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One Thing I Know
When an old friend dies, the best thing to do is to go play with young friends, preferably very young friends, and if you are really lucky, they will be your grandchildren. Happy dogs are good for the heart too, And doughnuts. Don't forget doughnuts....
Shaun White’s Wolves
The wolves began howling during the women's downhill. Right after Lindsey Vonn won my husband let the dogs out and said to mute the TV and come stand by the door. Across the Chilkat River a whole pack was crying and howling. Although howl is not an adequate word. The...
Fat Tuesday Luck
John just called, and said to be sure to eat a doughnut today so we'd have good luck all year. It's a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition he said. His wife Cheryl is from Pa. I told him that in our church we eat pancakes and sausage tonight. It is Fat Tuesday (or Shrove...
A League of His Own
We ate king crab tonight at my daughter's house that her friend (and ours, and everyone's really) Stuart caught this afternoon and cooked for us. It took a while for him to find the propane burner and the great big pot so he could boil the crabs on the deck. Also,...
The Secret to a Long Life
When I told my daughter Sarah I wouldn't be able to attend the basketball game, or hold the baby while she watched the Haines Lady Glacier Bears beat the Lady Wrangell Wolves again --the baby's tiny ears are not ready for the noise of the gym--because her father and...
Time For A Sleepover
Maya, who is about five, said to Sally, who is also about that age,"can we have a sleepover?" Sally's mother Sara said "not tonight." Then precocious Maya, who is tiny with lots of dark curly hair, said that she preferred sleeping with her mother, until her father...
The Haines Tuxedo
Yup, you read right. There is now a real, honest to goodness Haines Tuxedo, and I'm not talking about Dan Henry's Salvation Army dinner jacket or Lee Heinmiller's T-shirt with the tux design on it. North Face has a brand new heli-ski suit called the Haines Tuxedo....