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Nov 13, A Lucky Walk on the Chilkat
My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now and we don't where the heck she is.- Ellen DeGeneres 10:30 am, Monday Nov. 13. 31 degrees. Cloudy, light NW breeze. Almost high tide. (Notice the 13 and 31? It's my lucky day.)...
So Rich in Love and Talent
Christy Tengs Fowler's show last night at the Chilkat Center was the latest best thing on an already can-you-top-this kind of summer of weddings, festivals, the Fair -- even the rain is amazing and breaking all records. Her songs, all based on Dr. Phil's books, TV...
A Little About Michele Genest’s New Cookbook, The Boreal Feast.
I just got off the phone with Yukon cookbook author and Canadian food magazine columnist Michele Genest. She is speaking at the library this Saturday, and I'm on the board, plus I like books and authors-- and I don't why I didn't think of this sooner-- but figured I'd...
Viewer Discretion Advised: Fabio’s Demise.
Yesterday the sun came out and the wind kicked in enough to dry out the lawn to mow. But now it is raining again.Everything seems a little unsettled from the weather to the wildlife. The rain has swelled the muddy Chilkat, and the full moon tides are extreme, making...
Good Morning Haines, Postcard
When Robin Williams visited Glacier Bay, a few miles as the the eagle flies from here, he supposedly said that if this isn't God's backyard, he certainly lives nearby. The bigger question, is would we recognize God at the harbor, or Main Street, or even in our own...
A Joyous Mud Bay Rainy Wedding Postcard
Sunday’s Thought
The Love a Life can show Below Is but a filament, I know Of that diviner thing-- Emily Dickinson