Weirdly, one of the best ideas for gathering water – catching the rain that falls on your buildings & storing it – is illegal in Utah and Colorado, a couple of perennially dry states. Although the islands are mentioned in this Wall Street Journal article, it’s because we do allow it (and some of us  Continue Reading

Deborah from the San Juan Islands Visitors’ Bureau tells me the Victoria Clipper isn’t dropping by the island this summer…..here’s more: I just received official word (thanks to an alert by member Harrison House/Tucker House), that the Victoria Clipper will not be running its usual seasonal service from Seattle to Friday Harbor this year, as  Continue Reading

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Richard Bach

This is from Michael Steighner’s blog….he was visiting here from Florida and caught this wonderful mix of color & wood & water. Be sure & look over his other photos, too!

An update on the Grones’ situation (see below) from Carol Ford: Hi Ian – Thanks so much! Because we spread the word, Dave got a place to stay. It turns out Sandy Ridge (Jesse Woodruff’s mom) and her husband, Joe, have an apt. in Queen Anne that he can stay in through April. They just  Continue Reading

Help us out here…there’s a chance we can get a Skills Training Center here, but we need you to fill out this survey (below)….local companies, as well as teachers & community members, can help the process along by taking the survey now. As I understand it, the more answers we get, the better the chances  Continue Reading

Patrick & Andra (above, right) are the kind of folks we need here on San Juan Island – involved, caring, great parents, and always smiling. Patrick first bought the Bon Accord in Friday Harbor when they moved here, and three years ago, he and Andra bought The Sail Loft (San Juan Canvas) down at the  Continue Reading

The water flows, but back into the ocean; The moon sinks, but is even in heaven. Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them. Alan Watts

Over the weekend, the Wolverine baseball team munched Darrington (Friday) and Shoreline Christian (Saturday), while the softball girls had a 2 out of 3 split with Darrington and Meridian. The soccer boys played their third game in five days, dropping their re-match with Coupeville (that’s Cam Byington in the air Saturday; photo by Lauren Paulsen  Continue Reading

Leasa Burch and Peter Wangoe II will be getting married on Oahu in May of 2009. It will be a small ceremony with family and close friends. A San Juan Island reception will take place in August of 2009.