You remember when you were in high school & if anyone could play the piano, this is the song that we’d sing, as a mob…then & now. Paul said he likes the part where it says, “Don’t carry the world upon your shoulder,” and that John threw in the line, “The movement you need is  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on… • For the equinox, this is your chance to take a Zumba class for free – Cynthia Burke is offering a free class tonight (Monday) from5:30 to 6:30pm  – she says Zumba for free when you bring cans of food for the foodbank! That’s at XYZ Movement Arts, just above  Continue Reading

Stephanie has a lot of folks aboard, but needs you! Here’s how things are going: I thought I would give you a little update on the Great Island Clean-Up project.  The steering committee has targeted six major roads for which we’re trying to get enough groups to clean.  They are: 1. San Juan Valley Road  Continue Reading

Dr. Malcolm Heath is this year’s Featured Pilot at the San Juan Aviation Museum, with the exhibit for the longtime island doctor opening next Sunday at 1pm. Fred Schumacher shared these thoughts: Presentation Set for March 27, at the Roy Franklin Terminal, Friday Harbor Airport On D-Day, June 6, 1944, more than 1,600 American gliders  Continue Reading

Where were you when the moon came up? I was on the stern of the ferry coming home from Seattle last night, and it was awesome, reflecting off the water.  I really like Bob Stavers’ shot as the supermoon rose in the early evening, as the night fell.

These are some daffodils I saw yesterday just round the corner at Harbor Rentals, where I took my lawn mower to get it ready for the season….beginning to look like spring around here, with equinox in a couple of days.

Here’s the scoop from The Whale Museum: Marine Naturalist Training Program Spring 2011 The Marine Naturalist Training Program, presented by The Whale Museum, is now accepting registrations for the spring class.  The program dates are Saturdays, April 30, May 7, 14, 21, and 28, and Sunday May 29. The object of this program is to  Continue Reading

In this online story on CNN, about places to be sure & go to in the Seattle area, the reviewer mentions how awesome it was to eat at The Duck Soup Inn here on San Juan Island. Right here. Scroll down the page to see what he says…. And yes, the restaurant opens again for  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s up: • Annette & Mallory are having a garage sale today (that’s Saturday!) all day at 291 Fairway Drive off of Golf Course Road • Tyler Pruitt turned 18 yesterday! • Spring Street International School’s Maddy Hance won a multi-school spelling bee – wahoo! The sixth-grader nailed “karma” to win – here’s  Continue Reading

Here’s what’s happening: • Ryan Cole (along with Parker Satin & Cody Pierce) are going to build a community greenhouse as part of their FHHS community project – what a great idea! Here is their Facebook page about the project, and here’s more about the meeting at 3pm on Wednesday, March 23 in the high  Continue Reading

Just got this nice note from Mark Gardner about the islanders he ran into in CA, along with his cool pictures: Hi Ian! Here’s something for the Update.  Three artists from San Juan Island are exhibiting at the LaQuinta Festival of the Arts in La Quinta, CA (Palm Springs area). Fiber artist Mary Sly, assisted by Sue Evans,  Continue Reading

Each day, so many things come our way….but are you the boss of your own energy? Anna Kunnecke is in Japan in the middle of all that’s going on there, and her writeup about how she’s handling it moved me deeply. I’m re-printing the whole piece here…I believe it will touch you like it did me.  Continue Reading

Ryan Browne posted this bit of verse, good for starting the day: All now seems at work. Slugs leave their lair, The bees are stirring, birds are on the wing, And Winter slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of spring. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Let’s look around a bit:  Continue Reading

Following up a night of Irish music with Afro-Cuban sounds pretty awesome – here’s more from Jan at the Community Theatre: “Funkloric” Musical Evening in Friday Harbor! One of the leading female voices of Afro-Cuban culture brings her “funkloric” rhythms to San Juan Community Theatre on Friday, March 18. Bobi Céspedes and her five-piece band  Continue Reading

Let’s see how this day unfolds…each day we know on the earth offers glimpses of mystery & hope. Keep your eyes wide…. • Keep Japan in your thoughts, prayers & good deeds these days, as they struggle with those reactors, bury their dead, and start to piece things back together on their little island. I  Continue Reading

The local Soroptimist Club has the winners for this spring’s awards – here’s more from Barbara Sharp: Soroptimists of Friday Harbor honored Sonia Nash, Melanie Kaegi, and Madison McPadden as exceptional women at the Soroptimist Club’s Notable Women’s Luncheon held on March 9 at the Mullis Center.  This event was also a celebration of International  Continue Reading