Monthly Archives: April 2010

Bears and health care and guns and coffee

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Old Woman

There is, here in Alaska, a controversy about hunting regulations.  People in Alaska like to hunt.  Just ask Sarah  P.  She hunts whenever she can take time off from her grueling (and lucrative) schedule of Tea Bag speeches and Fox … Continue reading →

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Notes from Manley

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Old Woman

On Sunday Jerry and I had dinner with 3 of our Manley friends.  We have been away for a year, and so we had a lot to catch up on. The new airport, which had been planned last year, was … Continue reading →

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The trip

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Old Woman

It starts with a confession.  We were wimps.  We didn’t sleep in the camper.  As soon as we were north of the Fraser River it got really cold. As the road winds up the canyon created by the Fraser , … Continue reading →

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Don’t say I didn’t warn you

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Old Woman

Sunday night we spent our first night in the camper.  We had driven the 2 hour drive to Whidbey Island for Easter dinner with my daughter Deborah.  We stayed for a trial run (sleep) in her driveway. The center of … Continue reading →

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Before the trip begins

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Old Woman

We are counting down to departure time.  Seeing friends we won’t see for the next 6 weeks.  Finishing jobs around the house and garden.  Paying bills.  Arranging cat care.  Making lists; shopping.  Getting blood pressure, eyes, heart checked.  Getting teeth … Continue reading →

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