I generally try to avoid writing about current events on this blog, since it focuses on our life here on the homestead. However, I received the following comment from one of our readers, Judy:
” Would you want to share with us “Lower 48″ bloggers what the residents of Nome would have been dealing with if the tanker had not finally arrived with the fuel supply… assuming the off-loading of fuel went as planned today? How far do you live from Nome? How isolated is that village/town? I thought the Iditarod race begins there? And, other than wood, what kind of fuel do you use (for cooking, heating, etc.)?”
I began writing this as a simple reply to the comment, but if I’m going to go on to the extent I have done, I may as well make it a regular post! In fact, I find I have enough to say about it that I’ll need to divide my answer into two posts. Besides, it does relate to life here on the homestead, and we’re certainly thinking a lot about the situation in Nome these days. Continue reading
