Aug 15, 2016 | Blog
Bruce Weber, a long time New York Times obituary writer, said goodbye in a retirement column today with this observation that rings true even for my work in the much smaller Chilkat Valley News: “…obituary writing is important work. An obituary is, after...Aug 14, 2016 | Blog
From Rilke’s Book of Hours, shared with you after hearing it read on the radio this morning… I circle around God, around the primordial tower. I’ve been circling for thousands of years and I still don’t know: am I a falcon, a storm, or a great...Aug 13, 2016 | Blog
I realize I might as well still be in Italy for all you have heard from me since I returned. I’m sorry. It’s not personal. Rather, I have a house full of family and friends and it’s been a tad crazy since I returned. Although I did sit down long...Aug 7, 2016 | Blog
From E.B. White: “I belong to a small, unconventional school that believes that no rat poison is the correct amount to spread in the kitchen where children and puppies can get at it. I believe that no chemical waste is the correct amount to discharge into the...Aug 1, 2016 | Blog
My favorite Italian scene took place at a public pool in Florence (it was 99 degrees and we decided to go were the locals do to beat the heat). It was crowded with young people mostly, and a few tourists, actually, maybe two tourists-us- . The life guards were...Jul 12, 2016 | Blog
“Travel is fatal to prejudice,bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”– Mark Twain Oh my gosh. I am off to Italy with my daughter JJ. (What was I thinking?– Wait– it will be so fun..once we board the plane I’ll be fine…) She planned...
