Jan 20, 2011 | Blog
I skidded and swerved in the new snow (it was deeper and slicker than I’d expected) up the hill and down again to Morning Muscles. It looks like Afternoon Muscles will be shoveling and hauling some firewood to the porch. What with Merry’s passing (thank...Jan 19, 2011 | Blog
Here is Merry’s obituary, written in Chilkat Valley News style, though not published there, as editor Tom Morphet does not document dog deaths, unless they are news. Merry was never in the news. She led a private life, centered on her home and family. She did not...Jan 18, 2011 | Blog
First, my dog Merry did die, yesterday afternoon, peacefully, with Forte (and me) by her side. A full obituary will run tomorrow. If you want some light reading, here’s my latest Alaska Dispatch column. Also, I did watch Gold Rush Alaska Friday, and will write...Jan 17, 2011 | Blog
We have been saying goodbye to a gentle old dog. Merry is, we guess, 16. She’s lived with us about fourteen years, but was a full grown abandoned stray when we adopted her (or she us?) one Christmas Eve. The other trouble is that Merry isn’t the sick one,...Jan 15, 2011 | Blog
Since we are celebrating Caroline’s first birthday today (it was yesterday, but her dad was in Sitka with the basketball team he coaches) I thought I’d share a birthday prayer from the Book of Common Prayer– Watch over thy child, O Lord, as her days...Jan 14, 2011 | Blog
For those of you who aren’t facebookers, here’s a link to my latest Woman’s Day column. It is in the Valentine’s issue. 
