Family and Friends'
I have been wanting to write to everybody for quite some time now. Life has been too hectic as usual. Some news about our family is that our oldest daughter May graduated on May 17th. Amazing to think that we already have 2 graduates! Time flies of course!
I have gotten some news from some of you via others. Glad to hear that you are all well and prospering.
Robin I loved those pictures of you and the kids!
WHEN RINGO WENT DOWN I TRIED PHANPHARE AND FAEBOOK….LOG INTO FB WHICH IS THE ONE I USE THE MOST TO KEEP IN TOUCH.
Claudia thanks for the update on where you guys are now. Hope no more calamities strike your way! You are brave folks to live there...your children are lovely! All my best to you all.
Weather here is slowly turning into summer but still around F 50 which is rather chilly...flowers and garden greens are coming along nicely and we are all enjoying the outdoors.
Our oldest Pat is living with us for the time being but getting ready to go hunting as a guide to some rich foreigners which is something he is looking forward to. He will return to his welding certification courses next fall, he is doing well and we will miss him very much when he leaves.
May is staying busy and enjoying her new freedom as a young adult. She is still preparing to go to Ireland in the near future.
Annie is 15 and has turned into a lovely young lady. Plays the piano and paints quite well. We are hoping to get her some art courses via correspondence through one of the school in the city.
Robin is doing well, I have him on a modified school curriculum in which he concentrates on Math, Reading and Writing. He works on his own clock but the end result should be something which will make him as independent and happy as possible. We are pleased with him. He is very gregarious, funny, and talkative. Everybody enjoys him and he is a blessing to our family.
The graduates and self went on a Glacier cruise in Valdez which is fishing town on the coast. We saw some of the most amazing glaciers, probably some of the largest in the world. We even witnessed some of them "calving" which is what they do when large chunks of ice break away from the main of ice. It makes a sound like a roaring train or plane.
Wildlife abounded such as: sea lions, puffins, humpback whale, seals, eagles, mountain goats, bears, dolphins, sea otters,etc. quite a fascinating trip. It took about 9 hours of cruising around fiords and glacier ice on a large catamaran built for that purpose. A good time was had by all but we were all glad to get our feet on "terra firma" at the end of it...and hot showers!
Wish some of you could manage a trip to Alaska in the summer and fall, it is quite breathtaking!
Well, no more for now. Keep in touch when you can and let us know how you are doing.
God bless and take care.
Gri et all (pat Sr. PatLu, May, Annie & Rob)
I have been wanting to write to everybody for quite some time now. Life has been too hectic as usual. Some news about our family is that our oldest daughter May graduated on May 17th. Amazing to think that we already have 2 graduates! Time flies of course!
I have gotten some news from some of you via others. Glad to hear that you are all well and prospering.
Robin I loved those pictures of you and the kids!
WHEN RINGO WENT DOWN I TRIED PHANPHARE AND FAEBOOK….LOG INTO FB WHICH IS THE ONE I USE THE MOST TO KEEP IN TOUCH.
Claudia thanks for the update on where you guys are now. Hope no more calamities strike your way! You are brave folks to live there...your children are lovely! All my best to you all.
Weather here is slowly turning into summer but still around F 50 which is rather chilly...flowers and garden greens are coming along nicely and we are all enjoying the outdoors.
Our oldest Pat is living with us for the time being but getting ready to go hunting as a guide to some rich foreigners which is something he is looking forward to. He will return to his welding certification courses next fall, he is doing well and we will miss him very much when he leaves.
May is staying busy and enjoying her new freedom as a young adult. She is still preparing to go to Ireland in the near future.
Annie is 15 and has turned into a lovely young lady. Plays the piano and paints quite well. We are hoping to get her some art courses via correspondence through one of the school in the city.
Robin is doing well, I have him on a modified school curriculum in which he concentrates on Math, Reading and Writing. He works on his own clock but the end result should be something which will make him as independent and happy as possible. We are pleased with him. He is very gregarious, funny, and talkative. Everybody enjoys him and he is a blessing to our family.
The graduates and self went on a Glacier cruise in Valdez which is fishing town on the coast. We saw some of the most amazing glaciers, probably some of the largest in the world. We even witnessed some of them "calving" which is what they do when large chunks of ice break away from the main of ice. It makes a sound like a roaring train or plane.
Wildlife abounded such as: sea lions, puffins, humpback whale, seals, eagles, mountain goats, bears, dolphins, sea otters,etc. quite a fascinating trip. It took about 9 hours of cruising around fiords and glacier ice on a large catamaran built for that purpose. A good time was had by all but we were all glad to get our feet on "terra firma" at the end of it...and hot showers!
Wish some of you could manage a trip to Alaska in the summer and fall, it is quite breathtaking!
Well, no more for now. Keep in touch when you can and let us know how you are doing.
God bless and take care.
Gri et all (pat Sr. PatLu, May, Annie & Rob)
2 comments:
Dear Griselda
Thank you for pointing me to your blog. We have have been avidly reading your emails - such a window on a wider world for us in Dorset. Congratulations on raising such a beautiful family.
From your cousin Eve and Mike Baker and twins Robert and Zoe, age 12.
Dear Eve,
wow what a surprise...!! nice hearing from you and thanks for reading about our life in the wild alaskan bush frontier...if u can come visit, you and your family wld be very welcome and the kids wld love the horses and related farm activities...not in the winter though...where it is currently -40!!
Blessings your way\
gri
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