susitna

crazy floods 'round here...

Summer is coming to a close around these parts, while everyone complains about heat we are sitting at a comfortable 55-60 degree weather here, gradually getting into our fall season...lots of rain, so the fishing has been great...caught our limit of silvers last night in aobut 2 hours, and enjoyed a great stirfry with fresh salmon - we will can the rest...get all stocked up...
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Well, the silvers are in! silver salmon have had an early run this year...3 a day
it is the best to catch your own food, we are fish-a-holics, especially salmon...we have eaten it so many ways we may try it in ice-cream soon...we have a batch smoked now, and will try canning the silvers this time....maybe a trip to the Kenai River this weekend, to...
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well, so much for my life of leisure...i got the job...and it's a great gig - community health is very different from private practice, but i like it...unfortunately, until we get a second truck my husband is stuck driving me... 25 miles north of us here is a breeze to drive, no traffic here in the woods! well, except for all the damn tourists in...
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well, with summer solstice gone we are gradually losing daylight...not that you can tell! still loads of sunshine, up until 11:00pm....been catching super size king salmon - we are running out of freezer space, and still have to get some reds and silvers....the silvers are so much fun, they tap-dance on top of the water when you hook 'em...

our cat and the squirrel have...
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geez, i thought -27 was cold....it has been as low as -40 'round here....Fairbanks temperatures....we have our little winter carnivale this weekend, prime rib dinner kick-off this evening....will be wearing my usual outfit of flannel, fleece and carthartt coveralls.....sexy.....

well, i don't think we are gonna ice-fish today...it is -27 F here in Willow-land - the kind of weather that makes your nose fall off....

and if i lost my nose, where would my freckles sit?

so i can get back to my knitting....how hardcore...*grin*

just another skill that makes me a domestic goddess....hey it's a little less messy than cleaning the fish come...
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monday's are great, it's my day to grocery shop and run errands...i love to do both...with all this snow we have - it has really warmed up....

we went out for ride on the snowmachines yesterday and it was gorgeous, it's nice to see the sun, being without it for so long can sometimes wear on you....we are gaining daylight slowly but it will only...
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