Small delights that add up to a big delight was watching my grandchildren experience Alaska the way their mother did many years ago. The east coast kiddos, ages 6 and 10, were on an epic tour that included camping in tents, bugs and more bugs, non-EPA approved mosquito repellent banned in many countries and 49 states, all day campfires, cooking on the camp stove, flaming marshmallows, fishing and fishing some more, kayaking, barbecuing salmon with a secret sauce, hiking where there are no trails, canoeing on a remote lake, our cabin without electricity or plumbing or running water but with kerosene lamps and an outhouse and a river, intermittent stays at places with running water and flush toilets that the elders demand, two days at Talkeetna the funkiest town in AK and no days in Anchorage the city where you can reach Alaska by driving two hours in any direction. All this with good humor,adventuring and accepting discomfort. We can afford Disneyland deluxe for them but ain't never gonna happen. Grateful to be able to see this at 78.
I've bookmarked your collection of short story collections for future reference. I'm thinking about making 2026 a year of short story reading. This year I'm largely reading according to the full moons (Wolf books in January, buck books this month etc). I coincidentally started the year with two wolf books and then created a silly little personal project from there. And I've loved it. Though sturgeon books are tricky to find!
Anyway, thank you for the list. And the delights. I watched mist (?) rise from melting hail yesterday after the heaviest hailstorm I've witnessed. Fascinating.
What a wonderful way to organize your reading! I recommend Brian Doyle’s Children and Other Wild Animals which I loved and at least has a sturgeon essay in it!
Hooray, thank you! I have another book of essays on the list too, and then there'll be Theodore Sturgeon's back catalogue to try, which I hope I enjoy!
Small delights that add up to a big delight was watching my grandchildren experience Alaska the way their mother did many years ago. The east coast kiddos, ages 6 and 10, were on an epic tour that included camping in tents, bugs and more bugs, non-EPA approved mosquito repellent banned in many countries and 49 states, all day campfires, cooking on the camp stove, flaming marshmallows, fishing and fishing some more, kayaking, barbecuing salmon with a secret sauce, hiking where there are no trails, canoeing on a remote lake, our cabin without electricity or plumbing or running water but with kerosene lamps and an outhouse and a river, intermittent stays at places with running water and flush toilets that the elders demand, two days at Talkeetna the funkiest town in AK and no days in Anchorage the city where you can reach Alaska by driving two hours in any direction. All this with good humor,adventuring and accepting discomfort. We can afford Disneyland deluxe for them but ain't never gonna happen. Grateful to be able to see this at 78.
This is delightful
What a lovely array of delights.
I've bookmarked your collection of short story collections for future reference. I'm thinking about making 2026 a year of short story reading. This year I'm largely reading according to the full moons (Wolf books in January, buck books this month etc). I coincidentally started the year with two wolf books and then created a silly little personal project from there. And I've loved it. Though sturgeon books are tricky to find!
Anyway, thank you for the list. And the delights. I watched mist (?) rise from melting hail yesterday after the heaviest hailstorm I've witnessed. Fascinating.
What a wonderful way to organize your reading! I recommend Brian Doyle’s Children and Other Wild Animals which I loved and at least has a sturgeon essay in it!
Hooray, thank you! I have another book of essays on the list too, and then there'll be Theodore Sturgeon's back catalogue to try, which I hope I enjoy!
Reading this delighted me today. Thanks for sharing!
Aw thank you!
Such a lovely share for this holiday week.