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#300 Nomad Diary. 18-24 July 2026. Our Summer in Alaska at Week 11. 4th of 5 Weeks in Fairbanks. My Favorite Brownie Recipe.

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  Kate Wattum, at Tanana Farmer's Market in Fairbanks with Her Amazing Alaskan Fibers! Her Business is Coyote Trail Farm and Fiber Mill. I Purchased These All Alaskan Wool Threads from Kate to Send to My Friend Amber. I'm Pretty Sure that She Will Appreciate It! I Like This Creative Use of Old License Plates. Beautiful Screenshot of Granddaughter Esther and Her Smile Back Again to the Botanical Garden. The Flowers Have Continued to Grow! Flower Pictures at Botanic Garden. Makes Me Happy. Peony at Botanic Garden, Fairbanks A Tiny Flower Close Up Picture Beautiful Fast Growing Flower Garden at the Botanical Garden, Fairbanks Saturday. 18. Went to our local farmer’s market today and found some all Alaskan wool yarn!! Made into thread and hand-dyed by this amazing fiber woman, Kate Wattum. I have a friend, Amber, sister to our daughter-in-law, who I want to send some of Kate’s amazing wool to. I selected several colors and skeins to mail to Amber. I took a picture of Kate and she g...
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#299 Nomad Diary. 11-17 July 2026. Week #10 Summer in Alaska. Fairbanks Airbnb/Cabin. Darrell's Sister and Daughter Coming for 6 Nights. Back to Denali National Park.

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  Grandson Quinn in Moscow on Our Video Call Darrell Saving a Family of Ducks Crossing the Road in Fairbanks Hiking Path Near Fairbanks University Saturday. 11. We were both awake before 5am, but kept trying to go back to sleep. We were both commenting on how our stomachs were not feeling great, and maybe it was because of the garbanzo bean cookies we had eaten. We ultimately got up, exercised and were eating breakfast by 6am. Once we were finished, I sent a text to Jeremy and Andrea that we could take a call now. It was 5:30 pm in Moscow. Jeremy and Quinn called on Whatsapp within a few minutes. We talked and visited for about 20 minutes. Quinn was talkative as he told us about Russia and how big it is. He told us about their purple berry flavored M&M’s, him learning to ride a bike without training wheels, his Mom going to London for a doctor appointment and meeting up with his Auntie, and then about their family going to St. Petersburg next weekend. He said he was very excit...
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#298 Nomad Diary. 4-10 July 2026. Week #9 in Alaska. Week 2 of 5 in Fairbanks Airbnb. The 4th Celebration. New Friends.

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  The Fairbanks 4th of July Celebration at Pioneer Park, that The Locals Prefer to Call by the Longheld Name of Alaskaland. Master of Ceremonies is Dressed as President Herbert Hoover. The Presidential Train Car is a Museum to the Right. 1923 Presidential Train Car for Herbert Hoover's Visit to Alaska Chantal, Artist, Mother, Preacher's Wife from Australia. Here in Her Shop in Pioneer Park. We Met Her Parents, Dad Chris is a Preacher in New Plymouth, New Zealand and Spent a Month With Them There. This Cute and Sweet Girl is Esther. She Made This Funny Face and I Happen to Catch It.  A Sunday Afternoon Trail in Fairbanks. Yes, There are Mosquitos to Defend From! Looking From Our Second Story Room to Our Car in Fairbanks Cabin Bird Sanctuary at Dairy Museum Farm. Saturday. 4. Met up with the Halbrook family from church, at noon at Pioneer Park for the Independence Day celebrations. We walked around and looked at some of the historical displays. Esther, their daughter, took us to...
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