It’s sad to hear of Joan White’s mom’s passing – here’s more from Joan: Jeanne Sambuck Petersen died peacefully in her sleep December 7, 2012 at her home in Friday Harbor, Washington. She had lived on San Juan Island for the past 22 years. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest she had lived in Continue Reading
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Ian Byington
I’ve been writing this & adding to it since 1997, and it has morphed into what you see now during that time – a collaborative effort between our community and me to tell the story of what makes an island tick, and to celebrate the cool things that happen.
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Remembered light….a morning poem for you
December 19, 2012 at 8:22 am
Remembered Light by Clark Ashton Smith The years are a falling of snow, Slow, but without cessation, On hills and mountains and flowers and worlds that were; But snow and the crawling night in which it fell May be washed away in one swifter hour of flame. Thus it was that some slant of sunset Continue Reading
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Morning song: Rock Me On the Water
December 19, 2012 at 7:32 am
One of my favorite Jackson Browne songs – I love the challenges “you’ve left it for somebody other than you to be the one who cares,” and “you’re lost inside your houses” answered by the hope of the rest of the song….especially for a windy & rocking morning like this. This is a live version Continue Reading
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Playing on Monday at the Library: “The Happy Movie”
December 14, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Just in time for the holidays, Rob Simpson & The Conscientious Projector Series is playing The Happy Movie on Monday at 7pm at the Library. Winner of a bunch of awards, the documentary is a cheerful review of what is it that makes folks happy? Here’s more about the movie (be careful – if you Continue Reading
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Island faces, ’round town….
December 14, 2012 at 12:59 am
Let’s check in & see what folks are doing….here are some of the smiling folks we have around: +++++ +++++ +++++ +++++ +++++ +++++ ++++++
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This weekend: The San Juan Singers!
December 14, 2012 at 12:26 am
It’s this weekend! Here’s more from the Community Theatre’s Jan Bollwinkel-Smith: Community Chorus Takes a Celtic Twist San Juan Singers’ holiday concert may just put a twinkle in your eye and a lilt in your laughter! The community chorus celebrates the winter season with a Celtic flair at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, December Continue Reading
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Who has filed so far….
December 13, 2012 at 9:42 am
The primary for the County Council in February has a three day signing-up period (yesterday, today & tomorrow till 4:30pm), and here’s who has signed up so far: San Juan: Lovel Pratt & Bob Jarman Orcas: Greg Ayers, Lisa Byers, and Rick Hughes Lopez: Brian McClerren & Jamie Stephens If you want to check through Continue Reading
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In action: Thursday
December 13, 2012 at 9:04 am
You saw that sunrise this morning, right? The one with all the colors….lots of blues & yellows, out our window in Friday Harbor…. • I know how you are – you’re the kind of person who gets up in the middle of the night to see the meteor showers. If it’s not too cloudy this Continue Reading
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Morning song: Jackson Browne, running on empty these days…..
December 13, 2012 at 12:19 am
This is a rare acoustic set with two songs, in which Jackson sings “These Days” and “Running on Empty”….check it out:
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