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A Dog Story (or Leaving Tenakee is an Adventure)
I was making pierogis with friends Tuesday afternoon when I learned that the Wednesday state ferry LeConte would be replaced by a Goldbelt catamaran. The type used for whale watching tours. It’s smaller and faster than the ferry but could not carry the harbormaster’s...
Snow and More Snow and Life
We had 67 inches of snow in November, and it feels like we've had that much so far in December, but truthfully, we have reached the tipping point where we are bragging about how much snow we have shoveled, and gleefully upping the ante, as in: "There must have been...
12/ 2
Today is sort of like our 9/11. A year ago there was a terrible storm and two people we loved died in a landslide and all of us were effected in one way or the other-- and then Phil, my beach walking friend Nene's husband who was a volunteer EMT and had helped so much...
Gratitude for All of It
Our Haines daughters were away for the holiday with their in-laws, and Papa Bob was tucked in at my sister's, so we decided to take the ferry to Juneau for Thanksgiving. A quick trip, since the schedule worked out (miracles of miracles), we brought the dogs for their...
Tenakee Postcard
The ferries to Tenakee are few and far between, and there are no roads to drive there on, (and even when you get there, no cars, just a trail for bikes, 4-wheelers and walkers) which means a float plane is the only way in or out most days, but since the weather was...
It’s Been a While Since I’ve Been Out
It all happened because I was asked to speak at the Association of Alaska School Boards conference in Anchorage, back in May, and I said yes. Then Covid went crazy again in Alaska, and I figured it would be virtual. Sigh. I mean, Zoom is okay, and it's very...
It’s November
Yes, it's November and it is still 2021, but in lots of ways feels like 2020. Still masked, still waiting for life to come back to normal. It's getting closer. I just returned from the pool, and there we all chat and swim and joke that the blue water may be as close...