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Boxing Day
Annie Dillard famously wrote that how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. My days have been spent with family and stories, and it turns out, that's a pretty good life ( not that there aren't plenty of years left.) I never planned any of this. It...
First Hard Frost
Pearl's backyard water dish was iced over this morning, and Joanie was scraping the ice off her car at the swimming pool after her earlybird swim. The plumbers are working to get the boiler running and the heat back on inside the Chilkat Center, and the Sticklers are...
A Few Things to Know This Week
It is now October, and it feels like it-- with frost on the windshield and fresh snow on the mountains. Ralph and Vince have brought in a huge moose (60 something inches), and tomorrow is local election day, which means we get to vote for assembly and school board...
Facebook News: Haines Man Shot, Recovering in Anchorage Hospital
A friend called and said there had been a shooting early yesterday morning on Small Tracts Road, my regular dog trot loop around the neighborhood. Was there an angry gunman on the loose? A robber? A crazy person? Should I lock the door? My friend didn't know, and...
Let’s Go Mimi
Best to keep it short this morning, as my little friend is running around the house in her underpants, breakfast is bubbling over, there's a wet dog on my bed, and the phone is ringing. We had a great salmon dinner and sent off the cross country team last night....
A Good Meal and A Better Bombshell.
Here's breaking news: There is a 10 dollar a plate gourmet cooking class prepared salmon and Caesar salad dinner tonight at 7:00 at the school, because the cross-country team is heading to Anchorage for the state championships and they need, as always, to raise the...
The Good News First
The good news is that we had a great time at a different tent camp on the mid-Chilkat River, where we spent three days (two sunny, one rainy) and saw lots of moose sign, a bull that was not legal, and a cow, and entertained company between the morning and evening...