Oct 12, 2016 | Blog
It was 28 degrees this morning. Which means I have to put the garden to bed. Now. Luckily it’s so beautiful out that this is hardly a chore. Especially when I recall all those Octobers when I did this in the cold rain. Speaking of cold and windy weather, it...Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
In the women’s locker room at the pool this morning at 6:30 there was, as usual, not a whole lot of talk, but enough to make a person feel better for rising early, scraping the frost off the car for the first time this fall, and taking the plunge for a few laps....Oct 9, 2016 | Blog
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ― E.B....Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
Dear Haines, Thank you! KHNS NEWS: In the six-way race for two Haines Borough Assembly seats, Heather Lende and Tom Morphet garnered the most votes. Preliminary election results show Lende with 483 votes and Morphet with 423. Incumbent Diana Lapham came in third with...Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Today’s to-do list: 9:15 Walk Pearl 10:30 Chat with the Alaska Broadcaster’s Association about my keynote speech to them Nov. 10 11:00 Bring the fuchsias and geraniums in for the winter and if there is time cut back the dahlias. There could be a frost...Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Why did I decide to run for Haines Borough Assembly? As if I don’t have enough going on? It’s sort of a long story– My husband and I came to Haines in early 1984 so he could work for the sawmill. Chip was trained as a forester, and has...
