Backyard Blueberries

From Emily's Poetry Notebook: With leaves of green and branches of red- The blueberry bush looks to the summer ahead: When the bears and the birds and the little girls too Will all be out with the morning dew- To fill up their baskets and tummies and beaks- And they will have berry stains all over their cheeks. Imagine our delight when we found the blueberry bushes in our backyard were...

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In A World Of My Own

I'm so sorry for the long absence I had these last few weeks. Work has been going well and I think I am finally getting the hang of most things (though I did accidentally bring my ring of door keys home several days ago...oops!). Now that I am getting into the swing of things, hopefully I'll find more time to write. These last two weeks have been busy for another reason: my cousin Callie (whom...

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Salmonberry Jam

Oh! How lucky we've been here in Juneau! The Lord has blessed us these last couple weeks with beautiful warm sunny days. And with all the sunshine and warmth, the salmonberries have been red and ripe! I'd say its time to make some salmonberry jam, wouldn't you agree? For berry picking adventures such as these, a traditional native Yupik tribe kuspuk was in order! My amazing mother-in-law...

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Little Girls & Wildflowers

If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you've probably already guessed how much I love flowers. It seems to me that all I do during our long Winters is pine for the wildflowers of Spring and Summer. And because our winters have been so mild the last two years, the wildflowers are blooming much earlier in the season! This meant flower picking was the perfect thing to do when my...

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