Thanksgiving Potluck in Deer Harbor

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Friday night was my favorite potluck in Deer Harbor. Our November potluck is a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner with all the fixings and I don't have to cook!  No stress about getting the house clean, who's coming or not coming,  or if everything will be just right. No, just show up and bring a dish to share.
There must have been 80 people there, mostly locals from Deer Harbor. The turkeys were beautifully cooked and all cut up, lots of rich dark gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, but for some unknown reason no mashed potatoes. No matter, we all had a grand time.
Ken and I  sat at a table with our Accountant/Artist friends; Jerry and Mary. Mary is this incredible artist and has just started a blog: anordinaryartist.com. She's way too modest! Also at the table was Nancy Southern, she specializes in energy work, EFT which is Emotional Freedom Technique. This is a form of acupressure that is easy to learn and highly effective, and works well for both physical and emotional issues. Heidi was at our table also, she lives 4 doors down from us, and makes granola and sells it under her friend Rob's label: Local Goods. She told me in the summers she sells 100 lbs a week. Wow that's a lot of granola! Local Goods can be found on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Island. She told us about her six week trip to an ashram to southern India. A the end of the table were Megan and Bob Harris. They have actually moved from Deer Harbor where they lived for years to OPAL in Eastsound. OPAL provides affordable housing on Orcas and is where over 30% of the school children on Orcas live. They have several communities with common grounds and very sweet homes. You would never guess this is considered affordable housing. Bob was an architect and he and Megan moved here years ago from Santa Fe. Megan was an avid gardener and for the 20 years they lived in Deer Harbor, I believe they lived out of their garden. They are also published authors.
So, who lives in Deer Harbor? Authors, Artists, Architects, Accountants, Cooks, Gardeners, Travelers, Energy Workers, Realtors, Builders and Horse Trainers!