HELLO FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKAThis is me dressed to go on my walk with Jane and her dogs!! My mittens and hat are fleece lined and I have three layers of clothes on under the coat, silk sock liners and wool socks with my boots! Today is warmer with the temps at about 18-but, the wind is blowing so the wind chill is much, much lower!
Last night I went to a birthday party 10 minutes from the house. When I left there it was zero by my car themometer, when I arrived at the condo it was 18 by the same themometer. It was a 10 minute drive but I went from up near the mountains to down near the inlet-that's how much the temperature can vary in the Anchorage bowl.
I didn't do a thing I planned to do when I blogged on Thursday! Instead I went to a Arts and Crafts Sale downtown. I looked at a to-die-for apartment downtown that I missed getting due to a communication problem between me and the landlady (I thought I was filling out paperwork and calling her in the afternoon; she thought I was going to make up my mind and call her later in the afternoon). And I went to a birthday party in the evening. After a really full day I was just too tired to go looking for Northern Lights!
I planned a quiet day at home for today! I was tired and wanted to enjoy being at home. I did laundry and a little cleaning (note the word little!)....and I cooked a wonderful Seafood Jambalaya in my rice cooker! And, of course, I went with Jane to walk the girls! I am ending the day with this blog and knitting on my grandbaby caps! Hope you had a good weekend!!!
A little addendum:
Current Alaska weather: The forecast this week is for sun, sun, sun with temps in the mid teens during the day and 3-4 degrees at night. Sunrise today was at 9:15 am and sun set was at 4:13 pm. If you want to come up America West round trip ticket is $388.
7 comments:
We just had that one snow but none after that...it just never melts since it doesn't get warm enough. However, I understand that sometime-I think they said in December-things melt and then refreeze and it is a nasty mess! I am so anxious for more snow!!
I LOVE YOU COAT!! That is BEAUTIFUL!! I cannot believe you missed out on the northern lights!! I have always wanted to see them, of course I'm sure you'll get another chance!
I am hoping to go to Fairbanks in December-seeing the Northern Lights is more common up there, apparently. I know...I can't believe I didn't go either-I was just bushed, I would have to drive half and hour after midnight and sit in the sub-zero weather waiting for a chance that might or might not happen!
The coat was a Christmas present last year from Rachel...who knew I would be in Alaska and really needing the coat!
Just talked to one of the guys at work who went out to Eagle River to see the lights-they never showed up! WOW! Am I glad I didn't make that drive and sit in the COLD!
Cyndi, I'm 25 miles from Fairbanks and am delighted to be able to see the Northern Lights quite often. It is so incredibly cold here now though, so I don't look for them other than out my back windows.
I LOVE YOUR COAT!
seems you're interested in livin in this icy hell, if only i could enjoy it the way you do, but it's hell fun having snow 7/24 :-)
Wow....how wonderful to see the lights from your window. Keith, it's 70-80 degrees at home in Texas and much of the time I'd rather be there with my husband but....this has it's own beauty and I'm here so....
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