Aug 24, 2013 | Blog
We have gone from this… to this… My daughter Stoli has flown from Anchorage to Juneau where she’ll have the baby now, so apparently all is very, very well, with no more worries about an early delivery (she’ll be 37 weeks on Monday) and she and...Aug 21, 2013 | Blog
Yesterday my daughter Sarah said I really have to check in, as you are worried something may be wrong. Everything is fine. My daughter Stoli is still up in Anchorage, and that baby is still growing inside of her, so it has been a very big three weeks, development...Aug 10, 2013 | Blog
I wish I had my camera yesterday when little Lani and I were on the beach, and saw two kite boarders skipping over the surf, flying between the cove and Pyramid Island in the strong wind– and how one, my neighbor James, who has a South African accent, came...Aug 6, 2013 | Blog
My schedule has been turned on its head thanks to a darling 17 month old, which is a good thing– as I’m a little tired, frankly, and appreciate the slower, gentler pace. The best thing about having little children around is that as long you don’t...Aug 5, 2013 | Blog
First, the great good news is that Stoli is well, she and Nels are in Anchorage and the doctors have stopped the labor, and hope to keep it stopped for at least 2 more weeks (Stoli is 34 weeks today, term is 40, but their 17 month old Lani was 2 weeks...Aug 1, 2013 | Blog
I’ve been humming that John Prine tune, “I’m taking a walk, going outside…” this weather has a pull stronger than gravity. And who can say no to Pearl and her ball? And a person can’t work all day. A writer on a deadline must...
