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After two months of “Will She” or “Won’t She”, Mt. Redoubt finally erupted in a big way last night and early this morning. Unfortunately, the 60,000 foot ash cloud plumed during darkness so none of us got to see it. sigh…
The ash cloud is going to miss Anchorage - which is a good […]

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I’ve kept a journal for over 11 years. For ten years, I’ve made my own journals. I decided that if I was going to commit time to writing, I wanted to write in a journal that I liked and reflected a bit of who I am. Store-bought journals seem to lack whimsy. So, I picked […]

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Yesterday morning at 8:00 AM, I lay bed, agonizing over whether to get up, get dressed, and get downtown for the start of the Iditarod or just to stay in my nice warm comfy cocoon. At 8:30 AM, I was still vacillating. Finally, I decided that if I was expending so much energy and time […]

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Today was a wonderful Alaska Spring Day. “Alaska Spring” being defined as March-to-early-April, sunny, warm (above zero), and fresh snow. Basically a fabulous Blue Bird day. The gorgeous day went continued right in to the evening. I took Tygey for an apres dinner constitutional along the Coastal Trail. The sun was setting, skiers, walkers, and […]

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This afternoon was the 2nd annual Fur Rondy Running of the Reindeer - the Alaskan take on Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls. I have to say, I like our Running of the Reindeer - a flat out fun, festive, and hilarious spectacle. Plus no one gets trampled. Although those antlers are very pointy.
The setup is […]

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