Religion notes
Long ago I figured out a simple fact about myself: I must establish a place and regularly schedule a time in that place to renew. Regroup. Rethink. Recommit. In the winter I like to pull up my favorite leather chair, grab a quilt and sit near our stove in the family room. It’s cozy and warm and welcoming.
Cruisin’ the Washington Fossil Freeway with Artist Ray Troll and Paleontologist Kirk Johnson is coming to Island County Museum, 908 NW Alexander St., Coupeville.
Talking with Coupeville resident Patricia Brooks will likely make you reconsider the choices you’ve made throughout your life. To say she is a woman of principle may be selling her short.
Two per day.
That’s how many cookies the average person eats during the Thanksgiving to Christmas holidays, according to a University of Washington researcher who follows those cookies all the way to Puget Sound, tracing the seasonal spike in cinnamon and vanilla compounds entering marine waters.
When was the last time you gifted yourself with a new bedroom pillow?
During my childhood I recall using only one, feather-filled pillow. It rested my head every sleepover, road trip, and church camp I ever attended. I hauled that pillow around because it was the only one that didn’t give me a neck ache by morning.
From March 26 to 28, indulge yourself by taking “Mixed Media Watercolor Collage” by San Juan artist Barbara Dollahite.
Looking for a great source for native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers? The Whidbey Island Conservation District is taking pre-orders now through Jan. 30 on a beautiful assortment of Western Washington native plants. The plants are one to two years old, average in height from 8-inches to 36-inches and are bare root. Some varieties are sold as plugs or in 3.5-inch pots.
Building a gingerbread house is a common Christmas time activity. But for Oak Harbor amateur confectioner Anna Watson, “common” was not an option.
The kids leaned forward in curiosity as my husband Matt set out various skulls and taxidermied animals. Each specimen set off a flurry of fourth grade thinking and stories filled the room.
HOPE is wrapping up its 24th year of offering equine-assisted activities and therapy to children and adults facing physical, cognitive or emotional challenges.
HOPE (Horsemanship Opportunities for Potential Equestrians) wanted to show their appreciation to all the volunteers and donors who helped make 2010 another special year for students.
Religion notes
“Old Saint Nick. What are we to do with him?”
It was an issue I first considered at Christmas, 1986, when the birth of our first child begged the question.
