We live in the Ring of Fire so these events have to be expected. The quake was a 7.8 and fortunately the tsunami never materialized. We are up on a ridge above town and for some reason did not feel the quake. Since we are at about 1300 ft altitude there is also no tsunami […]
Homer
Homer, City of Peonies
Don’t take our word. Check out the Chamber of Commerce site. So Homer is not only the halibut capital of the world but also a mini peony capital! With 25 peony farms in town, there is no shortage of flowers. Since we are not trying to start production this year, we make time to hit […]
A Homer Potpourri
We have had to move a variety of gear from Anchorage down to Homer which took longer than expected. With summer roadwork on the Kenai Peninsula, we have been averaging 5 hours of driving per trip. The upside is that the scenery is spectacular all along the route. Covid-19 As we expected, tourism is almost […]
Moving Revelations
Well moving is a necessary evil. Although the loaded car picture is not us, it sometimes feels that way. We have been going back and forth between a place in Anchorage and down in Homer. Now that we’re going into farming, we need to relocate full time to Homer. One nice byproduct is the cargo […]
Summer Is Here
Summer is here in Homer but it is certainly not the norm. Covid has and continues to influence the tourism and locals lives. Many shops are closed. The restaurants that are open are mostly takeout only. It is hard to believe that things will go back to normal anytime this summer much less this year. […]
What Makes Homer Unique?
For those of us who have chosen Homer for home, this is an easy one. There can be no question that Homer has nothing like it in all of Alaska. Because of the geographical location, I would argue that Homer has no equivalent in all of the US much less elsewhere. It is a halibut […]
