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 I'm still catching up on chores and sleep from London, plus this is always a frantic time, as every nice day now counts with school about to start, and that fall feeling of winter so close. Last week's cold rain felt like summer was over, but then the sun came back...

My weekend plans kind of sound like an English movie- I have a funeral and a wedding to go to tomorrow. Harriett's service is at 1:00 at Harriett Hall, yes, it was named for her, at the Fairgrounds, and Adam and Amelia are celebrating their marriage with everyone in...

When a friend of hers heard that my daughter JJ was anxiously waiting to hear if she got a teaching job in Juneau, he said, "One phone call will change your life." She did get that call yesterday and is now packing for the move to the capital, and her sister Eliza who...

 I am home now after  a few long flights from London to D.C. to Seattle to Juneau and finally up to Haines and so I've been out of touch.  I am cleaning my desk today, and getting a little organized-- the family, animals, and garden all need some attention. I also...

Grandma Joanne is much more relaxed now that the event is over and Karen is both in one piece and successful—not a medal, but the top ten in the world is a pretty nice spot to be in for a 54 year-old athlete, and she rode a big, kind of dangerous horse, very well. Mr....

I figured you might like these pictures of our day yesterday, from walking through Greenwich Park to the stadium to Karen jumping, the quick re-arranging of the grounds before the awards, the medal presentations and the international teams' party afterward for the...