Check out my new blade!

SCRIMSHAW POCKET KNIFE
Linda Layden of Maine has been creating Scrimshaw in the traditional manner for over 3o years. I bought this knife from her collection on etsy. It is made of bone and nickel silver.

I've got this crazy love for scrimshaw ever since I talked with some kids in Tatitlek, Alaska about it at Cultural Heritage Week.

Alaska Glacial Mud Co.

SLIDESHOW

Alaska Glacial Mud Co. from Rosey Robards on Vimeo.

I sat down with Lauren at Orca Bookstore in Cordova, AK and she told me about her lil' mud company. Inspiring!

Definition of the week: Discombobulate

As in: Karen just returned to work from a two-week vacation and she is all discombobulated.

Discombobulate
From m-w.org

Main Entry: dis·com·bob·u·late
Pronunciation: \ˌdis-kəm-ˈbä-b(y)ə-ˌlāt\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed; dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing
Etymology: probably alteration of discompose
Date: circa 1916

: upset, confuse

— dis·com·bob·u·la·tion \-ˌbä-b(y)ə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

Conversations overheard at dinner

FORTUNE COOKIES ARE JAPANESE
Photo by Ko Sasaki for The New York Times
Read about it!

Thanks Allison for the inspiration. :)

California Rose

I took this photo on my iPhone on a trip to Palo Alto this summer.

Makes me smile.

CUZ

Arts in the Parks

Photo by Tiana Johnson
Alaska Teen Media Institute

My teens have been doing a lot of photo and video projects in the parks this summer. This photo came in today. I felt like sharing it.