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Sunday’s Thought
I figured you'd like this one from Sister Simone Campbell, author of Nun on the Bus. I always read it at talks these days. It is printed in front of Bears and Ballots and I don't think we can remind ourselves too often about how important the "we" is in our democracy,...
Off to Camp for Grown-ups
I will be away from my desk-- and thus the blog-- until April 29th. Chip and I are going to grown-up bike camp in California, which should be really fun. I will tell you about it when I return. Stoli is tending the chickens, and the trusty housesitter and her...
Library Happenings & Other Doo-ings.
I started to try and tell you all that's going on at the library this week-- ( I know, I missed Joe's slide show last night because it was so nice out and I wasn't paying attention to the time, with these late sunny evenings it's hard-- ) But decided to tack the...
Go Fly a Kite
There was a moment yesterday afternoon, when the sky was bright, the tide was out, and the wind was blowing just strong enough to fly my granddaughter's kite, that I thought, "If a fairy godmother appears right now and gives me the option of instantly being anywhere...
Sunday’s Thought
“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing--that when we look for what's best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our neighbor, we're participating in something sacred.” ~ Fred...
Happy Friday
It's been a busy week. It's amazing how much I can do when a book is done. I cleaned the chicken, lunchbox yoga-d, stacked the last cord of firewood from the shed onto the porch, Morning Muscle-d, swam, paid up my swim-a-thon pledges, sent a check to Mark Begich to...
A Poem from John Schnabel
If you live in Haines then I am sure you know 'em It's where Heather writes your obit and Christy writes your poem.- John Schnabel John wrote this little ditty about my weird occupation- obituary writer-- and Christy Fowler's elegiac poems that she writes for...