Most of my blog posts over the past couple years have been about travel. Well, I have just completed another kind of journey - the publication of my second book. During this graduation season, I think back to high school. NO ONE would have ever written in my yearbook that they thought I'd be an author, yet, here I am - two books. Anything can happen. May I present ... The Lone Jackass Ann Cowens never expected to be a widow at age 59. But when her husband of 36 years dies after Continue Reading
From Steel Bands to Bidets – My Salute to 2022
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is always a time of reflection for me. The good, the bad and the funny of the outgoing year as well as looking forward. I started 2022 in Los Angeles where I attended the Rose Parade with a friend who waved at every. single. unit. that marched down or along the route; even the Hare Krishnas who were the warm-up for the actual parade. For the first time, I realized how great it is to surround yourself with people filled with joy. During the Continue Reading
At”last”ka – Part 2: Home
If it had been a game of hide and seek against the moose, we lost. On the other hand, grizzly bears, caribou, dall sheep, dall porpoises, sea lions, seals, otters, puffins, eagles, and whales – both humpback and orcas, truly made up for the elusive moose. To be honest, we saw two moose cows – one from a distance on our first day and I dismissed it. “We’ll see lots of others,” I said. We saw another, so camouflaged by the brush it was eating that I almost missed it. But otherwise, no Continue Reading
At”last”ka – Part 1: Meet Perley
A pack of Camels peaked out of the pocket of his plaid flannel shirt. His teeth were yellowed from a lifestyle far different from mine, and the only thing longer than his hair was his beard. Perley M was our taxi driver who picked us up at Jakalof Bay, near Seldovia, Alaska. Like many great trips, the journey was far more interesting than the destination. We’d taken a high-speed water taxi ride from Homer, Alaska across Katchemak Bay. The thirty minute ride rearranged my internal organs Continue Reading