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Christmas Eve, The Last Day of Advent Thought(s)
I am up early, to bake the coffee cakes, like that old Dunkin Donuts commercial, my song is “Time to make the coffee cakes.” The two I made yesterday didn’t work out. They appear flatter than they should be. But, my daughter says they will taste fine. Of course they...
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.
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...
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...
Jan 8: Check, Check, Check (almost) Check
“The people are immensely likable— cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted, and unfailingly obliging. Their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water. They have a society that is prosperous, well ordered, and instinctively egalitarian. The food is...
Sunday’s Thought
"Don’t give up on truth and beauty and justice, no matter the headlines, no matter how dire things seem. The light always returns—always always always."- Anne Lamott It is the Feast of the Epiphany for those of you that follow these things. The day the church...
Epiphany
“I also learned this year that my delight grows—much like love and joy—when I share it.”- Ross Gay, The Book of Delights Jan 6, Saturday, noon. Sunny, cold (19 degrees), light north wind. Ebbing tide. The sun pulls on we Alaskans, practically cave...