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.

The Song of Sisters

To travel from Sayulita, Mexico to Haines, Alaska takes two days in the best of all scenarios– and luckily we arrived home just before the big New Year’s storm. (The snow was over our tallest boots by yesterday afternoon. So deep that Roger and Nancy and...

A Sayulita Postcard & Happy New Year

I feel a little like Madeline (I’ve been reading my granddaughter Madeline’s Christmas for two weeks in Mexico), you know how at the end the twelve little girls are back in Paris just in time to wish everyone a happy new year? Before I say anything about...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from sunny Mexico. We are all pink, brown, and sandy and I have a new name. Baby Caroline has christened me Mimi. Who knew? The email is funky and frustrating, but with some help from my tech savvy children I hope I have posted my December Woman...

How Can You Miss Me If I Don’t Go Away?

Well, we are off shortly on the ferry to Juneau and from there to Seattle and finally sunny Mexico. I won’t be back with you until December 29 or 30 (or maybe once or twice before then, if there is Internet where I am going and if I can figure out how to use...

The Snow Dragon Tradition Continues

We lined up the Snow Dragon parts on the tables at the Elk Lodge at the tail-end of Saturday’s pool tournament, but the players didn’t seem to mind the distraction. As her husband Joe was climbing into the giant foam head, Holly Jo asked how long we have...