Tag: San Juan Islands
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Announcing West Coast Tour – Spring Update – Alabama Hills, CA
Yes, y’all, you hear correctly! Edna and I will be spending this year serving free tea from San Diego, CA to the San Juan Islands, WA. Our kick off was Edna’s 10-year anniversary in Ocean Beach on the first day of Spring, and thus far we’ve spent time in Orange County and Los Angeles. And…
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Reaching Escape Velocity – San Juan Islands, WA
Although I haven’t read his book, my newfound friend Steven Roberts wrote a book called Reaching Escape Velocity: Launching gonzo engineering projects with sponsors, media, volunteers, and other potent forces. The title (and idea of the book) have stuck with me and hence the name of this blog entry. Once you’re grounded, it’s easy to…
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North American Tea Tour Begins! – Friday Harbor, WA
Yep, it’s really happening – 2 or more years of traveling the land without an itinerary serving free tea and being of service. And it all began today, Spring Equinox, at Brickworks in Friday Harbor, WA. Why a free TeaPotLuck? I view our life as a giant potluck, where we all have a thing…
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Celebrating Life – Friday Harbor, WA
In death we see the preciousness of life… And so it is with Sam. I setup the tea bus outside the memorial knowing that it was going to be full of faces of my childhood community – many faces that I had not seen in years. Even in knowing I’d be seeing so many…
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Our Friend Sammy – Friday Harbor, WA
Sam Carter passed away Thanksgiving night in Friday Harbor, WA. I’ve known him since second grade, and used to be on the same little league team (undefeated, one year). We tend to run into each other on the Island every once and while, and even a few times in Northern CA. I was fortunate to…
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Halloween 2012 – Friday Harbor, WA
I got a little carried away and dressed up like an old man tea wizard, and along with a witch (Ally) and a lady bug (Amanda), we set up the tea bus in a neighborhood I used to Trick or Treat in when I was a kid. This neighborhood is so busy on Halloween that…
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Touch-a-Truck – Friday Harbor Elementary – WA
My friend Jason from Island Rec invited Edna and I to participate in an Event called Touch-a-Truck. Every year Island Rec brings all sorts of fire trucks, police cars, dump trucks, ambulances, and other cool vehicles to my old elementary school. As Jason put it, “Edna Lu — bio-diesel bus/home on wheels/traveling free tea sanctuary…
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Traveling with Tea and Lightfoot – WA to CA
It was a hectic last couple weeks at the shop on Orcas. I was packing up all my tools, building materials, doing some repairs on my horse trailer, welding, cutting, grinding, drilling, and on top of that my good nomadic friend Lily was visiting. Lily’s visit came just in time for her to cruise down…