Aug 21, 2012 | Blog
It is more than a little nice to spend a few days with a little bit of the family (actually the very littlest right now) at a cabin on a pond out of internet and phone reach, without electricity or plumbing. My grandchildren will no doubt mess up all those popular...Aug 17, 2012 | Blog
Tonight at 7:30 in the Chilkat Center the Haines Arts Council presents the Alaska String Band and Triple L Band– it’s a family friendly show of bluegrass, old time, gospel, and swing tunes. Tomorrow from 10-noon there is a Farmer’s Market at the...Aug 16, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday morning we cycled right into a fog bank at about 9-mile so thick I had to stop and take off my glasses. This is right along the stretch of road adjacent to the Chilkat River where we always see wet bear prints and piles of bear poop. Actually, the whole road...Aug 14, 2012 | Blog
I’m still catching up on chores and sleep from London, plus this is always a frantic time, as every nice day now counts with school about to start, and that fall feeling of winter so close. Last week’s cold rain felt like summer was over, but then the sun...Aug 10, 2012 | Blog
My weekend plans kind of sound like an English movie- I have a funeral and a wedding to go to tomorrow. Harriett’s service is at 1:00 at Harriett Hall, yes, it was named for her, at the Fairgrounds, and Adam and Amelia are celebrating their marriage with...Aug 8, 2012 | Blog
When a friend of hers heard that my daughter JJ was anxiously waiting to hear if she got a teaching job in Juneau, he said, “One phone call will change your life.” She did get that call yesterday and is now packing for the move to the capital, and her...
