Saturday, November 7, 2009
Pan's First Snow
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Trip out on the Bay
Click to enlarge. This is an active volcano in the Cook Inlet called Ilamna. This range can be seen all the way up the Inlet on the drive to Anchorage it's just spectacular on a clear day.
Moon over the Kenai Range in Kachemak Bay
A view of the Cook Inlet side with Augustine in the distance, another active volcano which we call the 'floating volcano.'
Below a crater is clearly visible in this mountain across from the Homer Spit. I had not noticed this crater prior to Bob's photo.
With temps in the 20's Bob and friend Dee went fishing with Pastor Rick about 10 am. The boat has a heated cabin which helps. They caught King Salmom and Rick had his crab pot in. Bob brought home a King and several Rock fish. He took a few shots of the day with the sun going down at 5:11 pm.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Birthday Event for Marie
She came into this world 254 years ago and the world is still talking about her. Born on November 2, 1755, she was a tiny and healthy infant and the 15th child of Queen-Empress Maria Teresa. I do enjoy reading and seeing movies made about Marie. I like using her image and colors in scraping. She still has a lot of fans out there today.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Spicy Chicken Vegetable Soup
Our order from Full Circle Farm arrived on Thursday so I'm now forced to use more greens in our diet which is a good thing right ! You understand being this is Alaska we often do not get the best in produce. They sent me Yukon Gold potatoes, celery, red onion, Golden Delicious apples, Orange Carrots, Bartlett Pears, Chioggia Beets, plums, mushrooms, kale, escarole and Romaine lettuce. This is an order for two people and it varies each time. I get mine every other week. By the way it's all organic.
Spicy Chicken and Vegetable Soup
by Nan
In a small amount of olive oil saute a couple slices of onion and a tsp of chopped garlic. Move this to a large soup pot.
Then in the fry pan saute chopped up chicken pieces. I used flash frozen breast and thigh pieces cut into strips then smaller sizes. Set the chicken aside when done and add to the soup pot the following.
Tiny whole potatoes (I used from our garden)
1 or 2 cups beet greens
1 or 2 cups Curly Kale
Couple slices red cabbage
Couple Sliced carrots
A few Cremini Mushrooms or other type
Celery chopped small (I use as a base powdered chicken stock without sodium making about 4 cups of stock.)
I added cayenne pepper, black pepper and some salt, Aleppo Pepper by Penzy Spice, and some oregano flakes. Cook this until until the potatoes are almost done then add the chicken and a couple ounces of Chinese Noodles and a 1/2 cup of canned kidney beans. Simmer a few until the noodles are done.
This soup went in a day for two people it was so good.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Mountain Ash & Rose Hip Jam




Saturday, October 24, 2009
Pan's New Collars

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Ready for Winter

We've been getting ready for winter here by putting up the Christmas lights early when it's still fairly nice weather. I wrapped the aspen trees to protect them from the moose who come by in the dead of winter and eat the bark. There is new snow on the mountains and the air is cool and cloudy today. Pan has yet to see his first snow.

Saturday, October 17, 2009
Outside Projects
Picnic Napkins
Friday, October 16, 2009
Stairs are finished
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Mamma Bear & 5 Cubs
Friday, October 9, 2009
PFD's have arrived
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Stair Project*Life in Alaska

We went to Kenai on Friday to buy materials for the steps. This house is 8 years old now and we decided carpet on steps gets dirty and it's hard to clean so we opted to do wood similar to our flooring. The materials are two packages of flooring material and several packages of stair end trim, padding, and then a sheet of wainscoting which is real wood unlike the flooring material which is a snap together laminate.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Golds
The setting sun was so pretty the other evening turned everything a deep gold.
An oil tanker out in Kachemak Bay waiting on a pilot to guide them up the Cook Inlet.
Some of the many pheasant we have around the yard this fall.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Bob's Fishing Trip in the Bay
Oyster beds in Bear Cove. Click to enlarge photos.
Eagle on a rock
The big glacier Grewingk with all the Fall colors
How about living here? You'll have to boat to the store.
Some images Bob took yesterday on his trip to the head of the bay for fishing. He caught a white king. *FYI the glaciers we see from our home here, 5 of them, are connected to the Harding Ice Fields which run the full range of this Kenai range. You can see all of this on Google Earth, it's quite amazing to view them up close like that.















