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Sunday’s Thought
"Love is the story and the prayer that matters most."-- Brian Doyle This week, I was in Juneau with my daughter and son-in-law and baby Henry and toddling Emilia because Henry caught RSV and ended up in the ER and everyone was terrified and trying to be calm. (He's 6...
Sunday’s Thought from Sara Paretsky
When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.--Sara Paretsky
Pearl Visits Kindergarten
Pearl is getting a lot of attention. My friend Sabine gave her two tubs of homemade food, one of beef and vegetables and another of salmon and oats. She really likes it, and so does Phoebe, the grumpy old terrier who has also been charmed by Pearl.(This is big, since...
Really Busy Doing Nothing?
I feel like a new woman this morning. I am sort of back to work after three days of doing "nothing"-- except hanging out with a sick toddler and a brand new puppy. It has been a long time since I was a full-time mom for longer than a day, and frankly, I don't know...
Meet Puppy Pearl
What am I crazy? Housebreaking a Golden Retriever puppy in the winter? THIS winter? What was I thinking? But oh my, she is so perfect I just keep smiling. Even after a long day with an ill two-year-old Pearl is still cheerful. Here are a few scenes from our first...
Snowy Scenes of an Epic Alaskan Winter
My daughter JJ is back home for the semester student teaching in the Haines kindergarten before she receives her degree in May. She calls us "the three best friends." We have been snowshoeing or walking after she gets out each day. Yesterday we couldn't drive to any...
A Few Pictures of the Snow (Before last night’s big fall.)
(There is a house in there...) What's a person to do but enjoy it?