It Starts . . . .

This morning, Michelle left the homestead at 5:30 a.m. to get to her office before 7:00 a.m. to help her crew greet the season’s first cruise ships.

Two “small” boats from the UnCruise line started the cruise ship facet of our tourist season today. The Alaska tour industry is off and running for another summer.

Two UnCruise ships in front of Haines (Photo: Barbara Blood).

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Gazing Out the Window

I sometimes wonder how I ever did it.

How did I acquire a decent education, how did I hold semi-prestigious, sometimes lucrative, often exciting jobs, when they all offered windows out of which to gaze?

And, now that I live in a gorgeous natural bay window how do I manage to write this blog? I find this especially puzzling when I realize that this bay window comes with no discipline other than self-discipline, and an overabundance of snacks and other treats to beguile and distract me?

work with a view

Here’s a workplace! (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).

I tell you truthfully: I started this post to ask your indulgence. I feel I must step away from the blog for a bit.

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