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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...
Sunday’s Thought(s)
- By Roz Chast in the New Yorker I showered, dressed,attended the matinee of Lynn Canal Community Players fabulous comedy (Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers) this afternoon because Chip and my friends said I couldn't miss it. I assumed since I was presentable...
Sunday’s Thought(s)
My brain is rattled every time I sneeze or cough or the dogs bark, which are all often, as I have the flu, and I am caring for the grand dogs until their basketball star owners return on the ferry. ( And yes, the Haines Women won the Juneau Gold Medal tourney --...
Sunny Snowy Friday Postcard
I didn't make it to Juneau yesterday. The snow began in earnest about the time I was due to fly out. But my daughters' team won their game, and so the Haines Women will defend their Gold Medal tourney title Saturday night! The great good news is that all three Haines...
Wow. Manic March Indeed
Maybe it is a sign of the off-kilter nature of these days that the egg I tried to balance on the the first day of Spring fell over. (I have heard you can do this on the equinox, as the earth is in balance. I have also read that with practice and the proper egg, anyone...
Sunday’s Thought
"The fast pace of our lives makes it difficult for us to find grace in the present moment, and when the simple gifts at our fingertips cease to nourish us, we have a tendency to crave the sensational." -- Macrina Wiederkehr
March 17
It is St. Patrick's Day, maybe your birthday too, or a birthday of someone you once loved and lost. It could even be your due date, and you are now wondering, if you are in labor, do I give him or her (you probably already know the gender) an Irish name, or not, and...