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.
Jan 4 Keep the Faith

Jan 4 Keep the Faith

“While the rosary has many purposes, it is often prayed before, during, and after the time of death. It is considered an intercessory prayer, which asks for Mary’s intercession with God.” –Instructions from The Rosary Prayer Service for the Deceased. O sisters,...
January 3 Gaining Daylight

January 3 Gaining Daylight

“In each generation, we are tested. Will we love our neighbors as ourselves, or will we measure our responsibilities to one another in accordance with whomever we deem to be in or out of our social circles? …There’s a way in which we can come together as groups, as...
Jan 2 Snow and Screens

Jan 2 Snow and Screens

“No matter what it is, if you don’t move your eyes and set the pace yourself, your intellect is sentenced to death. The mind, you see, is like a muscle. For it to remain agile and strong, it must work. Television rules that out.” ― Mark Helprin (Winter’s Tale)...
The Moose that Came Home for Christmas

The Moose that Came Home for Christmas

Back in September a healthy young bull moose escaped from his enclosure at the Kroschel Wildlife Center on Mosquito Lake Road. He had lived there since he was a baby.  Steve Kroschel has permits for this sort of thing. He named him Duck Moses, after his savior, Duck...
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

  “I believe that the community – in the fullest sense: a place and all its creatures – is the smallest unit of health and that to speak of the health of an isolated individual is a contradiction in terms.” – Wendell Berry New Year’s Eve 2023, Sunday,...
The Second to Last Day of the Year

The Second to Last Day of the Year

“For when we begin looking– and I mean really looking, with an attention cleared of formulations and preconceptions– we begin to see combinations and possibilities, order and beauty, anywhere.” John Haines Dec. 30, Saturday morning,9:45 am on...