News Around the Island

Last month I wrote my column two weeks late. This is because I was driving very slowly on the highway and it took me that long to get from Tahlequah to my house. But I have finally made it home and am ready to find out what happy memories people…

It’s summer, the tourists are here, and we’re all getting out more. And you know what that means: we are all uptown, crossing each other’s paths, colliding with each other, and taking up space that someone else intended to take up. This chaos is most apparent at the four-way, where…

There’s something about Vashon that slows you down the moment you step off the ferry — and nowhere is that more true than at our island’s farm stands. Scattered along quiet country roads, these small, honor-system stops are where you’ll find the freshest eggs, produce, and flowers on the island,…

It’s tourist time of year, which means we need to be prepared for visitors. One islander wants to make a bingo card and set their houseguests loose in town on a scavenger hunt. They provided the below example, and asked for others to chime in. As for town, I think…

Vashon Island is not the kind of place you rush through with a checklist of things to do on the Island. What there is to see here reveals itself slowly, often in quiet moments that feel unplanned but somehow inevitable. Living on the island teaches you that the scenery is…

Spring has sprung, which means it’s time for long walks on the beach so we can add to our collection of shark jaw bones.  I love that this picture includes two reminders to spray the pans.  Someone posts a link to a google search which brings up videos such as…

We’ll start this month with a Choose Your Own Adventure. You’re in the ferry line, the ferry starts loading, and yet the cars ahead of you aren’t moving because someone in line fell asleep. To pull out your sword and smite them, turn to page twelve. If you hate choose…

When people ask what there is to do on Vashon, I usually smile, because the real answer is not about attractions so much as participation. Living on the island means your calendar slowly fills with moments that feel ordinary at first and then quietly become essential. Much of life here…

Vashon, known for its rural charm, is now on the forefront of the Ai revolution. That’s right, friends, we are the home of Shelby, the world’s least helpful robot.  Shelby is the absolute worst! I tried to give it my prescription number for birth control and it said, “I didn’t…