Sep 4, 2015 | Blog
Silvia Rose is, as what we call a “goer” .(And now a Terrific Two. Well almost, we celebrated a few days early to take advantage of the sunshine and a break in the fishing season so her hard working dad and uncle could be there.) This afternoon...Sep 3, 2015 | Blog
So this morning Chip is reading all the news on the President’s visit to Alaska. “He’s having a blast,” Chip said. Then he said, in a tone any Alaskan will recognize, especially on a sunny September morning like this: “He’s going to...Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
Riding a bike on a cool clear morning with snow on the mountains reminded me of something I heard Richard Nelson, the writer from Sitka who used to talk to himself (and us) while exploring the outdoors in his radio show Encounters say– that the air was so fresh...Aug 30, 2015 | Blog
Yesterday I was playing golf with Jenny Lyn. On the fourth hole there is a creek between the fairway where our drives landed and the bit of fairway where the green sits. The creek is in just the right place to catch most of my second shots. I hit a nine iron badly,...Aug 28, 2015 | Blog
Please don’t take it personally that I have been a little lax in keeping in touch. It has nothing to do with you I promise– Summer is not traditionally my desk time and this one even more so than others, but winter is, and it is coming. ( We are losing 5...Aug 27, 2015 | Blog
At the end of the yoga retreat we were challenged to begin a practice of thinking of four things each night before we fall asleep that brought us joy that day. Only four? My squirrel brain hoards these good nuts. When I close my eyes to do this, I start listing things...
