When we embraced our community, our community embraced us back.
You should give it a try. It’s great exercise and great fun. See you there.
If your household is anything like mine, you’ve made a few online purchases in the last few days.
Socially-isolated people have a higher risk of anxiety, depression, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
With COVID, you might say that “not doing” was our main theme.
New ownership carries on a vital community event
We are grateful for the many people who have brought good news to our community this year.
In September, I took a 15-foot tumble off an orchard ladder.
As an Indigenous naturalist, I cherish the increasingly rare occasions I am privileged to commune with my Southern Resident Killer Whale relatives, whom I regard as a fellow First Nation. Every visit is precious, especially considering that this culturally and spiritually significant orca population faces extinction.
“Caregiving is hard, even on the good days when it brings joy and fulfillment.”
I may have come to Vashon a newspaper man, but this place is turning me into a forest ranger.
We can and must center the story of the Southern Residents on them
On Veterans Day, honor those who served your country.
