Friday, 2 October 2026 – Housing Blues

Kept thinking about the condo that was taken off the market last month. I know it was small, tiny even, but I LOVE the location. I used to drive around in that neighborhood on the weekends when I first moved to Anchorage.

And then I started thinking about a downtown condo I saw listed last year. Why did I not pursue it? That building had two condos listed last Fall, but nothing so far this year. I just assumed at least one unit would open up by now. I’ve been watching trends on Zillow, and while condo and townhome prices are dropping (it’s winter!), nothing is coming up downtown or in the other areas I am interested in. I did ask a couple of coworkers who they recommend for mortgages. No harm in getting pre-approved, and then I can find out how long the pre-approval period lasts.

Housing prices are crazy since The Pandemic. Maybe I should just rent.

Rabbit, Rabbit

I woke up this morning feeling rather pleased. October has long been my favorite month, and this didn’t change when I moved to Alaska. And today it is October 1!

How much do I adore October? I love it so much that years ago, I moved my birthday celebration to this month. Read More

Bristol Bay and Wooden Sailboats

MY new home state, a continual state of fascination for me. Alaska! I have lived in a handful of mostly Midwestern states and, fingers crossed, Alaska is the last stop on my life’s journey. I can easily spend my old age here learning something new about The 49 each day. Just the other evening, I attended a presentation hosted by the Alaska Prospector’s Society about the commercial wooden fishing boats of Bristol Bay’s salmon fisheries. And now I want to read up on a subject I never suspected would interest me: canneries. Even after spending several days vacationing in Monterey, California, I didn’t feel an urge to learn about canneries. But now that I am in Alaska, I am curious.

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