One of my favorite places is the Orcas Island History Museum. And one of my favorite activities is when they do an historical tour of some nature on the island. The Blue Heron B&B was one of the historical lodgings among several available to tour two years ago. We researched past owners and got copies of all the deeds. We discovered that the property had first been homesteaded in 1898 by French Canadians. A well known island family, the Flahertys, lived in the house the longest and built a playhouse on the water for their children. Lucky kids!

 San Juan Garden Club is selling bulbs to plant this Fall. Can you imagine having these beautiful flowers come up in the Spring throughout your garden? I can! So I ordered a variety and will probably forget what I planted and it will be a wonderful surprise in my garden in the Spring of 2013!

http://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/campaign?campaign_id=12494

It was a sad day to lose April...

R.I.P. — April has mooooooved on

from Joann Frances

April in May. Her best pose.
1994–2012

Benevolent Eastsound icon and former Mayor, April D. Bovine, died peacefully Tuesday September 18, 2012. Her 18-year residence was the field in the middle of Eastsound’s educational hub. It was here the quadruped watched over her beloved biped children going to and from school.
She showed her devotion to the children when she jumped, with all four feet, into the 2011 mayoral contest. People’s love and admiration enabled her to raise several thousand dollars for her favorite children’s charity.
April was always outstanding in her field, showing her love for bipeds big and small. It became apparent that her life’s mission was to bridge the gap between bipeds and quadrupeds with love and compassion. She wished the spirit of peaceful co-existence would be her legacy. We can make that happen in return for the love she has shown us!
April is survived by her adopted family, the inhabitants of a small island called Orcas.
She will be greatly missed, yet, during a full moon, if you look closely, you may see her jumping over that moon looking down and mooing with delight.

I could not resist taking a picture of this t-shirt. The fellow in the t-shirt may have been a little miffed that I didn't get his face, but I was quite taken with the shirt!

In my limited time, I scan my Facebook page, try to Tweet something, respond to Linkedin requests, and now...Google +
And every once in awhile, I come across something that makes me pause and think...get quiet...stop the incessant buzz of communication...something that begs me to ponder it. I don't even know where I saw this now and it was supposed to be posted several days ago, but I got repeatedly interrupted by life.
But I really like this and wanted to share it.

Using the picture from Rachel, it was time to create a new display for her incredible cards for sale. Her work generates a lot of interest and people are surprised and pleased to be able to purchase a card here at the Blue Heron B&B for friends and family.