I've written about my love for ivory carvings before, but I haven't mentioned my love for walrus ivory jewelry. Every once in a while somebody stops by our house or ... Read more
After summer break, we're back in the Alaska Bush We've been back in Brevig Mission for a while, but it's time to let the blog know. 🙂 One of Kaitlyn's ... Read more
Last month Mr. The Alaska Teacher and I celebrated our thirteenth anniversary. Since we moved to Shishmaref three months after getting married, that's thirteen years of marriage in the Alaska ... Read more
My social media feeds are flooded with pictures of Spring-esque activities: smelling flowers, taking walks in capris, watching butterflies... Well, Spring means different things in different parts of the world. ... Read more
For many people in my village, calling caribou heart and tongue soup creative would seem ridiculous. But, I'm labeling it under Creative Cooking because it was my first time making ... Read more
Because I'm an awesome mom who plans ahead, I went shopping for eggs the day before Easter. Not a good plan for shopping in Bush Alaska. There were no eggs. ... Read more
My entire parenting journey has been in the Alaska Bush, save some summer breaks we've spent visiting family in the Lower 48. So, I'm not exactly sure if what's normal ... Read more
In Brevig Mission, there are two village feasts: one at Thanksgiving and one at Christmas. It was that way in Shishmaref too. The TAT family has learned a lot from ... Read more
Note to readers: This is NOT a passive-aggressive attack on any of our neighbors thinly veiled as an informative post. It is instead a confession of the ways the TAT ... Read more
It's a well documented fact that the TAT family has been happy customers of Full Circle Farm for years. Â But, when we saw an advertisement for the Alaska Food Network ... Read more