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“What if Christmas doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss
It has been a really busy day.. and finally, a few moms and a grandma did a little yoga, where we learned that "pop off" or "popping off" is the Australian word for fart. Don't ask. Also, I had to go to the dentist today to fix a failed filling and fell asleep in the...
A Fun Haines Video
If you haven't seen this already, here's Steve Vick's Black Friday in Haines shopping (sort of) video. You'll love it. We do.
As Warm as Mexico? You Bet.
I think the wind blew even harder last night than it did yesterday, and I know the drifts in the Fort are pretty impressive. My friend Fran and I busted through them in my Subaru to get to Morning Muscles at six. Luckily there was a lot of stretching. Last night Pearl...
A Mind of Winter
I woke thinking of that children's poem, "Who has seen the wind, neither you nor I," since it's wrong, and I can see the wind and have been able to for about a week, although this morning's snow especially, filled in the breezy spaces on a walk across the Siberian...
Sunday’s Thought
"How can this be? Such calm, such peace, such solitude in this world of woe?" - David Budbill (From a poem, The Sixth of January.)
Sword Fights and Snow in the Forecast
Looks like we might have to skate on Chilkoot Lake after all today, as we won't be able to tomorrow, or for a while, if the forecast comes true. I hear the ice is solid, where the skaters have been, although there is a skiff of snow on top and you can't see it...
Great Napping Forecast
What you need to know for today from the National Weather Service in Juneau: the marine forecast for northern Lynn Canal (that would be Haines and Skagway). ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT....