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Sunday’s Thought
“Hope is not a matter of waiting for things outside of us to get better. It is about getting better inside about what is going on outside.” — Joan D. Chittister
Snowstorm Post Card
It has been a busy morning digging out, but here's a few pictures from the last 48 hours. Getting ready for the big snow, Tuesday afternoon Wednesday Thursday morning
Snow Day
Well, there's a lot of snow out there this morning, and the wind has picked up, making the Haines Highway "undrivable" according to Chef Adam, who waded over to the radio station and turned it on to tell us that school is closed and that Haines Friends of...
Love that Snow
My friend has a daycare, and the big first snow has thrilled all her little charges.But that means snow suits, boots, mittens, hats-- for about a dozen toddlers. By the time she gets the last one dressed and out the door the first one is ready to come in. She says...
Gold Rush Alaska Recap
A live blog- sort of. I watched & blogged "live style" Friday's episode of the Discovery Channel's “reality” show about the gold mining Hoffman family from Oregon which is filmed at Porcupine Creek, which is in Haines, and this season stars locals Parker Schnabel (17)...
Heaven in an Old Dog’s Eyes
I have had requests for the column I wrote last year about my flat coated retriever Forte for Woman's Day, so here it is. Since then, Merry died too-- (you can find her obituary, just search the blog) so we are down to one old terrier, Phoebe is even grumpier now....
Sunday’s Thought
"Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank thee for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love." The Book of Common Prayer