I realized when I wrote my post on spinning that I never got around to telling you the reason we went to Lopez Island a few weeks ago. We went because I needed to buy more fleece for spinning and the closest place to do that is Island Fibers on Lopez Island. I could order …
From July 2017
Nothing Can Separate Us
Today seems to be a day for thinking about the difference between transitory things and eternal things. In my devotions this morning I read a quote from Horace Bushnell: “God is always letting things come into the world that He will not let stay in it.” Then, during the sermon I was reminded of Romans …
English Camp, San Juan Island National Historical Park
Tom and I work and live at English Camp, the counterpart to American Camp at San Juan Island National Historical Park. By joint agreement, the British and Americans each occupied camps of equal size. The Americans chose their site hurriedly and with an eye to annoying the British as much as possible. After General Scott negotiated …
Lime Kiln Cafe, Roche Harbor
While John and Jackie were here, we ate at the Lime Kiln Cafe in Roche Harbor. Roche Harbor was originally a manufacturing company town that produced 1,500 pounds of lime per day from 1880 to 1930. Lime was an important ingredient in cement manufacturing. When the company was sold in 1956, the town turned into …
Lime Kiln Point State Park: Whale Watching Park
Lime Kiln Point State Park is located on the southwestern side of San Juan Island and is one of the most visited spots on the island. Everyone knows it is the #1 place to watch for whales from the shore. The park borders on the Haro Strait, and from the shore you can watch barges, …
Whale Watching with Western Prince
While John and Jackie were visiting, we took a whale watching cruise with Western Prince. We chose Western Prince for two reasons. First, they get the highest ratings of any of the whale watching tours on San Juan Island. Second, they had spots available! We went out on the Western Prince II on Tuesday afternoon. …
God’s Love Poured Out Into Our Hearts
This morning at church, Pastor Joe was talking about the hope that endures, based on the partial verse from 1 Corinthians 13:7: “Love hopes all things.” It was a really good sermon and one that I will be thinking about for a while. In support of his theme, he read Romans 5:5: “And hope does not …
Learning to Spin in Five Easy Lessons
I have been interested in spinning for a while. I started using a drop spindle early last year and got pretty good at it, but it is soooooooo slow. Good for demonstrations but not so much for creating a quantity of yarn. Here at San Juan Island Historical Park we have a spinning wheel from …
Parade on the 4th of July in Friday Harbor
On Tuesday I got to participate in the second best 4th of July parade ever. The best was in 1976 in my hometown of Lexington, Ohio which was very fun and patriotic. The one in Friday Harbor on Tuesday was second to that, but not by much. The Friday Harbor 4th of July Parade is …
Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm and Store
This last week has been a busy one, partly because of the holiday but mostly because John and Jackie came to visit! They were here from Saturday evening until Wednesday morning so we got to spend all our days off with them. We tried some new restaurants, showed them the sights on the island, and …