COFFEE-DRUNK or BLIND: An Alaskan Homesteading Adventure - Paperback

by Elle Knowles (Author)

It's hard to believe Mother and Daddy pulled an eight by forty foot two bedroom trailer, behind a truck with a camper built onto the bed, for four thousand-forty miles, with four children in tow - children ranging in ages from two to six. The trip began on June 17, 1959 at six o'clock a.m., with one thousand dollars in cash and a credit card.In my mother's words - January, 1959 - I am sure choosing the spot of land you raise your family on, is important to every young couple. Somehow, it seemed to be so important to us two years ago, when we left the sunny south for this great north land, that all the hard work and trials and tribulations, didn't seem important at all. Now I wonder how we could have been so blind...

Author Biography

Elle Knowles lives in the Florida Panhandle with her newly retired husband, Harry, in his 1956 family home. It has been referred to as a beach house, a bungalow, and a bomb shelter! They love it though, and have learned quite a lot about home improvement DIY, and how to live in a small space - without killing each other! Though none of them live closer than 5 1/2 hours, there are four beautiful daughters, one handsome son, and eleven wonderful grandchildren in their lives. At the age of four, Elle homesteaded in Alaska with her parents and four siblings, and then moved back to Louisiana five years later. Her mother's letters and journals from that time in their lives have always held a special place in her heart, and she constantly encouraged her mother to turn them into a book. Sadly, that never happened, so she decided to write the non-fiction Coffee-Drunk or Blind herself, and learned a lot about Alaska homesteading she only thought she had known! Also, to her writing credit is her first fiction novel, Crossing The Line. You can find Elle on her blog at knowleselle.wordpress.com, on Facebook at http: //on.fb.me/1w2cbdk, and follow her on twitter @knowleselle.