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.

A Lot Going on in Haines. It Must be Fall.

Okay, I’m back in the groove– So, I wanted to let you know what’s going on– and there’s a ton– though I don’t have it all but I have a few highlights, anyway. First, the bears are out so be careful. There’s been bears at...

The Circle of Love

My daughter said the birth of her second baby was so much easier than the first, which is proof that something Biblical really does remove our memory when it comes to pregnancy, labor, and delivery. But in Juneau’s Bartlett hospital on Saturday morning I did not...

She’s here!

Facebook friends know this because Auntie  JJ posted it via her phone there– but yes, I have a healthy, 7lb. 8 oz. granddaughter– that makes four! One more and Brian will have a whole family team, but I don’t see another baby on the horizon for...

On My Way to Juneau

Stoli thinks the baby may be coming “soon-ish”, and since she’s already 1/3 of the way there, I figure I better head down to Juneau soon-ish too, plus it will be nice to spend the weekend with three of my girls.  Of course I had hoped to be at the...

Labor Day? Not so Far..

My bet was the baby would arrive on Labor Day, but so far no signs in the night have indicated that. This baby just may be a full-term one after all. Wouldn’t that be something? (Today she’s 38 weeks pregnant, that’s when Lani was born.) It is also...

No Baby Yet

There’s no baby yet, although we are starting a pool amongst the family of when she will arrive and what her name will be. My friends Nancy and Sue are still lobbying, as they have with each granddaughter now, for a little Nancy Sue, which I kind of like, since...