Blog
It’s Been a While Since I’ve Been Out
It all happened because I was asked to speak at the Association of Alaska School Boards conference in Anchorage, back in May, and I said yes. Then Covid went crazy again in Alaska, and I figured it would be virtual. Sigh. I mean, Zoom is okay, and it's very...
Yellow Ribbon Tree
I have a friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, who has been decorating a spruce tree on the side of road at 7-mile for about ten years. She hangs eggs on it at Easter, and hearts on Valentine's Day, and pumpkins and goblins at Halloween. There were stuffed...
A Sunday Thought.
From the church bulletin today: "Grace and goodness come from God...We are not the sole authors of our own story. What does come from us, though, are the decisions we make in the face of the graces we receive. We can either respond to each life grace and become...
Full and Well
Last night I gave my husband a choice- the People for Peace Potluck at the Senior Center, or burgers at the Elks. He opted for the Elks. We went to the Klondike. It's not that long a story. What happened is that I called my friend Nancy and invited her, and her...
Happy Birthday (a day late) Trooper Josh
It is a scene you think you've witnessed. A state Trooper SUV pulls over on the side of a winding road, waving a truck following him to pull in behind. The Trooper steps out of his rig, and the guy in the pick-up rolls down his window and says, " I thought my lights...
Taking Good Care
My neighbor Lyle is home after being in the hospital for about three weeks with a sudden and alarming internal organ problem. The good news he is well now, and was out doing chores yesterday, and this morning was back on the Safety Report with Al. Fireman Al said it...
The Anniversary of the Sinking of the Princess Sophia
On October 26, 1918 the Princess Sophia sank on Vanderbilt Reef, between Haines and Juneau, killing 353 people, many leading citizens of the Yukon and Alaska. It is a tragedy that is hard to wrap your head around. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison have written about it in...