tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63205411238055859642024-02-20T09:54:36.996-09:00Chic 907Notes on design, style, culture, family and Anchorage living.Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.comBlogger339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-78490065516717654972012-01-20T07:00:00.000-09:002012-01-20T07:00:01.166-09:00Fabulous Friday: Frosting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzQETF9zN0s39cLrc_OtAjBLm-IWpLXX0T3aSKNGX5vFzacwTpJIOiD3Xe_7TvDV4iatMoEVTNcEMde6Q3eovUxGbfhJCfujnwYaA8YWrKpVDhKX6qObSnx4LebQZgXk2S6XgB3a35ZZ1/s1600/Frost1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzQETF9zN0s39cLrc_OtAjBLm-IWpLXX0T3aSKNGX5vFzacwTpJIOiD3Xe_7TvDV4iatMoEVTNcEMde6Q3eovUxGbfhJCfujnwYaA8YWrKpVDhKX6qObSnx4LebQZgXk2S6XgB3a35ZZ1/s640/Frost1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The colder it is, the more of this seems to build up. Just a couple of images to send you off into the weekend with. Happy Friday!<br />
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Drive safe out there, friends. Oh, and it's minus-10 degrees here today!<br />
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Now that I'm back and almost unpacked I'm resolved to post a little more often. Plus I have tons of pictures from my trip to share, so stay tuned for that. And probably some serious snow photos soon too as this is the third snowiest winter in Alaska on record. Oh goody.<br />
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Cheers have a wonderful weekend!Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-83943036528904692242012-01-04T14:51:00.001-09:002012-01-04T14:52:12.695-09:00Carol's maternity shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKX0qFCM4FxKfuYJ62MpOyQ59YX3Hqf5hebIdmrBcLjbRN4di9JI818SjIEtKAGUuDpNF4ji1W_Xlz43eKD_Pc6Tbhroyuas4ZalykwKgW1IvqWkYb_IAvpcQWpMe2xw9C2mnktFOs_E/s1600/_DSC2764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKX0qFCM4FxKfuYJ62MpOyQ59YX3Hqf5hebIdmrBcLjbRN4di9JI818SjIEtKAGUuDpNF4ji1W_Xlz43eKD_Pc6Tbhroyuas4ZalykwKgW1IvqWkYb_IAvpcQWpMe2xw9C2mnktFOs_E/s640/_DSC2764.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My beautiful and awesome sister-in-law Carol and I did a maternity shoot of her while visiting the Potter family in Idaho Falls. We had fun playing with lighting and shadows while capturing her third pregnancy. Isn't she gorgeous? This was probably one of the most fun photo shoots ever. Moms-to-be: I would love to do your maternity photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHuE0m3xCHgbA8zJcLrjkOyRek9z-oNrphbUyRFCFfvRlhlV751f7x6QMnwUNO8JNCvyBkEdsrMO3x_bLZtL-H_Ylf8cm1m6TXrdGslKL8IoG2xmUvzoPwhedFkfcEUkOM7i6qRH0anI/s1600/_DSC2768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHuE0m3xCHgbA8zJcLrjkOyRek9z-oNrphbUyRFCFfvRlhlV751f7x6QMnwUNO8JNCvyBkEdsrMO3x_bLZtL-H_Ylf8cm1m6TXrdGslKL8IoG2xmUvzoPwhedFkfcEUkOM7i6qRH0anI/s640/_DSC2768.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />
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We've been having a very relaxing and fun vacation. A great way to kick off 2012.<br />
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Happy New Year!Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-22760183091866548872011-12-30T16:04:00.000-09:002011-12-30T16:04:14.043-09:00Alaska Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUG06EPjYHXngXEBmJxARoZF1jbOgVdT7eZK6ncYEzihxJ0EF9qlnhNGab-H-f1ioVUBsXVxlBY1TP7m9r6o_oLjFsfHJovM0Dmp6Ma0VPhggLOV_d0UpVXl9Vtob1WKDGBDWxGlJ3i4/s1600/Davin+kindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUG06EPjYHXngXEBmJxARoZF1jbOgVdT7eZK6ncYEzihxJ0EF9qlnhNGab-H-f1ioVUBsXVxlBY1TP7m9r6o_oLjFsfHJovM0Dmp6Ma0VPhggLOV_d0UpVXl9Vtob1WKDGBDWxGlJ3i4/s640/Davin+kindle.jpg" width="424" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Davin got a Kindle Fire for Christmas in Alaska and the next day we hopped on a plane to visit our families and friends in Idaho and Washington. Travel photos to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35nmA6yAqF8b3N2rn8ENgfVHBEPrYRQuvZLlDDqYdwOhwe-YRuutEU-UXXp5eHccaWdL5LRCjAP0sWnn8rJ8JHSaKH6Nne_1HvqprVqCF-yCbfTX1igIkhhqk3Qwx_5999MaIcxDV9RFb/s1600/Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35nmA6yAqF8b3N2rn8ENgfVHBEPrYRQuvZLlDDqYdwOhwe-YRuutEU-UXXp5eHccaWdL5LRCjAP0sWnn8rJ8JHSaKH6Nne_1HvqprVqCF-yCbfTX1igIkhhqk3Qwx_5999MaIcxDV9RFb/s640/Tree.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ddUdlvzXHvIY4jSJ3pbGNZYtppgO1IoyNVh_YdlCf8K_WhsjGkxcOWAHETT9b0lD-VtZNfNymeJiqQmBayJhKDuQULe7gD6EMX6A28ctFm6ToOBIxgGWySpLlbiw770TPnacEXlE9MU/s1600/airport.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ddUdlvzXHvIY4jSJ3pbGNZYtppgO1IoyNVh_YdlCf8K_WhsjGkxcOWAHETT9b0lD-VtZNfNymeJiqQmBayJhKDuQULe7gD6EMX6A28ctFm6ToOBIxgGWySpLlbiw770TPnacEXlE9MU/s640/airport.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Josh and Davin watch a movie on the iPad while waiting for our flight in the Anchorage airport.Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-72848616652402339712011-12-05T08:00:00.003-09:002011-12-05T08:00:00.209-09:00And we shall name it Triceratree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VX1kfyY-n5tbQtaAebLBRG01sDvWUucMrfiSO9KXs5HC2SfG29JFwZp_Y2cUjuFR_OFDM3WiORZ-q6c8lSp83cHedB5h7H1yZZjKlrf5fdiVVqCQ82e9O9F3AEQ2wdOuBHlGv3eU5kms/s1600/Tree7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VX1kfyY-n5tbQtaAebLBRG01sDvWUucMrfiSO9KXs5HC2SfG29JFwZp_Y2cUjuFR_OFDM3WiORZ-q6c8lSp83cHedB5h7H1yZZjKlrf5fdiVVqCQ82e9O9F3AEQ2wdOuBHlGv3eU5kms/s640/Tree7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We put our Christmas tree up Sunday. I have fond memories of driving to every tree lot in the greater Tri-City area as a child to find our perfect tallest, Charlie-Brown-y-est Christmas tree possible — only to return to the very first lot and buy the very first tree we saw. But since moving to Alaska there are not billions of tree lots on every corner. So we simply go to Home Depot, because it's cost effective.<br />
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This year our tree had three tops. So we appropriately named it Triceratree. One was taller in the beginning, but it had to be lopped to fit in our living room.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5tQwo73kffQI95qyLiI79cepnFwwxPTImOHVlPMx9uGvyuLGtuJSMLW-j2OCZqvKx0yqCi2r1xRbXOTkf9topdyaAFfgalmP-ZTi3j-gJzCJt8Z6MFAH8NnEJ87eNRKw8-cbgsl2V1t6/s1600/bday4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5tQwo73kffQI95qyLiI79cepnFwwxPTImOHVlPMx9uGvyuLGtuJSMLW-j2OCZqvKx0yqCi2r1xRbXOTkf9topdyaAFfgalmP-ZTi3j-gJzCJt8Z6MFAH8NnEJ87eNRKw8-cbgsl2V1t6/s640/bday4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Oh goodness, scary eyes.Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-75688488372309181152011-11-25T08:00:00.004-09:002011-11-25T08:00:06.597-09:00It's beginning to look a little like Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGDkNG14sD2oKRX7CPdWtysUDdS02EHaGpo7FR-MpEtBs2tEkgL3DCJo34B68Ea-rV4SKMjQYq0zad0msZGc_C51hzuTXNW1nG1Z6jnWafLAxYWR4ZmaHveGNP-yJCRiBZoLDCNQcGuH8/s1600/DSC_8502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGDkNG14sD2oKRX7CPdWtysUDdS02EHaGpo7FR-MpEtBs2tEkgL3DCJo34B68Ea-rV4SKMjQYq0zad0msZGc_C51hzuTXNW1nG1Z6jnWafLAxYWR4ZmaHveGNP-yJCRiBZoLDCNQcGuH8/s640/DSC_8502.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I jumped the gun and started to put up Christmas decorations last Saturday. But I thought I would spare you the sight of them until today, the day after Thanksgiving. I love decorating for the holidays, especially in a new place. My dining room/kitchen area is already super colorful: An orange wall, orange, red and blue tiles in the kitchen, and bright tiles inset into the table, so I thought bright red and green might be a little jarring in that area. Instead I went with blue, gold and silver this year. <br />
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Now when to get the tree?Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-7942705372360493242011-11-23T09:43:00.000-09:002011-11-23T09:43:41.534-09:00A whole new look for The Cordova Times<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTxf3kus8qnCt_zcKmDw72sl2XhAMbiwhzMbcS2mK3pWCCXAqqm4aK5XeZuwu9tx9CxHkQJ6FIiIs2QmrHDoqmZaspkho3cUMNuWosTpQuPTYB2eSMPmT4CaK0QQpsOgknt-9fE9qb5OM/s1600/Cordova+ReDesign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTxf3kus8qnCt_zcKmDw72sl2XhAMbiwhzMbcS2mK3pWCCXAqqm4aK5XeZuwu9tx9CxHkQJ6FIiIs2QmrHDoqmZaspkho3cUMNuWosTpQuPTYB2eSMPmT4CaK0QQpsOgknt-9fE9qb5OM/s640/Cordova+ReDesign.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Today I am so pleased to share my latest project — a complete re-design of The Cordova Times. When the editor of The Cordova Times bought her own newspaper in August I shot her an email wishing good luck. But I never expected three months later I would be staying up all night putting the finishing touches on the re-launch of the newspaper complete with a new look.<br />
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In the process leading up to the redesign we talked a lot about the tight-knit community of Cordova and what it wanted out of it's newspaper. Even though it's a small weekly tab, we decided to create faux section fronts for Schools, Fisheries and Lifestyles. As well as a weekly standing doubletruck called Around Town. The whole paper is big on local content and big on advertising too, for a publication of it's scale. The community really stepped up and told the editor, "we want our paper to survive, how can we help." It re-invigorated my faith in the future of journalism. Local, local, local.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1znzHuBiAGh6T33mkM8HY9xiia-UeDoxFNkGFvi17dzSUrr38WCFYzr3ObtFP_d8Go_HUteov9hfU69TPITXyJXyrwx-UoEBl3WcW-jwdizN1NyjuEho1Q2nCCxy-_oAlazhQvyGmDHc0/s1600/CT+11-18-1119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1znzHuBiAGh6T33mkM8HY9xiia-UeDoxFNkGFvi17dzSUrr38WCFYzr3ObtFP_d8Go_HUteov9hfU69TPITXyJXyrwx-UoEBl3WcW-jwdizN1NyjuEho1Q2nCCxy-_oAlazhQvyGmDHc0/s640/CT+11-18-1119.jpg" width="414" /></a></div>I'm completely proud of this project and think it looks even better in print that on screen. What do you think?Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-91954360588696253412011-11-11T11:17:00.000-09:002011-11-11T11:17:29.614-09:00Kern This: First Alaskans October-November edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhKF1zl7fhHrBCbncnOpT8dn18v7eiR-QW69JDf-PWHq6IY3AWNIf7nSpAhBOFmxhMQ8_Ii8KDdQK9ve-acPcn2Bg-hBeX9fCP28DM3aWflJEHMzAuocJ0Bkj7Ce2uoZLGxKzJic_XE2q/s1600/FA+Oct2011+Cover+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhKF1zl7fhHrBCbncnOpT8dn18v7eiR-QW69JDf-PWHq6IY3AWNIf7nSpAhBOFmxhMQ8_Ii8KDdQK9ve-acPcn2Bg-hBeX9fCP28DM3aWflJEHMzAuocJ0Bkj7Ce2uoZLGxKzJic_XE2q/s640/FA+Oct2011+Cover+LR.jpg" width="496" /></a></div>Check out what's new on <a href="http://kernthisstudio.com/">Kern This Studio</a>: Some of my <a href="http://kernthisstudio.com/?p=483">favorite pages</a> from the October-November edition of First Alaskans magazine. I'm so proud of this one because we pulled it off in a crazy short timeline after Calista decided to liquidate all it's publications. Then First Alaskans Institute swooped in and saved the magazine by purchasing it and putting together a kick-ass team to keep it going. Things are moving along on the next edition and I'm so thrilled to be a part of the action.<br />
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Also, it's T-Minus one week until the official RE-LAUNCH of The Cordova Times. We are hitting the streets next Friday with a fully re-designed newspaper. #ilovemyjobAnnettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-84149525559703396722011-11-01T18:10:00.000-08:002011-11-01T18:10:54.698-08:00New locks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_m0muVoE2FMWL-e5dy35fT1yAi65qnOIYlyK4wkBQzVI-gDtcw1Fh0ReLPHO0ndYaeMjqsT3I5lDIguNaMjG4bgi_9jQ9kKInfIKW_bj00gXAG2-FKGdJPPY4kbAAi6UJZysJ-dAgexED/s1600/hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_m0muVoE2FMWL-e5dy35fT1yAi65qnOIYlyK4wkBQzVI-gDtcw1Fh0ReLPHO0ndYaeMjqsT3I5lDIguNaMjG4bgi_9jQ9kKInfIKW_bj00gXAG2-FKGdJPPY4kbAAi6UJZysJ-dAgexED/s640/hair.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I had all my hair chopped off today. Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but it was a dramatic change. I've always kind of been a short-hair girl, but it's never been this pixie. What do you think?Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-15317055233062531722011-10-31T22:37:00.000-08:002011-10-31T22:38:00.007-08:00Trick or Treat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3m4CyCGSoJTFSjH2VjHl3KxmJlgGWDOPHj6DG4HdPrIPjpJN5AeDNPSdthHcivGWAHIlFSb-2D4EJ-59hmHwxAPy7Fd_0D2Tz-haE2slYsyazTnZGPE00L8-OxB9SHD71w9HWxKokAwJ/s1600/candy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3m4CyCGSoJTFSjH2VjHl3KxmJlgGWDOPHj6DG4HdPrIPjpJN5AeDNPSdthHcivGWAHIlFSb-2D4EJ-59hmHwxAPy7Fd_0D2Tz-haE2slYsyazTnZGPE00L8-OxB9SHD71w9HWxKokAwJ/s640/candy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Happy Halloween. Davin did pretty well on his Trick-or-Treat adventure. He was a penguin, but people kept asking if he was an "Angry Bird." Sign of the times?<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlYzoxO261SrhtIQxa6rIyXJt1EccTMVRqKbPdYhXyyMsjM8QRs8AR0qx86Gc_lWQAg8r_RLU1NkXiAf2VvVfttOQNcqcH23xW5GyvVdG1P9WQR0g52GTFYwck3fkqmNAONQP8Qxcl6bq/s1600/penguin.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlYzoxO261SrhtIQxa6rIyXJt1EccTMVRqKbPdYhXyyMsjM8QRs8AR0qx86Gc_lWQAg8r_RLU1NkXiAf2VvVfttOQNcqcH23xW5GyvVdG1P9WQR0g52GTFYwck3fkqmNAONQP8Qxcl6bq/s640/penguin.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCzioz8WQxN2PtEphPOG_WY8ndfK2LdS1rrYNCGVAAubGHXA655kUwDtDeG_Q-CPK33Gm5EdPdq98VK-Apv4cW7pACbkrlR3xa2Z_MLto4_t4_8_1c6j59-id_Gob1PFWWCNl8EPFtXr3/s1600/PS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCzioz8WQxN2PtEphPOG_WY8ndfK2LdS1rrYNCGVAAubGHXA655kUwDtDeG_Q-CPK33Gm5EdPdq98VK-Apv4cW7pACbkrlR3xa2Z_MLto4_t4_8_1c6j59-id_Gob1PFWWCNl8EPFtXr3/s640/PS1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>If you <a href="http://chic907.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-is-monday-so-its-pumpkin.html">look back</a>, you'll notice there was no snow when we carved our pumpkins just Thursday. That is no longer the case.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzuNI4d9Vbv8DSLWNn-Z0d42vhbqtnAF-xlWEBabkM5-x2dKuSsAD7cyVbemPd8Gx_f-auWYLDSH8L37NLIohhcP4t1zdYAwnwt2VBew8CjDWSn71bUdC8mld34JK471Y8QBL-k0FvK-V/s1600/party2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzuNI4d9Vbv8DSLWNn-Z0d42vhbqtnAF-xlWEBabkM5-x2dKuSsAD7cyVbemPd8Gx_f-auWYLDSH8L37NLIohhcP4t1zdYAwnwt2VBew8CjDWSn71bUdC8mld34JK471Y8QBL-k0FvK-V/s640/party2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can you guess what our costumes were?</div>Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-80845200241242952782011-10-30T11:24:00.000-08:002011-10-30T11:24:11.359-08:00And it begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhMOQ9PGUEJTjdRF9JJJyh_3iQqEy0uAEZAdBryJCM4q45Yg0w1gG7jfzVLRd-KK4LefCzkK8Q_pOB3VaS83fsGB6DpLJvYLK5XZ5DtYSoEB9CXwBzwqQdrPelRFVY5cv0VIpmixFPsQF/s1600/Snow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhMOQ9PGUEJTjdRF9JJJyh_3iQqEy0uAEZAdBryJCM4q45Yg0w1gG7jfzVLRd-KK4LefCzkK8Q_pOB3VaS83fsGB6DpLJvYLK5XZ5DtYSoEB9CXwBzwqQdrPelRFVY5cv0VIpmixFPsQF/s640/Snow1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Just when we were all thinking Anchorage kids might be lucky enough to have a snow-free Trick-or-Treat this Halloween — this happened. Anchorage got it's first measurable snowfall last night. Goodbye green. Hello white for the next six months.<br />
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The cats didn't know what to make of this strange cold stuff.<br />
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The ones at Carr's were huge and of course Davin wanted the one at the bottom of the crate. So we rearranged nearly every pumpkin in the stack to get to it.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Halloween.</div>Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-77924344148907851212011-10-25T10:39:00.000-08:002011-10-25T10:39:37.169-08:00City moose everywhere<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbttD5vQAREhz8y7esFKUT2JZJ01Rau7xNXF7Ce2q1IzKfHtW97fpRGxkWs0mdDeg8WbQShb5f_9ahyeSHDSpHLRNK9CrQF_MRd6sSJaG90e4CpA8OcDrVAz6GGxhgvLRLi1EAAgcu5os9/s1600/Moose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbttD5vQAREhz8y7esFKUT2JZJ01Rau7xNXF7Ce2q1IzKfHtW97fpRGxkWs0mdDeg8WbQShb5f_9ahyeSHDSpHLRNK9CrQF_MRd6sSJaG90e4CpA8OcDrVAz6GGxhgvLRLi1EAAgcu5os9/s640/Moose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We read that the Aurora Borealis (aka Northern Lights) was especially active last night — even reports that it could be seen in the southern United States. Did anyone see it? We decided to drive up to Flat Top and see if we could see them. It was too cloudy, but we did see these moose on edge of Hillside Road. We've been spotting them all over town the past couple days, including a monster sized male a block from Davin's school this morning.<br />
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Nearly three years in Alaska and I've yet to see the Aurora. The city is too bright to see them, so we have to look outside of town. It's on my Alaska bucket list.Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-24781599997940050382011-10-20T16:44:00.000-08:002011-10-20T16:44:05.039-08:00Open for business<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7TR6P9fgYZcYDQ2UZtbtJoTq4mkh2hPcGiNJwQ5-OiS9RroHHQcYf3lOOLNLmOk39TYBH5TuJLFIgFoL9itLgSn7Ek8fxK9JtRk5QHI5nolhf_WwiyfXPSeHhcVCdlIVW_lpq0q7Hv2D/s1600/open+for+business.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7TR6P9fgYZcYDQ2UZtbtJoTq4mkh2hPcGiNJwQ5-OiS9RroHHQcYf3lOOLNLmOk39TYBH5TuJLFIgFoL9itLgSn7Ek8fxK9JtRk5QHI5nolhf_WwiyfXPSeHhcVCdlIVW_lpq0q7Hv2D/s640/open+for+business.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Well, it's official. I am a full time freelance graphic designer and photographer. In a series of amazing events, my dream of taking <a href="http://kernthisstudio.com/">Kern This Studio</a> from a side project to a career became a reality — months, perhaps years sooner that I ever dreamed possible.<br />
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Some of the great folks I worked with at Alaska Newspaper and Camai Printing have kept in touch and connected me with some great opportunities. I have taken on the design of the weekly Cordova Times and First Alaskans magazine on a contractor basis.<br />
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I have an especially courageous woman to thank for offering me what seems like the best visual journalism gig in the country — at least for me. When Calista Corporation announced it was closing Alaska Newspapers she couldn't bear the thought of Cordova, Alaska losing it's hometown paper. So she bought it. And then called me and asked me to help. So I agreed and here I am typing away at my new Mac sitting in my HOME. I love it.<br />
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The last couple weeks have been a blur of setting up my home office, learning about taxes as a sole proprietor, bookkeeping, private heath insurance and all kinds of other fun stuff. <br />
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I'm thrilled to begin this new step in my life and have found a personal silver lining a difficult series of events that included the closure of the company I worked for in August.<br />
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I have been incredibly inspired by several woman business owners, entrepreneurial spirits and freelancers out there and would like to publicly thank them for their guts and creativity. So thank you:<br />
<ul><li>Jennifer Gibbins of <a href="http://thecordovatimes.com/">The Cordova Times </a></li>
<li>Victoria Barber, writer, editor, photographer journalist extrodinaire</li>
<li>Beth Skabar of <a href="http://www.bethskabar.com/">Beth Skabar Photography</a></li>
<li>Margie Bauman, <a href="http://www.asmpalaska.org/members/BaumanM/Bauman.html">the quintessential Alaska journalist</a></li>
<li>Meghan McCausland of <a href="http://entrepreneuralaska.com/">Entrepreneur Alaska</a></li>
<li>Allison Doty of <a href="http://allisondoty.com/">Allison Doty Graphic Design</a></li>
<li>Sara Gray of <a href="http://www.saragrayphotography.com/">Sara Gray Photography</a></li>
<li>Jonalynn McFadden of <a href="http://www.turnuptheradcreative.com/">Turn Up the Rad Creative</a></li>
</ul>I will also be forever grateful to my parents for their support, encouragement and go-for-it attitude about my decision. As well as their lifetime of being great examples of entrepreneurs, hard workers and all-around fantastic people.<br />
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I also owe everything to my husband and son enough for: (1) Putting up with me when I madly thought I could run a business AND work a full time job, and (2) equally supporting me when I decided to quit my job and focus on my business.<br />
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Well, I think I hear the speech "wrap up" music now.Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-78505233231015603802011-10-13T12:33:00.000-08:002011-10-13T12:33:13.629-08:00UnWINEd Grand Opening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedSLevpso4r_WdU1yxWuYO8O8co_Xq_ge33RblGT4bMbXkaZCaorC7smeR24R9-FH7ZCgE4IbmV4Cp-UZ10TQgyuNY5U0jfgXYo_70OoG68Az7IjtHUuOuoNgStlkgZLxNnqI2n9AGDHy/s1600/DSC_7756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedSLevpso4r_WdU1yxWuYO8O8co_Xq_ge33RblGT4bMbXkaZCaorC7smeR24R9-FH7ZCgE4IbmV4Cp-UZ10TQgyuNY5U0jfgXYo_70OoG68Az7IjtHUuOuoNgStlkgZLxNnqI2n9AGDHy/s640/DSC_7756.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I had a great time taking photos and lending a hand at the UnWINEd Grand Opening last weekend. UnWINEd is Anchorage's newest boutique wine shop and when Joshua went in to sell them advertising a few weeks ago a short chat turned into a career change.<br />
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They were so impressed with his wine knowledge combined with his advertising and business management experience they recruited him to be the store's resident wine expert, or sommelier. One of the owners was recently telling me how happy he was to have my husband join their team. He felt the way Josh explains wine is a unique service he doesn't think you can get just anywhere and a key component to the store's future. I told him I was just so pleased to see him doing work he's passionate about. And it doesn't hurt that I'll have to help him with his homework (read: tasting).<br />
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At the Grand Opening celebration there were tasty treats, tons of customers and even the mayor came down to do a ribbon cutting. The owners hope to cultivate a store where you can find unique wines that aren't distributed everywhere else in town. They also carry a variety of gifts such as cork purses and jewelry, specialty foods including tapanade and flavored olive oils, and a plethora of wine-related accessories.<br />
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I'm excited to see the store grow and have a connection to such creative, hard-working business people in Anchorage. If you live in Anchorage, I hope you drop by sometime to check it out.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIxi9Caq55p8Zf9IA21wtK845YFRdu4vcJ8CkjHLfkuSLh-EEPXEp4Et9todqm11b2PHSLGHQ8stDf2-OsZNIIDN04gnK8eBlN-y8O2_LBY86SZzJA7ErGsyD6StWMtYPjdIcE_Z-57wU/s1600/DSC_7906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIxi9Caq55p8Zf9IA21wtK845YFRdu4vcJ8CkjHLfkuSLh-EEPXEp4Et9todqm11b2PHSLGHQ8stDf2-OsZNIIDN04gnK8eBlN-y8O2_LBY86SZzJA7ErGsyD6StWMtYPjdIcE_Z-57wU/s640/DSC_7906.JPG" width="424" /></a></div>Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-19692401195243531472011-10-10T08:52:00.000-08:002011-10-10T08:52:50.782-08:00It's here: Entrepreneur Alaska<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7OPruKU1HVEBAVoeeUEUVgR3TYw7thF6cEWBbSKDwj9pZMLptKlEwFzOG9tP3TzYELvWff8LlW4fRZpdW59MLqZMmmLGYkiewfVQB2ATB3V1HvRmlgwu6BSnFac9NRPMLudGh6ZUy96w/s1600/Lisa-Keller-1024x791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7OPruKU1HVEBAVoeeUEUVgR3TYw7thF6cEWBbSKDwj9pZMLptKlEwFzOG9tP3TzYELvWff8LlW4fRZpdW59MLqZMmmLGYkiewfVQB2ATB3V1HvRmlgwu6BSnFac9NRPMLudGh6ZUy96w/s640/Lisa-Keller-1024x791.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My lovely friend Meghan called me back in August and told me she needed more journalism in her life. So we decided to start an online magazine: <a href="http://entrepreneuralaska.com/">Entrepreneur Alaska</a>. It's an online publication dedicated to celebrating the success of business owners in our great state.<br />
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Today, our first feature is up. A story about the inspiring triathlon trainer and athletic event planer, Lisa Keller. Read her story <a href="http://entrepreneuralaska.com/2011/10/10/going-on-gut-lisa-keller-on-multisport-training-of-alaska/">here</a>. Meghan wrote it and I made the pictures. I'm having so much fun with this and hope you take a moment to check it out, leave a comment and come back for future stories.<br />
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Our goal is a new feature every Monday, plus supplemental content throughout the week. Stop by and let us know how we're doing!<br />
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Thanks and have a wonderful Monday.Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-37307811006937718662011-10-06T08:55:00.002-08:002011-10-06T08:57:56.273-08:00A moment for Steve Jobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCmpZKKPiW2g-uoidseZBrOcI4Z1IEygriCzgbRxLNejMgRwFE5jmwXam7krQmssENYXvev9S51OjDh0hff8kWntWpyGIZ-b14eJYDQW1bBbOiiZ8bhq2Hm8iSNLHM4oAfZV5B31QF3ED/s1600/t_hero.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCmpZKKPiW2g-uoidseZBrOcI4Z1IEygriCzgbRxLNejMgRwFE5jmwXam7krQmssENYXvev9S51OjDh0hff8kWntWpyGIZ-b14eJYDQW1bBbOiiZ8bhq2Hm8iSNLHM4oAfZV5B31QF3ED/s640/t_hero.png" width="640" /></a></div>They call him a <a href="http://www.apple.com/">visionary</a>. A <a href="http://garciamedia.com/blog/articles/mankind_mourns_a_giant/">giant</a>. Someone who revolutionized how we use our phones, our computers, talk to each other, find directions, read magazines.<br />
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For people in my profession, he shaped much of what we do and how we do it. In more ways than I can imagine my life is easier and my job is better because of Steve Jobs. Thank you and rest in peace.Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915110208191406693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320541123805585964.post-7282461402299527222011-09-11T16:50:00.000-08:002011-09-11T16:50:06.952-08:00New on Kern This Studio: Never Sets certificates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlH0NYOkZswJSWUirEwfAeMWCOGIF-v67SlXeyQd80zOkt2Lh0vvNFKQNW0oLCk8iAxG0bec62pvXKz-QGHc2_SdWfKH5r8ZmAKpW9BhEcfUfieZ8sWhSlr0yeijSkLjQp8Ojla95Pm_6/s1600/NeverSets+ID.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlH0NYOkZswJSWUirEwfAeMWCOGIF-v67SlXeyQd80zOkt2Lh0vvNFKQNW0oLCk8iAxG0bec62pvXKz-QGHc2_SdWfKH5r8ZmAKpW9BhEcfUfieZ8sWhSlr0yeijSkLjQp8Ojla95Pm_6/s640/NeverSets+ID.jpg" width="492" /></a></div> The folks at the <a href="http://neversets.org/">Never Sets Film Festival</a> asked me to design certificates for the winning films last weekend. The logo and other marketing materials we so sharp, I couldn't say no. Friday night we wend to the screening and awards. There's some true film-making talent in Alaska and some really great people involved in this event.<br />
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See more about these and other Kern This Studio projects over at my <a href="http://kernthisstudio.com/">design and photography studio website</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">After taking a hike at <a href="http://chic907.blogspot.com/2011/09/thunderbird-falls.html">Thunderbird Falls</a>, we weren't done with our Sunday afternoon adventure and decided to drive on to Eklutna Lake. We passed the campground, stopped in the day parking and wandered on to the trail, which opened up to the beautiful site below. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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