Thurs. Sept 6th B: We got back to the boat around 4:30. Chilled till 6 pm when we ended up on deck 2 at the Vista dining room for dinner with JR and Jackie. The dress was not casual, but I made it past the inspection point in my Capri’s. However JR in his cargo shorts,…… Continue reading Alaska: Jeff and His Magic Dog
Alaska: Ketchikan and Salmon
Fri. Sept 7th: Woke to banging and rumbling of the metal dividers between balconies. Windy and raining, seas rough. Barely able to see land through the mist. Not raining hard, just thick and foggy, like we are moving through a cloud. We docked in Ketchikan around 10 am. Me and Joe decided to just walk around…… Continue reading Alaska: Ketchikan and Salmon
Alaska: Rough Seas and the Inside Passage
Sat. Sept 8th: Again we woke to wind buffeting the ship. No banging like the previous morning, Rita said they fixed the loose fender separating their balcony from Gloria’s that was making all the noise. The maintenance person secured it open with a lock. Now Gloria and the Hoppers share balconies. When I got up, I…… Continue reading Alaska: Rough Seas and the Inside Passage
Alaska: Vancouver and a Long Day
Sun. Sept 9th: Docked in Vancouver. Had to wait to disembark. Looks like a big city. We are in front of a large white building with a sign “Port of Vancouver.” We felt like cattle being herded off the boat. Rita and Ron were assigned to a different group, thus they ended up on an earlier…… Continue reading Alaska: Vancouver and a Long Day
Alaska: Toronto and Home
Mon. Sept 10th: We got to Toronto around 6 am, lost three hours. We were all bedraggled as we deboarded, confused and bleary eyed. My neck and shoulders ached, and my left knee did not want to unbend. Joe said he was hurtin’ all over. And I know Ron had to be miserable and stiff. JR…… Continue reading Alaska: Toronto and Home
A Simple Faith
“I saw God in the sky and his crown was all golden,” she began her story, “and I felt tingling in my hand.” She then lifted up her left hand and showed us the scar where her flesh had been ravished by an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that had landed her in the hospital. “You could…… Continue reading A Simple Faith
A Murder of Red Crows
I am a cradle Catholic and I am currently active in a vibrant parish in Northern Kentucky. I love my church family and our pastor, but this time, that is not enough to assuage my deep sadness and pain at this newest revelation of the evil that lurks in my church. I have been praying…… Continue reading A Murder of Red Crows
Book Review: One Drop a Slave by Eddie Price
This is the second historical novel from Eddie Price. I loved Widder’s Landing and was equally surprised by its sequel, One Drop A Slave. One Drop picks up where Widder’s left off with Craig Ridgeway, his family and in-laws living in Breckinridge Country Kentucky along the Ohio River in 1815. I found this novel to…… Continue reading Book Review: One Drop a Slave by Eddie Price
Book Review: Widder’s Landing by Eddie Price
This historically based novel was a great read. When I first picked it up in May of this year (it was gifted to me) I thought, “Well I know what I’ll be reading the rest of the summer,” but surprisingly I finished all 848 pages by the end of June, and I did not have…… Continue reading Book Review: Widder’s Landing by Eddie Price
The Browning of America
I learned two new lessons in the past few weeks, both based on an encounter I had with a certain person. Lesson One: Do not assume a person believes a certain way based on a) their appearance or your impression of them b) your shared experiences or c) your feelings for them. The Encounter: I…… Continue reading The Browning of America
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