I always feel like the holidays have begun once my husband hangs our lights. They lend a festive air to dark nights, and I love cozily reading by the fire, dogs on my lap and lights shining through the windows.
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Love Note: Coffee with a Cop
Kaladi Brothers Coffee has been hosting “Coffee with a Cop” this summer, and it’s a great way to engage with members of our local police force (while enjoying a cuppa!). This officer says that his favorite part of his job is “the unexpected nature of it and how incredibly nice most of the people who live here are.” Thanks KBC and APD for being catalysts for community and connections!
Love Note: 100Stone
I loved this project so, so much. If you haven’t had a chance to experience 100Stone by Sarah Davies at Point Woronzof, hurry: the figures come down Saturday, April 9!
100Stone is a public art installation of 100 stories of personal struggles with mental health, told in sculptural form. Much has already been written about it (here, here, and here, to share a few), so I’ll just say that visiting the figures is deeply spiritual. I love the way exterior forces – weather, tides, animals, people who love them, people who disregard them – have made their marks, but the basic figure remains. Much like each of us as we age, growing weathered but richer and more interesting for it.
Downtown Scavenger Hunt…BE THERE.
Ever wanted to test your knowledge of downtown? There are a lot of us that think we know every nook and cranny, all the “Best Places to <fill in the blank>,” and the fastest way to get wherever we want to go…but do we really?
Saturday, May 2 is the perfect opportunity to prove your downtowniness at United Way’s Downtown Scavenger Hunt. I’ll be there with my team, the Infuriated Chipmunks, ready to match wits and speed with the best of Anchorage!
Love Note: Skinny Raven Shoe Shine
Did you know that when you stop by Skinny Raven Sports and you happen to be wearing a pair of scratched, scuffed, all-around dull Danskos, a ridiculously nice salesperson will smile sweetly and beg to shine your shoes? I didn’t either, until today… Although the wear and tear of this pair of Danskos isn’t as bad as previous pairs, they were not looking their best… and now look at them shine!
Thank you Skinny Raven!
Love Note: Christmas at Kobuk
Christmas snuck up on me this year and now that it’s almost here I’ve felt a distinct lack of holiday spirit. At least, I was…. until my mom and I stopped by Kobuk Coffee Co.
It’s been a while…
But just because Gretchen Loves Anchorage has been a bit quiet (for so long that since I last wrote summer ended, we sped through fall, and it snowed last week) it doesn’t mean there hasn’t been plenty going on in town – First Fridays, Salmon Daze, Pirate Pub Crawl, Hip to be (Town) Square, End of Summer Camp, PARK(ing) Day Anchorage… countless others. There’s always something fun to do!
A New Year
The dawning of a new year always makes me take stock. Resolutions or not, it’s a good time to step back and think about the last 365 days; what made you happy, what made you not so happy, and how you want to spend the year ahead.
The Red Chair Cafe: Steampunk Deliciousness
A friend sent me a drool-inducing menu as (unnecessary) bait to join her for lunch at a new restaurant. One look at the menu and I took the bait, hook line and sinker.
Our lunch date for The Red Chair Cafe was planned!
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Mostly Work and Not Enough Play…
…makes this a pretty boring blog. And much of the time, work is fascinating, inspiring, and a lot of fun, so I don’t mind if I’m mostly work… except that I’ve been behind on sharing all sorts of things I’m loving about Anchorage!