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A Little News for Subscribers
I have decided to show up on Substack, but you don't have to if that's not your thing. I am simply sharing the same posts that are on the blog that you will continue read here or get in your email. I also will never share your email address or the subscriber list...
So Far, So… Okay? (I Hope?)
I was able to go to the grocery store Monday, finally, because I did not test positive and am not sick, and it had been ten days since I was with the kids. They are doing much better but still quarantining (thank you for prayers and good thoughts, it mattered), so I...
A Quick Update
In case you were worried, there were no floods and we didn't have mud slides. The storm front blew through. The Covid count is rising, though. 62 now, officially, as of yesterday. That is all we know right now. Information is sparse. But as my daughter says, "That...
Treading Water
Papa Bob and I were among the 321 folks that don't have symptoms and feel fine, but who voluntarily were tested by the SEARHC clinic yesterday. I think that's how many there were.The information-providing people are a bit swamped, to say the least. We will need to...
T H I N K
So there are 41 cases now, officially, and tests keep coming. The library is closed and the pool isn't going to open this week after all. The Bookstore is closed for the week. So is the Bamboo Room and Pioneer Bar. "We decided to play it safe," Christy, who with her...
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay…Again.
First the news: As of the latest official update from the Haines Borough EOC there are 25 Covid cases. ( Doubling Haines' total Covid count since the pandemic began.) I can count more than that in my circles of friends. It's hard to keep up, the cases are climbing,...
Waiting for the Storm (s)
So I was in bed this morning, and really, really tired, like four in the morning tired, when I rolled over and saw the clock reading 5:25. On a Monday morning? Chip was also still in bed. He's usually up at 4:30, I follow him at 5:00. Trixie had nudged her way onto...