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October 19, 2009

Fall Update

Zach and I have had a whirlwind fall and can't believe its already the end of October.  Here are the highlights.

We received two new chickens in August from my coworker in Fairbanks.  One is a buff orpington and the other is a silver wyandotte.  We also came to the realization that our long term bird, the barred rock, is a rooster.  We've debated on whether the rooster will become dinner and on Saturday Honey almost made that decision for us when Zach let her out with the chickens in the yard.  But, that rooster is a tough old bird and has survived.  Honey managed to do a bit of damage to its leg, but he can still walk and seems to be working hard on recovery.  I've also upgraded the coop for the chickens adding a new better feeder and waterer and some roosting areas.  

Also, as most of you know, Zach's gram, Bunny, turned 90, which necessitated a trip back to Iowa.  For Zach it was a quick 4 day turn around.  For me, I stayed in the lower 48 visiting Denver and the southwest for almost 2 weeks.  Zach then returned to Iowa again since my sister was getting married.  He had the arduous task of being the photographer and I, his lovely assistant.  Together we took over 2700 pictures and now the real fun begins with culling through them for the gems.  

Other than that, fall has fallen, and surprisingly still no snow.  We're continuing to clean up the yard for winter and work on indoor remodeling projects when we have time.  For the most part, our jobs are keeping us very busy and we're trying to get outside as much as possible.  

Until next time...

         
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August 6, 2009

Getting Settled In

Zach and I have settled into married life well.  Really, there’s not that much of a change, except my name now takes a lot longer to sign and I have to explain to everyone how to pronouce Zaletel (rhymes with “what the hell”).  We’ve spent the last month dipnetting, relaxing and just enjoying the sunshine.  The downside being that the sun seems to have disappeared (Sharon, we need you to bring the sun back!!!) and its been rainy and gloomy for the past week or so.  The bathroom remodeling project has been calling, but we’ve been pretty good at ignoring the call.

Oh yes, perhaps the greatest change is that we no longer have Sarah as our govenor. 

For our lower 48 friends and family, we’re planning to be back in Iowa briefly in September and again in October.  Both will be whirlwind kinds of visits, but we hope to see as many people as possible.

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July 19, 2009

Rainy Sunday

Final Update - We finished most of the projects for the day. Zach is relieved to be done filleting all of the salmon. Just another two fillets to smoke and one fillet to turn into gravlax tomorrow and then it will be all preserved or frozen for eating later. Finished the night with some of the sorbet and it was very rich and tasty, probably could have passed on the bacon.

Update - The marmalade is made and other blueberries preserved. We ended up going with blueberry lemon since blueberries were on sale at the store. Here's the basic recipe. Also put the finishing touches on some Dark Chocolate Bacon Crunch Sorbet that I had started last night. Zach has the grill ready and starting to smoke some chicken and salmon.

It's raining here, which we're happy to see, since its been quite dry of late. Taking full advantage of staying indoors, we've got ambitious plans which include, making raspberry lemon marmalade, preserving blueberries, more salmon filleting, preserving cherries, laundry, cleaning and making meals for the week ahead. Oh yeah, somewhere in there, I need to devote a couple of hours to work. We'll see how it all goes, but at least some of the tasks are underway and we've still got more than half the day to go.

 

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July 10, 2009

Getting back to normal

After two weeks of last minute details and hosting friends and family, things are starting to get back to normal around here.  What a great and exciting couple of weeks.  We enjoyed seeing everyone and had a great time.  The wedding went off without a hitch, but the one that matters, us, and the reception was a lot of fun.

The next adventure starts tomorrow as we go to the Kenai to try our skills at dipnet fishing for salmon.  Wish us luck!

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June 22, 2009

Making up for lost time

Since we haven't posted in a while, one of the other major developments in our lives is that we bought a house. While its under renovation and in constant progress, pictures can be seen here.

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