Oct 15, 2011 | Blog
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.- #405, 1982 Episcopal Hymnal. Words by Cecil Frances Alexander, music Royal Oak. And honestly, what else is a grandmother to do but break into...Oct 13, 2011 | Blog
We had a big family dinner last night to send the boys off to Washington. I made mountain goat enchiladas which are everyone’s favorite. The meat is rich and stringy but tender when you cook it in a crock pot all day. It’s perfect for shredding inside...Oct 12, 2011 | Blog
I just assumed the booms yesterday morning about 5:30 were bear hunters across the river. It is brown bear hunting season, and there are a handful of guiding outfits in town, and it takes a big rifle to stop a big bear. A guide told me once that if a bear is...Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
Home again, home again, dancing a jig. Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
Oct 10, 2011 | Blog
The first annual Hospice of Haines “Light the Night” gathering was Friday, with luminarias set all along the dark school track on a breezy, cold October evening when the souls of the departed felt very close. It was harder on my heart than I expected. The...
