Sep 13, 2010 | Blog
I swear, I get homesick now at about Eldred Rock. I am so happy to be home that I’m having trouble sitting at my desk. But I did want to touch base, since I have been computer-less since Friday. What a great trip– the weather was so perfect that I had to...Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
The Haines Glacier Bears cross-country running team will be in Yakutat tomorrow for a meet. (We leave on the ferry for Juneau in a few minutes.) Each meet, I write inspirational messages, type them and print them and hand them out before a race. Here is the one for...Sep 9, 2010 | Blog
Just yesterday I met a bicycling British botanist studying butter and egg plants. (Beach wildflowers that look like yellow snapdragons.)How’s that for a mouthful of bs? It gets better, not only does the stunt double for Chubacka (I’m not sure if I spelled...Sep 8, 2010 | Blog
I had my oatmeal this morning, with blueberries and a glass of orange juice, which my father Papa Bob, says is very good for my heart and cholesterol. Then I heard Fireman Al on the radio talking about the same heart healthy things. Fireman Al’s Safety Talk on...Sep 7, 2010 | Blog
I lunched with the ladies at Mosey’s Mexican Cantina in the Fort yesterday, there were nine of us, between about 40 and about 80, and we sat outside in the sun at the picnic table in the garden by the dahlias and the last of the summer’s bolting lettuce,...Sep 3, 2010 | Blog
I missed the news about Alaskans eating locally for a week, so I’m trying it now. I missed the unplug the TV week too, mainly because I don’t watch much TV. It makes me a seasick. (And lately, the news makes me heart sick as well. As my father groans,...
