THE ADVENTURES OF A SENIOR MISSIONARY COUPLE IN ALASKA

This page is to update our activities for our children and grandchildren while we are in Alaska. If you happen onto this page and you don't fall in into the above category -- go ahead and snoop. You might even want to check out Mormon.Org and lds.org to find out what we are doing in Alaska.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

SOME PRE-REMINISCING

Several weeks ago, Sister C. and I used our P day afternoon to take a look at the east side of Anchorage. We finally ended up in the neighborhood of the mission home. I decided to take a bunch of pictures for my failing memories' sake.



The street sign at the entrance of the cul de sac where 
the Alaska Mission Home is located. 
A view of the mission home without ten cars parked
around it.
Closer view -- three car garage. Expensive! (Real
estate in Anchorage is very expensive!!!)
The main entrance. The living room is at the right.
Another, but closer view...
From the driveway of the mission home looking North.
The home is located in Kempton Hills subdivision.
Irony - I'm related to some Kemptons. Go figure...
A view of the Brayton Chapel from Brayton Drive.
The temple as viewed as one enters the parking lot from
Brayton Drive.
The temple and the Brayton chapel are located on 
the same property and share the same parking lot.
A small "green area" adjacent to the temple
It's a "super" mini temple. We loved our weekly visit.
The front door with the sign over the window.
It's amazing how many times we visited the temple.
We used Wednesday nights as our weekly temple night.
We got to know the temple presidency quite well - not to
mention the workers. We will sorely miss them!
Another view - looking Southeast.
More of the green area...
and, once more.
This is looking Northeast - with a rain cloud sneaking in.
Flora...
a mini Daisy. I love Daisies.
Blurry Forgetmenots.
Looking at the temple toward the East.
A garden within the fence. Nice place for wedding pictures!
more garden -
and, more garden.
I should have put this pic first --
Brayton Chapel again.
Oh, please Alaska, forget me not.
Sister C.
Elder C.
Pines growing at the entrance of the parking lot.
Signs of Fall on Lake Otis Drive.

Monday, November 5, 2012

GENUINE STEAM PUNK - A VIEW OF THE FUTURE/PAST!




NO! THIS AIN'T STEAM PUNK! IT'S THE REAL THING!

While we were in Fairbanks a few weeks ago inspecting apartments, we passed this 1919 Model T Ford sitting at the entrance of a large apartment complex where we have two different missionary pair living. I had to turn around a get some shot of it. It would probably be best to enlarge these photos so that you can read the sign that gives it's history and to see the "modifications" that were made to this poor vehicle.







I know, kind of looks like Steam Punk, but it's the 
real deal.