People around the island….

That was the break in the clouds to start the day this morning, looking east towards Lopez Island from Jackson's Beach....Robert Frost says, "Nothing gold can stay...."

Little notes here & there, the day before Thanksgiving:

• Some days ya just gotta start the day with a poem, from Robert Frost:

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

• Pies: Wendy & the Girls Scouts can give you a helping hand getting ready for tomorrow:

Young island bakers and their parents are geared up and ready to continue a local tradition: saving islanders the time of preparing Thanksgiving desserts and proving pies to the Community Thanksgiving Dinner.

Rowan is headed for Madagascar

Local Brownies and Jr. Girl Scouts will be selling homemade pumpkins and pecans pies inside Marketplace on Wednesday. November 25th from 9 am to 3pm. Folks may also choose to donate their pie(s) to the Community Thanksgiving Dinner and the girls will deliver them. For more information, contact Wendy Wood at 370-5462.

• She graduated from Spring Street five years ago, and is headed for great things – here’s more from Erin Braybrook about what Rowan is up to: “Rowan has received an invitation from the Peace Corps to work in agri-forestry on the island of Madagascar! She will leave for training March 1 and will set up a blog at some point. I’ll let you know!”

• Six is the magic number: Debbie at the Roche Harbor Market gave me an update on the two derbies she looks after: the December (2009) Hook ‘em & Hold’em Derby has only 6 tickets left! February’s Salmon Classic Derby has 6 boat spots left, too! Call her at 360-378-5562 for more info, or go to http://www.rocheharbor.com/.

• Open for Thanksgiving! Here’s a list of local places you can go eat this Thursday:

It’s free: The San Juan Community Dinner at the Grange from 12 noon – 4pm

The Bluff, Friday Harbor House (Wendy says, “We are open from 3pm – 8pm, with a Six Course Meal for $60.00 per person and $25.00 per person for Wine pairings. We currently have a few open reservation times. Please Call 360-378-8455. Also our Fall Restaurant Hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00am – 9:00pm.)
The Doctor’s Office
Lime Kiln Cafe’ (Roche Harbor)
Coho Restaurant
Front Street Ale House
Haley’s
Downriggers (Debbie says, “We will be open on Thanksgiving day from noon to 8Pm.  We will be serving our regular menu as well as traditional Thanksgiving dinner, prime rib and lobster.”

• Last weekend: Remember what I told you about the Island Stage Left production of Rabbit Hole? This is your last chance – bring your Thanksgiving guests and treat yourselves to a dynamite performance of this Pulitzer prize-winning play. It’s at Roche Harbor Pavilion this Friday, Saturday and Sunday –  Nov 27 at 7:30, 28th at 7:30 and 29th at 4:00.

The cast of "Rabbit Hole": In back, from left: Ann Cozzalio, Will Tranfo, Carolyn Marie Monroe. In front: Dan Mayes and Krista Strutz. (Photo by Ian Byington)

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