Recent content by lonelynorthwind

I started a new album showing some of the nearby glaciers and beautiful icebergs. What fun we have had over the years playing among the icebergs. How sad it is to see it all disappearing. I ran across this first photo while digging thru old albums and was sadly surprised I hardly recognized...

I have no choice but to think up containers for my garden and make my own dirt, everything around here is either muskeg or woods. For dirt, I compost everything, gather truckloads of seaweed from the beach, buckets of rich soil from the edges of nearby creeks and, of course, there's the chicken...

Below is a good example of what often happens here. The part that frustrates me is that this young mom took her baby to the "hospital" i.e. clinic three times before anybody took her serious. Then they were going to release him?! But by the grace of God guiding that man to order an xray...

I know, Ina. Seems the world's become so crowded, noisy and rushed, not a day goes by I don't wonder how I got to be so blessed to live in the middle of "nowhere"

Wanna see my backyard jungle? That's all wild blueberry brush, gives me about 10 gallons of berries every year. Another sign that springtime is here, my resident doe is back to trim the blueberry brush but she's shy today. She's been using my place for a nursery the past 4 years. She...

My part-time job substituting at the elementary school seems to be full-time lately but today I was so happy to be done at noon. The skies are brilliant blue and although there's still snow here & there it's really warm out there. I must show you what's happening on my beach today. The...

There's more truth that than you know, Gael. My family suffered a disaster when I was 8 and I was raised in foster homes from then on, separated from my 4 siblings and any other family. I was a "temporary" foster kid which meant one parent was living so I was not adoptable. The deal was...

Happyflowerlady, it makes me sad to hear how active and full of life you have been but now have such a hard time. At the same time I'm glad you were able to have such adventures, I bet you have some great happy memories to share. Your poor tired heart is in my prayers tonite. I'm not having...

This thread is a blast, going in all different directions. I must try painting old tires, those are easy to find. I never throw away an old boat, tire rims or big brake drums, 'cept I mostly grow food in them. And, Oh My Gosh gayle! I love your kitchen, would you please come girly up my...

In 1982 I packed up my kids, left my cushy silk blouse & pantyhose job and ran away to Alaska. Since then I've deckhanded on fishing boats for crab, halibut & shrimp, did maintenance at the public housing apartments, painted houses, cooked in logging camps, tended bar and ran jet boat tours for...

I found some chunks of moose meat in the freezer yesterday I'd forgotten about so I took it out along with a pork shoulder. This morning I ground it up, seasoned the heck out of it and now have 21 pounds of yummy spicy sausage, half in bulk & half in the smokehouse. The kitchen was already...

Actually it's been the mildest winter in decades for Alaska, we sent the icy stuff down south. Next time make them bring you to Wrangell, Falcon. We have more fun here .

Bullet & Pearl, they get a little squirrly by winter's end too. Where did you go camping, SeaBreeze? Beautiful up here isn't it. I have a favorite first of spring spot to camp at the site of an old Tlinget villiage about 30 miles by skiff. End of April the place is carpeted with stinger...

Having bored myself to stagnation I decided to look for company on the internet I can relate to. I suddenly decided I really am a senior, get over it self.... and goody goody, I found you folks! I live in a little cabin at the end of the road on an island in the middle of the inside passage...