Apr 16, 2011 | Blog
We thanked the library volunteers last night at an appreciation dinner in the library. The staff baked sacks of potatoes and the board brought toppings from broccoli and salmon, to vegetarian chili and sour cream, and salads. Volunteer coordinator Barb Blood likes...Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
At Ron Horn’s slide show at the library the other night he showed us beautiful photographs of birds and other wildlife. While the bears and moose where interesting, it’s the bird pictures that captured me. When Ron showed a slide of a seagull and chick...Apr 13, 2011 | Blog
This morning I got an email that a royalty check had been returned to my publisher. It was addressed to me, at 936 Mud Bay Road, Haines, AK 99827. Right up front I’ll admit that is not my legal address, as there is no home mail delivery in Haines, but I have...Apr 12, 2011 | Blog
For Debra’s 59th birthday she said she wanted to eat hot dogs cooked over a fire on the beach. She didn’t think a lot of other people would be too thrilled about sitting on a potentially cold and windy April beach, so planned to make it fairly loose. You...Apr 11, 2011 | Blog
It was something to look and see this when I woke up Monday morning, especially after such a sunny Sunday evening. But we all know that snow can fall in any month, and snow in April is common. The good news is that winter snow and spring snow have completely...Apr 10, 2011 | Blog
I was under the weather yesterday, but managed to rally briefly for Ellen’s memorial service before returning to bed. While I was napping, my neighbor Betty dropped off an Easter book by Tasha Tudor, the Vermont author and illustrator (A Time to Keep.)...
