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A Little Dinner with Friends
Chip and I went to get covid and flu shots yesterday. It’s hard to know what to do now that vaccines are a choice. I asked the nurse for help and she said it was my call and went to get the vaccines for Chip, who had no concerns. Recently, I took the dogs to the vet...
Oh, Mary!
So, a few weeks ago I said to Chip, "I feel so bad for these women that live in deep red states." And he replied, "Heather, we do." I said, "No we don't!" And he said, "Yes we do, you just don't see it in Haines and Juneau." And today? Don Young's seat went to a...
Attentive August Abundance
I started writing a novel yesterday and counted the days until I should have a rough draft done ( taking time off for some weekends and moose hunting and all that) -- Dec 2! I should be prompted to blog and write other things too, since I am back at regular "work,"...
Sunday’s Thought
"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer." - Simone Weil
Tenakee Dreaming
It is one of those things that I figure was meant to be. There was this shack with an orange For Sale by Owner sign that remained un-sold on each visit to Tenakee the last few years, and then there was an unexpected windfall, and before I knew it, I had a little place...
Sunday’s Thought
"All acts of kindness are lights in the war for justice." - Joy Harjo I read this just now in Reconciliation, A Prayer from How We Became Human, New and Selected Poems: 1975-2002 and knew that it is a perfect Sunday Thought for these times. While I was pulling up...
Sunday’s Thought
"There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun."-- Thomas Merton