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Vol. 3, # 12 TO INFORM AND AMUSE ~ TO PROVOKE THINKING AND ACTIVISM June 7, 2006

In This Issue: Henna

Adorns and

Heals

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We Remember Thee, Remember Thee...

A large crowd of Vashon Islanders came out for the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Vashon Cemetery on Monday, May 29, to honor and remember fallen comrades, family, andfriends. Photo by Daniel Brown.

Stalking the Elusive VolcanoPhoto © C. Lee MacFarlane

Gifted and TalentedDebate; $310,000

Settlement; New BusBy Mary Litchfield Tuel

School Board Digest:

The Vashon School Board meton Thursday, May 25.

Gifted and Talented: Thebiggest problem several people havewith this proposal is the words,“gifted” and “talented.” “Everychild is gifted,” said audiencemember Deborah Anderson.

About thirty-six members of thepublic showed up to comment (ascompared to about 100 people at thelast meeting who showed upbecause they thought sports mightlose some funding).

“Meeting the needs of giftedchildren does not deprive otherchildren,” said one audiencemember.

Laura Wishik said that she wentto high school with Bill Gates, andhe was not a top performer inschool. “We need a philosophy thatall students are gifted. We need tofind each child’s ability andchallenge it.”

Ken Pritchard expressed hisconcerns that the program woulddeprive some students of resources,and create grouping and exclusivityamong students.

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Question: What do you get when you mix together 20 photographers ofall different levels, one assignment, 4 classroom meetings, 3 group field shoots(two at 5:30 a.m.), 90 days and 5 jurors?

Answer: 34 glorious prints of one of Vashon Island’s most beloved andmost omnipresent landmarks, Mount Rainier.

The assignment seemed foolproof enough: to capture Mount Rainier asseen from Vashon-Maury Island in a photograph. After all, the participantshad all spring to create one good photograph.

But who would know that spring, 2006, would be so filled with rain andclouds? The Mountain was not even visible for 15 days all spring, and manyof those days offered uninteresting lighting and no chance for a goodphotograph. No wonder Mt. Rainier is called the “Mother of the Waters(Tahoma in the Puyallup language)!

By Ray Pfortner

Seniors Set

Sail

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Birding in

Tibet

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The first course offered atVashon College is Vashon 101. Itbegins on Monday, September 11,2006, 7 to 9 p.m., and you can’t beatthe registration fee: free. It will be aten week course on the ecology ofVashon-Maury Islands, includingflora, fauna, geology, and history.You can read the syllabus onlinenow at the College’s website,www.vashoncollege.org.

Vashon College:

Then...

...and now. Top photo courtesy Universityof Washington; bottom photo courtesy ofVashon College

First Course StartsSeptember 11By Mary Litchfield Tuel

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Vashon as Garden of Eden, Bring

Back the One Room Schoolhouse,

Black Iris, Food with a Face, Licorice,

a Good Read, Clean and Sober

Teenagers, Great Leaders, and more!

June 7, 06The Vashon Loop, p. 2

The Vashon LoopWriters: Kathy Abascal, Deborah Anderson, Rachel

Bard, Becky Bumgarner, Marie Browne, Eric Francis,

Fran Gordon, Jeff Hoyt, Troy Kindred, Melissa

McCann, Orca Annie, Kevin Pottinger, Rex Morris,

Peter Ray, Weslie Rodgers, Jonathan Shipley, Ed Swan,

Mary L. Tuel, Marj Watkins

Guest writers this issue: Rayna Holtz, Kara Jones,

Janice Randall.

Intern: Morgan Wegner

Photographers: T Kindred, Peter Ray, Jc Kindred,

Alex Kindred, Andrew James, Mary L. Tuel

Original art, comics, cartoons: Ed Frohning, Rick

Tuel, Jeff Hawley, Jeremy Gregory, Maggie

Bumgarner

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Adopt-A-Cat Day

2007 VIPP Calendar

Featured VIPP CatsAvailable for Adoption

Get in The Loop

The Vashon Maury Island Chamber of Commerce and the Strawberry FestivalCommittee 2006 invite local artists to display their creations at Ober Park during the2006 Strawberry Festival (July 7th through July 9th).

To secure your spot, local artists may pick up an application at the Vashon-Maury Island Chamber of Commerce, and then send to P.O. Box 1035, Vashon, WA98070 or fax: 206-463-7590. Booths are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Have You Signed Up for Your Festival Booth?

Vashon Island Pet Protectors willhost an Adopt-A-Cat Day Saturday,June 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. andSunday, June 11 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. atPandora’s Box. Please stop by or callVIPP 206-389-1085.

Be part of Vashon Island PetProtectors 2007 Pet Calendar. You caneither mail your pet’s photo to KathyChappell, P.O. Box 13182, Burton, WA98013, along with your pet’s name, a tagline about your pet, your phone numberand a self-addressed stamped envelopeor email your photo [email protected]. All are welcome —cats, dogs, pigs, goats. Don’t delay!Photos must be received by July 15. Formore information, call Kathy 463-9203.

Jasmine is a lovelySiamese mix withgorgeous blue eyes,white feet, and a happypersonality. 2-plusyears spayed female.

JasmineKokoKoko is sweet.

She starts off shy but quickly makesfast friends. Short hair, 8.5 year oldtortoiseshell.

Vacation Bible School will run from August 7 through 11 this year. The themewill be Under Construction. Students entering First through Sixth Grade will meet atthe Vashon United Methodist Church from 9:30 a.m. to Noon, and the Youth Programfor Middle and High School students will meet at the Episcopal Church of the HolySpirit each evening at 7:00 p.m.

The Youth Group of the Maple Valley Presbyterian Church will once again leadthe Bible School and Youth programs. All Island children and youth are welcome.Registration begins in late June.

Plan Now for Vacation Bible School

The Loop ispleased towelcome VHSstudent MorganWegner as anintern. Wegnerplans to makewriting her lifework, and we arepleased that she isworking us intoher schedule.

She begins her senior year at VashonHigh School next fall.

Because The Loop has never had astudent intern before, a major part of herjob will be to assist us in figuring out whatthe heck an intern does. We hope shelearns as much from us as we will learnfrom her.

Morgan Wegner BeginsLoop Internship

Continue the discussion about health care needs on the Island. Come to a publicdiscussion on Wednesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Courthouse. For more information,call Hilary Emmer, 463-7277.

JobFind will meet at the Vashon Library from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, June8. This informal meeting is open to adults who are seeking employment assistance,including those who are currently working but are considering a career change. Thisis a VYFS program offered at no charge and no appointment is necessary. Job seekerscan receive assistance with job leads, interview skills, resume preparation or otherjob search necessities. Library meetings are currently planned for the 2nd and 4thThursday of each month. For more information call VYFS at 463-5511.

Vashon Island Chorale is seeking singers interested in joining the group for theannual summer “pops” concert at Ober Park on Friday, July 7. The 7 p.m. concert ispart of the music program for Strawberry Festival and is free to the Vashon audience.Rehearsals take place on June 26, 27, 29 and July 5 and 6 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at theVHS band room. Dues are $25 plus music costs. Voices for the tenor and bass sectionsare especially needed. For information or to sign up, contact Jo Ann Bardeen, 567-5841 or [email protected].

Plan Vashon’s Health Care Future

...And Your Island Earthfair Booth?

Sing at Festival with Island Chorale

Get A Job

Vashon Presbyterian Church is accepting applications for the annualHeindsmann Family Endowment scholarship award. Applications must be completedand returned by Thursday, June 29, 2006.

Application packets can be obtained at the church at 17708 Vashon HighwaySW (463-2010). Office hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

This award, endowed by Ted and Virginia Heindsmann, is given based onfinancial need, academic promise, and dependability. Consideration will be given tostudents planning to return in the fall to a program of study whether currently enrolledor returning after an absence.

An announcement of the recipient of the award will be made on Sunday, July 30,2006.

Scholarship for Returning Students Returning Available

Time to sign up for Island Earthfair now! If you are interested in singingyour songs, selling your crafts, saving the world or at least the Island, andhaving a great weekend, you can download applications at the IslandEarthfair’s website, www.islanderearthfair.org; or write to P. O. Box 404,Vashon WA 98070; or leave a message at (206) 463-1725. Earthfair willbe in August.

ArlinesAbrams will give a freeworkshop for seniors and their familiesthat will provide an overview of how totraverse the complex terrain ofdownsizing and making a later life move.All are invited to attend this freeworkshop: Monday, June 19, 7:00 p.m. atthe Vashon Book Shop. If you havequestions, please feel free to contactAbrams at 206-264-4400.

Abrams also will be holding a four-part seminar series on the six chiefcomponents of a successful housingtransition; downsizing strategies to helpyou sort through a lifetime of belongings;understanding how to establish a timelinefor a downsizing; navigating thefinancial terrain of a housing transition.

Classes will be held 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.Wednesdays, June 14 — July 13 at theWindermere Training Center. The cost forthis four week class is $60.00 and the classsize is limited. Call 206-264-4400 to makeyour reservation.

Abrams has made helping seniors alife-long focus and is the author of thenationally recognized book, When It’sMore Than Just Stuff: How to Downsize YourPersonal Belongings and Manage A Later LifeMove. She has assisted hundreds ofseniors and their families through theprocess of downsizing.

Abrams’ says, “Taking the time toprepare for a later life move is critical.Planning ahead, because one chooses to,versus waiting until a crisis forces one toact, is the best thing people can do forthemselves.” She adds, “Moving from alifelong home can be overwhelming, butit is often the necessary road to a better,easier life.”

Islander Specializes inDownsizing Seniors

By Mary Kay Rauma

Arline Abrams Courtesy Photo

A prominent doctor discovered that cheerful people resist disease better than chronicgrumblers. He concluded that the surly bird gets the germ. – Lorin D. Whittaker. M.D.

Friday, June 16

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The Vashon Loop, p. 3June 7, 06

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This retro chic house calls for clambakes,cocktails, and cabin cruisers!

It’s 3200 square feet of living space on 75feet of low bank inner Quartermaster Harborwaterfront. It’s picture windows from the floorto the high ceiling to take full advantage of thelight and the view of the busy harbor. It’s ahome for entertaining guests and family, withtwo large decks practically over the water, plentyof bedrooms and bathrooms, and a separateguest cabin. $999,000.

22908 Vashon Hwy SWWaterfront!

Come home to a completelyremodeled spacious and serene homewith a stunning view of that famousmountain and an easy-to-care-forlandscaped yard.Everything is updated and freshthroughout, with your comfort andeasy living in mind - Viking stove,Bosch dishwasher, new refrigeratorand trash compactor, new cabinets,new bathroom fixtures, tiled floorswith in-floor heating in the bath, fullywired for cable and homenetworking, whisper quiet automaticgarage door, propane fireplace insert,

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Cottage Charmer!Darling updated Beulah Parkcottage at a very affordable price!Hardwood and Pergo flooringthroughout, stainless appliances,stacking W/D, jetted tub, newerroof, and a mature and charminggarden complete the veryfunctional two level floorplan.$295,000

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Fairy tale charm abounds in this Tudor-style home on a shy three acres of Vashon’shighly desirable sunny Westside with aview of Colvos Passage. Inside, the well-thought out floor plan allows for plentyof private and communal space in beamedhigh ceiling rooms that blend outdoorand indoor spaces with French doors andbalconies. The grounds include a willow-

surrounded pond, cottagegarden flower beds, a fencedvegetable garden, paddocks,and a separate garage andworkshop with guestquarters. $689,000

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Troy and Marie Share Zillow Talk

On Island Properties

If you have suggestions for topics to cover in Tips For Homeowners, or if you want to receive your copy via email, please [email protected]. And if you need real estate services, please give us a call at (206) 463-LIST.We would love to work for you.

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Marie: Troy, do you think we should tell people about our expanding businessand our plans for the Glendale Realty building that we just bought?

Troy: Sure thing. We can tell them that the building is getting a completefacelift, and that when we open in mid-June we will have 15 agents availableto serve our customers. And that we have some innovative services thatwe will be offering. But since you swore me to secrecy I won’t say moreabout that.

Marie: Good – we’ll want to surprise everyone. But we can tell people that eventhough we are remodeling, all agents are available. People who need realestate services can call their agent directly, and if they need help findingan agent they can call the West Seattle Keller Williams office at206.935.3442 to get the number. Or they can call us at 206.463.LIST.

Troy: We should also tell people that we will be having a Grand Opening on July1, starting at 3:00.

Marie: And that your band, Loose Change, will be playing! And that Loose Changeis Vashon’s funnest dance band, and that the lead singer is really hot.

Troy: Aw, shucks. If you insist, we can mention it. In the interest of full disclosure,we should probably also mention that I am the lead singer and you aremarried to me, so you are not exactly an impartial judge.

Marie: Consider it disclosed! Speaking of disclosure, let’s talk about the dizzyingarray of information available to consumers about house valuations.

Talk about a busy month ahead! Not only is our youngest graduating fromHigh School this month (thank God!) but we also bought Glendale Realty andwill be expanding and growing our Vashon business. We are excited about theopportunity to provide more people with the Keller Williams standard ofservice, and we genuinely appreciate the support of our clients and other agents;there are some very skilled Realtors on this island, and we are honored towork side by side with them.

Troy: For example, Zillow. For our readers who don’t know about Zillow, it’s awildly popular website (www.zillow.com) that says it can help consumersestimate the value of a house based on the sale prices of comparablehouses in the area. The theory is good, and on the surface, the site lookspretty cool. You type in the address of a house, it searches for comparablehomes that have sold in the area, and it comes up with an estimate ofvalue.

Marie: Right. Too bad the valuations are so suspect. For example, there is ahouse just south of town that has been on the market for almost 7 months.It’s a fixer, and was originally listed at $249,950. The price has beenreduced to $232,950, and it just recently sold, though we won’t know thefinal selling price until the deal closes.

Troy: But we do know that Zillow says it’s worth $270, 241! That’s over $37,000more than the list price! Either Zillow is wrong, or the hundreds of buyersand their agents who saw that house just didn’t realize the house was anunderpriced gem. I’ll go out on a limb and state that Zillow is wrong.

Marie: I’d have to agree. Computer generated estimate of value can sometimesbe helpful, but can just as easily be way off. Garbage in, garbage out. Thebest way to get an estimate of your home’s value is to ask a real estateprofessional. It goes without saying—but we’ll say it anyway—that if youare considering selling, we would be happy to give you a price opinionbased on all the factors that determine value. Just give us a call at206.463.LIST.


LoOpEdEditorials and Letters to theEditor: We welcome yourcontributions! Submit them byemail to: [email protected]

!Loop LettersEditor, The Loop:Hawe! Wolftown needs your

help with our wildlife rescue! Areyou wondering what to do with allthat spare time! Come clean cages!Form lasting friendships and helpYOUR Wolftown!

Call us! 206-463-9113 andThanks!

T Martino, Wolftown

Editor, The Loop:The Vashon YMCA would like

to thank all the donors in thecommunity who so graciously gaveto our 2006 Partners with YouthCampaign. Your generosity andgoodwill allowed us to raise $45,000for programs for youth on Vashon.

Your donations have manyimpacts on Vashon families: 54parents go to work each dayknowing their children are in safehands, experiencing new activitiesand making friends at the SchoolAge Childcare at Chautauqua, 72kids were able to explore the Island,jump in a cool pool, and engage infabulous hands-on projects atSummer Enrichment, 136 youth hada fun evening at the Y while theirparents saw a movie, had a quietdinner or took in the monthlygallery walk.

In its fifth year in existence, theVashon YMCA has much to beproud of. We are committed tomeeting the changing needs ofchildren on the Island and creatingprogramming that meets the needsunique to the Vashon community.

This year’s Partners with YouthCampaign involved morecampaigners than ever before.These spirited volunteers havehelped all of us at the Y continue towork hard on maintaining andbuilding on our successes. We are

Vashon as Garden of EdenSadness over greed at the top

and gullibility elsewhere has forcedme to imagine that Vashon-Maurycould become a Garden of Eden. Theidea fits the moment because highoil prices have concurred with aview of worse, bad news forIslanders.

Here and now we could beginchanging Vashon-Maury into anecologically whole Eden instead ofa bedroom community in which therising cost of beds is making us theMercer Island of the west. Some ofthe changes can be put into effectwithin ten years.

In the home, modern techniquesare available to truly manage use ofwater and energy. Picture a kitchenin which utility rate of use and totalsare displayed alongside the fridgemagnets and the satellite clock. Theplacard on your new hot waterheater says 237 therms a year; whatit does use is on the readout. Or, asyour spouse tried to tell you, thatcomfy gas insert does indeed use lessgas than the furnace.

Have you just put in hydronicenergy? Let now the rosy wordsmeet the real therms. Have you amicrowave? Then compare it withthe cook top as to the cost ofporridge. Hmm. Same rate, onekilowatt, but the total use for themicrowave is half that for the cooktop. In the garden, if you arewatering by automatic, then thekitchen readout will tell exactly howmuch those white rhodies aregetting. As to a leak, the watercompany will hug you if you nail aleak with that readout. All thesereadouts use available technology.Gas and electric use is alreadytelemetered to Bellevue. So let thatinformation be duplicated in yourkitchen. Water will take a bit moreeffort as the water gods don’t live inBellevue. But I have a modern meterthat could telemeter its data via asimple clip-on addition.

By Tom HerringRainwater catchments are

controversial in part because theyare poorly understood.Groundwater hydrology should bestudied by every Islander, beginningat kindergarten.

Veggie scraps are grist for thegrinder where they can becomesauce du jour for the pile out backinstead of work for the aerobicathletes in the septic tank.

Nearing the end of good thingsjust waiting to be done, a big part ofthe charm of Eden should bereinstated. I refer to the compostingtoilet, nee outhouse. Modernversions trying to look like a W.C.only smell, but the real ones, the no-pretense one-holers, do not smell.The cost is a load of dimes, yes, butcompared to a DDES septic or asewer assessment the clinking soundis comfortably muted.

Finally, we should require thatnew homes get at least half theirenergy demand from the sun. Grid-tie is not necessary, and most of thegain can be gotten by passiveconstruction means. Hot waterpanels work just fine.

Energy conservation and thewisdom of the ages are only part oflife support for the Vashon-Mauryorganism. The rest is transportation.Heard it all, more boats, bridge, etc?Not quite. We must figure out a wayto work where we live. We mustform new contracts for every socialstructure on the Island.Kindergarten, senior center, andadults pried out of their car seats,all must do their life-thing withoutgasoline.

Starting now.I’m not making this up: it has all

been worked out in the charter ofthe Apollo Alliance, a newmovement to make environmentalwork profitable.

Check out the Apollo Alliance atwww.apolloalliance.org

excited about new or expandedprogram opportunities.

If you haven’t had anopportunity to give, yourcontribution is still needed. Drop bythe Y or call Shelly at 463-0551 tofind out how to make a pledge toPartners with Youth Campaign. Wethank you all for supporting yourVashon YMCA.

Lindsay Aickin, Vashon YMCA

Susan Dufresne read a parentletter aloud that said in part that theschools need to “meet the needs ofthe children, not the egos ofparents.” Parent Nancy Kappelmansaid that it is wrong “…to excludechildren who are beyond their gradelevel. It always comes down tofunding. We have funding forspecial education. We have toeducate these children.”

The Board agreed to put offmaking a decision on adopting theprogram until they have more inputfrom the community.

Settlement: Bassetti Architects,the designers of the ChautauquaElementary facility, reached an out-of-court settlement with the SchoolDistrict on May 25. Bassetti agreedto pay the District $310,000, aboutthe amount the District could expectto recover in the lawsuit. Themoney will go to pay down thebonds passed last November. BoardChair Susan Stackhouse

emphasized that this was thesmaller of two lawsuits the Districthad brought as a result of design andconstruction problems atChautauqua. The lawsuit againstWick Contractors continues.

Vashon and BurtonElementary: Board Directors BobHennessey and Jake Jacobovitch andVashon Parks Board membersDavid Hackett and Bill Ameling metat the old Vashon Elementary Gymon May 19 to inspect it. Theirconsensus was that the old gym’sfate should be decided by thecommunity. The Parks Districtwishes to lease both the oldElementary School properties.

New School Bus: JakeJacobovitch, Cathleen Cowan, andChar Phillips purchased a newschool bus for the District. It carries84 passengers, and the interior is“Pirate green.”

In other business, the Boardapproved a meeting schedule for thenext school year, and released a listof capital projects for the next year.

Continued from page 1School Board

Left to right: John Burke, Roy Bumgarner,Burdell Hollis, Kenneth Van Fleet, MartinTeachout. Photo by Daniel Brown.

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Henna has been used as a bodyart for thousands of years. Traces ofhenna have been found in thefingernails of Egyptian mummies, andarchaeology has shown that hennawas used late in the Neolithic period.It has utilitarian uses, decorative uses,and in some cultures it is believed tohave healingp r o p e r t i e s .Though it can beused to “try out adesign” that youmight wanteventually as ap e r m a n e n ttattoo, it is notjust a temporary tattoo.

As henna has migrated toAmerica, henna body art has spreadwith more and more people seeingdesigns, getting henna’d, and learningmore about it. In our culture you arelikely to come across an artist doinghenna at fairs, festivals, theme parks,sometimes beauty salons or tattooparlors. But you can also find artistswho do private studio sessions or whocome to your location. Many areavailable for private parties andevents.

So how do you find them?The internet or entertainment

companies are a great place to start.There are several artists in the PugetSound area I know of who are knownin general for excellent designs andusing all natural henna.

And there are many more artistsout there who don’t yet have websites.You can try the local yellow pages.Search online directories which willoften list an artist’s name and phonenumber even if they don’t have awebsite. Check in with localbellydancers who are likely to havehad henna done for performances. Ifthere is a retail store near you that sellsbellydancing clothes or saris, youmight ask the proprietor if they knowof anyone. And check outentertainment companies for

reputable artists through places like:About Faces Entertainers atwww.AboutFacesEntertainers.com

So what do I mean by“reputable?” Well, there is a keyquestion you should ask an artistbefore you let them do henna on you.Ask them if they know what “blackhenna” is. If they do, they shouldwarn you that “black henna” is anunsafe product that can causepermanent chemical sensitivity, hasbeen known to burn people, and causeinfection. If they don’t know what“black henna” is or if they offer “blackhenna” as one of their services, beVERY wary and run the other way!HennaTribe.com offers a verythorough lesson on all-natural vs.“black” henna at:www.HennaTribe.com/ppd.php

Once you are certain they areusing all natural products, ask to seetheir portfolio and designs. If youhave a specific design in mind, get acopy of it to the artist before yourappointment so they can work with ita bit. If you like what you see of theirwork, then go for it!

The henna paste will be appliedto your skin — please note that whereyou put henna will have an effect on

how it stains! Thehands and feetwill usually stainthe darkest andlast the longestbecause you havethe most layers ofskin cells there

that can take up the Lawsomemolecule of the henna plant which iswhat stains. You do not have verymany layers of those cells in places likeneck, chest, lower back, so the stainsthere may not get very dark anddefinitely won’t last very long.

The artist may have you wait whilethe paste dries from a shiny to a mattetexture. Once it is matte (but before itis cracking), the artist may use lemon/sugar mix or one of those new liquidadhesives like Nu-skin to seal thepaste to the skin. They may wrap thedesign in paper towel for you. They

should tell you to leave the paste onfor as long as possible — at least 6hours — overnight would be best.And when you remove the paste,please note that the design color willprobably only be a bright, light,pumpkin orange color. This isnormal! The henna stain on your skinnow has to oxidize. Think of an applewhen you first cut it open. Think ofhow it oxidizes and turns brown aftera little while. Henna in your skin cellsworks the same way. It needs to beexposed to air & light for 24 to 48hours after you’ve removed the pastein order to fully oxidize to the coffeebrown or reddish color it will be. Bepatient. The magic of henna is thatits color will bloom and fade.

Though the temporary nature ofhenna art can be appealing as a“temporary tattoo”, remember that

About the author: Kara Jones co-foundedKotaPress.com after the stillbirth of her son Dakotain 1999, and forthe last six years,she has workedas a MISSF o u n d a t i o nc e r t i f i e df a c i l i t a t o roffering griefsupport tofamilies andeducational sessions to caregivers. She is anexpressive artist working in many formats fromhenna art to ATC, from altered books tohandmades, from poetry to prose. With herHennaHealing.com adventure, she exploresintentional henna art as an expressive tool foreverything from celebration to grief, solace torelease. You can be in touch with her [email protected] — please put “VASHONLOOP” in the subject line of your email so it doesn’tget lost in the spam!

Henna as Artand Healing

By Kara Jones

Henna Artists in the Puget Sound Area:Kara Jones (me) at: www.HennaHealing.comMaya Vajra at www.AjnaHenna.comDagmar Peterson at: www.HennaStar.com

Photo by Hawk Jones

Photo by Nan Joy

The College is located at the J. T.Sheffield Industrial Park south oftown.

Ask Tom Bangasser, “Who is J.T. Sheffield?”and his face lights up.

“My grandfather. He believedthat once you have an education, noone can take it away from you. Hewas a guy with a seventh gradeeducation who made sure that all 15of his grandchildren went to college.He had a passion for education.”

Bangasser’s mother wasSheffield’s daughter. “She wouldhave been happy to go to college herentire life. She loved to learn,”Bangasser says.

The new Vashon College islocated just south of Vashon town,in the J. T. Sheffield Industrial Park.

College Board President TedClabaugh, Vice President Barbara

Gylland, and Bangasser are tellingthe Island their good news: we havea new college, on the Island, in afacility with state-of-the-arttechnology, and it will be whateverwe, the people of Vashon, make it.

So what do we want to make it? “The inaugural course will be

like throwing seeds into a garden,”Gylland said. “We are trying toinform the community that thecollege is a resource, and that it willcomplement other organizations onthe Island.”

The organizers are keepingoptions for the College open atpresent, hoping that it will be ableto provide continuing education,certification courses, vocationaltraining, and partnerships withother colleges, such as the UW, theSeattle Community Colleges,Antioch, and Seattle University.

“We can raise everybody’s boat,”says Bangasser.

Course and enrollmentinformation will be posted at thewebsite at www.vashoncollege.org,or call (206) 408-8000. Go to college.Find out what a syllabus is.

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I have a modest proposal for theSchool District: give up.

Start over. Close the school buildingsor convert them to high-density dwellingsand rent them out, or sell them and theprime real estate they sit on for a fewgazillion dollars.

Use that money to fund one-room K-12 schoolhouses all over the Island, eitherin separate buildings or rented parts ofprivate homes, enough of them so thatevery student can walk to school (see, youlike this already).

Why do I suggest this? I once heard astory about a new teacher in a one roomschoolhouse who listed subjects, andasked students to raise their hands if theywere good at a subject. Some raised theirhands for math, some for language, somefor social studies, some for sports andgames. While most students raised theirhands more than once, none of them wasin all of the groups. The teacher askedthe class why that was. One of the kidssaid, “Because everyone is good atdifferent things. Everyone knows that.”

OK, let’s get real.The Vashon School District has a

mission statement: “Our mission is toprovide educational resources andopportunities for students to become self-reliant lifelong learners with the knowledge,skills, habits, values and attitudes for livingresponsible, productive and satisfying lives.”

The reality of this District is that itstrives to produce students who can getinto a nice four-year college. This is theDistrict’s big brag, and major selling point.It is hard cheese for the students andfamilies who can’t afford a four-yearcollege, or don’t think it’s a disgrace togo to a community college or vocationalschool, or to join the military, or to get ajob.

A lot of children fall through thecracks here on Vashon. Many of themcushion the fall with drugs and alcohol.The present proposal to give moreattention and funding to “gifted andtalented” children raises fears of “elitismand stigma” for some parents. If youbelieve that elitism and stigma do not existin the schools right now, I congratulateyou on the high level of enlightenmenton your planet.

Why are so many families forced tohome school, or send their children

somewhere else, in an effort to get aneducation for their children? Why do somany kids drop out? Why are someparents told, “Public school isn’t foreveryone?”

My older son is in the Naval Reservenow. When he takes training courses he’salways at or near the top of his class. Thisamazed him at first, because the mainthings he learned in school were that hewas stupid, that he was not worthteaching, and the only reason theadministration wanted him in school wasfor the funding they could get for havinghim there. Now he knows he’s intelligentand capable, but he didn’t learn that inschool.

I asked him what the difference wasbetween school and the Navy.

“First of all, the Navy realizes thateveryone has a different learning style,”he said. “Second, if you don’t walk out ofthe class smarter than when you walkedin, the instructor will get his butt chewed.They’re in it to teach you, not for themoney.”

Ah, money. For those of you whodon’t attend School Board meetings,money is most of what gets discussed. TheBoard and Administration are like Momand Dad, trying to figure out how to paythe bills.

In a few days another class willgraduate from Vashon High School. Iknow the exhilaration, pride, and reliefparents feel watching their child walkacross that stage. Students and theirfamilies are justifiably proud. I saycongratulations to students and familieswho have worked so hard for such a longtime. Congratulations especially to allyou students and families who havepersisted despite lack of support.

Every parent knows that every childis gifted and talented, whether they areheaded to a nice four-year college or not.The proposed Gifted and Talentedprogram is an attempt to honor that andnot lose so many children through thecracks. Let us honor, respect, and teachevery child, even the ones who don’t fit aconventional mold, who aren’t going to afour-year college, or who are “good atdifferent things.”

Just imagine what it could have beenlike for you if someone had cared.

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I recently had the opportunity tovisit Tibet. One of the many pleasantsurprises included the amount andvariety of birds to be found. TheLonely Planet guide that we broughtalong gives the impression that notmuch wildlife can be found exceptaway from the more traveled areas.I found something new to see at justabout every stop. Even though I spentmuch of the time bouncing along in atourist bus, I managed to see somegreat birds while driving along at 80-90 kph on a two-lane road passing twovehicles on the right with a thirdcoming head on to pass on the left.

The Tibetan adventure started onthe way to Lhasa just minutes out fromthe airport with a Lammergeier, thehuge Eurasian vulture, standing in afield and then a little farther on Bar-headed Geese along bars in the floodplain of the Lhasa River. I was tryingto figure out some gulls with mybinoculars jolting up and down 2-3inches when several of the Chinesetourists on the bus began yelling. Thebus stopped and it turned out that thecargo bay had opened and we hadbeen dumping luggage out on theturns for a while. While the bus leftto go search for bags, leaving manyof us alongside the road bewilderedin the high altitude air, I took the

opportunity to identify Brown-headed and Pallas’s Gulls, CommonTerns (the same species we get herein the fall) and Hoopoes. When werolled into Lhasa, a tour-groupscrew-up meant we were staying ina second-rate hotel on the edge oftown. This placed us across the streetfrom the Lhalu Wetland Preserve, soI wasn’t complaining. Though aChinese guard wouldn’t let me in, Iwalked along a fence looking in,seeing Common Coots, CommonRedshanks, Ruddy Shelducks, Spot-billed Ducks, Grey-backed Shrikes,and a touch from home: Mallards.

In almost 30 years of birding, Ifind that if you go to a beautiful andinteresting place, you will findbeautiful and interesting birds. Aswe went next morning to the Portala,the palace of the Dalai Lama, I gazedup at this stunning building and sawa great place for birds. It sits on alow hill and then rises up above thehill to stand out over the city. Aftertaking in the pilgrims making theirclockwise way around the site, I sawa pair of Red-billed Chough flyingalong the walls. These are blackcrows with a long, bright red billslooking like oystercatchers workingthe rocks as they moved along thewhite and red walls of the Portala. Ihaven’t had time to research it yet,but these birds seemed closelyassociated with all of the monasterieswe visited. Along the winding pathup, around and then into the palace,Russet Sparrows and Blandford’sRosefinches entertained me when Istopped to catch my breath. Insidethe courtyard we looked up to seeand hear a crew of Tibetan womensinging rhythmically as they workedtheir tools together to the music asthey repaired the roof. Beneath themcurtains hung open to the mainentrance with Eurasian Crag Martins,a Eurasian swallow, swooping in tonest within the building.

The following morning weditched our tour group and hired aTibetan driver to take us to Gandenmonastery, about 40 km from Lhasa.We took the highway along the riverand then turned off onto a bumpyunpaved road to a small village.From there, uncounted switchbacksbrought us 1500m up to themonastery at 4500m. The mist andrain of the valley turned to snow as

we explored. Entering the maintemple, we could see Tibetansrepairing and restoring one wall as ahundred monks chanted together inthe middle. On the opposite wall,

bullet strikes were still visible fromwhen the Chinese bombed theGanden monastery from the air andstruck with ground troops in 1959 and

Don’t Forgetthe Birds

Birding in TibetBy Ed Swan

The Portala, palace of the Dalai Lama. Photo by Linda Barns.


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No, this isn’t another nun joke,nor does it have anything to do withhumorous anecdotes about zebrasor newspapers, especially since theprinted media (and the broadcastone as well) are for the most partjokes enough in themselves thesedays, to the point where we don’tneed to concoct any stories on theirbehalf. I am of course ignoring thefact that these words are appearingon newsprint stock. And since thegarden is a place of refuge frommost worldly troubles, we will leavethose other concerns at the gate aswe step back into the world ofseeds and flowers.

To start out, we will state thatanyone who has planted a seed andwatched as it grew has beencomplicit in an act of magic.Regardless of the science involved,t h etransformationof what appearsto be a speck ofdust or a shinyorganic pebble orsome dried outpit or bean into ad e l i c a t ewoodland floweror a toweringtree, for me isnothing short ofmagical. A seed islike a portalthrough which a life force passes.In many ways a seed is a bit like oneof those diminutive clown cars,spinning around out there till itparks and the door opens and whoa,where did all those clowns comefrom and how did they fit in there,anyway? It’s always fun to take treeseedlings to market and to witnessthe blank stare when someone is toldthat that little potted plant could bea hundred feet tall someday.Perhaps it is that jack-and-the-beanstalk thing that has manypeople confused and detached fromthat growing thing that plants dowhile we’re not looking, and mostcertainly not waiting.

Patience is, of course, one of thebiggest lessons in gardening. Whereseeds are concerned, I have learnedthat there are two kinds of patience— active and passive. For years I got

along with planting seeds andwaiting for them to sprout with aminimum amount of effort on mypart. Then something shifted, andfreshly planted flats of potentiallychoice plants were torn up andharvested by late night visitors. Flatsof seeds that were just germinating,as evidenced by the few sproutedbits left by these raiders, wererummaged through as well. In aneffort to reap the rewards ofsometimes two or three years ofwaiting for a select group of seedsto germinate, an active form ofpatience was a necessary path tostomp down. Mouse traps,hardware cloth-covered frames andregular slug patrols with pruners atmy side became the active rule in thewaiting game of patience withseeds.

There are anumber ofrewards forbeing patientwith seeds, thefirst of which isthe germination.This act of pokingup through soiland mulch hasnever ceased toexcite me. Forsome plants likethe Giant Lily(Cardiocr inum)

and the Dove Tree (Davidia), thisappearance above the soil line is atwo to three year ordeal that doesn’talways result in much of aperformance. Then, in the case ofthe lily, it can be another five toseven years before the flowersappear — that they show up asfragrant twelve- to fifteen-inchwhite trumpets on the top of eight-to ten-foot stalks gives ample reasonfor enduring this delay ingratification. In the case of the DoveTree it can be seven to ten yearsbefore the white flower-birds takeroost in its branches. This is why wewait.

There is a crap-shoot element tothis that adds a little something tothe mix. Throwing out the seedsonto the field of soil is a bit like arolling of the dice- in many ways weare gambling here. First of all, there

is always the uncertainty as towhether or not they will even comeup. This is usually the least of thegambles involved. In getting one’sseed from various sources, truenessto name can be a bit of a problem,but not generally a huge worry.Then, as the seeds are coming up,there is the mutant factor that onescans for in search of variegationsor deviations from the standard leafcolor. Then there is the wait to seewhat the flower colors are. This iswhere we get to the first part of thiscolumn’s title. Four years ago Isowed seed of the black iris, Irischrysographes. We are now seeingthe first flowering on many of theseseedlings and the verdict is —they’re pretty black. There is morecoal than purple in the ones thathave flowered so far, and this, asthey say, is a good thing.

Our next example is one whererandomness of color is much moreprevalent. My original seed for theseparticular plants came in a packetfrom gardening friends in England.I briefly questioned the depth of thisfriendship when I first examinedthe writing on the envelope theseeds came in. Below the plantname were three words that gaveme pause, and those were “JunkGreen Seedlings”. My mistake wasto interpret this message as adescription of what was containedtherein and my immediate thoughtwas: “Gee, thanks.” Then it dawnedon me that it was not a description,but an action to be taken. As it is,beyond its many umbels of smallwhite flowers, Anthriscus“Ravenswing” is known for its darklacey foliage – the species fromwhich it was selected normally hasgreen foliage. Obviously it wasbeing stated here that in order forone to have the best forms of“Ravenswing” one needed to actwith selective and destructivediscrimination. What comes to mindhere is that line from Coppola’s filmApocalypse, Now, where the orderis given to “terminate with extremeprejudice.” Sometimes it isnecessary, and okay, to be ruthless.It was Anthriscus “Ravenswing”that taught me a few lessons ingarden photography as well becausethe darkness and fineness of leavesmake it is nearly impossible to

photograph — I’m still working onthat one.

With the last bit about red in thetitle we kind of had our way withthe truth. As it is, the flowers thatrecently started to open on myBeschorneria plants aren’t really red.In truth, the stalks that bear theflowers a couple feet above theyucca-like foliage are more of aglowing magenta-red. As thetubular flowers break from theirbuds they continue that color almostthe entire two inch length and then

finish off with a green lip — it’sreally quite showy. Actually, thatthey’re here at all is kind of amazingsince Beschorneria plants are foundin Mexico and are mostly not thatcold hardy. These plants came fromseed that formed on a plant growingin Madison Park. This was one ofthree plants that had come from ahybridizer in San Francisco andwere the result of a cross betweenBeschorneria yuccoides and B.septentrionalis. With one speciesflowering green and the other red itwas uncertain as to which way theseseedlings would go. Rather thanblending, in this Beschorneria wefind that we have the distinct colorsof both parent flowers, which to mymind was completely worth thewait.

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Community SupportedAgriculture began its modernincarnation in Japan. A group ofwomen dismayed by the increasinganonymity of the food systemorganized producer/consumercooperative associations called Teikei– “seeing the farmer’s face on thefood.” This model, calledCommunity Supported Agriculturein the US has been sweeping acrossthe country since the late 1980s.Although the CSA model now hasmany variations, the basicagreement of support between afarmer and those who will eat thefresh produce is key. Before thegrowing season, a farmer sells alimited number of member shares inthe upcoming production. Eachmember is then given a portion ofwhat is ready for harvest everyweek of that season.

True to the original motivation,CSAs emphasize accountability.Members know exactly how theirfood is grown, how the farm land isstewarded, and what can beproduced locally because they see itfirst-hand every week. For growers,our economic welfare depends noton an arbitrary commodityvaluation but on the strength andawareness of our community.

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community and have been gratefuleach and every year for the supportthe community has shown. It iswonderful that our subscribersappreciate seasonally fresh localproduce.” Hogsback Farm CSA isusually a 20-week season thatbegins the end of May and goes tothe second week in October. Theyprovide a wide variety of vegetablesthroughout the season and a u-cutbouquet of flowers from July toOctober. Cost is $450 for vegetablesand you can add eggs for $80.Contact Amy at 206-463-1896 [email protected]

New to the CSA model butcertainly not to farming on Vashon,Timken Farms offers beans,broccoli, cabbages, carrots,cauliflower, cucumbers, chard,corn, kale, leeks, lettuce, mustards,collards, onions, dill, cilantro,parsley, chives, basil, pumpkins,peas, radishes, spinach, tomatoes,peppers, and squash from mid-Maythrough September. Their twentyshares have already been purchasedfor this year and members will enjoyweekly boxes that start out around5 pounds per week and grow tomore than 20 pounds at the peak.Looking forward to future CSAseasons, Mark states, “We welcomeyou to join our CSA and beguaranteed to receive the finestquality produce weekly with easypick up times at an affordable price.We would love to be your personalfarmers!” Check out their websitefor more informationwww.timkenfarm.com

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This summer/fall season, we aredoing a farm share with LuckyFarm. Bounty of fresh, organicveggies, yummy bread and 1/2dozen eggs each week, now till endof October. But for several of theweeks of the subscription, Hawkand I will be out of town. So at first,I thought about cancelling the farmshare idea all together. Then, wehappened upon a great thought:what if we could donate our sharesin those weeks to the Food Bank!! Sowe talked with Yvonne at theVashon Food Bank, and she lovedthe idea. So now, we get to havewonderful Vashon-grown foodduring the weeks we are here — andwe get to share our share withothers on the weeks we are not here!Maybe there are others who wouldwant to donate a week or two oftheir shares if they are going to beaway at different points thissummer??

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through the mid-sixties. From beingalmost totally destroyed, the monksand others restored much of Gandento a new beauty and calm. I didn’tsee many birds besides Red-billedChough and the ever present EurasianTree Sparrows (the Chinese andTibetan counterpart to the HouseSparrows we have). The snowdamped the bird opportunities but itwas worth it to experience theatmosphere of peace and quiet of themonastery in the gently falling flakes.

Because of the weather, our driversaid he would take us to another

village where there were “manybirds.” It was on the other side ofLhasa, up a side valley from the LhasaRiver. We certainly wouldn’t haveheard or found this place without thedriver and probably wouldn’t havehad access without a Tibetan guide ifwe had. We drove to the base of amountainside with a temple barelyvisible 500m up. The driver told mywife Linda (which through one of themany ironies of Tibet had to be aconversation in Chinese, since weknew no Tibetan and he spoke only afew words of English) that we shouldfollow this nun up the trail and return

when the temple gong sounded. Upwe went, with the nun taking pity onus and stopping about every 50m forus to catch our breath. The mountainside possessed a network of trailsthrough a very dry low brush. Iheard a lot of birds but saw only afew: White-throated Redstart, GreatTit, Oriental Turtledove and a largeUpland Buzzard gyring from highabove us to far below. To the side,an almost dry stream produced aBrown Dipper. Occasionally, kidschased along donkeys with loadsmaking sure the beasts took the righttrail up and down the mountain.When we reached the top and enteredthe village, I immediately saw so

many birds it was hard to knowwhich to identify first. One of myhoped-for species, Tibetan Snowcock,walked by in a covey up a dirt pathin between a small temple and thehouses of the village. Rosefinches,Plain Mountain Finches andGodlewski’s Bunting competed forattention. Meanwhile, many of thevillagers were wondering what I wasdoing. My field guide with picturesof the local birds provided a meansof minimal communication and muchamusement as they told me theTibetan names of the birds. Too soon,the gong sounded, monks blew on

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Birding in Tibet

Prayer flags at Kambala Pass. Photo by Linda Barns

their long, deep horns and we beganour descent. Escaping the tour groupto explore Ganden and this village onour own was one of the highest pointsof the trip (almost literally, thoughour drive with the tour group toKangbala Pass at 4990m was higherthan Mt. Rainier).

Meanwhile, back on Vashon, I’mstill saying to myself, so what was Idoing before I left? A few interestingbirds popped up to report. SteveCaldwell found a Western Kingbird,the fourth record for Vashon, byMaury Island Regional Park. MoriaRobinson saw Turkey Vulture keepingpace with her car window for a waysalong Vashon Highway. Fourjuvenile Brown Pelicans visited Pt.Robinson for the Low Tide Festival.Vashon gets at most one pelicansighting a year, usually of single birds.This is the first spring and multiplebird record that I know of. All othersightings have been in late summer orearly fall. If you have an interestingsighting or question about local birdscall me 463-7976 or email [email protected]. Be sure to

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Horns signaling time to leave. Photo by Linda Barns

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Happy Birthday Gemini!The main thing you have to depend uponis your experience. Lately you’ve not onlygained new experience, you’ve seen justhow much you have in the way of pastexperience, and how valuable it really is.Perhaps the most potent lesson that’scome home to roost is to not let othersdecide how you feel about yourself. Thesecond most potent lesson is not beingtoo hard on yourself. It’s a psychologicaland emotional policy that quite literallygets you nowhere, which very muchcontradicts the fact that you really dohave somewhere you need to get to, butmore than that, there is something youbelieve in passionately that it’s come timeto dedicate yourself to.Aries (March 20-April 19): Courage isyour first, middle and last name rightnow; you are living the power of yourheart. This is a tremendous gift, and it’snever bestowed upon someone for noreason at all. Soon enough you willencounter the situation that you willneed to rise up and meet, and I trust thatyou will find yourself fully capable ofdoing so. At the same time, your self-sacrificing tendency may distract youfrom an important personal goal, but thisis not necessary. When you finallybalance your own needs against thoseyou perceive in others, you’ll make realprogress — and it will come at nobody’sexpense. Everyone will gain, and that isthe essence of the issue.Taurus (April 19-May 20): People aregrowing accustomed to howaccommodating you’re being, but theywon’t mind if you take some elbowroomfor yourself. In fact, there is enough roomfor you, and that means room for whatyou feel and what you believe. Imaginethese are like plants, and to keep themalive, you need to give them water andlight, and tend to them daily. This is nota matter of getting permission, it’s amatter of directing your creative energyto where you know it needs to go.Gemini (May 20-June 21): Your financesrun in cycles, and you can now takespecial care to make sure they’re on theupswing. Your money habits areanything but haphazard, and it wouldbe wise of you to see the cycles and noticethe thoughts that lead to them. I suggestyou do at least a medium-range study,perhaps going back a year or so. In oursociety there’s very often a link betweenhow we feel about ourselves and howmuch money we have, and anotherbetween how we feel about ourselves and

how much we spend. Rather thanmaking extra cash, I would say thepremium is on feeling safe, sane and likeyour contribution matters.Cancer (June 21-July 22): So much thatyou’ve held inside is rising to the surfaceof life. It’s as if you can finally feel thepower to become the living embodimentof your dreams. What else is life for? Well,I am sure you could come up with a fewother potential purposes; but I’m not sureyou’ve ever quite felt so strongly that yousimply had to do what was right for you.That motivation is a precious gift, andyou’re heading for a breakthrough thatwill permanently change the way youthink about yourself and what you haveto offer the world. It’s so much more thanyou think.Leo (July 22-Aug. 23): Mars is about toenter your birth sign, and I can translatethat into plain English. To feel yourpower, you’ll need to face your fears —the classic success formula. The few daysthat Mars is transitioning, particularlyJune 3 and 4, may feel like you’re givingbirth to yourself, with all the attendingsense of danger and transition, and theseare a real moment to face your fears. Ofcourse, this is one of the scariest thingsmost people can think of, but if you’vegot one thing going for you right nowthat is boldness. Get on top of this game.The rewards will be worth it.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Those who knowwhat they want are more likely to get it.Currently it seems you’re making upyour mind about what that is, and itwasn’t what it was yesterday. Onehindrance to making a decision is thatyou may feel that deciding what youwant will shape the course of your life.Everything hinges on one choice you haveto make, and that may feel overwhelming.In such a moment, awareness counts thevery most. Any decision you really needto make now can be made now.Everything else can wait.Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23): All that mattersnow is that you know what’s true foryou. If you’re feeling some fear, that’s agood sign because it means you’re intouch with just how momentous themoment is. You have every reason to beconfident, yet at the same time, thedimensions of what you’re aware of willkeep you humble and remembering howdelicate the world is, and how gentle youneed to be all the time. You don’t have topush your agenda on everyone. You justneed to know it in your heart.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22): Suddenlythere’s far less difference between what’sthe most meaningful for you and what ismost meaningful for everyone else. Sorecently it seemed like everyone hadseparate interests; today the ground weshare is wide enough to hold everyone,and what we all feel, and what we maybelieve. It’s true that most people have lostall contact with the notion of the“common good” but your charts arespeaking boldly on this subject at themoment. You are a natural born leader,which is lucky for you in times when allthe world needs is confident leadership.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22): You’ve putup with plenty of uncertainty lately,which is never easy for a Sagittarius wholikes to keep things moving in that onedefinite direction. Now, a rare planetaryalignment is reminding you that morethan you need to do anything, you needto make a decision involving a partner ora loved one that will resolve certainlingering issues once and for all. Theinitiative in this equation comes from you;you set the process in motion. Just begentle — this person is more sensitivethan you.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20): A partner orloved one is in a delicate position, onethat they didn’t bargain for and may notunderstand. They’re making a decisionon which their entire world seemsbalanced. Is this drama, or is it real? Isevery decision one that our world hingeson, or are some more important thanothers? You may sense the intensity, andyou’ll go a long way toward helping byforgiving past conflicts and being withthem in the here and now, right wherethey need you. Remember, it’s their life,not yours, so all you need to do is bepresent and loving.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19): I’m sure you’llagree, these are some of the mostinteresting years of your life. They havealso brought some real tests, which isanother way of saying you’re gainingexperience and learning to put it to work.This week, though, you will begin to seethe advantage of all you’ve been learning,a process you’ve undertaken with no

definite promise of a reward. A rareplanetary alignment is reminding youthat you really do get back all that youput out in life. Which in your case is verygood news.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You are adynamo of productivity, but I suggest youmake sure your efforts are going towardthe right cause. I’m not saying they’re not— but you need to evaluate and makeconscious adjustments. You want to giveyour all, and you will, but remember, yourwork is having an impact, and that impactis based more on your specific messagerather than on the degree of effort youexert. For the next few weeks you may beinclined to put out more and more energy,but I suggest you nip this weed in the budand make a conscious choice about whatyou do, why you do it, and when you takeaction. When in doubt, stop and sendyourself a postcard from the here and now.


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Many of us love real licoricecandy, and enjoy its sweet flavor invarious herbal tea mixtures. But fewfully appreciate what an amazing anduseful plant licorice is. Licorice roothas been used medicinally forthousands of years in both Europeanand Asian traditions. In fact, it wasrecently found in a Chinese emperor’stomb. Although it had been in an urnfor over 800 years, the licorice stillretained its active medicinalproperties.

Licorice is a nitrogen-fixinglegume, and prefers alkaline soils. Itdislikes soggy soil around its roots so,although it can be grown here in theNorthwest, it is not really happy here.There is a North American species oflicorice that grows like a weed in thedry, alkaline soils of New Mexico, andI suspect that you get a bettermedicine from licorice grown in anenvironment that results in suchvigorous growth.

Licorice has avery long historyof use for coughs,sore throats,stomach andduodenal ulcers,and hepatitis. Theold Greek andRoman physiciansused licorice as atreatment forasthma andalmost all otherlung diseases. Itwas used similarlyin traditionalChinese medicine. Modern researchtends to confirm the wisdom of theseuses. Licorice is a demulcent thatsoothes irritated mucus membranes.It is antispasmodic, and suppressescoughs very well, with an effect equalor better than codeine. It also has anantispasmodic effect on the stomachand intestines.

Actually, licorice has manypositive effects in the stomach whereit acts as an anti-acid, a demulcent toheal inflamed membranes, and as anantibacterial. These properties areuseful in healing ulcers, and severalclinical studies show that licoriceeffectively helps the body healstomach and duodenal ulcers. Inmost cases, herbalists use the wholeroot to treat ulcers but there is also achewable DGL licorice tablet availablewhere the glycyrrhizin has beenremoved (DGL =deglycyrrhizinised –a word to remember next time you

The Wonders ofLicorice

play Scrabble). Glycyrrhizin giveslicorice its sweet taste and is 50 timessweeter than sugar but can raiseblood pressure. DGL retains the ulcer-healing properties of licorice.

Licorice is strongly antiviral. TheJapanese use isolated glycyrrhizin inHIV infections to moderate thepatient’s immune function and helpsuppress HIV replication. They havedone several long-term studiesshowing that oral administration ofthis compound was quite effective inHIV patients; they also oftenadminister it intravenously and reportthat it effectively suppresses HIVlevels. Unfortunately, there are nostudies on the benefit of using thewhole plant but given its historicaluses, it should work equally well.

Licorice also contains the onlycompound found to be effectiveagainst SARS (severe acuterespiratory syndrome), an infectious,often fatal respiratory disease thatsurfaced a few years ago. The Chineseuse licorice to treat chronic viralhepatitis, and they claim to have overa 70 percent success rate in theirtreatment of that ailment. Licorice isalso a common ingredient in manytopical treatments for Herpes simplexsores.

In the Western tradition, licoriceis often used to “strengthen theadrenals,” which describes itsadaptogenic properties. Adaptogensare herbs that help the body and thebrain deal with stressors, whetherphysical or mental. Licorice is oftenone of the very best herbs tostrengthen children suffering fromfrequent colds and coughs. Childrentend to like its taste and usuallyrespond well to it. Licorice is also

very helpful instressed adultswho have lowblood pressure,and who flush andblush easily. It isa wonderful herbin perimenopausebut has to be usedwith some cautionbecause manywomen movet o w a r d shypertension asthey go throughtheir hormonalchanges.

Licorice must be used verycautiously in people with a tendencyto hypertension because glycyrrhizinis an aldosterone synergist.Glycyrrhizin can cause the body toretain too much sodium, and excretetoo much potassium. This can lead toa condition calledpseudoaldosteronism which causesedema, hypertension, and headaches.On occasion this can lead to cardiacdysfunction and sometimes severehypertension. In fact, there are casereports of people developing theseconditions after consuming largeamounts of licorice candy. As aresult, licorice is avoided in peoplewith a history of heart or kidneyproblems, hypertension and in peoplewho are obese. Licorice is alsoavoided in pregnancy and in patientstaking diuretics, stimulant laxatives,blood thinners, and various otherprescription medicines.

Pseudoaldosteronism caused bylicorice is, however, quite uncommon.No side effects were observed in theJapanese studies where glycyrrhizinwas administered intravenously as atreatment for HIV. And in mostpeople, any risk of negative effectsdue to licorice can be avoided byconsuming a diet rich in fruits,vegetables and other potassium-richherbs to replace any potassium loss.

Much like marzipan, the taste oflicorice is one that affects peopledifferently. Mostly peopleinstinctively love it or dislike it.However, I have not found that theselikes and dislikes reflect whetherlicorice might be beneficial for theperson. Instead, I think it can be ataste well worth acquiring for manywho tend to avoid it. oooooo


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By Rachel Bard

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What famous name comes tomind when you think of pre-CastroCuba?

Move over, Hemingway. Makeway for Israel Levis.

Levis is the protagonist of thisseductive, nostalgic novel, laid in aCuba that was pre-Castro, pre-Hemingway and pre-Batista, thedictator whom Castro overthrew.

You’d thinkthe author wasH a v a n a - b o r nand bred, sovividly does hebring a long-lostCuba to life.Actually he’sfrom New York City, though ofCuban parentage. However he doesit—by osmosis, genetic memory,listening to his parents, visiting theirnative isle—somehow he plungesthe reader headfirst into Levis’sexuberant, pleasure-loving times.

Israel Levis’s father, a doctor,passed his passion for music on tohis son. His mother gave him hisfastidiousness and his religious faith.In spite of his Jewish-sounding name(which would one day get him intodeep trouble), Levis was as devouta Catholic as ever frequented theHavana Cathedral or confessed hissins (mostly visits to brothels), thenwent serenely out to commit themanew. He was a gargantuan manwith gargantuan appetites: a statelyand imposing figure, often seen inthe city’s congenial restaurantsconversing with cronies, eating anddrinking the night away.

His appetite for music was evenmore consuming. From piano-playing child prodigy to successfulcomposer, he personified theexplosion of multi-cultural musicthat Cuba joyously exported to theworld, with its influences fromAfrican rhythms, Spanish zarzuelasand Latin American folk melodies.

Despite his prodigious output,Levis was forever associated withone song: Rosas Puras (Pretty Roses),a catchy melodic rumba that hecomposed almost offhandedly forRita Valladares, the love of his life.Rita, a beautiful, talented singer,waited for years for Israel to declarehimself. He never did. Why?Diffidence; unwillingness to believesomeone so lovely and sought-aftercould care for him; inability tocommit himself are advanced asreasons. Yet the book never makesthis quite clear.

At any rate, events separatedthem. Rita went on world tours,making conquests, performing RosasPuras to wild acclaim, returningfleetingly to Havana to resume theirfriendship. Israel, chafing under therestrictions of the dictator Machadoand convinced his own life might bein danger because of his outspokenopposition, left for Paris. He wroteRita, “at my ripe old age of 42, Ithink it is time to see something moreof the world again. A fortune-teller

has confirmed my feelings, and Ihave spent many hours in churchpraying for guidance.”

And see the world he did: notonly Paris, where he was lionizedand continued to compose andperform, but much of Europe andthe United States. Hijuelos loves toname-drop. Levis seems to have meteverybody who was anybody in thegiddy ‘20s and ‘30s: GeorgeGershwin, Joaquin Rodrigo, Ravel,heavyweight champion JackJohnson, Stravinsky, Picasso, Dalí,Mussolini, the Pope.

Then came the Germanoccupation and dark times.Convinced that Levis was a Jew

because of hisname, the Nazisseized him andsent him toB u c h e n w a l d .There “themaestro did notbelieve the things

he saw, nor the sounds he heard.”Sometimes the Germans dressed himup in a formal suit and took him offto perform at their parties. Passingthrough the kitchen and its aromasof roasting chicken and lamb chops,he felt nauseated and nearlyfainted. “He is given a cup of milkand some bread with a piece ofsausage, then a shot of brandy so hemight have sufficient strength tolater perform on the piano.”

After the war he came home toHavana. When he’d left he wasaffectionately called El Gordito—theFat Guy. When he returned he wasEl Flaco—the Skinny One. His bodyhad wasted and aged and so had hissoul. He was unable to touch thepiano, uncertain if there was a God.

In the end it was Rita whobrought him out of his despair. Onher third marriage, still aninternational star, she came to seehim and insisted that he must writeher some music. “As world-wearyand cantankerous as Israel Leviscould be, he found himself saying,‘Of course, as you know there is verylittle that I wouldn’t do for you,Rita.’” In his last days he againfound meaning in life.

As in his Pulitzer-prizewinningnovel The Mambo Kings Play Songsof Love, Hijuelos’s characters in thisbook are driven by their infatuationwith music. But where they’repatently fictional in the former, IsraelLevis may have been based onErnesto Lecuona, Cuba’s mostfamous composer. Both were bornin Havana at the end of thenineteenth century and both wereamazingly prolific. Both werefamous and in demand far outsidetheir native land; Lecuona mainly inNew York and Hollywood, Levis inEurope.

So, since Hijuelos didn’t see fitto give us the music of Rosas Puras,just the words, we could do worsethan to close the book and humLecuona’s Siboney, another simpleHabana melody from when theworld was good.

A Lifelong Affairwith Music

A Simple Habana Melody(from when the world was good),by Oscar Hijuelos. Paperback,HarperCollins, 2003, $13.95

This group of photographerscertainly rose to the occasion. Theynot only captured great imagesdespite the elusiveness of theMountain, they did so from a greatvariety of vantage points and in agreat variety of light. A juriedexhibition of photographs will beshowing at The Hardware Storeduring the month of June. Theopening on Friday, June 2, wasmobbed. Melinda Sontgerath said itwas one of her best shows. Threephotos were purchased on openingnight, not bad for a student show.

My thanks go out to our jurors,who gave so freely of their time andtheir expertise. I especially want tothank Melinda Sontegrath for hostingthe show in her gallery; to JaniceMallman and Pauline Richardson atVashon Allied Arts; and finally to mywife, Nancy Wing, for all the caringand support.

The show will move to theEdmonds Community CollegeConference Center next Novemberand December. Holly Hodgson (oneof our 5 jurors) is Norman Edson’sgranddaughter. She could not makethe opening here, but will be there inNovember. This is the first show inthe Hardware Store that Melinda has

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Photo © Candy Gamble

Ray Pfortner instructing photographystudent Carol Spangler during a 5:30 a.m.group photo shoot at Pt Robinson on March11. Photo © Rebecca Darr.

Medicine consists ofamusing the patient whilenature cures the disease. –Voltaire

There will be a meeting on Thursday,June 29, 6:30-8 p.m. at the Vashon ParksDistrict Office,17130 Vashon HighwaySW. Come hear more about the proposedexchange of properties between the KingCounty Library System (KCLS) and theVashon Parks District for the expandedVashon Library. Review conceptualdrawings of possible locations for the newlibrary and meet the architects fromBohlin Cywinski Jackson.

Public Meeting June 29:Building Design for New/

Expanded Library

juried. The other jurors are WilliamH. Taylor (a major collector ofNorman Edson photographs) andCami Smith, Director of the EdmondsCC ArtsNow program and formerlyof the Kennedy Center in DC.

The limerick, peculiar to EnglishIs a verse form that’s hard to extinguish.Once Congress in sessionDecreed its suppressionBut people got around it by writing thelast line without any rhyme or meter.-- Professor T. J. Spencer


Island Epicure

By Marj Watkins

MadameToujoursEat Well; Live Long

Azerbaidzhan StyleThe unforgettably superb cooking

of Azerbaidzhan, probablyresponsible for many of the reported120 years and more thatAzerbaidzhanis live, focuses onhealthful fresh ingredients: poultry,lamb, and beef, lake trout and CaspianSea sturgeon, milk products, fruits andvegetables. Honey is the sweetener ofchoice, added at the last minute topreserve its enzymes.

Azerbaidzhanis love yogurt, anddon’t stint on real butter. They arealso very active into old age.

You can eat as well, and maybelive as long here with U.S.-grownfoods chosen from the list in the firstparagraph. But keep moving!

Chicken Azerbaizhan withApricots

Prep: 5 minutes; Cooking time: 50minutes; serves 4

Preheat oven to 425 degrees4 chicken legs or large thighs, or 2

game hens, splitSalt and pepper to taste1 cup (20) dried apricotsCinnamon, powderedCloves, powdered1/2 teaspoon turmericThe Sauce1 cup chicken broth or 1 chicken

bouillon cube plus 1 cup hot water2 Tablespoons dried onion flakes

or 1/3 cup finely minced onion1 lemon, juice and grated peel3 Tablespoons cornstarch1/4 cup cold water1 Tablespoon honeyArrange chicken pieces in large

ceramic casserole. If necessary, usetwo baking dishes so as not to crowdthe chicken. Bake uncovered 25minutes. Tuck apricots around chickenpieces. Sprinkle with cinnamon andlightly with cloves.

Stir turmeric into chicken broth.Pour over the chicken. Cover andbake 20 minutes more. Grate lemon,half and juice it. Combine peel and

Dear Madame Toujours,My husband Neuman and I have

been having a vicious argument.Neither one of us can convince theother to change their opinion. You see,about a month ago, my husband’sniece Gracie got married. A fewweeks later, we went to a barbecueat Neuman’s Uncle Harvey’s house. Isaw Gracie and asked her how shehad enjoyed Aruba which is whereshe was supposed to have gone forher honeymoon. To my astonishment,she burst into tears and ran into thehouse, and everybody at the party,including my husband, glared at me.I was mortified, and nobody wouldspeak to me for the rest of the party.

It was hours before Aunt Maisiefinally took me aside and gave me thestory. It seemed that two days afterthe wedding, the groom ran awaywith an exotic dancer named Carlos.Naturally, any mention of anythingremotely related to the wedding wasterribly painful and humiliating toGracie.

The real betrayal is that AuntMaisie herself had told Neuman aboutthe breakup, and he never mentionedit to me. When I confronted him withhis betrayal, he said he didn’t wantto gossip, and why would I ask hersuch a personal question anyway?

I maintain that asking about theweather in Aruba isn’t personal, andit isn’t gossip to tell me major newsthat could save me from making ahuge social faux pas. Who is right?

Sincerely,Mortified

Chere Mme. Mortified, You are being perfectly correct to

be supposing that M. Neuman shouldbe sharing the important newsregarding the significant life events.Very many times, the masculine typepersons, they are having the unnaturalscorn for the gossiping. This is the big

foolishness. How else is he expectingyou to be learning about the personalbusiness of the friends and neighbors?

The reason that the masculinepersons are having the foolishcontempt for the gossip is becausethey are supposing that the gossip, itis what the women are talking aboutwith the weddings and the divorcesand the babies. They are notinterested in this. Therefore, it isseeming to them to be the sillytrivialness.

Doubtless you have many timeslistened to the foolish chatter of thehusband and his friends about thework and the employers and thedrunken contests at the sports bars.You were not calling this gossip. Thatwould be rude. You quietly rolledyour eyes and wondered why theycould not be talking about thesensible subjects such as what diet iseverybody following and how big arethe love handles.

Bon Chance, Mme. Mortified, andfor the family, I am suggesting thatat the next barbecue, they seat theabandoned bride on a throne, lay thegarlands at her feet and burn theinconsiderate groom. If they cannotfind the groom, they can be burningthe convenient effigy instead. Thiswould be much more healthful for thebride than the silences and theshames. oooooo

juice. Transfer casserole(s) to top ofstove on medium high heat. Pour juiceover chicken.

Combine cornstarch and water.Stir into sauce and around chicken.Stir-cook until thickened. Stir inhoney.

If using a glass casserole, transferchicken pieces to a platter and keepwarm. Transfer juices to a smallsaucepan. Create sauce as above.Pour it over the chicken.

Serve with pilaf, below, spinachand slivered red cabbage cookedtogether with butter, and a vegetablesalad.

Rice Pilaf AzerbaidzhanServes 42-1/2 cups water or chicken broth1 teaspoon salt4 Tablespoons butter (1/2 cube),

divided1-1/2 cups raw long-grain brown

rice1/4 teaspoon powdered saffron,

optional (turmeric may besubstituted)

In a heavy saucepan bring thewater, salt, and 2 Tablespoons of thebutter to boiling. Add the rice in aslow stream to keep the water on theboil. Stir. Boil vigorously 1 minute.Reduce heat to low. Cover tightly andsimmer without peeking for 15minutes.

Meanwhile, melt rest of thebutter. Pour it evenly over the rice.(If using saffron, mix it with 1tablespoon of warm water and stir itin before adding the melted butter.)Cover again and simmer over verylow heat 30 to 35 minutes.

Below is a superlative pilafAzerbaidzhani cooks prepare forwedding feasts and other importantcelebrations. This ancient recipe haspersisted through centuries ofweddings.

Celebration Pilaf – serves 42 large, thick-skinned organic

oranges1/2 cup (1 cube) butterWater to coverDash salt1 cup sugar or Splenda®3/4 cup water1/4 teaspoon powdered saffron

dissolved in 1 Tablespoon water1/2 cup slivered blanched

almonds1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed,

strained lemon juice1 recipe Rice Pilaf with saffron,

aboveThinly peel the oranges. Cut the

peel in strips 1-inch x 3/8-inch. In a


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PPPPPooooositively Ssitively Ssitively Ssitively Ssitively SpepepepepeakingakingakingakingakingBy Deborah Anderson

Film Flam

By Jonathan Shipley

From North End to South EndFrom Dockton to BurtonCome see Dr. BasileIf you’re tired of hurtin’-

What’s been said aboutBrokeback Mountain has been said bypeople smarter, wiser, and morearticulate than I am. That is to sayit is a tremendous movie, movingand tender, tragic and touching. It’sabout the things we say and, moreimportantly, the things we don’t. It’sabout the actions we make and theconsequences of them for others weknow. It’s about us, as humans, andit is truly a mesmerizing movie, fromthe actors, director, screenwriters,on down, it is a quality piece of film.

That said, I’m not afraid to tellmy guy friends that I love them. Ilove you!

So, without further ado, a list ofguys that have had an impact on mylife (not including family members).Consider this, the folks on this list,my acknowledgement of you andyour heartfelt care for me. Thanks!

1) Dario de la Rosa: He was myfirst friend growing up in Olympia,Washington. His parents raisedlhasa apsos. I don’t know if it wasan illegal operation or not. At thetime, I just thought it was strangeand didn’t think much else of it.Now, I wonder…Dario, thanks forbeing my first friend and thanks forbreaking your nose doing that jumpon your bicycle, a warning to us allnot to do that.

2) Chris Heisel: He was myfriend in elementary school, thosedays in 3rd and 4th grade whereone begins to realize who they are.Who was I? A geek, and yet Chrisremained my friend. Thanks, Chris,for not making fun of me that day Iwent over to your house wearing aneye patch because of my lazy left eye.I couldn’t help that my left eye waslazy and you, deep down, knewthat. Thanks for letting me eatCookie Crisp cereal as well. Mymom never let us eat that stuff.

3) Eric Corrigan: You were myone and only friend in middleschool. You played the clarinet. Me,the trombone. Thank you for sitting

with me at lunch discussingDungeons and Dragons. No one elsewould. Remember that time whenMelissa Meeks came up to us andcalled us losers to our faces? We werebrothers at that moment, dear Eric,and she was a real witch.

4) Jeff Arnold: My best friend inhigh school, you were. I remembereating hundreds of cinnamon disksin your living room. I rememberrunning with you at full speed intowalls in the high school gym to geta laugh. Thank you, Jeff, for notbeing mad when I started dating thegirlfriend you had just broken upwith. And thank you foraccompanying me to the old folkshome where my grandmother, in astate of dementia, kept offering usTab colas.

5) Ken Michie: My college yearswould have been crap without youthere, Mr. Michie. Oh, the fun wehad making fun of mental deficientswho worked at the dining hall. Oh,the fun we had playing basketballwearing safety goggles and PoohRichardson jerseys. Oh, Ken, wherewould I be without you? Saner, tobe sure.

I could thank so many other menin my life who have loved me andwho I have loved. Christian, Randy,Brian, Eric, you know who all youguys are. If you see BrokebackMountain, my friends, you mightwant to say you love me, too. And,gee whiz, thanks!

Brokeback Mountain:Thanks, Guys

Dear Kids,It may seem quite annoying there are

so many adults on your case now aboutdrinking and drugs and the lack oftolerance for infractions, but believeme...really...truly...it’s because we loveyou. I write this because when I movedon the Island nearly fourteen years agonow, it was OK for any teens to suck downanything and we killed off about one ayear of you. I wanted to tell all the teensand their parents then that things shouldchange to zero tolerance and now that ithas, I’ve got a big smile on my face, eventhough it’s wreaking havoc on yourweekend parties and traditions. It IS betterthis way.

I’m going to tell you what’s it’s liketo be the victim of a drunk driver and livethrough the sixties sober and then I’mgoing to tell you the three reasons weusually don’t tell you that are why youshould go through your teens sober andnot listen to the parents that tell you it’snormal to experiment.

Every day since I was nine, I’vewoken up in pain. I spend the daysmoving through it. My left leg is a goodone and three-quarters of an inch shorterthan the other. My back is smashed. I haveno functioning nerve below my rightknee. The doctors can’t figure out how Iwalk. My right foot has 20% movement. Itis constantly filled with splits andblisters. I wasn’t supposed to be able tocarry a child to term. I have 50% atrophyin the right leg. The left leg is numb froma pressed nerve much of the time. Once Istepped on a burning cigarette butt anddidn’t know it until I smelled the fleshthat had burned down to the bone.

My friend Susie hasn’t done so well,although she is in a better place. She died.Eleven years was all she got to live.

The driver who hit us was twenty-three. Susie was his third involuntarymanslaughter; his ninth drunk driving.We were stopped in a Renault for a lefthand turn; he was doing ninety in anOldsmobile. He booted us 60 feet in theair and 120 feet off the road where welanded between two trees. It was a darkand rainy night. They wouldn’t havefound us for a while, but my screams wereso loud that through the rolled upwindows, a car passing by heard me andstopped to explore. It happened to be theguy who sold us the car. The drunk driverwas going from door to door saying, “Ijust killed a little girl,” but he was sodrunk no one would believe him.

There’s more, but let’s get to the takeaway for you.

These are the three big reasons to tellyour hand, “stop” — as I tell toddlerswhen they want to throw something orhit someone — to put that glass or bottledown, lower that joint, or refuse the rideto the party:

One: You WILL hurt yourself andothers. There isn’t any maybe about it.You kill a little of yourself every time youimbibe. This is the reason you all hear that

goes in one ear and out the other. I’m notgoing to spend anymore time on it. It’s ano brainer, but you are young andimmortal, so it’s not going to sink in untila different kind of joint hurts in yourthirties; like a knee or a shoulder or a hip.

Two: Drinking and Doing Drugs GiveYou the Wrong Message About Yourself.It tells you that you can’t handle stress,don’t know how to have fun naturally,are no fun to be around sober, anxiety willcause you harm, you are a bad person,you can’t tough it out in life, and drinkingand drugging make problems seem biggerthan they really are. Stay sober through abad time and discover how terrific youare! Spend that energy coping by doingsomething you really love. Comfortyourself with your own songs, pictures,and stories. Build something. Lovesomeone else, like a friend or an animal.Give yourself the message you are terrific,not a weakling.

Three: It Teaches You to Become aGood Liar. You have to lie to yourselfabout why you need to do it. How it isn’tbad or illegal. You have to lie to yourfriends, to your parents, to your teachers.Little lies like “I’m going over to —— tostudy” or big lies like “This is OK.” If youhaven’t got the truth in life, if you don’tcling to truth like it was the air youbreathe, then you don’t have anything.In our society you are taught very earlyon to lie, how to lie, and that lying is OK.It isn’t. There is no such thing as a littlewhite lie. Be bold and find out at an earlyage you can tell the truth and others canhandle it and you can handle it.Frequently when you tell the truth it makesthings seem worse because we live in asociety of institutionalized fabrications,but if you are sober you can not onlyhandle it, but find other people of integritywho are wedded to truth telling as well.

OK…you have a couple more weeksof Spring. Those of us who have workedin the arena of child safety know thereare three R’s...recognize, resist and report.The same is true for drinking and drugs.Recognize when you are tempted. Resistthe urge to imbibe and report to someone,a friend, a parent, a teacher, that youpassed the test and stayed sober in amoment you thought you couldn’t.

What happened to the guy who hitus? He got a six months suspendedsentence and $600 fine and I heard overthe years he killed three more people.Now, do you really want us to go back tothe time of tolerance, or would you likeus to help you get the message aboutdrinking and drugs?

Think about this way. Maybe YOUare alive, because someone in the car nextto you decided not to drink or drive beforethey got behind the wheel or hosted theparty.

We love you. -- Deborah oooooo

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small saucepan combine peel stripswith water and salt. Bring to boilingover high heat. Reduce heat tomedium low and cook until peel issoft. Drain. Rinse with cold water. Drywith paper towels. Reserve.

In a small saucepan melt the butterover medium low heat. Add sugar orSplenda®, the 3/4 cup water, and thedissolved saffron. Stir-cook until sugardissolves.

Add orange peel, nuts and lemonjuice. Simmer until peel is sweet andthe mix thick, Adding a little morewater if needed to keep pan fromgoing dry. Cook until most of thewater is gone.

Mound the rice on a platter.Scatter the orange peel and nutmixture over it.

Continued from page 14Island Epicure

George Washington, as a boy,was ignorant of the commonestaccomplishments of youth; hecould not even lie. – Mark Twain


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amazing moments of the year. How‘bout the greatest leaders of theUniverse, or Vashon Island, or theUnited States? I’d love to see yourshort list. Your insight is all sweetlike peaches and cream mixed witha great thinker like Thomas Mertonor something.

Darrenofski FoxariniMr. Foxarini, here you have it.

— E.The Greatest Leaders Ever!(From Vashon Island, or

somewhere else in North America!)1. Mike (Domin) Ates. He

throws down 32.4 per night inMen’s League on Tuesdays and hitsthe sox off the softball at Agren Parkon Thursdays. In between he findstime for dance rehearsals and he’snow running for President. TheUnited Ates of America! Wil’Flower Volker will be his running

mate and campaign sloganmastermind. “Motiv-ATE,Demonstr-ATE, and Destructiv-ATE!” Volker yelled to supportersmilling around outside ofWashington Mutual and the BikeShop.

2. Mike Serko and Cam Bard.Double Tennis State Champs! Thepair beat Fries and Rasmussen fromQuincy, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6. Also, BenShelton placed 6th in the singlesstate competition. Congrats guys!

3. Craven Kaj Martin (AthleteExtraordinaire). He helped lead theUpdoggz to their 3rd straight WorldChampionship with his poise andsavvy. “I dedicate this to my lovelylady Nic!” 1he screamed, holdingthe trophy in his very muscular rightfist. Later, unfortunately, he wasunavailable for comment: troublewith airport security, call on theother line, bad reception, orsomething like that.

4. Bobby Freund (WrestlingCoach). Taking over as Head Coachof Team Freungren for the summer.He’ll lead the team with masterful

Ates. Earnestly. Photo by W. Volker

No ranking of world leaders would becomplete without Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, theman who not only brought independence toTurkey, but also banned the fez. Steve Nash(in crowd) considers him a personal hero.

pre-match warm-ups. CoachFreund (Kelso) also has the chore ofgiving direction to free-spiritedcoach PL Blomgren (Vashon) at theJunior Wrestling Nationals in Fargo.

5. Evan Mad Dogg Mattingly(Wrestler). A few years back heeasily won a wrestling match in thestate semi-finals on one leg.Seriously! And the Castle Rockcoach still believed that they had achance. Mad Dogg was also knownfor motivating his teammates bybarking like there was a late nightburglar just outside the dog house.

6. Coach Soapbox Sears. 2AState Basketball Coach of the Year.Updoggz Celebrator Extraordinaire!That’s enough to make me dizzy...

The GreatestLeaders Ever!

The Vashon Park District’s AdultSoftball League season was brieflysuspended because of complaintsabout drinking at Agren Park. AdultSoftball League Director RochelleWolf said, “Many people arefollowing the rules; the ones who arenot have jeopardized the league.Games resumed on May 30, followinga meeting with team managers toremind everyone of posted ParkDistrict rules – no alcohol, no dogs –and we’ll play until June 30. We mustfollow rules so we can play next yearand in years to come.”

Adult Softball SeasonBack Underway

Sylvie Shiosaki and Alex Steamboat train with Team Freungren in Kelso in preparation forthe Freestyle Wrestling State Tournament. Shiosaki lost a close decision and Steamboatwon his first two matches before losing to two quality opponents, thus finishing just short ofplacement.

7. Steve Nash (Phoenix Sunspoint guard). Whaaah?! He’sCanadian? I thought he was Britishme! And he has a teammate namedBoris who’s not from Russia! (Oh, bythe way, Nash was voted NBA MVPfor the 2nd straight season. He’spurdy good, and so is Boris, by theway).

8. Gomez (A Rock Band). Okay,they may not be athletes, but theycalled their fans beautiful atSasquatch. Okay, maybe they don’tsing Oye Como Va, but they stillrocked the river valley with hoarsethroated yells and coarse floatingstrings. oooooo


Loopy Laffs

Sponges get very absorbed in their work.In the land of the witless, the halfwit is king.Barium: What doctors do when a patient dies.The first law of drunkeness: you can’t fall off the floor.When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.If high-heels were so wonderful, men would wear them.Photons have mass!? I didn’t even know they were Catholic.God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.If you lock me up and throw away the key, how will I get out?If your absence won’t make any difference, your presence won’t either.

One-Liners, More or Less

Boxing is like a ballet, exceptthere’s no music, no choreographyand the dancers hit each other.

A pessimist is a manwho feels that all womenare bad; an optimisthopes so.

It’s easy tobe brave from asafe distance. —Aesop

Q: How many elephants does it take to change a light bulb?A: Don’t be stupid, elephants can’t change light bulbs.

What is the useof a house if youhaven’t got atolerable planet toput it on? —HenryDavid Thoreau

A sales clerk asked his bosshow to handle people whocomplained about the currentprices compared to the lowprices in the good old days.“Just act surprised and tellthem you didn’t think thatthey were old enough toremember them.”

An Army private filling out a questionnaire for a correspondence course was stymied by the question,“How long has your present employer been in business?” He wrote, “Since 1776.”

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholicelementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was alarge pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted it onthe apple tray: “Take only ONE. God is watching.” Movingfurther along the lunch line, at the other end of the tablewas a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had writtena note and posted it there: “Take all you want. God iswatching the apples.”

If men are socompetent, how

come you alwayssee signs reading

“DANGER -MEN

WORKING?”

I planned on having onehusband and seven children,but it turned out the otherway around. —Lana Turner

Man is busyproving that he can livein outer space and atthe bottom of the seawhen he should beproving he can manageto live in the narrowarea between.

Hey, Girl Friend (Guys, Don’t Even Bother Reading This One): a pretty girlmay be like a melody, but a friend is like a good bra — hard to find;supportive; comfortable; always lifts you up; never lets you down or leavesyou hanging; and is always close to your heart!

The children had all beenphotographed, and the teacherwas trying to persuade themeach to buy a copy of the grouppicture. “Just think how nice itwill be to look at it when youare all grown up and say,‘There’s Jennifer, she’s a lawyer,’or ‘That’s Michael, He’s adoctor.’ A small voice at theback of the room chimed in,“And there’s the teacher, she’sdead.”


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Singer-songwriter StevenKattenbraker brings his “…poeticlyrics that are so damn thoughtfulyou feel like he’s scratching yourown brain…” (smother.net) toCafé Luna on Friday, June 9, at7:30 p.m.

Kattenbraker grew up in theDeep South, where he witnessedthe intriguing paradox of“southern hospitality” co-existingwith the attitudes and behaviorbrought about by religious, class,racial, and gender prejudices.That and his work as a paramedichave given him rich songwritingresources.

Kattenbraker has one CD out,Steven Kattenbraker, which will beavailable at Café Luna.

Steven KrattenbrakerScratches Your Brainat Cafe Luna Friday

Kathleen Williamson, veteransinger-songwriter, will beperforming at Cafe Luna Friday,June 23, 2006. Williamson’s awardwinning songs are intelligent,vibrant and insightful. She currentlyresides in New York City where,after 18 years of criminal litigationand judicial pro tempore work, sheis obtaining an LLM in IntellectualProperty at Cardozo School of Lawand practicing Entertainment Law.In addition to being a singer-songwriter and attorney, she holdsa doctorate degree in anthropology.Her background makes her asuperlative, noteworthy andpoignant songwriter andentertaining performer. Kathleencontinues to take Americanasongwriting and indie musicproduction up another notch withthe 2005 release of her finely craftedCD, The Sacred Spud, which isavailable through her website,www.kathleenwiliamson.com, andwill be available at Café Luna thenight of her performance.

Kathleen Williamson makes her case in thestudio. Courtesy photo

Anthropologist, Attorney,Singer-Songwriter:

Can You Say “Eclectic?”

Soulful singer-songwriter,pianist, and native Islander MarenMetke will play Friday, June 16, at8 p.m. with her amazing andtalented ensemble. Ensemblemembers are: Fletcher Andrews ondrums, Steve Meyer on stand upbass, and Kim Thal on fiddle. Marenis currently working on a CDscheduled for release at the end ofthis summer. Metke will beperforming this summer at TheRainbow on 45th, The Trabant ChaiLounge, the Vashon StrawberrryFestival and the Island Earthfair.Stay tuned and check her website,www.marenmetke.com, for furtherdates and information.

Local Kid MakesGood (Music)

Maren Metke Photo by Hawk Jones

Eighteen-year-old emerging IslandDiva Caity Anderson Patterson hasfinished her first year at Baltimore’sprestigious Peabody Conservatory ofMusic, and is ready to sing her first fulllength concert. Hear her amazing voiceSaturday, June 10, 8 p.m., at the BlueHeron Art Center. Tickets are $10/$13and available at Blue Heron, Heron’sNest and Vashon Island Music.

Patterson’s vocal repertoire for theJune concert will include classical pieces,several contemporary musical theaterpieces and Mass for Soprano, Viola andGuitar, written for her by a Peabodyclassmate. Patterson says the Mass isclassical but influenced by rock, jazz and20th Century music. Island guitarist KenJacobsen and viola player Gaye Detzerwill accompany Patterson on the piece.Pianist Ann Herfindahl will providepiano accompaniment.

Patterson will also perform piecesfrom Puccini’s La Bohéme and works byGerman composers Richard Strauss andReynaldo Hahn. Musical Theater worksof Tony-nominated contemporarycomposer Jason Robert Brown to include

Island’s Teen Diva sings at Blue HeronBy Janice Randall

Songs for a New World will be part ofPatterson’s evening repertoire.

More information about Patterson’sscholarship available at the concert andfans will be glad to know she has a CD inthe works. Vashon Thriftway willcosponsor the concert.

Caity Anderson Patterson

“Flowers always make peoplebetter, happier, and more helpful: theyare sunshine, food and medicine to thesoul.” — Luther Burbank

Thanks to Island artists, expectto get an eyeful of garden art, anearful of music and a thoughtfulpoem or two in addition to nature’sbeauty in five amazing gardens onVashon Allied Arts’ 16th annualGarden Tour. If you haven’t pickedup tickets yet, they are still availableat Heron’s Nest, DIG, Thriftway andBlue Heron Art Center. Call 463-5131 to reserve advance tickets,which by the way are good for bothdays. So if you want to split yourtime between Saturday and Sunday,you can slowly savor each gardento your heart’s delight. All proceedsbenefit Vashon Allied Arts andspecial thanks goes to presentingsponsor, John L. Scott and GardensSponsor, Vashon Thriftway.

In Sally Williams’ waterfrontgarden see George Wright’sspectacular, colorful steel gates and

Art in the GardenBy Janice Randall

Artworks embellish Garden TourCarolyn PriceD y e r ’ si n t r i c a t e l yw o v e ntapestries. TheVan Fleets’s o o t h i n ggarden terrainwill featurecopper kineticsculpture andrecycled steelgarden art bySteve Zartman.T h eH e n d e r s o n /Foley cottage-style gardenwill show cedargarden birdsculptures byJohn Lucas andmosaic waterfountain bySteve Roache.Celtic musicwill also be in the air here. DavidErue’s steel garden art creatures willcompliment the Solander/Turchynjoyful “friendship” garden, wherepoets will be also be reading theirpoetry. And the Lipitz farm andRead The Loop online:

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Lipitz farm and garden

garden will offer brushed steelgarden furniture by Julie Berger,basalt water feature and bamboosculpture by Anthony Kaufmannand steel pre-historic gardensculptures by Mike Urban.

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“Who are you, really?” said Shamus.Then it came to him: it’s a Pooka! Nowthis was the first Pooka that had evercaught old Shamus, so he was veryconcerned.

We say concerned here, because noone in the Hollow is ever scared, justconcerned. Well…he knew that Pookasdon’t like blackberry bushes, so that’swhat he thought of first. Maybe he couldloose the Pooka in the blackberries.

“I have my gold in a special place,down by the old tree in the meadow atthe bottom of the hollow. If we go there,I’ll show you where it is.” said Shamus.

“You mean the one with all theblackberries around it?” askedBlackberry.

“Yes, that would be the one.” saidShamus.

“OK” said Blackberry. “Then let’s go!And don’t forget your crock!”

When they arrived at the clearing andapproached the blackberry patch,Blackberry said to the jiggling bag, “OK,now we’re here. Just whereabouts will Ifind the gold?”

“I’ll be needin’ another peek out ofthe sack to tell you that if your worship(Leprechauns always used terms ofrespect with Pookas) would be so goodas to loosen the ties on the sack.”

“Sounds fair,” thought Blackberry, ashe loosened the cords, being careful soas not to loosen them too far. “Nowwhereabouts would you be keeping thisgold? Out with it now. There’ll be notrickin’ the Pooka.” Blackberry wastrying to sound fierce and keep fromlaughing.

Shamus got himself halfway out ofthe bag and looking about remembered

that the old large tree in the middle of thebushes had a hole in it. That gave him anidea. Pointing to the tree he said, “It wouldbe over there in the hole in the tree. Justclimb up there and look in and you’ll findthe gold for sure.”

“OK, but you’re coming with me,”said Blackberry and he proceeded rightinto the blackberry thicket like it was amost enjoyable place in the world to be.This totally puzzled Shamus, but hethought he was really going to get thisold Pooka when they got to the tree, as heremembered that there was a bee hive justdown inside the hole.

As they got to the tree, Blackberry toldShamus to stay put while he went up andhad a look. He climbed up the tree andstuck his head in the hole and by themoonlight he could see the shining gold.

“It’s here all right! Wow! I’ll beneeding the crock now, just hand it up.”

Shamus did as Blackberry asked, buthe was really puzzled. Bees all about andhe knew that his gold wasn’t in there. Hehanded the crock up and it seemed tofloat into the tree in the hands of thisinvisible Pooka. He wasn’t going to stickaround to find out any more about itthough. A Leprechaun’s escape is veryimportant and Shamus wasn’t going tomiss his chance. As soon as he was downfrom the tree, he sprang for the woods andwasn’t heard from in the Hollow for daysafter that.

Blackberry filled up the Leprechaun’scrock with the gold and he took it back tothe party with him. When he arrived, theyall gathered round him.

“Look” shouted Ratty, “It’sBlackberry and he’s got Shamus’ crockwith him! Did you catch the Leprechaunand get his Pot of Gold?”

“I sure did! And it’s the best goldever!” said Blackberry with a big grin onhis face as he scooped another paw fullof honey from the crock and licked it.

Blackberry Bear andthe Adventrues ofHuckleberry Hollow

St. Patrick’s Day at Tooley’s, Part 4

Thurs. June 8, 6:30 p.m. Progressive Film Series: Seven Days in MayFri. June 9,7:30 p.m. Steven KattenbrakerSat. June 10, 7:30 p.m. Kate Mann: Desert Gypsy RockFri. June 16, 7:30 p.m. Maren Metke: Silky, emotive, passionate vocals & lyricsSat. June 17, 7:30 p.m. Paz Agora: An Evening of Jazz GroovesThurs. June 22, 7 p.m. Vashon Progressive Alliance Progressive NightFri. June 23, 7:30 p.m. Kathleen Williamson:Eclectic impurist Americana songwriter provocateurSat. June 24, Travis Hartnett: Acoustic guitar instrumentals with loopingFri. June 30, Kris Orlowski: Modern Folk-influenced Singer-Songwriter

Morse Clary presents drawings,prints and sculpture at the Two WallGallery through the month of Junewith an Artist’sReception onFriday, June 2,from 6:00 to 9:00p.m.

Morse Claryworks aroundthe shape, feeland life of thewritten word onthe page. Clary’spages areformed wood ornatural fibers inthe shape of an open book, andwords on the pages are made offound natural objects. Thesebeautiful constructions are mountedso that they appear to float off thewall.

Café Luna in June

Morse Clary’s Visual Art Based on Books, WritingBy Ben Meeker Clary’s prints and low relief

drawings focus on the action ofwriting with its calligraphic linesand linear progression. Cyrillic,

Arabic, Asian,H e b r a i c ,Cuneiform, andW e s t e r nalphabets, whenwritten by handare all abstractdrawings givenspecific meaningby an agreementof the wholecommunity, butthey are also veryi n d i v i d u a l

personality statements. Morse Clarycreates fragments of an imaginedscript in an imagined alphabet,telling an imagined story.

For information contact Ben orNadine Meeker at 463-1930.

“Crossroads” — Morse ClaryArcylic and mixed media on board

By Becky and Maggie BumgarnerIllustrations by Maggie Bumgarner

These days, entering TheBookshop Gallery between Kronosand Vashon Bookshop is anexperience in Pacific Northwest artand environment. The walls arecovered with wonderfully coloredand textured ceramic salmon thatare all swimming east, towards thebackdoor of the hall. It’s fabulousto see; and, that’s only part of theexperience. What’s amazing is thatthey were all made bykindergarteners!

“Swimming Salmon!” is the endresult of a Vashon Artists in theSchools (VAIS) program; parents,teachers, and artist, all workingtogether to learn about a vital aspectof our environment, about art, andabout each other. The children ofthree Chautauqua Kindergartenclassrooms (those of Pam Haulman,Esther Morrison, and Tara Brenno)worked with potter, Liz Lewis, theArtist in Residence. It’s become atradition at Chautauqua; each yearthe kindergarten teachers choose towork with Liz on a special, project.“Liz is absolutely wonderful withthis age group,” says Haulman, whoexplained that the curriculum wasabout “Change Over Time,” aboutsalmon and other endangeredspecies. Each class concentrated ona different type of salmon, learningits place in the Pacific Northwest.Don Bockus, parent and biologist,gave the children a series of shorttalks about the salmon life cycle, andwhy the fish are so important to thearea. The children, parents, andteachers learned all about thesalmon, how they live, and howthey are part of our world. “Talkingto the children about the animalsencourages them to love them,”Haulman says.

Liz’s project, Salmon Swimming!involved the creation of fish art:teaching the children to outline fishon newspaper, to use that outline tocut the clay into fish shapes, andthen a special process called sgraffitowhich involves carving through onelayer of clay to get to the next one.Then, there was the painting andglazing with the help of parent

assistants. “Liz has an incrediblywell-orchestrated program,” saysparent Fran Brooks. “She is able tobreak a complex process into itsindividual components, so that littlechildren can create somethingimpressive that they can be proudof.”

So don’t miss this incredibledisplay of art and nature madepossible by our community’s specialway of combining artists andteachers and children. SalmonSwimming! is another successfulcollaboration of community passion,brought to you by our VashonArtists in the Schools, enthusiasticteachers and parents, and theartistry and warmth of Island artist,Liz Lewis. Check it out! And, toreally feel the true thrust of thecurrent, walk against it, from thebackdoor of The Bookshop Gallerytowards the front doors of Kronosand the Bookshop. It’s anexperience that’s just a little bitthrilling! Which only goes to prove,once again, that there is more toVashon Bookshop than just books!

(For more information call theBookshop, 463-2616. For moreinformation about Vashon Artists inthe Schools and Liz Lewis’supcoming Clay Camps, call VashonAllied Arts, 463-5131).

What’s Happening at Vashon Bookshop?

Liz Lewis, artist, works with Sasha Elenko,student in Pam Haulman’s kindergarten, inthe early stages of creating a clay salmon.Photo by Fran Brooks.

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.37 AcresPaid water shareSeptic Design

MLS # 26044309

Ready For You!!$319,000

This Home is Ready for You! Inside a Floorplan Designed for Living - Outside a BeautifullyLandscaped Yard. You’ll Love the Look of How this Home has been Completely Redone withNew Windows and Carpet. Located in a Wonderful Community. There’s Even a Clubhouse on theWater’s Edge, Where You can Go for a Relaxing Swim in the Pool or Enjoy a Spectacular View ofMt. Rainier Rising Over the Sound. Almost a Mile of Beach for Leisurely Afternoons. Close to theGolf Course. Come Enjoy the Island Life!

MLS # 26088160 Community Pool!!!!!

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.24 Acres3 bedrooms2 bath

Tom Wallace

FarrierLicensed Massage TherapistPracticing on both humans and equines

Because there was a crooked rider who rode a crooked horse

www.vashonfarrier.com | Tel: 206.463.9689

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