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Picking Your Realtor, Advice for the Buyer
TV shows and movies have given us such funny images of Realtors. I recall the dysfunctional Realtor played by Annette
The Reunion
This summer I had a reunion with nine of my sorority sisters from college in the sixties. None of them
An Island Wedding
The field had been mowed and the fragrant hay was rolled up into huge circular bales, wrapped in white plastic,
The Gift of a Tourist
Roundabout the end of July, the people on San Juan Island can start getting, shall we say, a tad bit
The Joys of Scaling Down
Scaling Down, Downsizing, Cutting Back, Minimizing, Simplifying: there are many words we use for sorting through our things and releasing
The Second Home
I live on San Juan Island, but I have a second home in the wilderness without even a television or
Healthiest County
According to a recent study, done at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
The Island Ferries, Part III
As an islander who has been riding the ferries in sickness and in health ever since I first came to
The Island Ferries, Part II
Once you have located the ferry schedule online and looked at your options and chosen a boat, you are ready
The Island Ferries, Part I
Useful Information if you are new to the Washington State Ferry System and want to go to San Juan, Lopez,
Missing the Island
Sure, Islanders do go on vacations occasionally. I am on one now. And here are the things I miss about
Island Living: Garage Sales!
You know spring is here. The garage sale season has begun in earnest with very good Saturday turnouts. It’s a