Arron’s Blog

A few days ago I posted a video of one of my friend’s houses in Homer, Alaska. I grew about a half mile from him on 4 acres of beachfront property facing the Homer Spit. We had the best view in the world! I still remember helping my dad and grandpa build our house. It was two stories, 32′ long and 16′ wide, with visqueen windows and no running water! We had “run and get it water,” meaning that we hauled our water every week from the local store. Also, with no indoor pluming we used an outhouse. To be honest, I can’t think of a better childhood. Much to my disappointment, my parents sold the property two years ago. Last summer I went to Homer and the new owners had erected the beachfront mansion you see below. But, above it, slightly to the right, you can still see the house I grew up in!