Perhaps most of us – on the island or not – wonder how it will all come about once our child is a high school junior – where will life take them once college applications are looming? You can’t really plan it ahead of time, or at least that isn’t …
This is last Thursday. What stunning fall weather on a morning walk (my first full-length, quick-pace walk since tearing a knee ligament five weeks ago – hooray!!), and the sun continues to poke through the late-October clouds today. Gotta take that in with 14 days of rain coming! Enjoy Halloween …
Sometimes a walk on the beach is quite a sight. This was Wednesday evening last week…
There are a lot of fun activities coming up next weekend, but sometimes there isn’t much to do on a Friday or Saturday evening here, especially for tweens and teenagers (and adults like me who like to have all kinds of good, clean fun!). I am so thankful for Sea …
The Odd Fellows are selling $5 tickets to win firewood, or three tickets for $10, as they do every year around this time. Ticket sales go toward end-of-the-schoolyear senior scholarships. They are outside of Island Market right now…
On that physical therapy note, we often do things for ourselves when we need to, but avoid everyday healing like the bliss of a phenomenal massage. If you haven’t had a massage from Sarah Hane, you’re missing out. She is a natural. Aside from being good at what she does, …
How quickly can you identify the locations of the following? Some are easy, some are a little tougher…
Island living ingrains in us an enduring patience at every turn, whether we’re rolling with cancelled ferries, scheduling doctor appointments on the mainland, or yearning for sunlight amid months of rain. That patience can gradually morph into a lapse in being proactive if we’re not careful. If you are injured, …
In case you didn’t get to see the art hanging in Orcas Center from September 1st until yesterday (October 18th), here is a bit of what you missed. The space will now give way to the new exhibit called Made from Nature, featuring art by woodworkers, sculptors, basket weavers, potters, …
The other day Valeri was outside Forest Ceramic Co. in a photogenic moment as I was walking by. I asked if I could take his picture, and now today I have spent the past two hours looking at Instagram photos of his artistry. Can you tell we have now crossed …
Just happened upon these painters in Orcas Center, enjoying camaraderie while being fully immersed in their individual creative juices. I think I’d love this…
Saturday night was the final Orcas Island Film Festival party at the Odd Fellows Hall – a Bollywood Disco Dance! It was a blast and there was a great turnout. DJ Prashant, from Portland, entertained us with music and two dancers who taught us Bollywood moves every few songs throughout …
You never know when the gray will set in for 6 months, so you have to enjoy every bit of beaming sun that fall gives. Northwest winter permagray has made me a little loco when it comes to appreciating the light…
Yesterday I saw Goodbye Julia at Sea View Theatre, a film set in Sudan about two women who become friends after a tragedy that would have made them enemies if they had known the truth about what happened. Sudanese actor Ger Duany was there for a question and answer session …
How fun will this be?! Dangit that I tore a knee ligament, but I want to see ALL OF YOU out there dancing it up!! I will have to hold myself back with a lot of willpower or dance in a semi-stationary kind of way! Please dress in your best …
No, it’s not some weird transparent cloud desperate to darken our skies again. It’s a solar eclipse! Annularity just occurred a bit ago, the state when the moon is right in the middle of the sun, creating a ring of fire. We on Orcas didn’t experience annularity, though. We were …
Show up for a fun evening of musical entertainment by various musicians banding together tonight at Orcas Island Community Church. Everyone is welcome!
I took time away from this blog during most of August and September. We originally planned to move to California for a year, then had a lot of questions answered within mere weeks of being there (more on that later). After returning to Orcas Island, we drove our older son …
Walking by these folks, I just had to stop and ask if I could take a photo… Happy Birthday, you two on the right!
Yesterday it began – 40 films spread over 5 days! Here are the films: Don’t miss the evening parties too, open to the public for $10 a pop or free to passholders! The Opening Night Red Carpet Soiree was last night (Wed) from 5-7 PM, where guests got the chance …
I recently had a realization… It dawned on me a few weeks after I wrote the previous post that there are only two main whale watching companies on Orcas Island. To have written about only one of two feels extremely lopsided! Please know that while I haven’t taken a day …
