I have been one of the slowest to come around to buying local, organic food. On the contrary, I tend to eat whatever produce is on sale. Avocados are two for a dollar? Then it’s guacamole for a week. Fuji apples are less than a dollar a pound? Then it’s …
Homeschooling takes every ounce of my being, but today I had a few amazing, relaxing hours all to myself. Our older one was hanging out with a friend around town and our younger one had a Granny date. I criss-crossed them all a few times as I rekindled my love …
The local paper might print a few articles on the same subject over time, but when there’s an article every week about a different orca ailing or dying, you take notice. And according to some of the authors of those articles, orca deaths are indicative of the many other species …
Of the 34 or 35 films this year, I saw half of one – Yomeddine. The first half was great. It was a date four of us girls had planned weeks before, but on the night of, my son was sick and I felt like I needed to be home, …
Today was another one of my favorite things here on the island – the Annual Orcas Island Farm Tour. After an optional $15 breakfast at The Kitchen (they make fantastic fresh, healthy food from the ground) from 8:30-10:00 AM, the self-guided farm tour was between 10:00 and 4:00. You pay …