Mar 8, 2010 | Blog
The visiting Ahn Trio, twins Lucia and Maria, and their sister Angella watched the Academy Awards last night at our house with the same interest we had watched the weekend high school basketball games from Sitka. (We are a little depressed that the girls lost by one...Mar 7, 2010 | Blog
We watched the movie Limbo last night, the one filmed in Juneau and directed by John Sayles. I had never seen it. But I did see some folks I recognized. Like the Haines Harbormaster and a Haines Volunteer Fireman… and remember the woman who played Mother...Mar 6, 2010 | Blog
A winter storm warning with up to 15 inches of snow and high winds that poses a potential threat to life and property (to quote the weather service bulletin) is not news. But after making it halfway through mud season, and the ugliness that comes with it, it was kind...Mar 4, 2010 | Blog
I have been enjoying walking my daughter’s dog on the Portage Cove beach these last few weeks. (It is a challenge for her to do it with the baby and especially the recent stormy weather.) Which is why I sent a comment to the Army Corps of Engineers opposing the...Mar 3, 2010 | Blog
Mark you calendars and buy a ticket early so you won’t miss it- the world renowned (really!) Ahn Trio will perform at the Chilkat Center Monday night. This is a big deal for anyplace, and especially for Haines. Tickets are on sale at the Babbling Book store....Mar 2, 2010 | Blog
Poet Mary Oliver called the morning sun “the best preacher there ever was.” So is a sleeping six week old baby. I thought of the poem this morning since the sun was coming up as we left Morning Muscles, and the low clouds rolling up Lynn Canal were pink...