Those of you who know me know that I love to bake. When I cooked, I made casseroles instead of cooking on the stove. I especially love to bake cookies, brownies, bread, rolls, pies: anything gooey and yummy. For the last three years I have not baked in the RV because of the terrible, horrible, …
By Karen
Pitfalls of Living on an Island
Tom and I went from living on an island off the coast of Georgia – St. Simons – to living on an island off the coast of Washington State – San Juan Island. Although we love the scenic beauty of both the islands, there are some pitfalls to living on an island. The first of …
Island Fibers on Lopez Island
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 …
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 …