I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

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Tenakee, Travel and Trixie

Tenakee, Travel and Trixie

“It will be easier if Trixie stays home with us,” Chip said. He’s in the final stretch of his training for the Boston Marathon, and a trip to Tenakee Springs wasn’t on his workout plan. Besides, the cabin there is my project. He is hugely helpful and generous as I...

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A Perfect Pearl

A Perfect Pearl

In yoga the other day Sarah said, “Sometimes you just have to rip the Band Aid.” Our dog Pearl died while we were away. It was a good death, as deaths go. On her own bed, at home, unassisted, no pain. People she loved were near.Most importantly a child, our grandson....

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Older and Wiser?

Older and Wiser?

“It is greatest to believe and to hope well of the world, because he who does so, quits the world of experience and makes the world he lives in.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson “So often our lives come down to a choice. Do I say this? Or do I say that? Or say nothing at all? Do...

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Greetings From Down Under

Greetings From Down Under

“Family is found...whether it be blood or circumstance or choice, what binds us does not matter. All that matters is that we are bound.” ― Taylor Jenkins Reid 33.9535° S, 115.0630° E Indian Ocean Margaret River WA 8:00 am tomorrow, 77 degrees Light winds Blue sky...

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Something Funny

Something Funny

Turns out the coach in my cycling trainer is actually God. Good to know he's in my laptop and will be traveling with me.

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Jan 10 Beach to Beach

Jan 10 Beach to Beach

Margaret River is both a region and a bustling market town famed for its wine, incredible surfing, gorgeous coastline, multi-chambered caves and mysterious karri (eucalyptus) forests. - Trip Advisor I walked on one beach and packed for another. Haines today: 15...

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Jan 9 A Good Night for Soup & Friends

Jan 9 A Good Night for Soup & Friends

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien A cold snowy day, filled with packing and errands and lists. The Christmas tree is out behind the wood shed, the decorations are in the box in Chip's...

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