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Dec 9 Hopes and Hoops
"Based on the evidence, why was I given this day?"- John O'Donohue 11:30 am, Saturday Dec. 9, Chilkat River Beach. North wind, 30 degrees, fine snow. High tide. We walked later because I had a basketball game to watch at 10:00 and another one at 1:00. My...
Friday? No Way.
I've been caught up in ferries, grandchildren, dogs, friends, family, and helicopters for a few days and now it is snowing for real. So here's the big good news: Martha is up and talking and laughing and thanking God for all the blessings of her life on the...
Happy Monday
There is nothing like good news on Monday morning. Martha is off the tubes and doing well. A friend visited her last night and report: "She looked Great!!.. She is recovering faster and better than the doctors expected (us Alaskans!). They are impressed." She said...
Sunday’s Thought
"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince (In other news, I haven't heard more about Martha, which I assume is good, as...
Good News UPDATE On Martha
Last night we heard Martha is off her tubes and such, and is talking to her family and doing well. Turns out that's not quite true, she still has some assistance breathing, and had surgery this morning to drain some of the seawater she swallowed, according to her...
Sometimes
"Sometimes things don't go, after all, from bad to worse." That's a line from a poem by Sheenagh Pugh ( I think that's how to spell her name.) It's been rolling around in my head this morning with so much good news. The Macowiaks survived a plane crash in Lynn Canal....
That Old Wintry Feeling
The first snow showed up in flurries yesterday. But it's here more for real this morning, dusting the deck chairs and beach, the last pansies in the pot, and the windshield when I came out of Morning Muscles. I hope the driving from Haines to Homer-- all 1000-plus...