Tag: Vashon Island
Portraits of Elders – People Who Inspire
Phoebe
Last Friday, I attended an art opening at the Blue Heron Gallery on Vashon Island: Portraits of Elders - People Who Inspire. While I'm...
The Kindness of Strangers 101
Mt Rainier and Point Robinson Lighthouse on a clear day.
Have I mentioned I live on an island? Make no mistake, the little marker in...
Farm Photos: The Week in Review
Outside my window, bluebells lap at the trunk of a bigleaf maple.
A few warms days on the island, and Mother Nature takes notice. The...
Orcas Offshore: Another Reason to Love Vashon Island
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You don't have to be a regular on my blog to quickly ascertain that I'm a fan of Vashon, regularly gushing over my...
Thanksgiving: A Day to Dine on Gratitude and Apple Pie
Thanksgiving Home
A quick note to wish you and yours a day of abundance and gratitude, of pumpkin pie and ladles of gravy, of warm...
Lazy Days of Summer: A Progress Report
Chubby peach cheeks: I picked a bumper crop of three peaches from my Avalon Pride tree--delicious all!
Don't laugh, but today we will likely...
Please Don’t Take My Free Sign
Fashioned from a paint sample drywall scrap, one of my best free signs was also one of my most quickly pinched.
Vashon Islanders have...
Winter Left the Door Ajar
Mount Rainier as a sundial (from Maury Island)
Winter Left the Door Ajar
Winter left the door ajar, enough to steal a peek,
Perhaps to silence...
Snow Days and the Power of the Outage
Snow days and the beauty afoot!Every year I plan on being prepared for the torrent of Pacific winter storms that buffet coast, home and...
When Christmas Came to Vashon Island
The old place bedazzled by swags of C-9s.
I was revisiting some of my past Christmas posts, and stumbled upon the one that follows. While...
