Monthly Archives: May 2010

Mother’s Day Without Mom

Since my mother, Gertie Zeiger, passed away in 1998, Mother’s Day has become a day of remembrance more than tribute for me.

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Wind in the Willows, and Cottonwoods, Alders, and Birches

This is a most fragrant time of year in Southeast Alaska. Our few hardwoods, willow, cottonwood, alder, and birch, flower in pendulous, light green or reddish blossoms that smell heavenly. It smells like summer to us, particularly on rainy days … Continue reading

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