With the recent snow and the warmer temperatures, brings back a story about our first Christmas and New Year in a new tiny house that Bob built. We were snug and warm as long as we kept the wood in the fire. As long as we cut wood, split it and stacked it and then hauled it into the house. Then we discovered Sam the Wood Man. He brought us nice dry, cut-to-length wood. The first purchase that winter was a homemade wood splitter that we use to this day. It is on loan to our neighbors at any time.

Early spring of 1967,
Fort Collins, Colorado

The last of March, 1967, Jack informed me that he thought he should go to Alaska because he had heard you could make great money there. He had studied Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines in Golden under the G.I. Bill and felt if he would come to Kenai where they were drilling for oil and he could get a good paying job in the oil industry. He packed his clothes in a duffel bag and left the first week in April.

Our world is a little sadder and the court system has suffered a huge loss with the death of Carol Brenckle. She was a tremendous help to my family since 1986 and very helpful for many of our neighbors and friends, as well as touching many, many people with her assistance and smile. She made this community richer by her tireless professional contributions. We will miss her professionally and personally. God bless her great heart and soul.

— Ann Berg

The Pink Log House on Summit View, 1965-66-67

This may be a repeat – but it fits this weather…

BOB’S POTATO SOUP

Bob loves potato soup. Whenever I ask him what he would like to supper, he says potato soup.

In large preferably glass soup pot, (No aluminum please!) heat:

2 tblsp butter

1 tblsp olive oil

Sautee:

1 large onion chopped

2 stalks celery sliced

1 carrot sliced.

Cook until tender.