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Sunday’s Thought
It is Epiphany, finally. Don't you think there is a cosmic, even divine message in the sunset on Jan. 6? I just sat and stared. Today it's back to the freezing snowpocolypse and I'm trying not to be too alarmed by the fine snow blowing through my bathroom window, or...
Officer’s Row on a cold December day
Date and Time Detail
Please notice that my neighbor James, who designed these pages with me, has now added the time and date for every blog entry. How nice is that, especially for those of us who keep forgetting what time it is, and what day it is. Also, you may be pleased to know that he...
P.S. on Lambs
Dec. 15, 2010 (Again)-- I am tech challenged and apologize for the too big photo, but I figured better a little funky than not at all. Thanks to my daughters I have managed to post photos on facebook, and have learned to get them from there to here, but not how to...
Missing Lambs
Dec.15, 2010- Two lambs are missing from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church nativity scene. At the Hospice of Haines holiday open house yesterday volunteer Dick Flegel said he hopes they'll come back in time for Christmas. Dick is largely responsible for the newly...
Make Your House Fair as You Are Able
On Sunday we sang the Advent hymn People Look East, which includes the verse, "Make your house fair as you are able, trim the hearth and set the table" and I've been doing best. The good news is Chip and I found a nice tree on the beach Saturday -after I bought a few...
Best Alaska Books of 2010
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill) made the Anchorage Daily News best books list, along with some other pretty great Alaskan books. They'd all make great Christmas gifts.