April 30, 2007
Ready to land
A dream vista I never imagined when I wrote this tune.
A peek of what I’ll soon call home, and what anyone reading this blog will become drenched in over time: the San Juan Islands. I bet you can grasp why they beckon, even through a tiny airplane window.
Our offer on a beautiful house and property has been accepted, contingent of course on the sale of our current home, which continues to glide smoothly through the escrow process. We also found a great boat that looks like it will be ours after a haul-out assures us it’s as sea-worthy as it feels. Many more photos on all of this to follow, with musical accompaniment, naturally.
How cool to have this blog with which to share images and thoughts about this adventure with everyone! Of course, part of my agenda is to convince others that with a little creativity and a lot of reliable internet connection, we can all live a bit on the edge of things if we choose. For some like me, the edge is really the center. Ahhhhh.
Steve Layton said,
April 30, 2007 @ 6:39 pm
And while you take over my particular edge, we’ll be winging to our own new edge on Saturday. Bummer we didn’t hook up; take good care of my islands, and have fun making sound in the Sound (but when you look North just don’t go too far left or you’ll end up Straight…then you’d be all Fuca’d up!)
Roger Bourland said,
April 30, 2007 @ 8:34 pm
Yay Alex!
How exciting for you!
Will your blog now be Notes from the Island?
Alex Shapiro said,
May 1, 2007 @ 1:47 am
I’m still laughing, Steve!
I hope your move goes very smoothly. Whenever you need an island fix, just holler; we’ve got a guest room!
Since there’s a heck of a lot of kelp around the islands, I’ll probably keep the title of the blog as is. And wait till I get some photos up– some of the kelp that’s washed up along the shoreline is a beautiful bright green, with a texture just like thin latex. I dunno what those San Juan Island mermaids have been up to, but their outfits sure are kinky 🙂