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The Extinction Epidemic Goes Local

Last Thursday, after attending the day-long workshop at Brickworks about the Southern Resident orca whales, I had to make an emergency escape to Jackson’s…

Published in Janet Thomas
Written by Janet Thomas

Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks: In memory of Ben White

It’s Thanksgiving week. It is the week that, in 1999, forever changed my life. My son, Colin, and I went to Ballard for our…

Published in Janet Thomas
Written by Janet Thomas

Horoscopes by Triana Elan November 12 - 18, 2018: Venus Comes Out of Retrograde in Libra, Mars Moves to Pisces on Thursday

This week the element in deficit is air; there is a balance between fire, water and earth and this points to a plethora of…

Published in Horoscopes by Triana J. Èlan
Written by Triana Elan

Horoscope By Triana J. Elan November 5 - 11, 2018 Mars in Aquarius Trine Venus, New Moon in Scorpio Wednesday, Jupiter Moves to Sagittarius

This week holds the key to some big changes due to Jupiter entering his own sign of Sagittarius on Thursday. Since Jupiter doubles as…

Published in Horoscopes by Triana J. Èlan
Written by Triana Elan

Orcatober—A Month in Deep Waters

It started far from the ocean in Park City, Utah, site of the 2018 Future in Review Conference. It was the last day and…

Published in Janet Thomas
Written by Janet Thomas

Horoscopes by Triana October 29 – November 4, 2018: Halloween/Samhain, Dia de los Muertos, Mercury Enters Sagittarius, Venus Retrogrades Back into Libra, Grand Trine in Water Signs Prevails

I’m as amazed as everyone else about how much things have changed, and how quickly. This reminds me so much of a book I…

Published in Horoscopes by Triana J. Èlan
Written by Triana Elan

Speed Therapy

Speed Therapy. It’s a thing. Or, it could be a thing. The other day, I was in line at the post office behind Winnie,…

Published in Ingrid Gabriel
Written by Ingrid Gabriel

Horoscopes by Triana October 22 - 28, 2018: Sun in Scorpio From Tuesday, Full Moon in Taurus on Wednesday, Scorpio Emphasis

While the air waves are on fire with anything from people migrating to nasty stuff happening in Saudi Arabia and everything in between, we…

Published in Horoscopes by Triana J. Èlan
Written by Triana Elan

Real Estate Market and Your Tax Assessment

All of us Island property owners received our tax assessment notices from the County recently. As real estate agents we have been fielding many…

Published in Real Estate Updates by Merri Ann Simonson
Written by Merri Ann Simonson

Horoscopes by Triana October 15-21, 2018 Venus and Mercury in Scorpio Square Mars in Aquarius; Weekend Great For Festivities

We’ve been through this Mars square Venus thing before, and now Mercury joins the action. On the big stage, more of the same in…

Published in Horoscopes by Triana J. Èlan
Written by Triana Elan

San Juan Island Real Estate Market Summary

The third quarter results for San Juan Island and the County were consistent with the first and second quarter results. Per the NWMLS, the…

Published in Real Estate Updates by Merri Ann Simonson
Written by Merri Ann Simonson, Managing Broker Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc

Pygmy Seahorses – Little Fish With a Big Impact

The family Syngnathidae is a large and diverse group of morphologically unique bony fishes, with 57 genera and 300 described predominantly small-bodied marine species…

Published in Tide Bites
Written by Graham Short

Janet Thomas: The Sacred and the Grotesque

I am reading a book: “Asking for the Earth—Waking Up to the Spiritual/Ecological Crisis.” It’s a re-read, actually. The book was published in 1995,…

Published in Janet Thomas
Written by Janet Thomas

Horoscopes by Triana October 1-7, 2018: Moving Right Along…Grand Trine Forms Friday

October 1 – 7, 2018 I hope you all are able to see the underpinnings of what’s going on out in the wild and…

Published in Horoscopes by Triana J. Èlan
Written by Triana Elan