Tucked away on a lonely road past a boarding kennel and a horse farm is a strange little enterprise that houses 57 cats of the bobcat, cougar, tiger, and leopard variety and one domestic house cat we called Mr. Wilson. We were determined to go and make friends with as many of this collected menagerie…
Category: Harstine Island, Washington
Island Arts & Crafts: The Haunting of Harstine Pointe
I think it’s important to really understand the place you live in — its history, its customs, and its potential for unexplained paranormal phenomena. And when that place is light on all the above? Then it becomes imperative to marry one’s love of arts & crafts with available materials and a touch of the macabre. …
Planes, Trains, Buses & Ferries: Oh, How the Commute Has Changed!
A new change in my always-on-the-road life-style involves flying out to visit clients from far-flung locations. Victoria on Vancouver Island was pretty easy travel-wise as the airport was a short (30-minute) taxi ride away. Except for the additional time to clear customs, it was pretty easy to get from Victoria to Sea Tac and off…
How to Get Stuffed to the Gills at Oysterfest
It’s no secret that Jan and I love seafood. If hamburgers and bacon didn’t exist, I think we’d eat from the ocean every day. While we didn’t plan our stay on Harstine Island to coincide with the 37th annual Oysterfest in nearby Shelton, WA, we certainly weren’t going to miss it. Oysters, people! Oysters! We…