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One Thing I Know
When an old friend dies, the best thing to do is to go play with young friends, preferably very young friends, and if you are really lucky, they will be your grandchildren. Happy dogs are good for the heart too, And doughnuts. Don't forget doughnuts....
Tsunami News
My neighbor Betty didn't call early this morning when her weather radio tsunami warning alarm went off, since it didn't sound like we would get one, at least not right away, and she knows I like to sleep until seven on Saturdays and then listen to "Wait Wait Don't...
First Review
The first pre-publication review for Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs is in, from Kirkus Reviews. And... drum roll please... "Wife, mother of five and a winsome reporter on people old and young, including dear friends, stalwart citizens and brave...
LeConte Lock Out
Yesterday at lunchtime coyotes ran through the neighborhood. My husband saw one standing in a driveway on Cemetery Hill and the pack run down by River Road. Be careful with pets. I didn't see the coyotes because I was on the ferry. All day. I had been in Juneau...
Blame it on the Sun
Paul and Annie said it must have been 50 degrees on top of Mt. Ripinsky Saturday, and Dr. Feldman said he walked all the way to Pyramid Island without getting water in his boots Sunday. (We walked almost to the airport the day before with the dogs.)The tide was out...
Smoking Snowshoes
The other day someone called the fire department because there was smoke coming from the woods out by 7 Mile on the Haines Highway. When the fire department got there they looked at the deep snow between them and the fire, which was about a quarter mile up the slope...
Shaun White’s Wolves
The wolves began howling during the women's downhill. Right after Lindsey Vonn won my husband let the dogs out and said to mute the TV and come stand by the door. Across the Chilkat River a whole pack was crying and howling. Although howl is not an adequate word. The...