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.
…a bit challenging. (the understatement of the week) as Annie Lamott said earlier this week, even she is losing her capacity to process catastrophe. (Stay with me, it gets better.) I am just overwhelmed by so much dire news. I donated to Episcopal Relief and...
I have no idea why we say that, and I never did for the first 50 or so years of my life. We didn’t have Elf on a Shelf, either. You learn so much from your parents. But whatever. First of all, I want you to know I’m fine. (And yes, a bit like Ruth’s...
Family love is the title of the group texts everyone is sending with all the photos and news and plans for the day. We have a full house because Grandma Joanne and Chip’s sister Karen have made the epic trek from Ocala to Haines. Karen was hoping to fly down to...
That’s what my daughter JJ said when I said I really need to blog but I don’t what to write about because there has been too much going on. I chose a picture of her son Henry and Chip and the dogs at “dog cheese” hour. Everyday Chip measures...
It’s still cold when Chip and I ride bikes early, in the high 30s, so I have my warm booties, jacket, and a hat under my helmet. The annual June Kluane to Chilkat relay from Haines Junction, Yukon to in front of the Parade Grounds here in Haines has not happened...
“Kindness toward others and radical kindness to ourselves buy us a shot at a warm and generous heart, which is the greatest prize of all.”― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy I keep thinking, as I hear the news– where is the kindness? I mean, do...
