Meet Agnes, an ordinary gray tabby with an extraordinary talent for mischief and adventure.
If you missed Chapter 1, you might want to read it to find out how the Rasmussens had to decide what to do with a stow-away cat.
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Susan Reynolds returns to the NESTER with six recent paintings.
Susan writes “The goal of my paintings is to lead the viewer into my world of nature thru abstracted images. I paint because I love the process. From color, composition, line, farmland intuition. I approach my work with passion and creative choices.”
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Agnes, the precocious cat narrating AGNES ON THE MOVE gives us glimpses of sharing her life living with the Olsons and other dogs and cats.
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A Mid-June trip to Sitka to see Paul, Toni, Orion and dogs Greta and Nanook. We enjoyed a variety of experiences.
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Meet Agnes, an ordinary gray tabby with an extraordinary talent for mischief and adventure.
If you missed Chapter 1, you might want to read it to find out how the Rasmussens had to decide what to do with a stow-away cat.
If you read Chapter 1, read on and learn what the Rasmussens decide to do about Agnes, a quite determined cat.
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You will enjoy my brother Dave’s two stories about his time working out of Waterfall on a cannery tender. The stories are also available in BONDED BY WATER, a memoir Dave published in 2014. Dave was the first of the four Olson boys to work for NAKAT from 1948 until my last season with NAKAT in 1968. Dave’s first story is about a a grounding in a storm and the second story (Coming Post) is a fun story about dog mascot on a tender.
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After my two seasons with Severin on the Rap III, I joined the Alaska Fishermen’s Union in Seattle and during the last three years of traps, I worked on a cannery tender for Nakat Packing Corporation. I came north in the summer and picked up my wages in Seattle in the fall. I was young, eager and working on boats became a lifelong practice that I yearned to return to every spring.
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New Bern offers history, gardens, river views and more! Join us as we return to New Bern for a second memorable visit!
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Meet Agnes, an ordinary gray tabby with an extraordinary talent for mischief and adventure.
A scrawny kitten from a funeral home, she joins the Rasmussen family and becomes a confident, clever, and almost magical cat. Agnes disappears into hiding places where she can’t be found; she finds ways to join her people on adventures; she manages to satisfy unusual food tastes. Although never a mean cat, she lets the Rasmussens know when her desires are thwarted, but rewards them with purrs when she is happy.
In AGNES ON THE MOVE, Agnes becomes determined to join her people on their trip to Disneyland, where she hopes to stalk Mickey Mouse. How will she hide in the car? What adventures and challenges await her? How does she become a Disneyland attraction?
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Our destination was a dream trip to the North Carolina Outer Banks, with its famous beaches, lighthouses, wild. ponies, and. legends.
All four Olsons: Jerry, Keith, Tim and Lorelie, traveled to this unique shoreline area along the Atlantic Ocean. Our experiences were as varied as the scenery!
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