Haunted Ship

How fun with this be...a haunted house created on board a ship!

"Haunted Hickory" a Coast Guard Fright in Homer via the Anchorage Daily News

This cutter (the Hickory) is usually docked in the harbor everytime we take the boat out of Homer for a weekend. Here it is back in August (this is the weekend we spent in Homer right after we got engaged).

The white stuff

First snow! First snow! When I let the dog out this morning I noticed light, fluffy flakes coming down. It's not going to stick around because the weather is too warm (low 40's) but the termination dust on the Chugach Range is here to stay. D and I had a bet about the first snowfall -- which I LOST! Thanks for nothing, snow. One freaking day late -- now I have to make caribou lasagna.

My boss is making me take the next two days off because of my copious amount of overtime this month. It will be a good opportunity for me to do things like buy food, clean the house and finally get started on altering my wedding dress. I don't know why I've been putting that off, but it's probably because I'm worried about having someone working on it and accidentally messing up this beautiful dress that my mom wore on her wedding day.

Accident

I just found out that my sister had to visit the ER this weekend. She was biking with her boyfriend when a car pulled out in front of her and caused her to crash her bike. The vehicle may or may not have seen her as she fell, but it sped off regardless. Her jaw might be broken but other than being banged up she is in one piece, thank goodness. Please send good, healing vibes her way and wishes for a speedy recovery.

This is a reminder to all of us that cars are not the only entities on the roadway and in intersections. We need to be on the lookout for bikes, motorcycles and pedestrians at all times.