Today & Thursday you can go by San Juan Healthcare for your flu shots – SHHC’s Susan Murfin says these are covered by Medicare. Here’s more about the clinic, which is available from 1:30-4:30pm both days.

You can think what you want, but that’s just tea someone was buying at the Naked Bean the other day. Loose tea, in a bag.

That was the low-hanging mist off Beaverton Valley Road across from the entrance to Xtreme Fitness over the weekend….

I love Keith Van Cleve’s photography – he catches the majesty of eagles’ flight with his split-second timing & great eye for framing a shot, and has the patience to catch other birds in their natural habitat as well. It was cool to see that he and Jackie were hanging a show on the big  Continue Reading

When I came home on the ferry last night on the last boat from Anacortes (I was coming from Lopez), we were surprised to find that the ferry folks in Friday Harbor had closed up the dock & gone home, apparently forgetting the schedule change that went into place this past weekend. So…we got to  Continue Reading

When I heard from someone that the Front Street Ale House might be closing, I wanted to check on THAT…. when I went & asked Peggy & Oren about it, I was relieved to find that they’re closing this week for three months or so to completely remodel the inside of the place. I asked  Continue Reading

It was good to see a couple of  grads from the Class of ’09 on the ferry last night before they went back to school – Jordan Nash (left, above) is heading back to Western Washington, while Jordyn Taylor returns to the Santa Cruz (CA) area to Cabrillo College.

The kids are alright – it was good to see a full house for Saucerful at Pazzo Vivo on Saturday night… The guys played two sets for nearly three hours, and it appears they just keep getting tighter.

Lots of people like to look back at the events of the year…I guess I prefer to look back over the folks that make up the tapestry this island weaves around us. Throughout the year, I get to put together galleries of people doing what we do here, so I thought I’d take a moment  Continue Reading

It was cool to see Jill And Andy Urbach last night down at the ferry landing. Jill was seeing off her friend Tracy on the boat…the two of them were roommates during their first year of college, and it was great that Tracy got a chance to come up & visit this week. Other island  Continue Reading