Cold – I’m ready for a fireplace

The cold weather has most definitely set in to stay now.  I really want to get some kind of wood stove put in here, but first I will need to rearrange everything in the front half of the house to make room for getting one put in here.  That makes me rethink installing one on . . . → Read More: Cold – I’m ready for a fireplace

Home heating

The other night the lights here flickered really bad and threatened to go out.  It made me think seriously about the fact that our heat depends on the power and the need to get a wood stove put in the house.  I think it is time to rearrange things in the front room so I . . . → Read More: Home heating

Time to Buy Winter Boots

It is time, if you have not already purchased a pair, to go out and buy a good pair of winter boots.  The Weather Bug program on my computer is calling for about 2 inches of snowfall today, so it looks like the white stuff is here to stay.  I have a good pair of . . . → Read More: Time to Buy Winter Boots

First Snow

The first snow of the season fell today. It started out as a slow drizzle of rain, but I noticed at once there was a odd quality to the sound of the rain, one that could only be caused by the encroachment of sleet into the rain. Sure enough, the porch deck was showing tiny . . . → Read More: First Snow

Autumn In Alaska

It is autumn here in Alaska, time to get out there and pick cranberries.  I’ve been seeing cranberry pickers parked along the road here for some time now, people parking their cars by the road and hiking out into the woods looking for cranberries to pick.  I need to get someone to get up here . . . → Read More: Autumn In Alaska