Called up next door, to learn how Susie and Tom had enjoyed their sojourn on Union Island, a small islet in the Virgin Islands and Grenadines archipelago. Snorkeling and swimming any time of day or night, hang out your clothes at night, they were dry by morning! Lots of little boys offering that-minute-caught fish Susie's sister Laurie Stephenson had set up a pre-school on the island, so they brought down a bunch of school supplies for 40 children, from 1+ to 6. Came back so relaxed, even the unexpected day's delay in the Barbados did not phase them. They spent it walking those sandy beaches. Well, that's all I can fit in for column purposes, just, next time you see Susie, be sure to admire her Caribbean hair style!

Tyler Richards, guitar player and songwriter, was among Lincoln Academy students inducted into the Performing and Visual Arts Society, Thursday, April 7. PAVAS is an international honor society which recognizes high school students of outstanding creative talent, and for the use they make of that talent in their school and community. "He performed a song I had never heard before," said Tyler's mother Tammy on the River Road. "It was really cool!"

Ramone Hanley-Warren of the Damselfly Gallery on Route 27 has been leading a group of sculptors at Round Top Center for the Arts this winter. Their works will be on display in an exhibit called "Clay Bodies," at Round Top through the month of April.

RTCA is also gearing up for children's summer art camps, for ages 4- to 13, from July 11 through August 5, with morning (9 a.m.-noon) and afternoon (1-4 p.m.) sessions. For details, call 563-1507.

Let's all root for Caitlin Andrews, running in the Boston Marathon! Enjoying an out-of-breath Patriots' Day at 234 River Road, 633-2978, bonesukl@midcoast.com.

This column appears in the Boothbay Register, The Lincoln County News, the Wiscasset Newspaper, and at www.Edge comb.org.