One fish, Two fish, Old fish, New fish

Once we began looking at putting away our fresh fish I decided I needed to clear out some freezer space. I still had some wonderful looking silvers from last fall so I decided to make pickled salmon.



The wonderful recipe I use is from Teresa Hickerson! The first step is to cube and salt the fish.






Dig deep in the cabinets to find all those jars we have been saving!












Boy oh boy - three more days until it is ready!!

New School Year=New Teacher=Fishing :)

August brings the new school year and with it at times there are new faces on the staff. Kristen arrived in White Mountain on Friday afternoon.


Saturday found her out on the river fishing for silvers! The fishing was good and she was able to put some away in the freezer!

















We went fishing again on Sunday and it was again a good trip.

What do we find at home?

Well - after having been gone for the full month of June and 99% of July you find that the sunshine and the rain have encouraged a few things to grow! The area around the house was incredible.




















The snowmachines were parked on mud!






And at work you find the mail from the summer - LOTS of it.
Teachers orders have started to arrive and need to be inventoried.


But with a little work it all gets done and everything is sorted and ready to go the classrooms!

Time to leave the city life!

As the end of July comes around it is time to return home to White Mountain and get ready for work. It brings conflicting emotions: it is so nice to get out of the city and get to the peacefulness of a place without cars, but there is also a pang of sadness because you can't always run to a store to pick up fresh produce!
But, it is also exciting because we do some shopping and pack it all up to ship it home! Here is the car loaded to go to the airport!

Speaking of missing out on things :) Becca and her friends at home love to go out and have a campfire to roast hotdogs and make smores! So when her friend Crystal came to town they had to do it Anchorage style!

Faithful Companions

We have two ladies that keep us company around the house. There are times that they are even seen keeping Becca and/or Holly company as they drive around town in the evening!
Missy 'belongs' to Holly. She is an incredibly patient and tolerant dog. She loves to find and greet those visitors, especially those that are unaware of her attachment to those who will pet her!


Niko 'belongs' to Becca! When Becca is out of the house Niko justs hangs around waiting for her return. She is a great little dog but we need to be careful around the doors because she loves to run!