Aug 2, 2010 | Blog
Yes, Papa Bob swam the Hudson River, and is alive to tell about it. (Although he hasn’t told me.) My sister Kathleen emailed that he made it, even with his wet suit on backwards and goggles filled with river water. That’s all I know. In Haines, it was...Jul 31, 2010 | Blog
It is a good thing I got to work in the hospice booth, since I don’t have a swirly skirt, a hoola- hoop, or sparkles in my hair. “You could,” JJ said, showing me hers. She suggested silver strands of tinsel for my graying hair. Still, even on my bad...Jul 29, 2010 | Blog
Well, it was a busy morning babysitting Caroline, cleaning up after the fish canning, and baking for the hospice fair booth. I had an appointment at the clinic too, with Dr. Marnie Hartman. (She put down a mat for the baby to play on.) Unfortunately, I’m a...Jul 28, 2010 | Blog
So, by now you probably know that I will start a new column in Woman’s Day magazine in November, pretty much just like the old one that ran for ten years or so in the Anchorage Daily News (and similar in style to the Morning Edition and Christian Science...Jul 27, 2010 | Blog
In one of our classes at UAA, Prof. Sherry Simpson explained what she learned about writing (and life) from Jackie Chan. She showed clips of his movies and read excerpts of interviews with him. One lesson was, “write your own narrative.” In other words,...Jul 22, 2010 | Blog
When I told the Pandemonium bookstore & cafe in Wasilla I could only sign books there this afternoon if they gave me a ride to and from UAA here in Anchorage, ( a 45 minute highway drive to the ‘burbs where the big sprawl of Wasilla is) I had no idea...
