It’s pretty common to see trumpeter swans around San Juan Island, but usually they hang out where there’s fresh water – ponds, wetlands, lakes. So, ace photographer Keith Busha was a little surprised to see this one out in the salt water of the marina at Roche Harbor. Here’s the Wikipedia treatment of the birds…maybe  Continue Reading

This is cool! If you want to buy those plastic letters that go on the fridge, you can….go buy ‘em! Or you can go to this site and make your own! Check it out! Then get back to work. You are SO busted.

Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church Celebrates 150 Year History Tuesday night Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church commemorated serving its San Juan Island congregation for 150 years with the first of a two-part series beginning with the 19th century. Older than the Town of Friday Harbor, San Juan’s Presbyterian congregation pre-dates even the Pig War. Historian and author  Continue Reading

What’s up…. • If you got the chance to see Hanna last month, it was awesome! She asked me to post a little thank you to you: Well, I’m headed back to Hollywood to begin my second year as a Musical Theatre Major at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. I can’t help but think  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on: • Just heard from Stevie Keys: Friday Harbor Blues Night NEWS FLASH! Starting this Wed 10/6, Blues Night at the Rumor Mill will be going back to winter hours 6-9pm. So, adjust your inner blues clock and come on down! • Over the weekend, I kept hearing that this is  Continue Reading

One of the fundraisers for the public schools on the island is the annual Phon-a-thon (which I’ll be doing a shift for, this year). This evening event features someone calling you for your donation to help keep the schools strong. I asked the school district folks to help me tell you why this is important,  Continue Reading

Friends at the different galleries around the island that were part of Artstock told me it was gratifying to see all the folks who came by to visit this past weekend…here’s a sample, in pictures, of what was going on.

Jane Buck got some great phtos from the Islands Village Faire a couple of weeks ago, and sent them over to share – thanks, Jane!

Tracy Roberson told me about this workshop, which needs folks to register by October 8th this week…I’ve been to Systems Thinking classes & applied it to my business (and a couple of non-profits I help with), and I think you’ll find it really useful – here’s more from Tracy: New Habits of Mind for New  Continue Reading

Hey, I went to see the play at the Community Theatre last night and it was fun…ever sensitive to telling you WHY it was fun (that would spoil it for you, I’m pretty sure – it IS a thriller, after all), let me tell you that Rachel & Deb & John & Ken do a  Continue Reading

There are a couple of photography studios along the Artstock route – drop in on Anne & John this weekend: Photographer Anne Sheridan welcomes you to her studio to celebrate Artstock this Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4:30 pm. Anne will be showing new works from her “Transform” series. In her images Anne  Continue Reading

It starts here: Getting kids to eat crap is good for business & bad for them, bad for the earth, and bad for the future. Here’s an 11-year-old who has more sense than the FDA folks who allow what you eat. He’s the real deal – listen. Please listen. (BTW, Bill Keener in the five  Continue Reading

It will rank as one of the great games of the Friday Harbor High soccer program, and one of the more memorable. LaConner and FHHS battled for two halves and had a 0-0 draw after 80 minutes. Overtime didn’t add anything to the score, so it came down to a shootout, with Wolverine keeper Rhiana  Continue Reading

This weekend is the feast day of St. Francis, with The Blessing of the Animals on Saturday at St. Francis Catholic Church as well as a joint Lutheran/Episcopalian service (Blessing the Animals) at St. David’s Episcopal Church. So, to add to the occasion, here’s my version of Brother Sun, Sister Moon, the title song written  Continue Reading

It’s this weekend! Artstock runs for Saturday & Sunday – here’s the story about THAT. One of the studios to drop by this year – Darleen Nixon. Darleen Nixon creates jewel-like glass beads. The technique she uses is called “lampworking” because the artisans who invented this method used wax or oil lamps to melt their  Continue Reading