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Living sheepishly: Or, why does my house smell like a barn?
One of the latest joys of living in this largely rural island paradise is that my house smells…
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Burton has gone to the birds, and they’re not the kind you’ll catch me peering at
So I’m out walking the woman-lately-known-as-my-wife’s dog on Burton beach a week or so ago when two exceptionally…
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The ‘O’ in Vashon is for — what else? — orcas
But when was the last time you saw one of these alleged sea creatures?
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Driving in Europe makes Vashon Highway seem like a kiddie ride
I’ve just returned from a two-week trip to far southwest Cornwall, in England, where I was doing research…
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On Vashon even the hippies are helpful, whether you like it or not
As we continue to explore the obscure meanings behind each letter in the acronym VASHON, we come now…
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Snowfall renders Vashon residents in need of driving lessons
There may be no place on Earth (except, perhaps, Afghanistan) more dangerous than Vashon with snow. This is…
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An intrepid inquiry into the origins of the acronym VASHON
Lately, I have been deep in “island research mode,” digging down through the layers of accumulated history and…
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Dark thoughts on Vashon’s latest illumination
It has been brought to my attention by alert Islanders — though, given my attention span, why anyone…
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A British sympathizer’s reflections on another fiery Vashon Fourth
Now that the smoke has cleared and my ears have stopped ringing, I have to say I have…
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A grandfather’s many responsibilities
It was at the moment that the brakes failed on my elderly but beloved VW-GTI that I finally…