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Tag: The WPS Rifle Sling

Military June 30 & July 01, 2021

  • Filed under Military

DoD: Rumsfeld Was Nation’s Youngest, Oldest Defense Secretary; Face of Defense: Couple Makes Giant Leap Into Space Force Together; Musher thanks Arctic Guardians for Iditarod rescue and more ->
 
 
 
 
Military.com: Lawyer: Marine Played Minor Role in Soldier’s Hazing Death and more ->
 
 
 
 
Task & Purpose: Decades after hellish ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle, 60 special operators will have their awards upgraded 58 will receive the Silver Star, and two will receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. And more ->
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

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  • Mark Felton Destroying the Swastika - An Iconic WW2 Moment, Dark Docs Undercover Nazis in The US Army (with Fake US Tanks) - WW2 Operation Greif, The Untold Past The MYSTERIOUS Death Of Rudolf Hess - Hitler's Deputy, Mark Felton Escape From Sobibor - The True Story (Episode 2), Periscope Film “ DITCHING TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ” 1958 USAF TRAINING FILM MATS DC-6 46134, Drinkin' Bros Podcast #853 - E Tool Nation with SEAC(R) John Troxell, The WPS Rifle Sling, Space Force Sgts. Frank & Jamie Franco, Musher thanks Arctic Guardians for Iditarod rescue, Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Army shows U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar

RSS Alaskanomics

  • December jobs up 2.1 percent from December 2021 January 23, 2023
    Jan. 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

RSS APRN Alaska News

  • Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 February 9, 2023
    The Anchorage Assembly is suing to get answers from the Mayor and his administration. Also tonight, as the state struggles with a food stamp backlog, local schools are trying to fill the gap. Plus An Anchorage artist says he won't sit on the sidelines and wants to support the city's homeless population.
    Madilyn Rose, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
  • Biden’s fentanyl position draws support from Alaska’s chief medical officer February 9, 2023
    Anne Zink said she welcomes President Biden's efforts to prevent overdoses, make access to treatment equitable and disrupt fentanyl trafficking.
    The Associated Press

RSS Delanceyplace.com

  • living longer -- 2/8/23 February 8, 2023
    Today's selection -- from Lifespan: Why We Age -- and Why We Don't Have To by David A. Sinclair, PhD. For decades, scientists have known that restricting calorie intake is a reliable path for longer life: "As far back as the 1970s … there have been observational stud­ies that strongly suggested long-term calorie restriction could help […]
  • the walls of medieval cities -- 2/7/23 February 7, 2023
    Today'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 […]

RSS APRN Alaska News

  • Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 February 9, 2023
    The Anchorage Assembly is suing to get answers from the Mayor and his administration. Also tonight, as the state struggles with a food stamp backlog, local schools are trying to fill the gap. Plus An Anchorage artist says he won't sit on the sidelines and wants to support the city's homeless population.
    Madilyn Rose, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
  • Biden’s fentanyl position draws support from Alaska’s chief medical officer February 9, 2023
    Anne Zink said she welcomes President Biden's efforts to prevent overdoses, make access to treatment equitable and disrupt fentanyl trafficking.
    The Associated Press

RSS Bob Mayer

  • Review: Poker Face is entertaining, but . . . January 28, 2023
    The 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

RSS Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

  • Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
    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
  • 2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
    Our 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

RSS Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

  • Build Suspense With Secrets – by Christina Delay… February 9, 2023
    on Writers Helping Writers: Have you wondered what makes a book unputdownable? What techniques or tricks an author employs to make sure you read that next word, sentence, paragraph, page? One of the most effective ways to do this is by building suspense. All genres have suspense…or at least should. Suspense is reader glue. Conflict, […]
    Chris The Story Reading Ape

RSS I didn’t have my glasses on…

  • choose. February 8, 2023
    a choice that is never wrong.  — “there is only love. everything else is our resistance to it.” -terces englehart  
    beth

RSS Indian Country Media Network

RSS Legends of Windemere

  • 7 Tips to Using an Unreliable Narrator February 8, 2023
    The Harley Quinn series is what prompted this topic.  I stumbled onto people complaining about how some villains were being shown in the series.  They thought they were too goofy or made to be stupid.  Other people eventually arrived to … Continue reading →
    Charles Yallowitz

RSS Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

  • Smorgasbord Health Column 2023 – The Body our Greatest Asset – The Heart and how it works by Sally Cronin February 9, 2023
    I have featured this series over the last ten years on a regular basis for new readers who might have joined the blog. Our bodies are are greatest asset. It has a long road ahead of if from birth, through … Continue reading →
    Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.

RSS Bluebird of Bitterness

  • A horse of a different color February 8, 2023
    An oldie but goodie. ❧ ❧ ❧ ❧ ❧ An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a remote area. A local farmer saw him and came to help with his horse, Buddy. He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, “Pull, Nellie, pull!” Buddy didn’t move.  Then the farmer hollered, “Pull, Buster, pull!” […]
    bluebird of bitterness

RSS Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

  • It’s Too Peopley Out There July 3, 2020
    We 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

RSS KarmaTube

  • The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows February 2, 2023
    John 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 […]

RSS Positively Present

  • The 12th Annual Gratitude Challenge! October 28, 2022
    Welcome 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

RSS The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

  • The Generic Greetings Card (and Mug) of Choice for the Discerning Canal Boater February 5, 2023
    The new old eats the old old alive – rust and decay on a C&RT work-boat consumes the old British … More
    Ian Hutson

RSS Joan Reeves: Slingwords

  • 5 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid February 3, 2023
    If 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

RSS World United Music

  • The Year the Music Died January 1, 2022
    By: 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

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 Photographs No. 430 February 8, 2023
    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 at all the earlier parts of this series here.  The images...
    David Greenlees
  • Four Fun Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 429 February 1, 2023
    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 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

RSS SassyZenGirl

  • 5 Easy Ways to Instantly get Affiliate Sales (even as a Beginner with no Audience)! January 29, 2023
    Are 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

RSS Stump the Bookseller

  • 369N: Young Girl Makes it Through the Storm February 7, 2023
    Looking 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

RSS Ana’s Attic

  • Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot | Audiobook Review February 6, 2023
    Sadie 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

RSS Shorpy

  • Central Square: 1912 February 9, 2023
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1912. "Central Square and Massachusetts Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
    Dave
  • Needful Things: 1935 February 7, 2023
    November 1935. "Household supply store. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the U.S. Resettlement Administration. View full size.
    Dave

RSS Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

  • Autocar Truck: 1922 January 19, 2023
    Johnson Gear & Mfg. Co., Berkeley, California, circa 1922.
    Mach52cm
  • Lady of Larkspur: 1955 January 12, 2023
    Frances 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

RSS Shorpy Reader Comments

  • The main difference February 9, 2023
    In reply to Central Square: 1912: The way the women dress now is scandalous!
    Doug Floor Plan
  • Formerly Seedy Central Square February 9, 2023
    In reply to Central Square: 1912: My first job after college was in Central Square, a couple blocks past City Hall (the tower at the center of the photo). Then, in 1980, Central Square was interesting but a bit run-down. On my last visit a couple years ago, I found it gentrified, but lacking its […]
    Sewickley

RSS Kim’s Shopping

RSS Thoroughly Reviewed

RSS Whimpulsive

RSS Debra Lynn Dadd

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RSS BloominThyme

  • Hydroponic Towers Made Easy July 22, 2022
    Hydroponic 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, 2022
    I’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

RSS Word of the day

  • despot February 8, 2023
    Merriam-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

RSS AV Club Wiki Wormhole

  • Graham Nash talks about David Crosby's death: "We were getting a little closer at the end" February 9, 2023
    Few relationships in music have been more productive, or contentious—and especially not over a longer scale—than those between the members of Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young, who lost their first member and sparring partner, David Crosby, when he died last month. Now, Graham Nash has given an interview to AARP about…Read more...
    William Hughes
  • With Toy Story 5, Disney could undermine yet another perfectly good ending February 9, 2023
    The Toy Story films used to have the rare distinction of being one of the few franchises that got better with each installment, at least when it came to the original trilogy. Back in 2010, Toy Story 3 ended with Andy heading off to college and handing down his toys—including his best pals Woody and […]
    Cindy White
  • Nicole Kidman's small-batch TV addiction ropes in Jamie Lee Curtis February 9, 2023
    Nicole Kidman’s obsession with small-batch TV is not only growing by the day—as the Australian actor continues to sign on to any show that promises a limited number of episodes and, maybe, the chance for her to look really enigmatic from time to time—it’s spreading. This is per Deadline, which reports that Kidman has…Read more...
    William Hughes
  • Here's everything we know about Frozen 3 February 9, 2023
    Anna and Elsa are back. Disney announced plans today for Frozen 3, which fans have been anticipating for years. Seriously—in 2022, there was even a weird, monthslong back-and-forth between Kristen Bell and her co-star Idina Menzel, in which they both jokingly announced more Frozen projects. It’s hard to tell if they…Read more...
    AV Club Staff

RSS DamnDelicious

  • Easy Cioppino (Seafood Stew) February 4, 2023
    This 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, 2023
    This 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

RSS The Authors’ Billboard

  • Travel with Mona to Argentina February 7, 2023
    I 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, 2023
    ABB 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

RSS ezvid

  • Wordblast: Amazing Text Synthesizer December 27, 2021
    Ezvid Wiki

RSS Task & Purpose

RSS A Redleg’s Rides

  • Riding in the BANWR February 6, 2023
     Sunday, 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, 2023
     Saturday, 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

RSS Lorie Smith Schaefer

  • Mid-week Wisdom February 8, 2023
    Lorie Smith Schaefer
  • Revising my resolution February 7, 2023
    "No. Don’t lose any more weight."
    Lorie Smith Schaefer

RSS Barry Eisler

  • Amazon Smile, No More January 19, 2023
    In 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, 2022
    Today’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

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 I headed […]
  • 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 side of […]

RSS The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag

  • Pete’s Parkinson’s Portraits: Ozzy Osborne June 20, 2022
     
    Peter Dunlap-Shohl
  • Pete’s Parkinson’s portraits: Joan Didion Dec. 2021 March 31, 2022
    Peter Dunlap-Shohl

RSS Trampling Rose

RSS Alaska Travelgram

  • TRIP REPORT: LIVE from Cordova–“Happy Iceworm!” February 8, 2023
    Special 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

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

  • 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
  • Comparing Mint Plants: Spearmint, Apple & Chocolate April 23, 2020
    Mint 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

RSS Allergy Free Alaska

  • Gluten Free Macaroni Salad June 1, 2022
    When 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

RSS Backwoods Mom

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

  • Canada’s loss February 8, 2023
    As Southeast Alaska catches of chum salmon have steadily increased over the past 20 years largely due to hatchery farming of the sea, Canadian scientists are reporting that wild chum populations just […]
    craigmedred
  • 1,000 cuts February 7, 2023
      Media 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

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

  • CROCKPOT SHORT RIB TACOS February 2, 2023
    Today'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

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

  • Spiced Crab Apple Jelly Recipe August 30, 2022
     Sorry 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

RSS Get Out, Sitka!

  • Sitka Sprouts session on Tuesday is all about bones and skeletons February 6, 2023
    All 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

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

  • Comment on Old Sitka Beach Curiosities by matt goff February 5, 2023
    In 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, 2023
    Thanks for your photos. We certainly miss Sitka. J,J Kleis
    Anonymous

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

  • Why Restoration? Fish. People. The Future. August 30, 2021
    Since 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

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 […]
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  • Fresh Strawberry Scones with Lemon Glaze February 8, 2023
    The post Fresh Strawberry Scones with Lemon Glaze appeared first on Little House Big Alaska.
    Laura

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  • 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 […]
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  • 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 […]

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  • SANDRA'S EASY APPLE HAND PIES November 9, 2022
     So 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 […]
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  • SANDRA'S HOMEMADE MILD SWEET ITALIAN MOOSE SAUSAGE November 7, 2022
    It'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 […]
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  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for February 9 February 9, 2023
    Picture of the day View of the Seal Rocks at the north end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California
  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for February 8 February 8, 2023
    Picture of the day Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel

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