7-24-09 Sorry we didn't post yesterday. We worked the entire day to finish the sign project, which looks awesome by the way. The garden project is moving forward with fencing to be installed today. Ron broke the backhoe, the front wheel bearings disintegrated and work ground to a halt. The teenagers picked up the slack and wheel barrowed dirt and carried brush away. We've started begging the locals for rocks. Who would have thought we'd run out of this abundant natural resource?! We asked the auto body shop across the street for some of their rocks to help with all of our rock walls. The kids piled into Lonnie Kelley's pick up and quickly stripped their property (Read parking lot) of all rocks less than boulder size. Whoo hoo! We came, we saw, we conquered. (The rocks anyway.)
After a delicious lasagna dinner (Bette's recipe) we visited a college chum of Cathy Brown's. On the way there, we spotted 2 LARGE hares sitting plop in the middle of the road. They were CUTE but not necessarily wild Alaskan bunnies. The debate is on. Were they pets on the lam or true wild Alaskan rabbits? We'll enclose a photo and you decide. Cathy's friend Roxanne and her husband Steve came to Alaska to teach in the public school more than 30 years ago. Their home is a true Alaskan showplace. Both of them are artists - Roxanne is into fabric arts and photos. Steve creates wooden furniture, walking sticks, and canes out of Diamond Willow trees. We were delighted to hear about growing up in the remote village of Bethel and McGrath from Roxanne's friend, Valerie. More later.
After a delicious lasagna dinner (Bette's recipe) we visited a college chum of Cathy Brown's. On the way there, we spotted 2 LARGE hares sitting plop in the middle of the road. They were CUTE but not necessarily wild Alaskan bunnies. The debate is on. Were they pets on the lam or true wild Alaskan rabbits? We'll enclose a photo and you decide. Cathy's friend Roxanne and her husband Steve came to Alaska to teach in the public school more than 30 years ago. Their home is a true Alaskan showplace. Both of them are artists - Roxanne is into fabric arts and photos. Steve creates wooden furniture, walking sticks, and canes out of Diamond Willow trees. We were delighted to hear about growing up in the remote village of Bethel and McGrath from Roxanne's friend, Valerie. More later.
Please forgive the fuzzy pictures. We took the photos from inside the cars and the rabbits were moving quickly. 
