Saturday in Chugiak dawned with brilliant blue skies and not a cloud in sight. It was also a whopping 21°F when I took the dachshunds out for their morning potty break at 7:00 am. The forecast on my phone app is threatening a 40% chance of snow today, so we’ll see. I’ll take the sunshineContinue reading “Baxter’s Trial Day”
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Day One in Chugiak Alaska
The 30 minute drive from downtown Wasilla (where we gassed up last night) to Chugiak was quite an eye-opener. As soon as I turned off the Glenn Hwy at Mirror Lake, I entered the shadow of the nearby Chugach mountain range. With a lot less sunshine falling on the deep snow, Spring has been slowContinue reading “Day One in Chugiak Alaska”
Packing for Cold Weather
As is my norm, I am loath to leave home for the maiden RV voyage of the season without spending at least a couple nights aboard, settling in. This offers the opportunity to discover what I’ve forgotten to pack as well as whether anything has stopped working over the long, cold winter. I have anContinue reading “Packing for Cold Weather”
I’m Seriously ANTSY!
I won’t lie; this winter has been a long grind. I distinctly remember choosing to go into this past winter with a willing attitude, embracing the snow and short days as a time to delve into spinning at my wheel, fiber and color blending on my drum carder, and maybe some knitting by the woodContinue reading “I’m Seriously ANTSY!”