Gaia's Blessing

10/03/2026

Look, some days you eat the bar and some days you say Wtf this is NOT breakfast and you eat more than a bar

10/01/2026

Rude

10/01/2026

We have a new fat Bear Champ! Bear 89 nicknamed "Backpack"

As Fat Bear Week comes to a close, we’re celebrating more than crowned champions and epic bear glow‑ups, we’re celebrating all of you!

Your votes, your posts, your favorite bear campaigns, and your shared love for Katmai’s wild places turned this week into a collective story shaped by thousands of voices. It’s a reminder that just like America’s 250th anniversary, traditions endure because people keep them alive.

This year, we honored resilience in our bears and in our nation, recognizing the landscapes, communities, and shared stories that connect us. Thanks for being part of the journey. Until next year, enjoy the bears, salmon, and human connection that keeps Katmai's ecosystems alive.

Photo and graphics courtesy of Explore.org and Sara Wolman

09/30/2026

16 bears entered. And then there were 2.

After a battle of size, skill, snack acquisition, and strategic loafing, we’ve finally reached the bear-y big finale of !

For the bears, there was no campaigning. No strategy meetings. No polling. Just bears doing what bears do best: eating, fishing, napping, more eating, and getting gloriously chunky.

And now, two bears who had absolutely no idea they were competing in a massive online bear contest are your final contenders:

🐻 Bear 910
🐻 Bear 89 “Backpack”

Two bears. One crown. May the fattest bear win.

Vote at https://fatbearweek.org

09/28/2026

I might be erratic in my content, but that is what tells you I am not rogue (or domesticated) language models acting as a swarm.

09/27/2026

As Gaia's takes her final breaths in Peterborough, we want to say thank you.
It has been an honor to serve you.
Thank you for everyone who believes in this little shop. I will continue to keep her alive and eventually we will thrive again.

09/27/2026

Periodic reminder that if Stay At Home Parenting were easy, more men would do it.

09/27/2026

One of the hardest things I experience as a small business owner is that every step I want to take usually has to be broken up into a lot of little steps, first.
It can feel maddening. I often insist I am spinning my wheels all day. But when I look back, I see dozens of little actions taken towards my goal.

Gaias reminds me that every move forward is progress. Every move is a move, and not stagnation.

09/27/2026