Jun 1, 2018 | Blog
All the windows are open and I’m thinking about turning on the fan and putting on a sweater. The screens are in now to keep the mosquitoes out, but I can’t paint the porch floor yet because the firewood is still stacked on it and we are still burning the...May 30, 2018 | Blog
I fibbed a little when I said I was off on a writing retreat. I really went out to Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) to surprise my daughter, who is the elementary school principal there. (I couldn’t say so because she might have read it.) The Aleutians are a long way...May 17, 2018 | Blog
My grand daughter Ivy had a birthday party yesterday afternoon in the park. All the children in kindergarten were invited for hotdogs and cupcakes,and their siblings and their parents, and the neighbors too, the swim team little ones, and anyone who happened to be at...May 16, 2018 | Blog
Sewer systems, like septic tanks, are never fully appreciated until they fail. When was the last time you thanked a sewer plant manager? Which may be why the Haines plant operators, Dennis and Scott, seemed so happy to see us and answer our questions. The tour was for...May 15, 2018 | Blog
Pyramid Harbor is scheduled to be logged by the University of Alaska The University of Alaska and “a bona fide purchaser” (according to their website but as yet unnamed) will be entering into a 10-year negotiated sale to harvest timber on the University’s...May 14, 2018 | Blog
“(Parents are) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we’re just praying we won’t screw up too badly.” ― Jodi Picoult, House Rules I had planned to leave a a nice Sunday’s Thought about Mother’s Day, especially since...
