Aug 17, 2013 | Alaska
We usually start the day with home made waffles with fresh fruit and of course whipped cream (and hot coffee). Summer is in full force. We’ve sunshine almost 15 hours during the summer solstice which contributes to our solar...Aug 17, 2013 | Alaska
Remember the fireplace I built 8 years ago? Well, we’ve burned our winter fires with a hanging chain screen and our precious “Searsistan” rug was burnt up–actually it melted since it was largely plastic. It’s time to add glass doors and...Jul 27, 2013 | Alaska
Meet the Polar Bound. She wintered over in Petersburg while owner David Cowper returned to Scotland. This boat is incredible–fabricated with three layers of skin, frames, stringers fully welded aluminum and tested in both Antarctica and the Arctic–six...Jun 28, 2013 | Alaska
Time for a vacation. Four classmates from our Dental School class of 79 and I head down to the British Virgin Islands. We’re ready to sit down over the local beverage and discuss thirty-five years of our profession……and retirement! First, we rent...May 2, 2013 | Alaska
Several years ago, we visited Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks but not the Coast Redwoods. After our annual NPS trade show meeting in Portland, Redwood National and State Parks invited us to visit and perhaps make a screened print to fit our series....Dec 20, 2012 | Alaska
Tomorrow is the winter solstice–which is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. These panels are located at 56.8027° N, 132.9935° W, the sun rises at 8:26 am and sets at 3:14 pm for a 6 hour and 47 minute long day. Google Earth just put up a...