People, places, things, and ideas I love in Anchorage, AK
You know that saying, “You can have something fast, cheap, or good. Pick two?” In the restaurant world, I think it’s more like, “Fast, healthy, or tasty. Pick two.” But Middleway Cafe is one of those rare places where you can have all three (the fast part might be debatable, but if you call ahead you’re golden!).
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A cop, a pilot, and a divorce attorney walk into a bar… sounds like a joke, right? But at the Bubbly Mermaid, an intimate oyster and champagne bar downtown, it’s the kind of grab bag of fellow fizz drinkers you might be lucky enough to spend your evening with.
On Saturday, on the way to brunch with my parents and husband, it started to rain. Just a little bit. But it made us realize how warm it really was (I think it was around 46 degrees at height of thawing…so wrong for January!) and as we drove by town square filled with beautiful ice sculptures, we knew that we needed to return ASAP before they melted into dripping ice blobs.
I seem to have caught the bug that is going around. One minute I was fine, the next I had a full-fledged cold (one of the reasons I didn’t go for round two of Joey Fender and the 55’s last night!). Here’s hoping it’s not the three-weeker some people have.
Last night we dropped into Blues Central to catch a bit of Joey Fender and the 55’s performance – we’d heard that he was an incredible guitar player, plus I had a romantic vision of Blues Central in my mind: dark and smokey, with raspy blues filling every corner of your brain and the bar.
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Somehow my list of things I wanted to do during the holidays got away from me. I missed Tuba Christmas, ran out of time to drive around listening to Christmas music and look at lights, and only drank one eggnog latte (fortunately, there will be another Christmas in only twelve months). I did, however, fit in a trip to the Captain Cook Hotel’s Gingerbread Village on New Year’s Day.
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This is the Red Goat’s New Year’s Day schedule (snagged from Facebook):
This is my New Year’s Day schedule:
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One of the best parts of high school is when it’s long over, re-meeting people and learning about their journeys.
Scott Clendaniel’s journey so far includes becoming an artist who splits his time between McCarthy, Anchorage, and various adventures. I remember him, back in the high school days, as simmering with energy, enthusiasm, and curiosity about everything. It’s fun to see how he’s directed those characteristics into his work.
Look at this cute little pig with his broken nose. He’s nestled by a tree near my home. I don’t know where he came from; he just appeared one day, a surprise pig.
Does anyone else love going to Alaska Mill and Feed to hunt for the perfect Christmas tree (or Bells, or Home Depot, or pretty much anywhere that sells Christmas trees) this time of year?