This past Saturday, we drove through town and it was packed. There was a car in every single parking space and there was actual traffic. After life looking like a ghost town every day and every weekend for a year, I loved it! I couldn’t figure out why all of …
If you’re starved for performance, as I am, you will have a ball watching these speeches the 9th and 10th graders at Orcas Christian High recorded on March 2nd for World History Icon Day at school. Thanks to the generosity of Orcas Center, the students were able to comb through …
“You may know Evan Kulper because he’s helped you with your computer. Or perhaps you attended “Tech Time” at the Senior Center, where for three years he volunteered to show seniors how to use their devices. Maybe you happened upon the underwater ROV he built and demonstrated at the Funhouse …
Here on Orcas Island, we see Mt Baker whenever we go to North Beach and look east toward the mainland and whenever we head up the aptly named Mt Baker Road to take the car to the mechanic. We also get a fantastic view of it whenever we take friends …
I’ve been doing a lot of travel-drooling from my kitchen table. I am one of those people who, freed from my “cage,” will want to go everywhere people are once we can joyously gather and communally eat and lightheartedly frolic! Two of the only promotional-deal email lists I’m voluntarily on …
The same moisture that leads to all of the green lushness and beautiful, undulating, moss-covered rocks here is also responsible for the unique growth that happens inside our houses, on our cars, and within any unfinished wood surface. You know you live in the Pacific Northwest when… You experience your …
I can’t believe the governor in my home state (during childhood) has opened Texas up completely. It’s daunting foolishness, considering how long we’ve been waiting for the moment when we can finally be safe together, and how very close we are to that moment. To jump the gun on it …
Good job San Juan Islands!! NO active cases on ANY island! Here are the latest statistics regarding COVID-19 cases and vaccination numbers in San Juan County. Go to their site of origin to read all of the accompanying fine print. Total Positive Cases to Date Total Positive Test Results Lopez …
If you don’t already know Matthew Carter, he is a gem. If the world were all Matthew Carters, it would be a kind, respectful, peaceful, polite, pure-minded world. Matthew is pursuing a career as a Mission Aviation Fellowship Pilot. MAF trains pilots to fly into remote, isolated areas in order …
The simplest things bring me joy right now. The library is one of them. If you haven’t already heard, the Orcas Library is open to the public – up to 20 people can be in there for 20 minutes each from 12-3 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. It …
I just wanted to write a little note of thanks to all of you who reached out or asked about me after having seen my “Incapacitated” post. The hospital drugs wore off after a week and I felt quite good. I drove back to the same hospital to get an …
As weird as it sounds, sometimes we don’t notice the newness happening all around us here until the sun finally comes out. All of a sudden, inconspicuous Orcas Island looks like a lush, life-filled paradise that had been hidden under a dark gray cover for months. The bright greens pop, …
In normal times, life on Orcas Island entails bumping into all kinds of people throughout the day, having interesting and meaningful conversations, and living in uplifting community with one another. If you’ve ever gone to church or studied the bible with other people, there’s a common phrase – a “God-shaped …
