Editor,

It’s not possible to run a festival without lots of people helping. So, I would like to give thanks to:

Pacific Northwest Art School – without you we wouldn’t be enjoying the wine and beer garden, and there would be less art in the neighborhood.

Don Meehan, for his enthusiastic interpretation of the cool lavender- processing machines he created and explaining our distilling process.

Roberta Piercy, Zach Piercy, and the Tsunami Paddlers, who helped Roberta run the Wine and Beer Garden.

Kay Parsons and Diane for staffing the Wine and Beer Garden on Saturday, for bringing awesome flowers, and designing the table tents.

Margaret Pisa, for her miraculous way with kids — real ones and older folks who wished they were kids again — while making rock painting possible at the festival.

MJ Durand, for organizing and supporting the artists who showed at the festival.

Vern Olson, for loaning us sound equipment.

All the musicians for outstanding performances: The Shifty Sailors, Skinny Tie Jazz, Siri Bardarson, and Original Jim (Castaneda)

The Whidbey News-Times and others for special coverage of the festival.

The staff at Lavender Wind who worked at the festival, Beverley Walton, MJ Durand, Margaret Pisa, Max Anderson, Brennan Callahan, Norma Almario, Roberta Piercy, Kendall Sirak, Betty Bastai, Ellen Hovde, Dominque Knight, Claire Meitus, Will Miller, Amy Pisa, Kayla Smerer and Jenn Thompson.

The Artists for sharing their creativity with the rest of us.

Hot Rock Pizza for providing awesome food and cheeriness.

All our Facebook fans who have kindly shared our posts and gotten the word out

And, finally, for the weather, which managed to keep the sun on the festival and bring the rain during off hours.

Sarah Richards

Coupeville