The second annual Islands Village Faire (also called the Stress Less fest) was held this weekend at Missing Mountain Farm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It offered a nice visit with folks who wanted to barter, share sustainability ideas, eat great food, hear music, and more. Sponsored by Kels Boreen’s One Tree Records, the event  Continue Reading

If you read “Eat, Pray, Love,” then you probably already think Liz Gilbert is someone to listen to… now take it a step farther & listen in as she riffs on being creative & where it comes from (you’ll want a Dobby-like house-elf named Genius by the time you’re done). I like Derek Sivers’ response  Continue Reading

This weekend six folks were rescued when fishing boat Anna J capsized near Salmon Bank… Charlie Chevalier & Nick Nash were helicoptered to the mainland, while the other were checked & released here on the island at the medical center. Traci Walter sent me her photos of the folks responding to the accident – see  Continue Reading

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not  Continue Reading

To halt the decline of an ecosystem, it is necessary to think like an ecosystem. Douglas P. Wheeler

It was cool to see the Guards in Anacortes on the way back from America this week…they were coming back from a dentist trip to Renton (Melissa’s bro is a dentist), as well as getting ready for school. Gavin starts at FHHS next week, while Frankie & Melissa are keeping things lit up on the  Continue Reading

The pictures in this year’s County Fair were awesome! Here’s a note from the guy who managed the exhibit: Photographers – We Called and You Responded! Thanks to all who entered such wonderful photographs at the County Fair, The Photography Exhibit was a great success this year.  People were talking – all over the islands.   Continue Reading

It was great to drop by Maloula’s for lunch this week, overlooking the harbor from the top of the building in that complex where the Ale House is… it was also a nice surprise to see Roula, who just graduated from high school & is headed for university in Damascus in October to study dental  Continue Reading

It was great to drop by Maloula’s for lunch this week, overlooking the harbor from the top of the building in that complex where the Ale House is… it was also a nice surprise to see Roula, who just graduated from high school & is headed for university in Damascus in October to study dental  Continue Reading

My friend Melissa Crane over at the County says the training for the new GIS system is open to you, and you might like to come by. (You can review it here – I found it really easy to use!) Here’s the scoop: The GIS Team will be hosting Polaris training tomorrow morning in the  Continue Reading