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Thanks, Praise and Putzing Around
It is amazing to me how a very healthy person can be slayed by the tiniest of bacteria-- and how I went from hale and hearty to sleepy and weepy so fast. It helps me feel for the Covid long haulers, although what I had was not Covid, it still lingered long past its...
Snow Day
Well, there's a lot of snow out there this morning, and the wind has picked up, making the Haines Highway "undrivable" according to Chef Adam, who waded over to the radio station and turned it on to tell us that school is closed and that Haines Friends of...
Love that Snow
My friend has a daycare, and the big first snow has thrilled all her little charges.But that means snow suits, boots, mittens, hats-- for about a dozen toddlers. By the time she gets the last one dressed and out the door the first one is ready to come in. She says...
Gold Rush Alaska Recap
A live blog- sort of. I watched & blogged "live style" Friday's episode of the Discovery Channel's “reality” show about the gold mining Hoffman family from Oregon which is filmed at Porcupine Creek, which is in Haines, and this season stars locals Parker Schnabel (17)...
Heaven in an Old Dog’s Eyes
I have had requests for the column I wrote last year about my flat coated retriever Forte for Woman's Day, so here it is. Since then, Merry died too-- (you can find her obituary, just search the blog) so we are down to one old terrier, Phoebe is even grumpier now....
Sunday’s Thought
"Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank thee for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love." The Book of Common Prayer
Happy Trails to Forte
Even the vet cried, which did not make it any easier. The driving rain and snow didn't help either, nor did the fact that Forte perked up as soon as we all gathered around him on the porch to put him down. But then he fell asleep so quickly, so quietly, he was just...