Autumn ended on Sunday. Until Sunday, September seemed unusually–and wonderfully–mild: the garden was still growing and producing; we were in short sleeves and sweating as we worked outside. Suddenly it’s cold, the […]

You say “disaster”; I say “design.” It’s a fine line between a royal screw-up and a fascinating development, between failure and discovery. I attempted to turn my six quarts of lowbush cranberries […]

Someone on Facebook asked recently if anyone was starting to see fall colors. Um…starting? We are at the peak of fall colors just now. In a week, or as soon as it […]

Oh-oh-oh! We saw The Lion King at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage last night. It’s in town for six weeks (Sept. 2 – Oct. 11). The ads toss […]

I awoke Sunday to a perfectly clear sky becoming light in the east while the nearly-full moon hung around in the west, reluctant to leave such a beautiful stage that was sure […]

Some ground squirrel pictures have interesting or funny stories behind them. This one doesn’t, but this one does.