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.

Breakfast Chatter

We are making breakfast and planning cookies for later. (Baby Caroline and Sarah slept over, as Brian is in Petersburg with the basketball team.) JJ says, “Butter eggs, sugar, we have chocolate, we need some more peanut butter. Oh, and jam, what else do we need...

Date and Time Detail

Please notice that my neighbor James, who designed these pages with me, has now added the time and date for every blog entry. How nice is that, especially for those of us who keep forgetting what time it is, and what day it is. Also, you may be pleased to know that he...

P.S. on Lambs

 Dec. 15, 2010 (Again)– I am tech challenged and apologize for the too big photo, but I figured better a little funky than not at all. Thanks to my daughters I have managed to post photos on facebook, and have learned to get them from there to here, but not how...

Missing Lambs

Dec.15, 2010- Two lambs are missing from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church nativity scene. At the Hospice of Haines holiday open house yesterday volunteer Dick Flegel said he hopes they’ll come back in time for Christmas. Dick is largely responsible for the newly...

Make Your House Fair as You Are Able

 On Sunday we sang the Advent hymn People Look East, which includes the verse, “Make your house fair as you are able, trim the hearth and set the table” and I’ve been doing best. The good news is Chip and I found a nice tree on the beach Saturday...