Happy New Year from an Island in the North Pacific
In the winter of 1984, I delivered my personal belongings to a Seattle shipping company and then drove to SeaTac airport to…
December 30, 2015
In the winter of 1984, I delivered my personal belongings to a Seattle shipping company and then drove to SeaTac airport to…
December 30, 2015
If you’re like me, you need a goal—even a tiny one—or you might end up like a lost duck, waddling along the lake shore, but…
December 29, 2015
Wishing you and your loved ones a Christmas filled with joy and light,
December 23, 2015
For over 20 years I’ve photographed snowflakes. Call it a favorite pastime. But global warming is not kind to snowflakes.…
December 18, 2015
So my husband and I are on a road trip from Kodiak Island to the big city of Anchorage, Alaska.…
December 12, 2015
Every morning at 6 AM, our public radio station wakes us up with Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac. If you haven’t heard the podcast…
December 7, 2015
A recent snowfall found me in a nostalgic mood, so I sat down to watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the animated…
December 4, 2015
It’s almost Thanksgiving and your assignment is to bring dessert. Eee-gads, what can you create that’s different, but something that even cranky Uncle…
November 24, 2015
Have you ever arrived in a community and felt hugged? That was my first impression about Edmonds, Washington, my sister’s…
November 12, 2015
As I sipped my coffee, a large BC Ferry made its way through the narrow, granite-lined channel in front of the…
November 9, 2015
I’m Marion Owen. I work, relax, and love life in Kodiak, Alaska. I’ve worked on research ships, created photographs that hang in The Smithsonian, given up cheese and meat, and enjoy watching bumblebees and snowflakes. And somewhere along the line, I co-authored the New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul. I’m learning how to not do too much. To be authentic, embrace joy, and not burn the oatmeal.
Thank you for being here,
