One of our own VIOL members and our Massachusetts neighbor Maryanne O'Hara is a writer, which some of you may or may not know. Her previous publications have mostly been short stories, but now she has a novel coming from Viking Penguin in August. I stayed up way past my bedtime reading an early draf...

I enjoyed their visit, even though I was kind of running around like a nut that day. I even got to talk to Susan on the phone.
I think they took a photo of Curly Spice. Not sure.
No offense to your parents, though, it definitely would have been more fun if it had been you and Susan.

- Ruth

http://www.cafelivin.com/

- Ruth

Interestingly, a few years ago when staying at the Tamarind, I was out for a walk when a woman stopped me on the sidewalk across from the laundry. She begged me to never go in there because "bad people hang around this place". She did not elaborate but was so adamant about it that I assur...

vav wrote:

Thanks for posting, Vav!

Left to right, we are

Jimbo from High Tide, Barbara from Freebird, Laurie from St. John Spice, Steve from Ocean Runner and me.

Score! Made it to 50.

- Ruth

Fun video of Arthur and Monica Hercules of Hercules Pate.

http://www.on-stjohn.com/2011/07/05/mee ... -hercules/

- Ruth

"It's annoying."

Haha! Best laugh I had all day, thanks!
Try it again now.

If I was the GC this project would have been completed yesterday. Sorry, lprof.
Who is still standing in this pool, anyway?

http://www.on-stjohn.com/2011/02/24/let ... tion-pool/

I didn't actually gather any facts. I just passed the information along to the on-stjohn.com team.

And 54b, I cannot answer any of your questions because I am actually in the Witness Protection Program and I am trying to keep a low profile.

When we saw this we went directly to Joan and Jeff at Island Blues to let them know about the rumor circulating and to ask them what the story was. Jeff from Island Blues said: "Well it's Summer on the island and things are getting boring so to make things interesting people seem to like to man...

Thank you all for the birthday greetings and for inspiring me to become the person who wears a chicken hat and does the chicken dance to make people take a moment to laugh.
It's really important to do that, I believe.
Many thanks,
- Ruth

Oh man, the La Plancha del Mar Mitten Candle Caper is going to be a tough act to follow.

That was a fun time. Thanks yehguafm and Pipanale for posting the photos.

Nothing in the VI Daily News or from our local news sources. Rumors will continue to spread, I am sure.