It was cool to see Jill And Andy Urbach last night down at the ferry landing. Jill was seeing off her friend Tracy on the boat…the two of them were roommates during their first year of college, and it was great that Tracy got a chance to come up & visit this week. Other island  Continue Reading

It was cool to see Jill And Andy Urbach last night down at the ferry landing. Jill was seeing off her friend Tracy on the boat…the two of them were roommates during their first year of college, and it was great that Tracy got a chance to come up & visit this week. Other island  Continue Reading

Here are some ideas for New Year’s Eve (blue moon & all): • According to this article, bathing naked by the light of a blue moon is somehow good for you. Check it out. (Disclaimer: The writers are Canadian, who have a greater threshold for pushing the edge in cold weather…) • Bob Reilly at  Continue Reading

An article about over-used & underrated words that should be dumped from the media’s (and our) vernacular has been posted by the Lake Superior State University department of words (I think). It includes “sexting” & “chillaxin” as well as “bromance” – which is a new one to me, meaning a male friendship. It says there  Continue Reading

An article about over-used & underrated words that should be dumped from the media’s (and our) vernacular has been posted by the Lake Superior State University department of words (I think). It includes “sexting” & “chillaxin” as well as “bromance” – which is a new one to me, meaning a male friendship. It says there  Continue Reading

Just got this great note from Erin & Angie & Charis about my good friend Archie Brooks, who I’ve watched coach football & marry people, and officiate over funerals over the years…he’s one good guy. Here’s more from his girls: Today is a special day for a man known to some by just his first  Continue Reading

All kinds of things are happening – let’s check in: • The Friends of the San Juans redesigned their website – here’s how it looks now. • Janeen at the Best Western has a special for New Year’s Eve: “One night only — December 31, 2009, you can Eat, Drink and be Merry! Enjoy New  Continue Reading

In November, President Obama signed the bill that included $6 million dollars to purchase the Mitchell Hill property & add it on to the national park at English Camp (or British Camp – I gotta ask Mike Vouri which is right. Or Canadian Camp – maybe they want it back.) It’s a beautiful 320-acre gift  Continue Reading

It was neat to see this wild turkey up near the dump…there used to be tons of wild turkeys here on the island fifteen years ago – you’d see them walking around in little mobs downtown, and out in the parks. Someone introduced fox to the island in the early 1990s, and that seems to  Continue Reading

It was cool to see that folks have left their holiday lights up this weekend…it’s kind of a island tradition to leave ‘em up till March or they burn out, so take your time, since they cheer up the grey months ahead… More around the island: • Just because it was a little chilly, that  Continue Reading

The weather report says the clear skies we had yesterday will continue for a couple of days….wahoo! Get outside & play!

The weather report says the clear skies we had yesterday will continue for a couple of days….wahoo! Get outside & play!

Little bits you may not have known about: • The Farmers’ Market is NOT this Saturday….it’ll be at the high school commons on the 2nd. See ya there! • Aaron has Avatar and Sherlock Holmes playing at the Palace Theatre, starting today. • Winners: Claudia at Island Studios says Dona Reed won the annual ornament  Continue Reading

Hope this morning finds you warm & surrounded by people you love & who love you. There are all those little things. Sleeping in. Stockings with stuff in ‘em. Pancakes & French toast. Kids giggling, and  mamas who giggle, too. The morning hugs, the yelled, “Thanks you’s!” Playing the games & running outside. Being together  Continue Reading

It’s always good to have a song to wake up to – here’s Coldplay with Viva La Vida. It’s nice to dance first thing in the morning….

As you may know, Ivan from Western Prince is operating in San Diego this winter as Jackie works on her grad degree there…he tells me he went out on the 21st to look for gray whales & fin whales & saw a minke….but then saw a pod of about 20 orcas, which is pretty unusual  Continue Reading

First of all, you can hear the station at KLOI.org – they stream the shows so people on other islands can hear what they offer. Check out their programming schedule & it looks to me like you can hear a nice variety of music & programming, including Zach Milkus and Laura Greenan from our island.  Continue Reading

In the waning hours before Christmas, here a few things you might want on your radar: • After a busy month since Thanksgiving, Printonyx will close for its annual winter break beginning December 24th at 4:00 p.m. and continuing through January 3rd. We use this characteristically slow time to visit family, clean and get ready  Continue Reading

There may be miles & miles of lines at the post office (or seem like it), but everybody’s handling it with a smile, far as I can figure.

Every so often, folks write to me (and occasionally leave messages on the phone or pin things to my door) with interesting observations & stuff they’re interested in. Let’s take a look at that for a moment & see what’s happening: Q. Which part of the island do you think my husband & I should  Continue Reading

Nelson Mandela borrowed from Marianne Williamson in his inaugural address in 1994, when he offered this: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,  Continue Reading