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From Manley to the Ferry
Closing up the Manley house for the frigid Alaska winter is a job. Jerry had already drained the water softener, disconnected it and taken it to the dump, where presumably it will become an object for target practice. It never … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day, Travel
Tagged Haines AK, Heather Lende, The bamboo Room, The Malaspina, Tony Tengs
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A new pump for the well
Things are changing a little bit in our life in Manley. Jerry built a base for a new bed, and since we had a mattress that we bought the last time we went to Fairbanks we are now sleeping in … Continue reading
Living in Manley
Here we are, Jerry and I, in Manley Hot Springs. For anyone first time visiting this blog let me explain that Manley is 150 miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska. It isn’t near anything else and when I walk in the … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day
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Out to Dinner
Mostly I go out to dinner so I won’t have to cook and wash up. It’s nice to be waited on for a change. I care about the food, of course; I don’t like it to be terrible. With age … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day, Island life
Tagged Alaska, bears, Canada, Fairbanks, Haines Junction, Lummi Island, Manley Road House, The Pump House, The Willows Inn
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A sadly neglected blog
A long time has passed since I posted here. I have been blogging for 6 years — or more — I lose track. After a while I wonder whether I have anything more to say. For a time I was … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day, Island life, Travel
Tagged AK, Alaska Ferry, Fairbanks, Haines, Manley Hot Springs
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Notes from the frozen north
Jerry and I have been in Manley for a 2 weeks. Until 2 days ago it was still deeply frozen. We check the thermometer about 10 times a day to see whether there is a hope of a thaw before … Continue reading
The Old Woman Rides Again
When old folks like me go silent for a long period people are apt to think them dead. I’m not dead, I’m in Alaska. Jerry and I drove up last week to take care of our house in Manley Hot … Continue reading
When things don’t go according to plan
We have been here for 2 weeks. We had planned to stay until the end of October and take the ferry from Haines to Bellingham. Things have changed. Jerry’s brother Bert is in the hospital because he had a heart … Continue reading
From Lummi to Manley
We left Bellingham on the MV Columbia, the flagship vessel of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system. The Columbia aspires to a degree of elegance. At the stern of the ship there’s a formal dining room which has soft lighting, … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day
Tagged Alaska Marine Highway, Fairbanks, Inside Passage, Manley Hot Springs, The Pump House
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The importance of place
On the ferry Malaspina coming, home from Alaska, most of the passengers were military families being moved from Alaska to some other place. There were single men and women and couples but a lot of the military families had children … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Memoir
Tagged Airplanes, Alaska, Andover, Haines AK, military transfers, old houses
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