Apr 29, 2010 | Blog
So, while I was fretting about the early release of Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs, my friend called and said she was thrilled. Now she has a Mother’s Day gift. Then she said I should be happy. “It’s like having a baby early. What’s...Apr 28, 2010 | Blog
When I was in New York it was sunny and we walked everywhere. The sidewalks and Central Park walking lanes were full of people, and no one said hello except the groundskeepers in the park. Now I know why. It’s not they aren’t friendly. It’s that...Apr 28, 2010 | Blog
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs is now on sale in Haines at the Babbling Book store. (907)-766-3356. Crazy, but true, I just signed a few hundred copies. I am as surprised as you are. I’m also scared to death. I wasn’t in town the last time a...Apr 27, 2010 | Blog
Here is another tip for nervous flyers from a pilot friend, “Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.” (Tip might not be the proper word.) Speaking of proper words, or funny ways to say things,...Apr 26, 2010 | Blog
There is a new column up at the Alaska Dispatch, which is a paper you should check out, if you haven’t. You’ll learn a lot about the state there, politically, socially and economically. When I was in New York the sentiment among travel writers what that...Apr 26, 2010 | Blog
If all the bird life weren’t enough of a thrill, I was sipping my coffee when suddenly (yes, suddenly) there was a moose right next to the window. I yelled to Eliza, and we jumped up and he looked at us (from about eight feet away, the width of the deck he was...
