Life in Tee Harbor, Alaska

Today it was Sunny!

Today was a gorgeous day!  Blue skies and 75 degrees - yea, finally.  I think everyone in town was out enjoying the day - at least they were if they are smart.  We have had one of the rainiest summers I can remember.  I woke up yesterday morning to clear skies and was pleasently surprised.  It was so hard to work yesterday - all I wanted to do is get outside and enjoy the sun!

Went garage saleing this morning with a couple friends.  Picked up two cases of canning jars for $2.00 - score!  I also bought a Pendleton wool suit to cut up for my braided rug - $2.00 - it is brown and black patterned and will add a nice element to the rug.  I think most of my other scraps are solid colors so far...  I have been collecting wool items since last fall - from the thrift shop, the consignment shop (their $1 rack), and garage sales.  The plan is to braid a rug for the living room which is rustic, lodge-style, so I want to keep in those colors - browns, tans, greens, maybe some dark red.

This afternoon I started working in my vegetable garden constructing a trellis/support system for some raspberries I will be transplanting.  I had built a narrow raised bed to put them in on the outside edge of the garden and I still need to finish hauling the dirt to fill it up.  Our black lab Clover was out with me - she took a swim in the pond and then just rolled around in the grass while I was working.

Rod called on his way back in from fishing - he and his buddy caught 4 halibut, so I went and helped them fillet, skin and pack them for the freezer.  Whew, that was a big job!  They were medium sized - about 25 to 30 pounds a piece.  We probably ended up with about 40 pounds in fillets total.  They are headed back out in the morning again.  They are talking about going fishing next weekend at a place called Sweetheart Creek - it is a subsistence only area, so you fish with nets only, no hooks.  I've heard that the bears are thick there too - the people that go not only see bears, they are close to them.  But you are allowed 25 Sockeye Salmon per person, per day.  I already have plans for smoked salmon and canned salmon and fillets in the freezer...

I will probably pick some black huckleberries tomorrow - I checked my usual spot and they are ready, so I better get them picked!  I picked a few by the roadside last night, and some red huckelberries too.  The red ones make a great jelly, so I need to find some more of those!

Hello!

4:13 AM, Sunday, July 30, 2006 .. Posted by CarolinaWren

Hello fellow Homestead Blogger! Just finished reading your most recent post and hanging on every word....You see, I am an Alaskan-wannabe and have been since spending the summer of '92 traveling the Great Land.

Your life and homestead sound great! Loved reading about your garage-sale finds and garden plans. And the fish!! Wow.

Anyway just wanted to say hi, and best wishes with your homestead! :)