Category Archives: Life In Alaska

New Year’s Eve

Posted on January 1, 2013 by perlgurl

Worked a few hours on New Year’s Eve then went snowboarding for the first time in about 15 years. Full photos here I have a really old Burton board that I have dragged around with me from Colorado to Florida … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice, Dec. 21, 2012

Posted on December 22, 2012 by perlgurl

We spent solstice night at the Downtown Fairbanks Winter Solstice Festival. Full photos here We saw Santa: And of course I did this: There was Coco the reindeer: We stopped at Bahn Thai and got dinner. Then we walked over … Continue reading →

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Pseudo-tradition of the X-Files marathon

Posted on November 23, 2012 by perlgurl

I’ve been a fan of watching X-Files marathons on Thanksgiving since they ran back in the days the Sci-Fi channel could spell its name correctly and marathons on the t.v. were the only way I could afford to see X-Files. … Continue reading →

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Alaska, boilers, and appointments

Posted on October 17, 2012 by perlgurl

Up at the crack of dawn to be ready for a boiler tune-up appointment that I set nearly a month ago and instead of picking up the phone to hear them say, “we’re on our way” I get a call … Continue reading →

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Staycation through Thursday

Posted on August 31, 2012 by perlgurl

This goes through Thursday. IF you just want to see the photos, click here Sunday Cindy and I went out to Harding Lake and in my true form in getting anywhere, I got lost. Fortunately texting still works that far … Continue reading →

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Four years ago today…..

Posted on August 26, 2012 by perlgurl

We arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska four years ago today. So I find it rather fitting that I finally finished cropping, resizing and posting all my photos from our trip on the AlCan today. This seems to start when we were … Continue reading →

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Gardening Glutes, aka the Weeding Workout

Posted on August 20, 2012 by perlgurl

Full gallery of this year’s gardening here Finally got to spend some quality time in the garden yesterday. Since I don’t seem to do it on a regular basis, not even weekly, the days following my gardening seem to be … Continue reading →

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Golden Days are exhausting

Posted on July 21, 2012 by perlgurl

Saw Red Green at the parade this morning, transformed my dance room into a spare room for Artemis’ upcoming stay and finally planted my seed potatoes. This does not seem like a lot written out, but the day sure flew … Continue reading →

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Putting a damper on my deal-finding shopping habits

Posted on July 13, 2012 by perlgurl

I scored this chair for myself today. And the cats took over in minutes. However, the process we had to go through to get it was tricky and this is likely the last item I will likely be getting from … Continue reading →

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Enjoying a labor-free day after a long weekend

Posted on July 9, 2012 by perlgurl

Started the day today again with coffee on the deck. I like this new habit of mine so much so that I stayed out there for about an hour to post pictures from the weekend. End Results: The whole story … Continue reading →

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