A New Hobby

You probably know that two of Patrick's favorite things are: knives and creating things with his hands. Recently he decided to combine the two and start creating knives. Here is his first completed project: a custom made handle made out of mango wood, with an EnZo Scandinavian blade. It is beautiful and crazy that his first one is so perfect. 

Anyone wanna place an order? :)

Lately

Summer has been so busy, I have not even loaded most of our photos. This summer was a whirlwind of lots happening at work, lots of out of state visitors and lots of changes in our Homer lives. More photos to come of it all.

We moved into a new house.

Patrick got new Carhartt overalls.

We got a new volunteer dog at work, Sadie, a Goldendoodle.

I got a new Subaru.

Patrick has a new niece, Sienna!

Sloane and Gus

Every summer our landlords and their family visit Alaska from Vermont and stay in the apartment downstairs from our house. They have a 13 year old son (Zach) and a 7 year old daughter (Sloane). When they come to Alaska, Zach's thing is going to outdoor adventure camps. Sloane's thing is playing with Gus. They are the best of friends. She loves him so much that she finally talked her parents into getting a Golden Retriever. They pick up little eight week old Amelia when they get back home.

Afternoon Project

A couple of weeks ago I was looking to order a very large bulletin board for my office, but was having trouble finding one that would ship to Alaska. Patrick offered to make me one, so we just ordered some thick cork and he framed and backed it. I love it!

Homer Fourth of July Parade

Gulliver

Last week I had some sweet photo time with my friend's delightful baby, Gulliver. He loves the camera and already knows how to pose. These are some of my faves.

A Weekend with Miles

Meet Miles. He is 4 (turning 5 next week). His mom, Susannah, has been one of my dearest Alaskan friends and I have watched Miles grow up most of his life. His dad is a musician and came down to Homer to play a couple of shows this past weekend, so Patrick and I got to spend a good part of our weekend with this delightful little guy.

cookout

s'mores

movie night with Gus

Gus's "good morning pet"

breakfast

Sweet Home Alaska

It was so wonderful to finally make it back to Alaska. It truly is the most beautiful place of all.

My favorite boys.

ready...jump!

Do not be frightened. This is only a photo of a print.

The Bear Tooth Pub-an Anchorage staple

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

Canada

Canada is gigantic. So is Alaska. By the time we drove from Oklahoma City to Vancouver, we were not even halfway to Homer yet. We made it through Canada pretty quickly, driving long days. We saw tons of bears and the further north we got, the more daylight we had. One of our favorite stops was a campsite outside of Iskut, BC. Here are some of my favorite Canada photos.

Prince George

campsite outside of Iskut

Destruction Bay

Last Canadian town before crossing the US border.

lapdog

Me driving was rarely documented because it rarely happened.

seatbelt!