“There Are No Deer Here”

When we first started coming here 15 years ago, we were told there are no deer here in Haines. That’s why the official Alaska Hunting Regulations do not allow us to hunt deer in this area—they officially don’t exist north of Sullivan Island, to our south.

And yet . . . .

Dare I say it? The buck stopped here!

Sitka Black Tailed Deer

A one-antlered buck visits the homestead beach (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).

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This Year’s Alternative Superbowl: Quirky British/Irish Comedies

I hear tell some sports teams are doing something considered important today. Once again, we’re ignoring that, but still gathering with friends to eat and watch T.V.

Unlike past years, when we held Austen Fest, (see An Alternative to the Superbowl—Austen Fest and Austen Fest 2018) we’re doing Quirky British Comedies. And by “British,” we mean Irish as well, even though one of our “Irish” selections was actually filmed on the Isle of Man.

Waking Ned Devine

Waking Ned Devine, (paid link) an Irish story actually filmed on the Isle of Man (Image: Amazon.com).

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