Prom Night

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

A new urgent project has been added to the various work of the homestead lately, as Aly prepares to attend the Haines High School prom. In the midst of dirty work like sifting and amending garden soil, planting seeds, felling, hauling, bucking and chopping firewood, and fishing, Michelle and Aly are altering a lovely dress and assembling other details for a young lady’s big night out. Continue reading →

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Bears in the City

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Alaska-connected folk singer, Katie Henry, recorded a funny song called Bears in the City that was pretty popular in Juneau. I thought of it the other day when we hiked out of our semi-remote homestead, a mile and a half across the ridge and bay, then drove 7 miles to the nearest town. While there, we visited friends, who live on the edge of Haines. They told us they’d been hearing bears in their yard. We also discussed their compost pile, and their concern that it might run afoul of a newly-enforced local law against bear attractants in town.

bear tracks

A bear took a walk through our potato bed a few years ago (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

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