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Paper Chains and Snowflakes
Today we made paper chains for the tree and snowflakes for the windows. Life may creep along hour to hour, day to day-- but mostly it's made up of those crystal clear scenes -- some hard-- some happy -- the ones that move our hearts. That make us who we are. An entire...
It Really is Kind of Funny
This morning I am laughing about the review I posted in despair last night. Proof of what a good night's sleep can do for a person (and a gazillion emails saying I how great I am. Thank you.) One of you took some time to search around for our man Sparse's positive...
No Wonder Writers go Crazy
Here are two internet notifications I received within about ten minutes of each other today. The first brought my forehead crashing to the keyboard in despair (I am, after all, trying to write another book), but then the second saved the day. The best lesson? Words...
Summer is Coming, Honest.
Yesterday one of my adult daughters said, "This year will be remembered for its divorces, people moving out of town, 30 feet of snow, and no summer. I think they are all related." Okay, she was having a bad day. It is a little discouraging though. Last summer when...
Sunday’s Thought
"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."- H.G. Wells Yesterday 1200 (mostly, there were some kids) adults rode our bikes from Haines Junction in the Yukon Territory down to Haines in the wind and rain and almost...
Something a Lot Lighter
I just had to share a few pictures from my lunch date with Caroline yesterday, to put what is really important in perspective.
It’s the 20th Anniversary of the Bike Race? Time Flies.
I am surprised that the whole bike race thing is still so emotional for me. I am more than a little scattered this morning and I have a lot to do before we leave this afternoon. It has been seven years since I was run over while training for the annual Kluane to...