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Brace Yourself
“What is the idea that something exists, even if you can’t see it, if not the very definition of faith?” - Sloane Crosley in "Grief is for People". (A wise, funny and moving memoir of grieving for her friend who died by suicide. You should read it.) April 11. Chilkat...
Gunalchéesh!
You have helped raise just over 100,000 dollars for the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation Emergency Relief Fund. The grants will begin in about a week. I appreciate the donations in my name as a so-called Living Treasure, but honestly, you are solid gold. I would...
A Post Card for January 7
Well, all I can add to the horror of yesterday's news, is that this is not going to be the dry January I had planned. I couldn't watch CNN without a gin and tonic. I had also planned to take the tree down on Epiphany, but I couldn't bear to lose Christmas, my country...
Kayaks and Covid
The Chilkat Valley, and Haines and Klukwan are especially good places to be right now. Both have only had very low (to basically non-existent) Covid-19 cases, none currently, and we have already begun the vaccine roll out. All but two of us on the Sunday church Zoom...
Sunday’s Thought
Whenever someone reveals the story of their life, that ground on which they’re standing is holy ground. That’s common ground. We’re human, and we’ve got a story. If I listen to yours and you to mine, we won’t agree on a whole lot, but we will understand each other,...
Lynx Eyes and a New Year
At about 11:30 on Boxing Day there was a loud crash. Chip was washing dishes and I was talking on the phone to my sister and we all thought Papa Bob had fallen upstairs until Chip yelled "chickens!"- A hen had flown into the window and the flock was cackling, crowing...
How the Light Gets In
The last sunrise of 2020 seems to be saying forgive me, be grateful. Have hope. Papa Bob is getting his Covid vaccine at noon today. Is that not perfect? I'm looking forward to a family Zoom tonight with my five children to ring out the old and ring in the new with a...