Cabin Life

The scene… My two boys gathered blueberries from their secret patch near the road. Jars filled, they headed back towards the cabin, Anthony leading the …

After spending six months pretending we were on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, the adjustment back to cabin life has been a bit of …

Today on Johnson Lake I think often of this site…ideas for improvement flitting through my head, one-liners jotted down in yellow notebooks, good intentions paving …

We were lounging in the cabin Saturday evening, arguing over whether MASH dvds were worth generator fuel, when my husband stood to stretch, glanced out …

  About an hour ago our dogs began to bark like crazy. I yelled to Mya to go find out what they were barking at …

I’ve not written in weeks and I promise this won’t be one of those “I’m sorry I’ve not blogged” posts. But well, I’m sorry. Okay, …

Winter has finally succumbed to spring here in south central Alaska, though that is debatable since we are forecasted to get snow on Friday.  But …

This is not going to be well written, of that I am sure. It’s late at night, I’m tired, and I have computer access for …

Even God rested one day a week, or so I reminded Dan this morning as we made our list of “to-do” things during breakfast. He’s …

Me today…and how I look 98% of the time. The other day on my Facebook page, I commented something about having a bad day.  A …

Not everybody’s idea of a dream come true involves the potential for being eaten by bears…but tonight when I found my third pile of fresh …

My lantern oil just dimmed to nothing and left me in complete darkness but for the glow of my laptop and the internet box blinking …

I don’t remember being covered in bruises, blood and broken skin on a daily basis as a child…perhaps that is the key difference between little …

When I was a kid in Kasilof, Alaska, there was a honey store about a mile down the road. We’d pedal down there, present our …

As I sit in the Alaska dark, waiting for Spring, I can feel the grit beneath my nails, the sweat across the back of my …

In August, shortly after we purchased our 40 acres, we acquired a portable band saw mill with the intent of creating our own lumber with …

We turn the handle, water flows from the faucet.  We flip a switch and a light goes on or off. We flush a toilet, crank …