I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ― E. B. White I know I have shared this quote before, but it was on my mind today as I walked Jeff and Trixie...
“It will be easier if Trixie stays home with us,” Chip said. He’s in the final stretch of his training for the Boston Marathon, and a trip to Tenakee Springs wasn’t on his workout plan. Besides, the cabin there is my project. He is hugely helpful and generous as I...
In yoga the other day Sarah said, “Sometimes you just have to rip the Band Aid.” Our dog Pearl died while we were away. It was a good death, as deaths go. On her own bed, at home, unassisted, no pain. People she loved were near.Most importantly a child, our grandson....
“It is greatest to believe and to hope well of the world, because he who does so, quits the world of experience and makes the world he lives in.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson “So often our lives come down to a choice. Do I say this? Or do I say that? Or say nothing at all? Do...
“Family is found…whether it be blood or circumstance or choice, what binds us does not matter. All that matters is that we are bound.” ― Taylor Jenkins Reid 33.9535° S, 115.0630° E Indian Ocean Margaret River WA 8:00 am tomorrow, 77 degrees Light winds Blue sky...
