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8 Days ’til Christmas?
Is that right? I need help counting napkins and plates in order to set the table, and exactly how many need a seat for dinner. And we aren't even all here yet.Our oldest daughter and her family won't arrive until Christmas Eve on the ferry from Juneau -and yes,...
Sunday’s Thought
From poet Mary Oliver- "Oh Lord, how shining and festive is your gift to us, if we only look, and see."
Food With Thought
When a friend asked for volunteers to make dinners for Michael and the two little girls while his wife Melissa is in an Anchorage hospital, 800 miles away from Haines, on complete bed rest, until hopefully December, to keep a baby in her womb who apparently wants to...
Where Have I Been? A Postcard
Let's just say there has been a lot of family time this week. We needed to get a tree stand up for moose hunting season, golf, berry pick, enjoy a few more sunny summer days at the beach, can some salmon, take a few walks, and spend some time rainy-day time indoors...
Camp Postcard
It is more than a little nice to spend a few days with a little bit of the family (actually the very littlest right now) at a cabin on a pond out of internet and phone reach, without electricity or plumbing. My grandchildren will no doubt mess up all those popular...
A Few Things To Know for this Weekend
Tonight at 7:30 in the Chilkat Center the Haines Arts Council presents the Alaska String Band and Triple L Band-- it's a family friendly show of bluegrass, old time, gospel, and swing tunes. Tomorrow from 10-noon there is a Farmer's Market at the Fairgrounds. Sunday...
Bears Out There
Yesterday morning we cycled right into a fog bank at about 9-mile so thick I had to stop and take off my glasses. This is right along the stretch of road adjacent to the Chilkat River where we always see wet bear prints and piles of bear poop. Actually, the whole road...