Fortos Fort: Roof project–phase 1 complete!
“I love it when a plan comes together…” That is one of my favorite lines of all time from a cheesy 1980s show, The A-team. It took us just three and a half days and a lot of blisters, sore knees and hundreds of up and down treks on the ladder but at this juncture […]
High school grads in small town America
In early June 1989 I walked down the aisle, stuck out my hand and received a rolled up piece of paper tied with a ribbon. When I returned to my seat, to my dismay the paper was blank! It was supposed to be a high school diploma. Never fear, it would come in the mail […]
Fortos Fort: Roof Day 3
The roof project at Forto’s Fort is a huge project. We have been working on it for three days and as we go along we are finding more and more “hidden gems” along the way. Things like bats nests and a bathroom fan hooked up with a dryer vent. Things like that. People up here […]
Recipe Rants: Chicken Salad with Peaches and Blue Cheese
I am a big fan of salads. I could eat one everyday. Well unless pizza is being served. My wife, Michele got me a cool book: Real Simple–Meals Made Easy. I guess she figures I don’t like to cook… Just kidding, I love to cook! Today, I am making a really simple chicken salad with […]
Fortos Fort: The roof–Choices, choices
Forto’s Fort Before the New Roof Tomorrow is a big day at Fortos Fort up in Willow, Alaska. It is when we start the tear down and begin to re-roof the cabin. We knew when we bought the place that one of the first things that we needed to do was replace the roof. Right […]