Oct 3, 2012 | Blog
This morning I opened my email and found this note: “What type of tree is in the lower left foreground of the photo of Pearl that you posted on Oct 2 on Facebook?” [Mountain Ash.] Next came: “Heather, My husband Tom and I were in Skagway in Sept. when you were in...Oct 2, 2012 | Blog
Pearl’s backyard water dish was iced over this morning, and Joanie was scraping the ice off her car at the swimming pool after her earlybird swim. The plumbers are working to get the boiler running and the heat back on inside the Chilkat Center, and the...Oct 1, 2012 | Blog
It is now October, and it feels like it– with frost on the windshield and fresh snow on the mountains. Ralph and Vince have brought in a huge moose (60 something inches), and tomorrow is local election day, which means we get to vote for assembly and school...Sep 28, 2012 | Blog
A friend called and said there had been a shooting early yesterday morning on Small Tracts Road, my regular dog trot loop around the neighborhood. Was there an angry gunman on the loose? A robber? A crazy person? Should I lock the door? My friend didn’t know,...Sep 27, 2012 | Blog
Best to keep it short this morning, as my little friend is running around the house in her underpants, breakfast is bubbling over, there’s a wet dog on my bed, and the phone is ringing. We had a great salmon dinner and sent off the cross country team last...Sep 26, 2012 | Blog
Here’s breaking news: There is a 10 dollar a plate gourmet cooking class prepared salmon and Caesar salad dinner tonight at 7:00 at the school, because the cross-country team is heading to Anchorage for the state championships and they need, as always, to raise...
