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Of Bears and Berries
Last night the sow and cubs were back in the mountain ash trees. Chip shined the flashlight out the bedroom window, clapped and told them to "git." The dogs growled and barked (from safe inside the house) and the bears loped off and we sort of fell back asleep. At...
Goats and Grace
We had a big family dinner last night to send the boys off to Washington. I made mountain goat enchiladas which are everyone's favorite. The meat is rich and stringy but tender when you cook it in a crock pot all day. It's perfect for shredding inside flour tortillas...
Adventures
I just assumed the booms yesterday morning about 5:30 were bear hunters across the river. It is brown bear hunting season, and there are a handful of guiding outfits in town, and it takes a big rifle to stop a big bear. A guide told me once that if a bear is...
Mt. Riley Fall Hike Postcard
Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
Fall Boat Harbor Postcard
Lighting the Night With Loved Ones
The first annual Hospice of Haines "Light the Night" gathering was Friday, with luminarias set all along the dark school track on a breezy, cold October evening when the souls of the departed felt very close. It was harder on my heart than I expected. The luminarias...
Sunday’s Thought
The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." - Galations 5:14