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.
“Particles of raw inspiration sleet through the universe all the time. Every once in a while one of them hits a receptive mind, which then invents DNA or the flute sonata form or a way of making light bulbs wear out in half the time.” – Terry Pratchett Dec. 29 2:45...
“Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself.” – Alan Alda “Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, ‘Why me?’ Then a voice answers,’Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.’ “-...
“My kind of singing isn’t meant to be perfect. It’s meant to reflect the imperfections of a human being like me.” ― Willie Nelson, It’s a Long Story: My Life. For Christmas my daughter gave me a jar of her home made fire cider (it cures everything) and the next...
” And all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even the mouse. For like everyone else in that house which was old, the poor mouse was in bed with a miserable cold.”- Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline’s Christmas. Christmas Day was a...
“God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.” -1 John 1:5 It’s Christmas Eve, dinner is smoked salmon fettuccine — it’s always the same, and just family (that means 17 of us tonight.) We have the extension set up and the...
I love the snow. I love a houseful for dinner at Christmas and really I love when the house is all quiet in the morning and it’s just me, and the tree lights, and a cup of coffee with cream. Today I had two. I may need three. There is a winter storm warning all...
