I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

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Dec 16  Light and Good Will

Dec 16 Light and Good Will

"Christmas has a special delight- as though the season is cheering you on."-- Jeanette Winterson Dec. 16, Saturday, 11:15 am, 30 degrees, low tide, calm winds, fresh snow. About as perfect a soft December morning as they make. (Late again-- I had to put the sandwich...

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Of Grace and Gardens

I read something funny the other day, that the same person who put the ru in February must have put the ne in Wednesday. It is that time of year when even the little things can be difficult to deal with. I have been thinking how life can change on a dime with one...

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Happy Tuesday

Here is a short, non-political, critically informative video explanation of Alaska's financial crisis by Gunnar Knapp that every Alaskan should watch and share with friends. Thanks to Charles Wolforth's column in the Dispatch, which is a good read as well. There will...

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Sunday’s Thought

"Smile at each other; smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other – it doesn’t matter who it is – and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other." ~ Mother Teresa

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Cloudy With a 70 Percent Chance of Love

So this week we've had snow, sun, clouds, wind, calm, cold, warm-- and Alaska made the national news because there's not enough snow in Anchorage to start the Iditarod sled dog race there this year. Today? The clouds fell from the sky and landed on the beach.  In...

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Tuesday’s Thought (s)

"The birds they sang  at the break of day  Start again  I heard them say  Don't dwell on what  has passed away  or what is yet to be...  Ring the bells that still can ring  Forget your perfect offering  There is a crack in everything  That's how the light gets in."--...

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Friday? Seriously?

Monday I had half of my teeth cleaned, not the top half or the bottom half, but the right side of my mouth from the molars to the gap between my front teeth. Which may be why I felt so lopsided until the second half was cleaned yesterday afternoon and my balance was...

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