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Sunday’s Thought (Or Monday’s)
“I believe that our friends among the dead really do mind us and look out for us. Often there might be a big boulder of misery over your path about to fall on you, but your friends among the dead hold it back until you have passed by.” – John O’Donohue I have been in...
A Quick Update
In case you were worried, there were no floods and we didn't have mud slides. The storm front blew through. The Covid count is rising, though. 62 now, officially, as of yesterday. That is all we know right now. Information is sparse. But as my daughter says, "That...
Treading Water
Papa Bob and I were among the 321 folks that don't have symptoms and feel fine, but who voluntarily were tested by the SEARHC clinic yesterday. I think that's how many there were.The information-providing people are a bit swamped, to say the least. We will need to...
T H I N K
So there are 41 cases now, officially, and tests keep coming. The library is closed and the pool isn't going to open this week after all. The Bookstore is closed for the week. So is the Bamboo Room and Pioneer Bar. "We decided to play it safe," Christy, who with her...
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay…Again.
First the news: As of the latest official update from the Haines Borough EOC there are 25 Covid cases. ( Doubling Haines' total Covid count since the pandemic began.) I can count more than that in my circles of friends. It's hard to keep up, the cases are climbing,...
Waiting for the Storm (s)
So I was in bed this morning, and really, really tired, like four in the morning tired, when I rolled over and saw the clock reading 5:25. On a Monday morning? Chip was also still in bed. He's usually up at 4:30, I follow him at 5:00. Trixie had nudged her way onto...
Of Bears and Baking
So, how fresh is that bear poop? Just checking to see if it's still warm. (It's not.) My friend Beth took the picture because she thought it was funny. There is a little black bear hanging out in the neighborhood. He, or maybe she? (I did not get that up close and...