Come to the Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound today, April 30, from 1:30 – 3:30 PM for a book signing and talk by five local authors: Boyd Pratt, Judi Watson, Edrie and Terri Vinson, and I will sign and talk about our books. Each of us will have a …
Have you seen the new Orcas Veterinary Service? It’s awesome! I was just there so our dog could have major dental work. (It’s at 9 Hope Lane up Mt Baker Road near Uzek’s automotive place.) I am amazed at what Dr. D. and her team were able to do for …
Carol Wright is someone I’ve met once in passing – I’ve known nothing about her until we began corresponding a few times across the digital aether over the past several days. Here and there in those messages, she referenced things that were a mix of fascinating, significant, and downright beyond …
Come on down to Clever Cow for some ice cream on this sunshine-y day! (Thursday to Sunday, 12-6 PM.)
I will be at Dan’s Wildlife Cycles bike shop tomorrow (Saturday) from 12-1 PM at the picnic table on the side, thanks to his generous offer again. If you’ve not yet had a chance to come down and get the Life on Orcas Island book with the locals’ coupon, this …
They are already on an island, where town is tiny and going somewhere else requires a full day, half a tank of $5-per-gallon gas, and a driver’s license. If they’ve lived here long enough, they’ve done the hikes and the beach walks. As we awaken to yet another rainy day …
Tomorrow and Friday (April 21st and 22nd), come down to Wildlife Cycles in Eastsound at 350 North Beach Road anytime between 12:00 and 1:00 PM in order to buy a copy of Life on Orcas Island. While I will have another release event on April 30th at the Orcas Island …
Orcas Island Community Church has a tradition of celebrating the dawning of Easter morning on the top of Mt Constitution. The sun rises behind Mt Baker, and it’s a rare sight to see if your house isn’t already facing that direction. This is what we saw this morning… The rest …
I don’t normally do reviews of things after I’ve experienced them, but I came home after seeing this percussion group at Orcas Center tonight – which ended with a standing ovation – with a bubbling-over of thoughts to express. I don’t remember ever observing “music” like this. Before I say …
This is last Saturday at Lum Farm at Coffelt Farm Preserve. I think lamb and goat petting is happening today too!
Activities are brewing again, as evidenced by the flyers hanging on the post office wall! Woohoo! (Plus a few random ones thrown in too.)
This month’s weather has been all over the place…
Orcas Island Community Church has something each day leading up to Easter. If you’ve never been to any of these, you are invited to any and all. And if you’ve never been up on Mount Constitution for the Easter Sunrise Service, it’s stunning to watch the sun rise over Mt …
Back in November, our son, Evan, had a notice in The Sounder offering tech help to anyone who needed it in order to raise money for a two-week mission trip to Belize with other high schoolers from Orcas Christian School: Thanks to many of you, Evan was able to raise …
Stop in Clever Cow for ice cream tomorrow from 12-6 PM and meet the new owners, Cindy, Frank, and Landry. April’s hard work made Clever Cow an ice cream shop known for consistency, simple beauty, and cleanliness – eye candy functioning like a well-oiled machine. She has passed the helm …
Meet Big Blue, the new glass crusher at Orcas Recycling Services named by fourth graders Audrey Hance and Lana Sasan after a name-voting contest at school. If you park behind The Exchange, you’ll see it a little off in the distance beyond the meadow. Having a glass crusher is a …
I love knowing the details of people’s experiences. They’re not only fascinating, they’re also immensely helpful if you’re in a similar situation. When self-publishing, there are a lot of details you can find if you dig, but there are some that are hard to find – seemingly nonexistent. Here is …
The process of writing and publishing a book requires a lot of uninterrupted time. I worked at home at my kitchen table for the first few months, our son’s $5 Alexa from the Exchange playing Lord Huron songs in the background while I sifted through thousands of photos, wrote endless …
Fun!!! You’ve probably seen all those babies every time you’ve passed Lum Farm lately, and they will be opening their gates for families to come tomorrow and next Saturday (Easter weekend) from 2-5 PM. There is no charge, but they would appreciate a donation of whatever feels comfortable for you. …
Three ways to get the Life on Orcas Island book: 1. Tonight – 6 PM at the Orcas Library! (locals price of $29.99 + tax) 2. Order online and it will be printed immediately and shipped directly to you (retail price): https://store.bookbaby.com/book/life-on-orcas-island 3: Pre-order on our local Darvill’s Bookstore website, …
Come to the book launch of Life on Orcas Island tomorrow, April 7th, at 6 PM at the Orcas Library! (I love small-town life – first-name basis on announcements!) If you’re out of town, it’s available for purchasing here (where you can look inside it too). Can’t wait to see …
You may have already met Michael at Key Bank and assumed his life was that of a banker. It wasn’t until I saw him working at Crow Valley Gallery and Island Thyme that I began to wonder if my assumptions were totally off. Did you know he’s a stained-glass artist? …
It’s not exactly warm and springy yet. We’ve had about four days of sunshine so far in the past month. I passed by these women and had to stop and capture them – they are hard core, meeting outside in the brisk wind to chat and laugh together! It turns …
Looking along Prune Alley every time I stop at Island Market makes me remember what it was like when my 16-year-old was a toddler. Some of his first words were “backhoe loader” and “dump truck,” and we used to seek out job sites for entertainment. I’d carry light chairs, and …
For many years I thought about the idea of publishing a book about Orcas Island. There were definite reasons that I chose not to for a long time. I’m a stay-at-home mom and I didn’t want to give up time from my little ones, knowing I’d never get it back. …
A few little sights around town today…
The other day the sun was shining down and I walked through town like a refreshed, electrified person. I walked in Crow Valley Gallery to say hello to Sonia, who works there and was so kind to my mom over the years when she lived here, and was struck by …
Orcas Christian School has an annual spring tradition called Author’s Tea. K-8 students prepare for it for several weeks, writing books of their own complete with graphs, photos, and illustrations in order to share their completed manuscripts with each other, parents, and community members on an appointed day of the …
