December 2024 - Juneau Alaska

31 December 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Another cold and clear day for walkabout downtown. The aurora borealis was visible in parts of Juneau but I did not see it.

30 December 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Had considered a walk on the flume but the boards look a bit too icy so chose Basin Road to end and back instead.

29 December 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Gorgeous sunny day, but getting colder, for walk along the Mendenhall Wetlands...many others had the same idea!

28 December 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
Walkabout at the glacier although still quite a bit of ice on trails, even after all this rain and warmer weather.

27 December 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
Morning volunteer work at Salvation Army then walkabout downtown to get in my stair workout. 

26 December 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska

Happy Boxing Day!

25 December 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Merry Christmas! The local radio station is playing holiday songs for two days featuring the Juneau Symphony's Holiday Cheer Concert, a concert that I had missed last weekend because it was sold out. Afternoon feast at a friend's home of crown roast, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, green beans, salad then homemade cheesecake and key lime pie!

22 December 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Our former hiking friend's granddaughter was supposed to sing at the Pioneer Home but she is ill so visited there anyway after my walk to Kingfisher Pond, it has warmed to the 40's today with rain.

21 December 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
Happy Solstice, now the days get longer, we gain about five minutes per day.

20 December 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
Morning work at the Salvation Army where I found duvet cover that may fit my duvet, much less expensive that at the store!

19 December 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
Cold and overcast with prediction of snow for our morning yoga then visit with friends at the city museum. A friend who is on her way to visit family in Portugal made Portuguese salame for our yoga class, which is really a fancy pastry/dessert!

18 December 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Yoga at the senior center then lunch and Tom on the piano. Afternoon visit at Wildflower Court for the 100th birthday party for Bea. Evening at the Pioneer Home for production of the Christmas Carol by Theatre Alaska.

17 December 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Short walk on Treadwell Trail at Sandy Beach but very windy and cold so opted for downtown walk after research at the library.

16 December 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Very early drive 515am to take friend to the airport...I found that my rear defrost button also warms up the rear view mirrors and also found the steering wheel heater! Morning PT then library research then walkabout downtown which includes a very long flight of stairs.

15 December 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Cleaning house and telephoning friends on my new phone!

14 December 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
Overnight dusting of snow then a mostly clear day to enjoy our mountains that have turned white after several days of rain and cloud and fog. Visited Christmas markets today where I saw many friends and purchased yummy homemade cookies from Annie.

13 December 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
A shorter time working at Salvation Army then met friends for lunch. I have been researching our sister city trip to Vladivostok in 1991 and found that one of those who went kept a diary which he had typed, 26 pages, wonderful memories. Afternoon massage then snacks at the Riverview senior center. My masseuse offered to put me on her phone plan and she was able to get a free phone, not a bad deal, except that I now have to succumb to the world of the mobile phone, we will see how long this will last!

12 December 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
Morning yoga then we all went to el zarape for Mexican food!

11 December 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Morning yoga at the senior center then lunch and music with Tom. Decided to follow Tom to the Wildflower Court long term care for more Christmas music and visit with a friend whose mother in law turns 100 this week.

10 December 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Our annual Hikers Holiday Party, potluck and gift exchange!

9 December 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Morning PT then walk on the Seawalk but very windy and cold, so continued walk downtown, then stop at Jerry's for smoked salmon and crab dip for our party tomorrow.

8 December 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Cooking veggies and cleaning. A friend just got her DNA results so spent too much time analyzing and building her tree of living rellies.

7 December 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
Midday talk at the State museum by a quilt artist from Fairbanks, found that she is good friend with a woman who led a river trip with me in early 1990's. Afternoon performance of The Nutcracker, not the San Francisco ballet (which I attended for many years), but fun!

6 December 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
Gallery Walk! A wonderful evening for walkabout downtown, about fifty venues for art and snacks and music and meeting with friends. 

5 December 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
More research at the library then walkabout downtown to preview some of the art showings for gallery walk tomorrow. 

4 December 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Morning visit to the City offices to visit 'the vault' that contains all their historical records, what a treat! Then yoga and music and meal at the Senior Center. Then more research at the library

3 December 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
More snow and rain and ice so stayed in another day per the recommendation of the city, if you do not need to drive then do not!

2 December 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Snowed all night now sleet turning to rain with everything an icy mess! Many businesses and schools closed as was my PT so another day to stay home and continue research, at least we have electric and internet!

1 December 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Fresh snow this morning and more all day! And happy to have my car tucked away in a garage, although not heated, and to watch the owner plow the parking lot twice, once in the morning and once in the evening! After various attempts for the past week to connect with a woman (Anchorage lawyer) who has done heaps of research, I finally found her by finding a CV for her husband online with his telephone number listed! She has been in process of writing a book for past thirty years on the death penalty in Alaska, the last two men hanged in 1948 and 1950, most likely for a crime that they did not commit, but they were black. Very few whites have had the death penalty imposed. She had also presented on the red light district of Juneau in 1940's at a conference in Juneau in 2016.