Alaska: On Foot in Haines

Wed. Sept 5th: When we awoke we were in Haines, Alaska, a small town an hour and half south of Skagway by ferry and toll road. After coffee and breakfast we all debarked to check out the small town. Started out with me and Joe, JR and Jackie, and the Hoppers. Gloria was not with us…… Continue reading Alaska: On Foot in Haines

Alaska: Juneau and Mendenhall Glacier:

Thurs. Sept 6th:  We had breakfast and coffee delivered to our room 7 am. Then we stood out on our balcony along with Jackie and JR who were hanging over their railing beside us and watched as the Noordam was maneuvered up to the dock and the dock workers below in orange vests stood on the…… Continue reading Alaska: Juneau and Mendenhall Glacier:

Alaska: Jeff and His Magic Dog

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