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.
Papa Bob and I were among the 321 folks that don’t have symptoms and feel fine, but who voluntarily were tested by the SEARHC clinic yesterday. I think that’s how many there were.The information-providing people are a bit swamped, to say the least. We will...
So there are 41 cases now, officially, and tests keep coming. The library is closed and the pool isn’t going to open this week after all. The Bookstore is closed for the week. So is the Bamboo Room and Pioneer Bar. “We decided to play it safe,”...
First the news: As of the latest official update from the Haines Borough EOC there are 25 Covid cases. ( Doubling Haines’ total Covid count since the pandemic began.) I can count more than that in my circles of friends. It’s hard to keep up, the cases are...
So I was in bed this morning, and really, really tired, like four in the morning tired, when I rolled over and saw the clock reading 5:25. On a Monday morning? Chip was also still in bed. He’s usually up at 4:30, I follow him at 5:00. Trixie had nudged her way...
So, how fresh is that bear poop? Just checking to see if it’s still warm. (It’s not.) My friend Beth took the picture because she thought it was funny. There is a little black bear hanging out in the neighborhood. He, or maybe she? (I did not get that up...
I was planning to write a story, or an essay– anything really– since Papa Bob is at my sister’s house today, but there is a lot going on. The first Southeast Alaska State Fair in two years began yesterday here in Haines, just as all around us...
