Tag Archives: Whatcom Chief

Dinner on the Reservation

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Old Woman

Monday night, when I went to dinner on the Lummi Reservation, what I saw was the legacy of my forefathers. The Lummi tribal leaders invited all Lummi Islanders to come across the water to a salmon dinner, in the hospitality … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Old Woman

We are having some wonderful spring days. I spend a little time almost every day in the garden, pulling up dandelions and buttercups (I never think of them as buttercups when I pull them up — I mutter nasty ranunculus … Continue reading →

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A Long (sorry) Ferry Rant

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Old Woman

In less than 3 weeks we will know whether the Whatcom Chief, our brave little ferry, will be taking us on an hour long journey through dangerous waters when we go to the mainland.  For more than 100 years it … Continue reading →

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It’s the ferry, stupid

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Old Woman

Those of you who don’t live on Lummi Island, the center of the universe, may believe that there are important news items to think about: things like health care, earthquakes, unemployment, or even the fact that the space station toilet … Continue reading →

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The salmon are running, the Ferry isn’t

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Old Woman

Seasons change slowly here in the Pacific Northwest.  Not like in Alaska where it’s hot and never dark in summer.  There flowers erupt sequentially in frantic bursts: wild irises, bluebells, wild roses, delphiniums and finally fireweed, together with sudden swarms of monarch butterflies … Continue reading →

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