Besides the excitement of several hundred people at the Community Theatre for the Festival of Trees, there was music downtown, too. It was great to see singer-songwriter Daniel Finn weave his magic at The Naked Bean…I love the way he takes words and makes them sing, and you end up with the chorus stuck in  Continue Reading

Maybe it’s changed, but the last time I looked at the weather report in the navigation bar at the top of this page, it said it wasn’t gonna get above freezing till Wednesday, when things fire up to 36 or so. Throw another log on the fire.

Maybe it’s changed, but the last time I looked at the weather report in the navigation bar at the top of this page, it said it wasn’t gonna get above freezing till Wednesday, when things fire up to 36 or so. Throw another log on the fire.

Monday night, it finally happened – longtime Paradise Lanes bowler Jim Cumming rolled a perfect 300 in league. Manager Scott Olinger says he’s glad it was Jim, because Jim works on his game, and occasionally even bowls in off-island tournaments. He also helps Scott with youth bowling, including the enrichment program at the school. Scott  Continue Reading

I had run across a well-written blog 2-3 months ago by & about a couple from the Chicago area that was trying to move here. Titled “Love in the Time of Foreclosure,” Stephanie Walker reviews the way she & Bob landed a housesitting gig here on San Juan Island, details their move here, and offers  Continue Reading

Well, I have two stories here…both involve little babies & what they have going on in their first few days here on this plane. The stories are by Debbie from Roche Harbor Market, and from Sandy at the Town. Let’s start with Debbie: As some of you may know, Sophia Grace Krieg was taken to  Continue Reading

Steve Cutting asked if he could share this little write up about Debbie’s special gift for giving…I love the story, and hope you will, too: Christmas is supposed to be about giving right? It is better to give than receive! I have heard that since I was an infant. Such easy words but not so  Continue Reading

Every so often you get an old song stuck in your head & just can’t get it out….does that happen to you? Today’s head-sticker is “One,” a Harry Nillson song recorded by Three Dog Night…see what you think of this live version in ’81….

Rev at the Fairgrounds reports: The San Juan County Fair will host a holiday Flea Market & Craft Fair, Saturday, December 12, in the Main building at the fairgrounds. Craft vendors will have lots of holiday gift items on sale and there will be plenty of the usual flea market bargains. The market is open  Continue Reading

Have you been to the Lighthouse lately? Here’s more from Jeanne: The 6th Annual Tours to the Top of the Lighthouse at Lime Kiln Pt. State Park. It began in 2004 and that first year 130 people came. Rain or shine we’ll be there, decorated for the holidays with hot cider and home baked goodies.  Continue Reading