Author Archives: Old Woman

Cocktails and education

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Old Woman

Education has been my whole life.  My mother was a college professor, my stepfather was a college professor.  My step-mother was a junior high school teacher and later a school principal.  My uncle, in whose household I actually spent most … Continue reading →

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Fire, rain and fatigue

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Old Woman

There are fires all over Alaska. Though it didn’t rain much while we were there, the skies were overcast most of the time and it was cooler than usual.  No sooner had we left than the sun came out and it … Continue reading →

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Driving into summer and counting bears

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Old Woman

We are home on Lummi.  Alaska seems far away.  I felt a twinge of regret as we left the little house alone, water drained from all the pipes, refrigerator off, windows shut and everything put away or stowed in the … Continue reading →

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Talking, walking and wine

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Old Woman

Tomorrow we will leave Manley and drive south.  Jerry is going to show me some parts of Alaska that I have not yet seen. Our days here have passed quietly and peacefully.  Almost every day since we arrived here I … Continue reading →

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The way we live now (in Alaska)

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Old Woman

We have been here for 3 weeks now.  I love it here.  I love the isolation, the quiet (except for the occasional singing of the dogs across the street).  It is beautiful in an austere way.  Peaceful.  I spend my … Continue reading →

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Clarifications

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Old Woman

Here are a few notes on my last post and some responses to comments. I am sorry for the mistake about the location of the militia that was recently in the news because of a plot to kill policemen.  It … Continue reading →

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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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