I thought I would take a moment to report in from 7 miles away that Victoria had a sunny summer–like weekend just now, just like you. I see it is my purpose in life to report to you what I see in the streets, so here goes: •  Hockey isn’t going very well. Our beloved  Continue Reading

It’s time: Don’t weight any more! Last year, I knew something had to give….I had gone over the 200 pound mark, and plain felt bad. I knew that Shelly VanSkyhawk was working with folks with weight issues, and I was hearing about good results. So I called Shelly, and in three months, had left 37 pounds  Continue Reading

Island Stage Left has another winner this spring with its production of “A Number” by  Caryl Churchill. In this two-man production, director Helen Machin-Smith and her cast take on a number of challenges: the show is only 55 minutes long, but packed with enough going on that the audience last night, at the end of the  Continue Reading

Hey, let’s see what see what’s new around the island: • You remember Friday Harbor High science teacher Marc Vermeire – he’s teaching in China these days, and also (no kidding) appears in this advertisement in China selling dried seafood – here’s the link (click here!) to a Chinese version of YouTube. ++++++++ • You  Continue Reading

Here’s the word from Milene & the County Elections folks: San Juan County has not had an April election for at least 20 years (that’s how far back we looked).  But this week, you will receive your ballot for our upcoming April election.  Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of confusion about this election:  Why are  Continue Reading

The president signed the act this morning…. And if you like, click here to view the Official Proclamation signed by the president.

This past weekend saw the annual celebration of the ferry that connects neighbors…and Josie and I were there: On Sunday, the Anacortes/Friday Harbor/Sidney, BC ferry ran for the first time this year, as Washington State Ferries’ northernmost route (and only international route) got underway for its nine-month season. The Chelan was greeted at the Sidney  Continue Reading

It was cool to hear from Barbara Marrett at the Vistors’ Bureau that Friday Harbor was selected as one of the great artists’ town in the US – here’s the writeup of “America the Beautiful - The United States Destination Marketing Agency” & their Top Ten. And that’s not all! ++++++++++ +++++++ Just the other day I  Continue Reading

The ferry to Sidney, British Columbia gets going this weekend after a three-month break, with ceremonies on Sunday’s opening run to Sidney with town-criers, the Sidney welcoming crew & cookies, Anacortes officials joined by Friday Harbor folks & WSF people…and the opening of the gate so Canadians can easily come visit San Juan Island. (Here’s  Continue Reading

As luck, fortune, and timing sometimes provide, Josie & I got to spend a couple of weeks on Maui last month, and it was fun to compare their island with ours, and, even there, to connect with island friends from here. Here’s a bit about what happened, and some observations about differences between them &  Continue Reading