
- Autocar Truck: 1922 January 19, 2023Johnson Gear & Mfg. Co., Berkeley, California, circa 1922.Mach52cm
- Lady of Larkspur: 1955 January 12, 2023Frances Dorsey "Fanny" Cagwin, along with her husband George, were our neighbors in Larkspur, California, where they'd lived since 1905. Frances had been a school teacher in Virginia City, Nevada when she met George, and they married in 1887 at Carson City, where he was employed at the U.S. Mint. She was an accomplished musician, […]tterrace
Shorpy Reader Comments
- Furmace cement is still a thing February 7, 2023In reply to Needful Things: 1935: In the lower left corner, there's a tin of what I thought was "Furnace Cream," which I thought was odd. (Keeps your furnace young-looking?) Turns out it's furnace CEMENT: it's glue that isn't affected by heat (up to 2000°F!). And it's still available from Rutland in the handy 8 […]Hawkins
- Mandolin slicer February 7, 2023In reply to Needful Things: 1935: That thing hanging on the left looks like a mandolin slicer. I have a contemporary version of the same thing, only made out of plastic. Generally you have a guide that you use to push the vegetable/potato/whatever across the slicer, which keeps fingers away from the blade (in theory). […]Jon
Debra Lynn Dadd
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BloominThyme
- Hydroponic Towers Made Easy July 22, 2022Hydroponic Towers Made Easy will chronicle my journey into the hydroponic gardening world. At first, I was intimidated by the mere thought of growing food in hydroponic towers. I thought, that’s WAY too much work and involves way too many aspects I know nothing about. Chemicals, pH balance, water pumps, special sprouting trays… UGH. Just […]gardenfrisk
- Ricotta-Stuffed Squash Blossoms May 18, 2022I’m posting this recipe for Ricotta-Stuffed Squash Blossoms and warn you: it’s NOT that difficult to make these scrumptious beauties! I found the recipe (including video) on Kitchen and Craft. This site is definitely worth a visit! I tried my hand at making these stuffed squash blossoms after a visit to a local farm-to-table style […]gardenfrisk
Word of the day
- despot February 8, 2023Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 8, 2023 is: despot • \DESS-putt\ • noun A despot is a ruler who has total power and who often uses that power in cruel and unfair ways. Despot can also be used somewhat formally to refer to a person who simply has a lot of power over […]Merriam-Webster
AV Club Wiki Wormhole
- Andy Samberg and Jean Smart to star in cryogenically frozen rom-com February 8, 2023After doing the Groundhog Day thing with Palm Springs in 2020, Andy Samberg has signed on to another high-concept romantic comedy movie. Titled 42.6 years, the movie stars Samberg as a man who had to be cryogenically frozen in an experimental procedure in order to save his life, and he wakes up nearly 43 years […]Sam Barsanti
- The Real Housewives Of New Jersey season 13 premiere gives glimmers of hope February 8, 2023I’m not going to lie to you, seeing the episode title of the season 13 premiere of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey—“New Friends, Same Jersey”—had me worried. That’s because RHONJ already has been much of the same for the past few seasons: an exhaustingly repetitive weekly watch that’s coasted on the legacy of…Read more...Christina Izzo
- CBS might be getting in the POINTS! business with an @midnight reboot February 8, 2023Remember when Twitter was fun? When Facebook was a place for friends, Instagram was a place for lunch, and Twitter was a place for puns? Read more...Matt Schimkowitz
- Elijah Wood trashes AMC's terrible ticket price plan February 8, 2023Read more...Peter Scobel
DamnDelicious
- Easy Cioppino (Seafood Stew) February 4, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. The BEST ever seafood stew, loaded with clams, mussels, cod, shrimp and scallops. So cozy, so hearty, so easy. Cioppino tends to be one of those underrated stews that’s actually really easy to make, making it on your dinner table in less […]Chungah @ Damn Delicious
- Stuffed Pepper Soup January 31, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. A super easy, fast, budget-friendly one pot dinner! So hearty and so cozy with ground beef, rice and bell peppers. If you love stuffed peppers, you will love this as a soup. It takes minimal effort and can be made in 45 min start […]Chungah @ Damn Delicious
The Authors’ Billboard
- Travel with Mona to Argentina February 7, 2023I went to Argentina twice and enjoyed it tremendously. Often described as the Paris of Latin America, Buenos Aires owes its reputation to its wealth of beautiful Belle Epoque buildings. Many of Buenos Aires’s architectural landmarks were built in the early decades of the 20th century when the city exploded from colonial outpost to one […]Mona Risk
- Chat with agent Evan Marshall February 6, 2023ABB blog Traci Hall Feb 6th Publishing Industry News from agent Evan Marshall I belong to a local writer’s group called South Florida Fiction Writers—we used to be a romance-only organization, but broke away from Romance Writers of America in 2022, to be more inclusive of our writing community. We meet in person monthly, or […]Traci Hall
ezvid
- Wordblast: Amazing Text Synthesizer December 27, 2021 Ezvid Wiki
A Redleg’s Rides
- Riding in the BANWR February 6, 2023Sunday, February 5The three of us went on a motorcycle ride to the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR). Lori was riding their TW200, Chris was on my TW200, Yagi and I rode Scarlett, my 2014 Ural Patrol.First we rode on highway 286 a few miles to the BANWR Visitor Center. They've done a lot […]redlegsrides
- Warm Days Near the BANWR February 5, 2023Saturday, February 4A very warm day today, under mostly clear skies. Friday had been warm too but cloudy at times. Temperatures reached the low 70s! This is the Arizona Winter conditions is what I had been hoping for!The clear skies that lead to warm sunshine days caused a cloudless sunrise:In the morning, I went for […]redlegsrides
Lorie Smith Schaefer
- Revising my resolution February 7, 2023"No. Don’t lose any more weight."Lorie Smith Schaefer
- Book Report: Hang on for a great ride February 6, 2023Its ambition—a woven tale spanning over 150 years and diverse points of view is beautifully rendered. Three fictional characters tie the true story of Lexington, a very famous, very real racehorse together across time.Lorie Smith Schaefer
Barry Eisler
- Amazon Smile, No More January 19, 2023In 2018, at the suggestion of novelist Andrew Vachss, I did what I could do get out the word about Amazon Smile—a program that enabled Amazon customers to direct a portion of their purposes to a favored charity. Mine was an organization Andrew established: the Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection.The good news is, you can still donate […]Barry Eisler
- Dox Origin Story AMOK, Out Today! December 6, 2022Today’s the day—my long-gestating Dox origin story, AMOK, is available at last! Hardback; trade paper; Kindle; audiobook narrated by yours truly…whatever you prefer.The gist:1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him and his mother and sisters need him, but after four years as a Marine and another two as […]Barry Eisler
Twice In a Lifetime
- Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019Long 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 I headed […]
- Letting go March 20, 2019So...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 side of […]
The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag
- Pete’s Parkinson’s Portraits: Ozzy Osborne June 20, 2022Peter Dunlap-Shohl
- Pete’s Parkinson’s portraits: Joan Didion Dec. 2021 March 31, 2022 Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Alaska Travelgram
- TRIP REPORT: LIVE from Cordova–“Happy Iceworm!” February 8, 2023Special Correspondent Tam Agosti-Gisler visited Cordova and attended the annual Iceworm Festival. Here is her report (including photos!). “Happy Iceworm!” You’ll hear this greeting in only one place in the ... The post TRIP REPORT: LIVE from Cordova–“Happy Iceworm!” appeared first on Alaska Travelgram.scott
Alaskan Book Cafe
- Review: Inheriting Murder: A Bobwhite Mountain Cozy Mystery July 7, 2022Inheriting 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, 2022Blades and Bridesmaids: Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Trixie Silvertale My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Alaskan Urban Hippie
- Pumpkin BOO-berry Muffins (Fun Halloween Toddler Snacktivity!) October 21, 2022Here’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
- Comparing Mint Plants: Spearmint, Apple & Chocolate April 23, 2020Mint is a reasonably cold-hardy perennial, meaning it grows back every year under the right conditions. Just like there are many different kinds of tomatoes (cherry, beefsteak, roma, etc.), there are plenty different varieties of mint, too. Here’s an overview comparison of three different kinds of mints that grow well for me in Anchorage, Alaska: […]Ashley
Allergy Free Alaska
- Gluten Free Macaroni Salad June 1, 2022When you think of staple side dishes that make an appearance at your barbecues or get togethers, what comes to mind? Fresh fruit, corn on the cob, and my personal favorite, gluten free macaroni salad! This gluten free macaroni salad is a classic American recipe, just like gluten-free pasta salad or gluten free mac and... […]Mēgan
Barbara Brown’s Our Third Thirds
- "Home" vs. "Away" May 20, 2022I’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, 2022I’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
Craig Medred
- 1,000 cuts February 7, 2023Media credibility in this country is at an all-time low not so much because of big media biases but because of the little errors that make it appear old media doesn’t […]craigmedred
- The truth benders February 5, 2023So finally it is clear, thanks to the exhaustive reporting of Jeff Gerth and the willingness of Columbia Journalism Review to ignore the peer pressure of the rest of the mainstream […]craigmedred
Cinthia Ritchie
- Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020It’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, 2019I 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
Coleen’s Recipes
- CROCKPOT SHORT RIB TACOS February 2, 2023Today's post came about when I had some BONELESS beef short ribs thawed out and I had no clue what to do with them. I decided to make short rib tacos and they were SO GOOD, I will definitely be making these again!!Start with 2½ pounds of BONELESS beef short ribs. I'm sure every butcher […]Coleens Recipes
Laurie Constantino
- The 10 Best Gifts for Cooks and Food Lovers December 17, 2014My 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
Dabblings and Ramblings
- Welcome November 10, 2015100 Plus Women Who Care is a group of inspiring women philanthropists who are contributing to the Mat-Su community Source: WelcomeAK Rambler
Don’t Eat The Paste
- Spiced Crab Apple Jelly Recipe August 30, 2022Sorry I haven't updated in a while. It's harvest season. The berries, the mushrooms, all those other things wild and cultivated that my family picks and creates the jams, sauces, syrups and jellies we use through out the year and give to our friends. Also, I'm going to do something weird and give you the […]Shala Kerrigan
Get Out, Sitka!
- Sitka Sprouts session on Tuesday is all about bones and skeletons February 6, 2023All about bones and skieletons is the theme for the next session of Sitka Sprouts on Tuesday, Feb. 7. We’ll have a slightly different program set up, with a bunch of cool activities around bones, a story time and play … Continue reading →Charles Bingham
Gluten Free & Other Allergen Free Recipes
- Instant Pot Navy Bean Soup April 1, 2017I 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
Matt Goff Sitka Nature
- Comment on Old Sitka Beach Curiosities by matt goff February 5, 2023In reply to Anonymous. It's good to hear from you, I'm glad you enjoy the photos - I hope you are doing well!matt goff
- Comment on Old Sitka Beach Curiosities by Anonymous February 4, 2023Thanks for your photos. We certainly miss Sitka. J,J KleisAnonymous
Ian A Johnson: Life, Wildlife, Wild-life
- Why Restoration? Fish. People. The Future. August 30, 2021Since 2016 I have worked in Hoonah to help build a vision. The Hoonah Native Forest Partnership is a unique model of community-based forestry that seeks to meet the objectives of land managers and the needs of the community. The project relies on training a local workforce in natural resource inventory and landscape improvement. I’m […]grizjohnson
Life Alaskan Style
- Saddle Creek Trail to Grewingk Glacier Lake September 11, 2017At 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
Life In Alaska
- Homer Alaska Podcast April 13, 2019A 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
Life in the (907)
- 2017 Garden Wrap-Up September 19, 2017Well, 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
Little Big House Alaska
- Chicken Taco Soup February 6, 2023The post Chicken Taco Soup appeared first on Little House Big Alaska.Laura
Mountain View Post
- In Mountain View, something sweet December 3, 2020Mountain 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
Northern Lights Mama
- Visiting Washington, Part Three July 30, 2019During 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 […]
Sandra’s Alaska Recipes
- SANDRA'S EASY APPLE HAND PIES November 9, 2022So easy and delicious, and these freeze beautifully allowing you to bake them whenever you get a craving for them...Yield: 8 Hand PiesPrep: 20 Mins.Bake: 15 Mins. INGREDIENTS FILLING:1 TB salted butter1 TB all-purpose flour1 TB packed brown sugar1/2 cup water1/2 tsp vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon lemon juice1 tsp apple pie spice blend1 large honeycrisp apple, peeled, cored […]sandra
- SANDRA'S HOMEMADE MILD SWEET ITALIAN MOOSE SAUSAGE November 7, 2022It's imperative to let the flavors meld for a minimum of 12 hoursprior to cookingthis wonderful moose sausage...Yield: Four 2-1/2 lb. portions (total of 2 lbs.)Prep: 20 Mins.Cook Patties: 3-4 Mins per side (7-8 Mins total)Meld Flavors: 12 hours INGREDIENTS 2 pounds lean ground moose (venison or other meats and poultry work well too)1 tablespoon red wine […]sandra
Lois Paige Simenson
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