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Dec. 5: It Could Be Worse.
"Bad weather always looks worse through a window"- Tom Leher 10 am on the Chilkat. 36 degrees. Rainy with a stiff south wind on top of fresh snow. Enough beach to walk on below the snow. "It could be worse," I said, laughing as we ducked into the wind. It felt like we...
Moose Hunting Postcard
My dad used to say the best thing about going away was coming home again. It was so nice to take a hot bath and get into clean clothes that were made from materials I can pronounce. Like cotton. Chip and I swung by Fish and Game and checked the white board in the...
How Can You Miss Me If I Don’t Go Away?
This is what my mornings looked like the last few days- Caroline and I traveled to Juneau to hang out with baby James and his mother and aunt, and I assure you that babies and small children and technology just don't mix very well. Instead of blogging we read board...
Community Life Can Be A Challenge
These last few weeks with one foot standing in summer and the other in fall have been a little crazy. (In more ways than one.)There are fresh dahlias on the table and moose camp is up (the season opens Tuesday.) I hope the tent doesn't get washed away today. There is...
Sunday’s Thought
"For the love of God is broader than the measure of the mind; and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind." -Frederick W. Faber, words Hymn 470 in the Episcopal Church Hymnal 1982
A Correction
I think the cross country meet in Haines today begins at 1:45 at the fair grounds, but you'll want to be there a little earlier to walk out and watch it from somewhere on the course. Also, there is a golf tournament (scramble) beginning today at 9am. (It's a little...
A Garden Party Post Card (and a few things to know for Friday)
Silvia Rose is, as what we call a "goer" .(And now a Terrific Two. Well almost, we celebrated a few days early to take advantage of the sunshine and a break in the fishing season so her hard working dad and uncle could be there.) This afternoon from 4:30-5:30 there...