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Kind of Lazy…
That's what I texted my friend when she said she bet it was busy here. Ivy is still sleeping, Chip is walking the dogs. The cat has come down and gone back upstairs. JJ is reading to the kids and they have finished a big box of Costco strawberries from Juneau ( we all...
Thank You, You Did Good!
You may not know how much good you have done for Haines by ordering my books from The Bookstore here, but you have, and I want to thank you very, very much.This story by Claire Stremple was aired on KHNS here in Haines this morning, and I didn't even realize what an...
A Proposal
Today Alaska lost our 38th and 39th residents to Covid-19, and a family, friends, neighbors, co-workers lost someone they loved. I understand the right to privacy prohibits us from knowing their names, but I don't like that they will be remembered publicly as # 38 and...
Me Thinks Too Much
In yoga class we are taught to hold one hand on our heart and one on our belly and breathe in and out, inhale and exhale, and the longer the exale the better, as it relaxes the nervous system. I've been doing the breathing part ever since I was recovering from being...
Sunday’s Thought
"To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic... and if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in...
Change in the Weather
It has been wet and gray, and as someone said, October decided to visit in August. Which may be why when the wind blows and the skies clear it feels like heaven. Also, there have been some more proverbial clearing of gray skies and stormy weather. With school starting...
Sunday’s Thought on Tuesday. (Say Hey,There’s a Global Pandemic.)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” – Jesus,...