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Month: March 2020
The US Should Be on Lockdown
May 5th was the last time my little evening women’s bible study group of five met to eat dinner together and talk about our study. We didn’t hug or touch that night, and there was concern in the air. At the time, I didn’t know all that much about the …
The Lottery
What the Coronavirus is doing to communities around the world reminds me of a short story I read in high school called “The Lottery,” written by Shirley Jackson and published in The New Yorker in its June 26, 1948 issue. Here it is. Daunting… The morning of June 27th was …
Glimpses From This Week
In the midst of abrupt social change, nature continues on…
Week 2 of School at Home
Done. Shwoo. Long hours of learning in a drastically narrower, quieter, less dynamic environment – home. No friends, no playdates, no sports, no basketball games at recess, some Zoom. And cookie dough. For me. We made it to the weekend – ahhh….a break. Good job everyone – kids working relentlessly, …
Tell Me Your Story
If you’re willing, I’d like to hear how the Coronavirus, quarantining, or the stay-at-home mandates across the world have directly affected your life. Record yourself telling your story, upload it to YouTube, and email the link to me at edeekulper@gmail.com and I’ll post it here on this blog. It would …
Gardening Note to Self…
Edee, For the years to come, while you’re yearning for spring to spring, before you even feel an inkling to go out in the cold dreary garden, PLANT SEEDS INSIDE on March 1st. Because every year, the minute the clouds go away and the sun finally comes out, you realize …
Sheltering in Place
Wondering how to define “shelter in place” literally? Driftwood shelter assemblers on Crescent Beach If someone had told me a year ago that in March of 2020 we would be keeping ourselves safe from a huge calamity by either staying at home with our families to cuddle, watch movies, bake, …
Youth Sunday Livestream in 30 Minutes
This is our second Sunday service being livestreamed and it will be mostly in the hands of our youth group and youth pastor, Jon Hane. I look forward to it, and good job in advance to the kids! Go here. There will also be a virtual coffee hour afterward via …
Coronavirus is Here Now
It is confirmed – an Orcas Islander has the first documented case of the Coronavirus in the San Juan Islands as of yesterday. It’s probably safe to say that it’s been here for some time undocumented, given that we haven’t had much testing and locals are going to and from …
Travels with Britt
Local islander Diane Morris gets to have some time again with her daughter, Britt Johnson, who recently moved back to Orcas with her husband Steve after traveling the globe for a year with another couple and capturing it all for the world to see. I’ve been enjoying watching her super-entertaining …
You’d Never Know It
Judging by our stunning scenery finally bathed in beaming solar bliss this week, you’d never know there was anything haywire going on in the world… Photos Copyright © 2020 Edee Kulper
We Miss You, School
This is the end of Orcas Island’s first week of sun, self-quarantining, and school at home. And of course, the continuation of another s – a plummeting stock market. We walked to Orcas Christian School today to turn in work finished this week and pick up new assignments for next …
Quality Quarantining
Whether you call it isolation, lockdown, shelter in place, social distancing, stay at home, or self-quarantining, I’m proud of and inspired by how people are living it out… “’Shelter in place.’…This morning, prompted by an amazing instant coffee drink Clara made for John and I, the girls and I did …
A One-Game Season
It was fun while it lasted – three practices and one game for Orcas Christian School’s flag football season. Then school at school was cancelled. It was our first-ever team game to watch one of our kids play in. His first team sport. I’m sad it came and went so …
A Solution
My husband, a retired accounting professor, stays current on all financial news. After listening to this interview with investor Bill Ackman today, he played it for me. It’s probably the best solution I’ve heard, and it’s compelling. The whole interview is, if you have 13 minutes to listen to it… …
My New Pet Rock
To the giver of my pet rock (you know who you are!), thank you for my new companion. It fits wonderfully in the palm of my hand as I walk along the road. Odyssey is its new name. When I was a kid, my favorite words were odyssey and crisp. …
Live Streaming of Church Right Now
A lot of things are shutting down at this point here. The library’s last day is today and several shops are dark and quiet. Schools are suspended for six weeks. Performances at Orcas Center are on hold until further notice. Island Market, Ray’s Pharmacy, Darvill’s, banks, the athletic club, and …
Making the Most of It – Love This
Now, whether in lockdown or voluntary quarantining, it’s a time to build strength not just in health. Strength in relationships. Bonding. Being together. Building up. Conversing. Calling relatives. Getting creative in the areas that always called to us. Drawing. Building. Reading. Mending. Writing. Inventing. Learning. Encouraging. Pulling inspiration from what …
It’s Official – Schooling From Home
What a strange time. Next week, schools here on Orcas Island will close their doors. All children are to stay home. Some parents both work and will now have latchkey kids. Some parents will have to choose which one will quit their job to homeschool. Some parents must work their …
Euphoric Sunshine
Remember… Even though it’s getting windier and colder right now, adding to the doubly gray-blanketed spirits plagued by viral unknowns, spring is close. We may not know it other than seeing buds on branches and hearing geese honking on Indian Island. The rare day or moment of sunshine is almost …
David Densmore’s Paintings
I’m smitten with David Densmore’s painting style. It’s bursting with Orcas Island’s colors and tangible beauty, ever-striking with each new canvas’s subject. I haven’t seen many in real life, but every now and then I come across one of them when he’s been commissioned to paint a scene someone wants …
Lightening the Mood a Bit
With things so heavy with the virus right now, this makes me laugh. I didn’t realize my husband was recording it. Ah, country life… Cover photo of kitty by Evan Kulper
A Life Without Technology
I don’t own a cell phone; I could probably barely text to save my life. We don’t have cable. I have no idea what the shows are that people talk about watching and could be called despicably ignorant of daily news and current events. Heck, I barely even know how …
Wedding Photography
I just added a new page to this site called What I Do. Here is a fast link to it. I’m stepping back into wedding photography with the added bonus of our 14-year-old as my assistant. I stepped out of it 8 years ago to be an ever-present mother and …
