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.

What a Busy Weekend!

Here’s the schedule of community events, as best as I can figure–  Basketball begins this afternoon against Wrangell: 2pm Boys JV 3:30 Girls JV 5:30 Boys Varsity (The women’s choir meets at 5:15, and will sing the national anthem.) Senior night for...

Good Morning, February.

The good news was that even though Marnie couldn’t find the keys to the closet with the light switch in it, the moon on the snow, and then the lightening blue sky gave us plenty of light to work out by.  I was sound asleep when Chip shouted up the stairs to see...

Three Lessons from a Morning March in the Wind.

Chip and I walked Pearl this morning in the glorious sunshine, bright white snow and clear blue sky-  honestly, it’s prettier than a postcard if you can get out of the wind.  I couldn’t take a picture because it was blowing so hard my fingers would have...

Loving February? Who Knew?

I should have known the weekend would turn out well even if the flu won’t let go, when Friday morning began with a book and a chocolate bar from my Valentine, and then at  noon there was a note on the bookstore door that said, “Closed 12-12:30 for a...

Sunday’s Thought

“When we agree (or get tricked into) being part of something larger than our own, worried, fixated minds, we are saved. When we search for something larger than ourselves to hook into, we come through whatever life throws at us.”- Anne Lamott

Happy Valentine’s Day

Just listening to my granddaughters Caroline (4) and Ivy (2 in May) sing Poppy (Chip) and Mimi (me)- and they even mention Pearl and Phoebe- a little Valentine song thanks to KHNS radio. It made me cry. Here’s some Valentine mail that made me laugh. (I posted it...