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matter of seconds, three other dogs
from elsewhere joined them on the
hunt, like an impromptu dog Avengers
summit. We left the pups to their found ourselves parked in front of a footstool in the middle of the room workshop are vignettes indicative of the
mission and strolled toward the water, field with a series of wooden structures for tired legs. It is like stumbling on a artist that creates here—a giant cat-head
plunking down on some driftwood to the right of us. And not just any children’s book illustration come to life. mask quilted with sheep’s wool, sketches
and noting how empty the stretch of wooden structures. One stretches made by a robot that David and his
pebbly beach was. We fantasized about twenty-eight feet by twenty-eight feet David explained, “I built the giant mathematics wizard friend programmed
the unpurchased fresh greens and goat by sixteen feet, with a giant sliding sliding glass barn door mostly out of to draw, flat files stuffed full of art
cheese from the market, vowing to come town to forage for more substantial gallery on the way to the bathroom. I glass door that covers half the building. curiosity. I’d never seen such a large supplies, and bins of screws and nuts
back one day and have a proper picnic offerings. You can’t go to Vashon Island had a hard time deciding between the At that moment, I realized my curly- door. I put it on the north side so the and washers. There is a chalkboard on
on the beach—and bring our books. and not eat at the Hardware Store. It’s fish and chips and the Baja tacos, but haired friend is a bona fide carpenter light would be even and I could use the one wall of the shop with a to-do list.
(Introvert habits die hard.) As we walked something of an institution, and for the Pacific cod tacos—and their spicy with a skill set that allowed him to natural light whenever it was available.” Number 4 reads, “Go to one new place
back to our car, we were greeted by a good reason. Owner Melinda Powers cilantro-jalapeño flavor—eventually won envision and follow through on this In one corner of the wood shop is the a week.”
lumbering hound dog named Berlin, transformed an old hardware store into me over. rustically stunning wood workshop. A wood lathe, made in Australia by a
whose owner was trying unsuccessfully a thriving restaurant that focuses on much smaller structure features a wall company called Vicmarc. The best-of- David is no stranger to trying out new
to herd the sassy old dog into the car. I locally sourced, organic ingredients. It’s With full bellies, it was wooden bowl of windows and a completely hand- the-best machinery, this 400 to 500 things. After a high-school art teacher
began formulating an Instagram hashtag now listed on the National Register of time, and we headed to my friend built kitchen outfitted with cast-iron pounds of cast iron is equivalent to the urged him to head across the country
in my mind— #rebeldogsofvashon. Historic Places, and it has retained its David’s property. We made the left turn cookware, a mortar and pestle, wooden price of a well-cared-for used car. David for art school, he decided on the Tyler
charm with a pressed-tin ceiling and at his handmade sign that proclaimed, utensils, a food scale, and vases filled also has a much smaller lathe he uses School of Art in Philadelphia and took
The snap peas and strawberries were salvaged wood, both remnants of the “David Earle. Woodturner. Bowls, with wildflowers. A mauve-hued velvet to give spinning-top demonstrations classes in jewelry-making, sculpture,
polished off, so we headed back into original store. There’s even a neat art spinning tops, and other goodies” and couch hugs one wall, with a wood-hewn at the farmers’ market. All around the and ceramics, among others. After

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