We were lucky enough to go on a great guided river canoeing trip over the Independence Day weekend. Two nights and three days of camping, paddling, fishing…and portaging with a guide from David’s work and his three buddies.  We went on the Tangle Lakes to the Delta River, about three hours from Fairbanks, left one [...]

The solstice has come and gone AND NOW, ACCORDING TO THE NEWSPAPER, WE ARE LOSING 3 MINUTES OF SUNLIGHT DAILY!!!!  But, at least, it happens between 3 and 4 in the morning, so we’re not affected.
We went to Seward for David’s company trip which, this year, was a halibut fishing trip.  What a wonderful time.  [...]

I was lucky enough to be able to go to a conference in Washington D.C., so, of course, I took a side trip to Philly where I stayed with Layla and her busy family, , got to see Meadow at an ice skating performance, saw great friends, picked up  a spinning wheel, got bumped from [...]