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It Was a Really Big Day.
Christian proposed to Ella and she said yes, and it all happened rather early, before our regular dog walk at 9:30 and we heard about it in the mud room just as we were heading out and they were coming in. Of course we all cried and hugged and you can only imagine the...
Facebook News: Haines Man Shot, Recovering in Anchorage Hospital
A friend called and said there had been a shooting early yesterday morning on Small Tracts Road, my regular dog trot loop around the neighborhood. Was there an angry gunman on the loose? A robber? A crazy person? Should I lock the door? My friend didn't know, and...
Let’s Go Mimi
Best to keep it short this morning, as my little friend is running around the house in her underpants, breakfast is bubbling over, there's a wet dog on my bed, and the phone is ringing. We had a great salmon dinner and sent off the cross country team last night....
A Good Meal and A Better Bombshell.
Here's breaking news: There is a 10 dollar a plate gourmet cooking class prepared salmon and Caesar salad dinner tonight at 7:00 at the school, because the cross-country team is heading to Anchorage for the state championships and they need, as always, to raise the...
The Good News First
The good news is that we had a great time at a different tent camp on the mid-Chilkat River, where we spent three days (two sunny, one rainy) and saw lots of moose sign, a bull that was not legal, and a cow, and entertained company between the morning and evening...
Off to Moose Camp With Full Pockets
Now that three seasoned outdoors folks have had to spend the night on a log in the middle of the Chilkat River after their skiff motor quit, then they were swept into a dead tree and it oveturned dumping them and its contents in the water and leaving them wet and...
September Day Post Card
Yesterday was one of those September days that used to me make me feel kind of homesick-- or at least that's the right feeling if not the proper word. The light and stillness, the yellow leaves and woodsmoke, boats in the harbor, last tourists looking around, the...