Once you hear this song by Chad & Jeremy, you’ll have Summer Song stuck in your head all day…so be careful:

Let’s see what’s happening… • Sally Thomsen tells me that Tracy Roberson has been appointed to the Island Rec Board of Commissioners, to the position vacated by Amy Windrope. Good choice, if you ask me. • Have you seen Rachel’s petsitting business? Here’s her website. • Krispi says: “Come to the Port Park tonight to  Continue Reading

Sure was cool on the Fourth of July…more like a almost chilly spring day (with a little sprinkle) than the beginning of summer. That’s all memory, though, as we head into a warm day today & this weekend in the 80s…stay cool. Meanwhile, Tabby Talley graduated this year from The Evergreen State College, where she  Continue Reading

Well, it’s been a while since I answered your notes – let’s see what’s in there from the past month (and thanks for writing!) Q. Love the way you have a different quote every day…where did you get the automatic rotator thing for that? And how do you pick the quotes? A. Glad you like  Continue Reading

Get your colors right! Here’s more from Rebecca: COLOR CONSULTATION by Rebecca: Confused about what color to paint your home or office, inside or out? Call Rebecca Barnard, professional color consultant. Many years experience, many happy island references.  Astoundingly inexpensive – save yourself some costly mistakes!  Please call 360 378 6355 or email [email protected] to  Continue Reading

As Josie & I were sorting through the six million pictures we took on the Fourth, we couldn’t help but notice that we had a great number of photos with dogs in them. Since the island has the greatest number of friendly dogs in the world, we made this little video/slideshow with music for you….hope  Continue Reading

Jan from the Theatre reports: CATS is setting up today, July 10, at the PARC building (70 Saltspring Drive in the Beaverton Business Park) from 10 am to 1 pm to collect islanders’ gently used items – from furniture to books and toys (no clothes, please).  They’ll sell the donated items at the big Attic  Continue Reading

It’s the dream we carry that something wondrous will happen that it must happen – time will open hearts will open doors will open mountains will open spring will will gush forth from the ground that the dream itself will open that one morning we’ll quietly drift into a harbor we didn’t know was there  Continue Reading

Nancy from Griffin Bay Bookstore has a cool author event on tap: Griffin Bay Bookstore is proud to present novelist M. L. Malcolm on Friday night, July 16, 7:00 pm. Malcolm will read from and discuss her debut novel HEART OF LIES, recently published by HarperCollins to great acclaim. The American Booksellers Association has chosen  Continue Reading

It was a great evening for fireworks on the Fourth – not too cold, not too hot (usually isn’t!) – and the show went great. I put together a tiny video for those who couldn’t make it – here’s the fireworks over the marina, from the Port of Friday Harbor, just to give a taste  Continue Reading