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Month: June 2021
Eating Tip at SeaTac Airport
I had one of the best salads ever. In the airport, of all places. I’m so elated that there is healthy food in airports these days. When traveling, I don’t want McDonald’s hamburgers. I also want access to good food that doesn’t come in a tiny plastic package and cost …
The Kitchen
Eating out on Orcas Island can be a pretty pricey pastime. I’d rather wear used clothes, eat at home, and save the money for traveling. The rare times we do eat out that aren’t birthdays or anniversaries, we choose places that are tasty, healthy, filling, and moderately affordable. The Kitchen …
Skagit Valley from the Passenger Seat
If you’re a parent, you know how it feels to raise children – the days are long but the years fly by. So much energy, emotion, and education flow out of you every single day, and you can feel like you’ll have young children for a lifetime. Not so. All …
Stalking Bullfrogs
When you hear the deep croaking of bullfrogs and the sound of their big bodies plunking into the water, you can’t resist grabbing the nets and boots for a try at finding one. Unfortunately, dozens of them can hide well in even the shallowest of marshes, so we never held …
The Making of Romeo & Juliet
Two months ago, Mr. Rivera, the high school English, history, and guitar teacher at Orcas Christian School, decided that the students would be putting on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. They had read and discussed the play the previous year when COVID shut down school at school for the last months …
Last Chance!
Tonight is the final performance of Romeo & Juliet at Orcas Christian School. The high schoolers and teachers are doing so well – the line memorization, the acting, the dancing, the costume-donning – it’s a feast for the eyes, ears, and soul! Especially after this quiet, isolated year! I’m bursting …
Romeo & Juliet – Tonight and Tomorrow!
Come down to Orcas Christian School tonight at 9 PM or tomorrow night at 8:30 PM to enjoy an outdoor, evening performance of Romeo & Juliet! The students have been working for over two months to make it a wonderful event. The cost is $5 per adult and $2 per …
Photo of the Day: West Sound Poppies
I saw these poppies and knew they wouldn’t last for months so I had to pull off the road for a quick photo opportunity. It’s interesting to note how much a picture is enhanced when you get down low for a close-up versus photographing a scene from a standing position…
