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.
“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...
Margaret River is both a region and a bustling market town famed for its wine, incredible surfing, gorgeous coastline, multi-chambered caves and mysterious karri (eucalyptus) forests. – Trip Advisor I walked on one beach and packed for another. Haines today: 15...
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien A cold snowy day, filled with packing and errands and lists. The Christmas tree is out behind the wood shed, the decorations are in the box in Chip’s...
“The people are immensely likable— cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted, and unfailingly obliging. Their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water. They have a society that is prosperous, well ordered, and instinctively egalitarian. The food is...
