Join me for happy hour seven with my godmother Tillie! Tillie tells us about a frightening encounter scuba diving to recover a ship. Oh, and that time her Grandma’s ghost came to visit and make good on a promise. 

Tillie’s Boo Club
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. From the book description: “Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet.”

Tillie’s Shares not Scares
Check out the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska! Each year, Tillie donates $100 to cover the expenses of a musk ox named Mandy. Here’s more info from muskoxfarm.org: “The non-profit Musk Ox Farm is dedicated to the domestication of the musk ox, an Ice Age mammal that once roamed the earth alongside saber-tooth tigers and woolly mammoths. Known to Alaska Natives as “Oomingmak”, which means “The Bearded One”, this once-endangered animal produces an annual harvest of qiviut (kiv'-ee-ute), the finest wool in the world. 

We welcome visitors to the farm for a close up experience of these magnificent Paleolithic ruminants with guided tours, engaging exhibits, a gift shop featuring some of the world's only gently hand-combed qiviut fiber, qiviut yarn, and qiviut garments.  We also host community fundraising events and educational programming throughout the year.  Visit our picturesque farm surrounded by the majestic Chugach and Talkeetna mountains. Our historic 1930s-era Colony farm is located just 45 miles north of Anchorage in the Matanuska Valley, the heart of Alaskan agriculture.”