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We Trimmed the Tree
Of course , it is a work in progress. The ornaments move around, in clumps mostly. I hung the fragile ones up high, but after that it's a free for all. And honestly, there are only a few of the hand-blown Austrian glass icicles left. The big kids ( that would be my...
Puppy Dreams
The cold windy weather is perfect for sleeping in, especially when we are taking a few days off from the early morning cycles to rest for Saturday's relay. Well, there is nothing like a puppy to change plans. A nine week old Springer spaniel. He is a gift for a...
Windy Wednesday
I was feeling pretty good about the messy draft of my new book until I went to the bookstore yesterday and saw that Anna Quindlen had already written the final draft. Actually, we are pretty different, but I am a huge fan. I'll buckle down again, as soon as I babysit...
Going to Tok or Nearby and Want Some Company?
How could I not put the two French girls, Amelie and Marion, up for a few nights when they had me sign a hard cover of If You Lived Here, which they carried in a back pack all the way from the mid-west and came to Haines because of it? They have hitchhiked from Rio...
Sunday’s Thought from Desmond Tutu
" In our best moments, deep inside us, we know that goodness and righteousness and courage are admirable attributes that we crave." - Archbishop Desmund Tutu
Betty Found me but I Didn’t Find Anne Lamott
It was a two cruise ship week, and on the morning of the first ship Nelle called just as I was having my second cup of coffee and said there was a nice older lady and her two daughters on a tour right now, headed up to Fred's shop with Barb (who was wearing a pink...
Try Again
Papa Bob just left for a massage, the dog is walked and dishes are done, and since it's raining I figured I had a minute to catch you up-- then Stoli called and asked if I'd watch baby Lani while she went to Zumba. Well, of course. So you'll have to settle for the...