Die Franken sind da!

Bevor die Franken kommen, muss ich natuerlich noch das Gaestehaus fertig bauen. Hier seht ihr mich in voller Aktion. Ja.... und das Bild ist wahr! Die Sonne scheint und ich trage wirklich kurze Hosen! (Kann es selbst kaum glauben!) Leider habe ich es nicht mehr geschafft, es fertig zu bauen, also muessen Udo und Jutta bei uns im Wohnzimmer naechtigen, wie uebrigens alle unsere Gaeste bis jetzt.

Hurra, Hurra, die Gaeste sind da!

Tja, nach einigen Tagen sind wir schon wieder zurueck zu unserer Routine, gaaaaanz wichtige Telefongespraeche.

Alles ( oder vieles!) dreht sich mal wieder ums Essen bei mir. Gottseidank -oder wem auch immer- sind Jutta und Udo auch Geniesser. Nein, das ist kein selbstgemachtes Papier, die selbstgemachten Nudeln waren der Hit.

Der Skeptiker!

Noch freut sich Udo bester Gesundheit und der Bau vom "dock" hat anscheinend Spass gemacht.

Und hier ist Udo am Ende vom Urlaub.... etwas laediert, aber die Pfeiffe schmeckt noch!

Visit from Maryann and more Bear Stories

In mid-June my friend Maryann arrived in Petersburg. At this time I was not able to carry anything and I was glad that Maryann came and helped me (and Doug!) for the daily chores and also for working on the house. Here we are--- enjoying a fire in the new firplace! Shortly after Maryann's arrival we received a big load of lumber and shingles by landing craft, ordered from Prince of Wales, because we could not find a mill in this area to cut what we needed and wanted-- unbelievable!

The next day we had a piano recital in our house and Doug had a wonderful audience for his Brahms piece, Eb minor Intermezzo. Peter and Joyce brought us Dungeness crabs and we had a feast the same evening.

We drove the Katahdin to Kake, where we worked for two weeks in the clinic, and saw lots of whales. July 4. we met our friends Sara and George-- this year not in Tenakee but in Baranof Warm Springs where we soaked in the natural springs and the tubs. What a wonderful place. Maryann left us with our friends heading to Juneau while we drove back to work in Kake. We reunited in Petersburg one week later.

After Maryann left (unfortunately) the bears showed up again. The three-legged one came first.

His silhouette was different from the distance-he had a round back and unusual motion-more hopping than walking, but he was normal in all other respects-grazing beach grass.

Two days later a huge black bear came along in the afternoon and at night he left BIG signs of his presence right in front of the house!!

Not only bears visited us, also the deer came back after hiding their fawns. And here is the first
one we saw this summer! Soooooooo cute......!