Around the island….

On Roche Harbor Road, the island’s resident camel Mona smiles for passerby Bob from Skagit Valley College’s Road Scholar program…Bob is part of the Northwest Currents program which began in Seattle, spent time in Victoria, and is on the island till tomorrow.

Let’s take a look…

• Did you see Cricket the cat yet? Mo sasy you can call her at 298-0489 if you do!

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• As the Fair gets underway tomorrow, check out the County Fair website to see what’s going on…..see you there!

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• Katie Fleming has something at the Fair you’ll want to check out:

Just wanted to give you a heads up that The RE Store is giving an “outdoor furniture building demonstration” at the fair on Saturday from 1:00-4:00 (in the Green Village).  It’s going to be really cool…

Learn how to create a small, modular garden “retreat spot” out of used materials with Eberhard Eichner, lead designer of the REvision Division at The RE Store in Bellingham. Eberhard’s retreat spots are an attractive way to connect with nature and can green-up even the tightest corner on a deck or in a yard.  Utilizing reclaimed materials combined with a simple do-it-yourself approach is positive for both the gardener and the environment.  During the demonstration, Eberhard will demonstrate how to select and build with recycled dimensional lumber, other re-purposed building materials, bleacher board, flooring, metals and random hardware.  With the help of only very basic tools and requiring no special skills, this presentation will empower the “re-purposer” to create a little oasis, including planter boxes, a bench seat and an arbor.

If you’ll be at the fair on Saturday, stop by and check it out.  Please spread the word too.  Eberhard is awesome.  We’ll also have some of his REvision Division furniture creations for sale over the entire 4 days at our booth in the Green Village.

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• Do you actively look for ways to stretch your comfort zone? If you do, there’s a whole new & exciting world out there for you – here’s some thoughts from Derek Sivers about this.

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The re-construction on the blockhouse at English Camp is coming along, as you can see….next step – putting the new log base in place.