Author name: Xenia Rutherford

They Have Uber Here, His name is Harry

/ Chronicles of an Alaskan Outsider

We were in the middle of watching “Jexi” (we see every movie that comes to town) when my husband got a call from the ER. Someone shot a nail through his hand with a nail gun. We had made the rooky mistake of driving only one car while Mark was on call. Usually not a […]

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We were in the middle of watching “Jexi” (we see every movie that comes to town) when my husband got a call from the ER. Someone shot a nail through his hand with a nail gun. We had made the rooky mistake of driving only one car while Mark was on call. Usually not a

Can You Outrun a Bear?

/ Chronicles of an Alaskan Outsider

Only a couple of months living in our new home on the Kenai Peninsula and already I had accumulated a total of one friend. Her name is Allison, and she is teaching me squash. The first time we met it was for lunch at a cute bookstore and deli. My husband’s birthday was coming up

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Only a couple of months living in our new home on the Kenai Peninsula and already I had accumulated a total of one friend. Her name is Allison, and she is teaching me squash. The first time we met it was for lunch at a cute bookstore and deli. My husband’s birthday was coming up

4 Tips On How To Avoid a Bear Attack

/ Chronicles of an Alaskan Outsider

Prior to our move to Alaska one question started to keep me up at night. What if I created a blog called “Poking the Bear” only to be killed by a bear? That would be so embarrassing. Such a violent death is a hard enough without it being ironic too. The idea of bears and

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Prior to our move to Alaska one question started to keep me up at night. What if I created a blog called “Poking the Bear” only to be killed by a bear? That would be so embarrassing. Such a violent death is a hard enough without it being ironic too. The idea of bears and

Fooled by a Dummy

/ Moving & Kids

  How I was outsmarted by a dummy:   In the bestseller “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/organizing-tips/a25908482/marie-kondo-book-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up-tips/one of Marie Condo’s basic rules is to get rid of anything that does not spark joy. While my daughter took this to a whole new level whittling down her belongings to basically the clothes on her back,

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  How I was outsmarted by a dummy:   In the bestseller “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/organizing-tips/a25908482/marie-kondo-book-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up-tips/one of Marie Condo’s basic rules is to get rid of anything that does not spark joy. While my daughter took this to a whole new level whittling down her belongings to basically the clothes on her back,

Seward in the Off Season

/ Alaska, Travel

How long should one stare at a Puffin? It’s a question we all ask ourselves. Personally all the Puffin time I need is two minutes. For my husband it is at least an hour, so in Seward he was in Puffin heaven. It was the first weekend in October and we were in Seward for

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How long should one stare at a Puffin? It’s a question we all ask ourselves. Personally all the Puffin time I need is two minutes. For my husband it is at least an hour, so in Seward he was in Puffin heaven. It was the first weekend in October and we were in Seward for

The Art of Seduction

/ Change is Good. Right?

For sale: Rare! One of a kind sexy portrait of me. 1989. Artist unknown.  While packing up the garage, I came across this old portrait of myself. As I stared into my eyes I asked the me who was smirking back, “do you spark joy?” Keep only what does is one of the main rules

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For sale: Rare! One of a kind sexy portrait of me. 1989. Artist unknown.  While packing up the garage, I came across this old portrait of myself. As I stared into my eyes I asked the me who was smirking back, “do you spark joy?” Keep only what does is one of the main rules

Is Death a Bad Omen?

/ Change is Good. Right?, Chronicles of an Alaskan Outsider

Signs are everywhere. Signs that can be interpreted as good or bad, depending on who is doing the interpreting. As we move through our daily routines we don’t often notice signs. Within our comfort zones we are just less likely to look for them. But, when we are feeling vulnerable we become hypersensitive and aware.

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Signs are everywhere. Signs that can be interpreted as good or bad, depending on who is doing the interpreting. As we move through our daily routines we don’t often notice signs. Within our comfort zones we are just less likely to look for them. But, when we are feeling vulnerable we become hypersensitive and aware.

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