Woke up this morning to gray and dreary signs....and yet........everywhere are increasing signs of Springs arrival on Lopez Island. Right outside our front door is this planter featuring a curious porcelain figurine of a male ballet dancer we found at the dump. Surrounding him is a planting of Vinca, which today decided to burst out into bloom!
Jumped in the Rover to head into the Village, and Lo and Behold, the flamingoes have returned to the Island! For a few weeks they took up residence in front of Holly B's and Caffe La Boheme, but last night mysteriously migrated in front of Grace Church. Clearly a blatent attempt to muscle in on the whole Pascal Lamb, Easter Bunny thing.
Ron had left the house early this morning, so I ran into him walking Sadie, right in front of the field where the new Lopez Village Market will be built this spring/summer.
Pulled into the parking lot at the Caffe at about 9:30 or so, and another surprise! Claire and Will Dennis, two of my favorite people in the world, are here from California! Their parents have had a summer home on the island for over 20 years, so I have known both these fine young people since birth. Claire had three friends in tow, all part of the very first official "road trip" to Lopez without the parents! (remember those days???) Claire is off to Yale next year, and astonishingly, Will has shot up to about 6 feet tall, towering over both myself and his sister. I have been warning Claire to be nice to him for a few years now, 'cause one day soon he was going to be tall enough to kick her ass! Well, let me just say that this morning, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth....if you catch the drift!
Later on in the day, The DiBona Girls
came to the deck to have their first almond butterhorn of the season, washed down with cider and chocolate milk. The pastries were almost as big as their heads, but both Ren (R.) and Kai (L.) managed to polish them off >>>
Lorrie Harrison and Julie Van Camp at the Caffe discussing Julie's upcoming book tour, for the release of her new Historical Memoir called "Searching For Ichabod". Lorrie has written a number of non-fiction pieces, most notably "Kindred Spirits" the profiles of 32 islanders that came out a few years back. I'll post more on Julie's wonderful new memoir as the release date approaches.
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