Blog
Dec 22 The Quiet Miracles
"Take time to seek the quiet miracles that seek no attention."- John O'Donohue The little pink boots in the mud room slayed me yesterday. It's probably all the sugar, and coffee, and crowds. I did not imagine, some 40 something years ago, when I got married that...
Pearl Walks to Town (and catches a ride home) Post Card
Back Home and At Work- Sadly
I have been in Homer a long weekend, hosted and feted by the Friends of the Library there. I was a special star because the Haines library, which I am on the board of, inspired the Homer community to build their new library, so they made me feel very welcome. This is...
Rainy Tuesday Evening Postcard
April showers will bring April leaves-- the next time the sun comes out, which may be Friday. In the meantime it's been a little wet and windy and kind of chilly-- 45 and rain is colder than you'd think. The beach is not so much fun when you are walking into rainy...
John Schnabel’s Eulogy
John's Truck We sent John Schnabel off with the kind of party he would have liked on Saturday, with lots of people, lots of food, the Fishpickers band playing, and...
That Kind of Week. (Lucky me.)
I fought with my forgotten Skype IDs and passwords for two days so I could talk with an interviewer in South Korea for ten minutes, entertained guests-- twice--, had a eulogy to write for John Schnabel (still working on it.. it's "due" by his memorial service at 4:00...
Gold Medal Women
Yup, the Haines women won the Gold Medal tourney in Juneau this weekend, and after we all arrived home on the ferry at noon yesterday, took naps, and had a quiet Easter dinner, we all went to bed. I was asleep by eight. I didn't even play and I was exhausted by the...