Patrioticandromantic.com started as a wedding website, but since we had the domain name and the wedding has come and gone, we've now merged it with our work-a-day-world blog, Northwardbound and here we are.
Today I Tried is simply what the name implies, a log of new and challenging experiences. It's open to posting from anyone, so tell us what you tried today.
Anchorage Gourmet is a collaborative effort among friends who meet monthly, except in the summer, to share good food centered around a theme that the host picks. We're starting our third year and hope to use the site to share recipes and other foodie tidbits.
There was a feature in today's paper about a lady raising chickens in Kotzebue above the arctic circle. Check out her blog, http://tundrachicks.blogspot.com/, it's pretty interesting. We had to move our chickens into the garage so they would survive the winter, so I'm doubly impressed that she's able to keep hers in an outdoor coop.
We took advantage of moderate temps and went to Hilltop Ski Area. Meg tried snowboarding again and I skied. I got in about 5 runs and Meg made it down three times. The first run was a bit tough for Meg, but after she spent some time on the practice hill some of the skills from lessons she took in 2008 started to come back. The second run she made it down with about 7 falls and the last run was great, with only about 5 falls (one likely to leave a mark on her bum), most were precautionary at the very steep finish and she felt she was going too fast and finally decided to just go down on her butt. We'll have to get back again soon. Plus a great bonus, it was a beautiful day.
So a much belated followup to the Thanksgiving Day post, with some of our activities since then. On Friday, following turkey day festivities, we headed out to the craft store and other locales to pick up supplies and a Christmas tree. Before heading out, we talked about making stockings to hang on our firepla, er, radiator that is doubling for a fireplace (it gives off heat, right?). We picked up some felt at the fabric store to make them become a reality. Lets just say that it took us a while to get to the point of actually putting them together. Today, however, I can proudly report that we have succeeded on the stockings! They took a while, but the end results are worthwhile, I think. See below for pictures.
We also picked up a tree on Black Friday, and thus far it is still drinking up the water.Let us be the first (or at least one of many) to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving, whether you're in the United States or elsewhere. Last evening, we started out with a classic cocktail, the Jack Rose and a game of Foodie Fight. Do you know where the male guest of honor sits with respect to the hostess? Answer to follow in an upcoming post. We've started the cooking for our petit feast, but still have turkey, stuffing and autumnal hash coming up on the cooking menu. After some initial cooking this morning, we went for a quick ski in the five or six inches of fresh powder that fell overnight.
A quote from today's paper:
"It was described to the troopers as an accident," troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said. "I mean a child, two guys, can of Quick Start, Bic lighter: How could this not go wrong?"
For the full unfortunate story: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/1018935.html
Update - Both chickens are now laying, so we're getting an egg a day.
Today we finally had success. One of our chickens laid an egg. You're probably saying, of course, chickens lay eggs, its no big surprise. But, this endeavor has been challenging with two chicks falling victim to Honey, the chick that became a rooster and was later attacked and butchered and finally the cold and relocation of the chickens into a portable coop in the heated garage.
Zach and I went to a party for Halloween. Here is a picture of us all dressed up, him, Mario and me, Princess Peach. Sorry the picture isn't very good. We actually forgot to take one until after the party and well, there were lots of jello shots at the party, so... There is also a pre-party picture of Zach as Mario.
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