Hey! This is a one-day posting for ya – as you know, I’m closing up the office at the Guard Building on Mullis Street this weekend where I’ve run By Design for the past few years, as part of my downsizing the biz this year. I’m not going out of business – in fact, business  Continue Reading

There are a lot of folks who do amazing things on the island – one of them is Linda O’Neill, who offers life coaching for executives, which she calls Transformative Executive Coaching…it’s pretty cool what she doing. Check out her site at oneillcoaching.com. You’ll be glad you did!

Valentine stories: OK, get ’em in! Looking for love stories for Valentine’s Day – just mail ’em to the address below (or ian (at) byd2.com) & send pix if you like! I’ll post ’em that week…I’d love to hear your story about how you met, how it’s going, and the proof you offer that love  Continue Reading

There’s all kinds of stuff happening around the island – let’s check: • The Knowledge Bowl is coming! It’s set for the fourth, next month…this year they have several raffle items, including a trip for 2 on the Victoria Clipper – here’s more from Nancy Young: The 17th annual Knowledge Bowl will be held Thursday,  Continue Reading

You may have heard that Marc Reshovsky passed away in November at the age of 52. He had a lifetime of success as a cinematographer which included working on Oscar-winning shorts “Trevor” and “Lieberman in Love,” and his work had received the Eastman Kodak Lifetime Achievement Award in Music Video Cinematography. His boys Rory &  Continue Reading

I was clearing out the e-mailbag last night…let’s see who wrote in: Q: What’s with the bear with no head earlier in the week? R.L. A: That’s from Photoshop class a year ago, where we practice putting people’s heads on other people’s bodies, like they do on the Internet. Don’t worry, no bears were injured  Continue Reading

The club meets on Friday, January 29th (I’m telling you now so you can read the book!), and Nancy Larsen says you’ll like this one (Wesley the Owl): Griffin Bay Book Club is reading Wesley the Owl, by Stacey O’Brien, for the January meeting. This a love story that begins when O’Brien adopts an injured  Continue Reading

Hey! This is the one you’ve been waiting for! Bob does a super job – this is one you don’t want to miss! It’s on February 9th, but I’m telling you now so you can sign up, because there’s limited space…here’s more: Hands-on Fundraising in the Real World: Fundraising for Small Non-Profits Does your organization  Continue Reading

Today (Friday) is the last day – here’s the deal, from the Chamber of Commerce: Voice your opinion on the NOAA Orca Recovery Plan by January 15, 2010! The draft EA and other supporting documents are available at www.nwr.noaa.gov. Comments on the proposed rule, draft EA and any of the supporting documents can be submitted  Continue Reading

Just got this report – welcome, Parker! Sean and Melissa Aylward (both 2002 Friday Harbor High School grads) are happy to announce the birth of their son, Parker Timothy Aylward, born Saturday January 9th, 2010 at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, weighing in at 8 pounds, 2 ounces and 20 inches long. Parker is  Continue Reading

When I dropped by Scott’s bowling alley last night when I was on my walk, he said leagues are going full speed, but there’s still a chance to play, because some teams need subs or other members – call him at Paradise Lanes if you’re ready to play, baby.

Here are some of the things going on ’round here: • It was great to hear about this – here’s the note from the good folks at Village at the Harbour/Assisted Living: Happy 85th birthday, Flossie (Mullis) McRae Lang! Flossie celebrated her 85th birthday on Tuesday.  She celebrated with her daughter Peggy Sue McRae at  Continue Reading

I love this song by Michael Franti & Spearhead….bet you can’t just listen to it. You’re gonna wanna dance, so start makin’ some room & get this day started:

Sandy Cameron (you can call him at 378-1679) tells me he’s helping pull together the Burns’ Supper for this year…it sounds fun. Here’s the deal, which is on Sunday 24th January, at 6:00pm at the Mullis Center: “THE WHOLE WORLD O’ER”…Scots, those of Scots descent, and people across the world are gathering… The event? A  Continue Reading

I was playing with a little thing called Animoto (check it out at animoto.com) which lets you put pictures & tunes together….so I took a bunch of photos from 2009 & put ’em together with one of my songs (thus avoiding copyright probs)…see what you think! Here’s the show:

Here are a few notes from around the island: • Last night, Mary Nash & the Doctor’s Office staff hosted about forty people for the Chamber of Commerce meeting, serving up lasagna & salad that couldn’t be beat. She says she has chess during the week & open mike on Saturday night, so come on  Continue Reading