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Hurrah, winter is coming! The "termination dust," the first dusting of snow in the nearby mountains, has fallen. It is a clear marker that winter is on its' way. We have had a cold, cloudy, long summer. I say, if it's going to be chilly, why not just make it cold and add some snow so I can ski?

I have a fear that we will live with temperatures in the ...

I love our little backyard moose. Funny to say during moose hunting season. I don't hunt, but I know many (many many) who do. This little fellow may end up as the main course at a dinner that I go to someday. I plant a garden in my fenced backyard for my family, but I happily give up the garden in the rest of our yard for munchers like these.

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The real Alaska has nothing to do with the current GOP VP pick. I was reminded of that on my daily walk today when I ran into this moose in the woods. He had a moose cow with him and didn't look very pleased to be interrupted. My dogs and I turned around rather than get to close.

The Anchorage Daily News reported this morning that, suddenly, Alaskan blogs are getting more hits than ever. I can attest to that in this forum as well. These newly popular blogs are both pro- and anti-Palin. If you just can't get enough of her, then check out some of these sites that were listed by the paper.

Anti-Palin Blogs: www.divasblueoasis.com, www.andrewhalcro.com, http://kodiakkonfidential.comm,  http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com, http://mudflats.wordpress.com, www.ownthesidewalk.com,

Pro-Palin Blogs: ...

I couldn't find Obama at the Alaska State Fair. I wasn't looking for him in person, mind you, just some representative or booth for Obama/Biden. I found plenty from the McCain/Palin camp. They had a booth (the news crew was out front), then there was the Women's Republican Club of Wasilla booth, and right to life booth and several other religious based booths. It was a pretty big ...

A very tired "greetings" from the land of the midnight sun. Everyone is tired at this time of year in Alaska. The huge amounts of daylight (over 19 hours of it here in Anchorage) really messes with your system. You go out for a little evening hike and before you know it, it's midnight, and the sun is still high in the sky. The sun comes shining through your window ...

Join me at the Alaska Visitor Industry Charity Walk!

Friday, May 2th starting at 5:30 PM

Anchorage, Alaska on the Park Strip (9th & M)

This early season 5K "race" is not just good for you... it's good for Alaska too. All of the money raised goes to Alaskan charities. If you are inclined to gather a team together, and you raise a minimum of $500, your team can designate the non-profit charity ...

I love our "little" hometown newspaper. The Anchorage Daily News is the best newspaper out there. I'm not talking about hard core news, scoops, or even journalism at its "best." I am talking about readability. I've lived in several different cities/states and this is the only place that I can, and want to, read most of the paper.

I love the local items and the editorials. Even when things get heated, they ...

We were all ready for the spring. After a few weeks of temperatures in the 40's (F) and the sunlight returning in blocks of 35 minutes a week, I could almost taste it. On Friday night we took the kids and the dogs out for a long walk on the bike path. The path was bare, with little piles of slush here and there. My husband vowed to start biking ...

If you are looking for something to do in Anchorage tonight, I've got just the thing. How about the "Ring of Fire Mead Tasting?" It's at 6:00 PM at Café Amsterdam (530 East Benson Blvd.). There is no cover charge, but there is a cost for tasting the goods and dinner too, of course. Mead is a honey-wine. This event will showcase the goods from the "first Alaskan Meadery." If ...