One thing about traveling to new areas is meeting new people. Last night, Friday, Mark and I went out to dinner at Fast Eddies. We got our food and then said grace over it. As we were eating, the man at the next table came over and told us he was glad to see us pray over our food. Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve written. There hasn’t been anything out of the ordinary to write about, and today is no exception. Rather than sight seeing or going shopping in Fairbanks, we decided to stay home and get some things done around the house. The only thing I can say I’ve been doing lately is job hunting. Yes, I know we have a job lined up in Montana in October, but I’m trying to line up something for after that. We’d like to go south, maybe to Texas. If any of you have any leads, please send them my way!
You may have thought to ask yourself today, “How does Tok celebrate the 4th of July?” Let me tell you, there are no fireworks. For one thing it would be a fire hazard, and for another, it never gets dark enough at this time of year to see them. We did hear a few gun shots this evening, but the big event was the parade at 11:00 this morning. They shut down our stretch of the Alaskan Highway for it. Here are some pictures I took today as it went past our office: Continue reading
Yesterday and today are both the longest days of the year in Tok, Alaska. Sunrise was at 3:19am and sunset will be 11:45pm. Don’t let that fool you though. There is a period called Civil Twilight. That’s the period before the sun rises or sets when it’s still light out. It has been light all the time between sunrise and sunset. When we get up in the middle of the night we don’t have to flip any lights on to see. Continue reading
We have too much fish for our freezer to hold, so Lance loaned Mark a smoker. Never having smoked salmon before, Mark went online and found some YouTube instructions that demonstrated the process. I took pictures as Mark went through the steps: Continue reading
This afternoon Rose invited me over to her house to teach me how to make strawberry rhubarb jam. She had me buy some pint-sized jars, a bag of sugar, and some strawberry Jello. We picked rhubarb out of her back yard. Continue reading
I just wanted to write a quick thanks to those who wrote to wish us a Happy Anniversary. Especially thanks for the card, Dad! We had a wonderful dinner and the waitresses laid white paper placemats at our table and lit a candle for us. They even gave us dessert for free. If you ever go through Tok, AK, stop to eat at Fast Eddies. It’s incredible! 🙂