The photo doesn’t do justice.
I never grow tired of the beauty all around us. So thankful to live in such an awe inspiring place.
#thankful #grateful #blessed
We drove down to Homer so Cletus could go to the Salty Dawg Saloon. Check off that bucket list item ✔️. We drove to the end of the spit for some pics and a short, very short, beach combing walk. Like I think she made it 10 feet. Too cold she said. Giiiirl…
Afterwards we ate lunch at Alice’s Champagne Palace which was a hoot. Then a snowy ride home.
I’m beat but we had a lot of fun. I’m thankful for all these fun times and getting to share my Alaska with my Seester.
#grateful #thankful #blessed
Went to a birthday party tonight. Celebrated 18 years over pizza and cake & ice cream. It’s wonderful to have these young people to celebrate. Feel so blessed to have such good friends.
#thankful #grateful #blessed
I’m halfway into 30 days of Thankfulness and it’s been a real trip with Cletus here. Plus having some down time from work allows me to spend more with her.
I know she’ll be leaving soon so we’ve got to get the last little bit of fun in before she goes.
It’s supposed to snow quite a bit tonight into tomorrow. I’m thankful for the snow, for more than the beauty it brings. Snow means insulation for underground pipes so they won’t freeze as easily. Snow means fun for the kiddos, sledding and snow ball fights. It means snow machine rides and breathing fresh air. Snow is fun for the dog to play in, she loves the snow too.
Also, it means income from snow removal. So I say let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
#grateful #thankful #blessed #snow #winter
So much fun. We went out to Dad’s cabin last night. I got to share my Quiet Riot with my Seester.
Then on our way home we spent some time stopping to take pictures and explore. It was great fun.
We saw a sow black bear and her cub at Stormy Lake day use area. That was pretty cool.
We stopped at an old cabin that’s for sale on the highway near the bluff. I’ve wanted to stop there for years and just never have taken the time.
We stopped at Three Bears for a few groceries, and a bear trap.
It was a great day of experiences with my Seester. So thankful for this opportunity.
#thankful #grateful #blessed #seester
We scored two boxes of tomatoes at Country Foods last Friday. So Cletus and I canned them up today. We ended up with 8 qt jars and 4 pint jars, so 10 qts total volume. They look so pretty, like jars full of little red jewels.
I pressure canned these since I used quart jars. Takes less water and processing time. 10# for 10 minutes as opposed to 45 minutes in a water bath. If I had only a few pints I would have water bathed them. I used this post as a reminder about processing times and such.
Home canned tomatoes just taste so much better. And you know we’ll be having some meatballs and tomato gravy before she goes back home!
This has been a bountiful year all around. I’m so thankful for the variety that’s stocking our pantry this year.
#grateful #thankful #blessed
Alaska on my mind... 