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Archive for Vita’s

 September 13, 2015

Island Time

The pumpkins are ripening in the fields at Horse Drawn farm, and rose hips are plump on the beach roses on Spencer Spit. There’s a distinct shift in the angle of the sun, casting everything in a golden glow come late afternoon. It’s a lovely, and yet bittersweet time of year. The dawning of September […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Travel, Washington
Tags : Crowfoot farm, Horse Drawn farm, Junior Rangers Spencer Spit, Lopez farmers' market, Lopez Island, Spencer Spit State Park, Vita's
 September 25, 2014

Summer’s End On Lopez

I can’t believe it’s the end of summer, and the end of our time on Lopez for this year. Our two months on the island have flown by—which is good because it means we’ve had a fantastic time, but not so good because we’re leaving behind friends and all that we enjoy about Lopez, at […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Washington
Tags : Iceberg Point, Shark Reef, Vita's, Vortex Cafe, Watmough Bay

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