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Since Friday two teenagers have died in car crashes on Bainbridge Island. One young woman died yesterday. From The Bremerton Sun: A 16-year-old girl died early Monday morning when a 14-year-old driver crashed a Ford Explorer on Tolo Road, according to Bainbridge police. The 14-year-old was inexperienced and driving fast before the SUV hit a […]

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The other day Philippe Boucher stopped by my blog and left an intriguing invitation in a comment with his link. Monday afternoon the girls and I went downtown to meet him. I enjoyed talking to Philippe, who was interviewed in the Bremerton Sun this week. I’m excited to hear – literally – his vision for […]

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The Bainbridge Review in a publication quoted local author David Guterson (from Harpers Magazine July 1996): In a universe that is infinite and incomprehensible – in a world that is increasingly beyond all control – islands offer definition. They are every bit a fool’s paradise and at the same time an antidote to reality… Bainbridge […]

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An article in the Bremerton Sun this spring described the history behind Bainbridge Island’s Frog Rock. This split boulder, painted green with red lips and large amphibian eyeballs, is an island landmark and one that I enjoy seeing out the window, on the rare occasion that we drive up to the north end. I like […]

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Today the girls and I went to Port Blakeley along with a few friends. I think this was my third trip and each time I’ve been amazed by the experience. Port Blakeley near the end of the 19th century was the site of one of the largest sawmills in the world. A busy city was […]

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