Timothy Olson

Welcome and thank you for returning to Wallace Island with us. You will share in the experiences we had in the early years of this “once in a lifetime” adventure on a secluded island in British Columbia’s Gulf Islands. In many ways we were like the children – everything was new and wondrous!   

As we near the end of this summer, Lorelie shares special memories the Olson family participated in this summer. Different members experienced a visual “potpourri” of activities. Celebrations, gardens, and other activities have enhanced our enjoyment of the perfect Northwest summer weather!

During a recent gathering of  long-time friends, we shared memories of our summer experiences in British Columbia’s Gulf Islands on Wallace Island. Stories and photographs reminded us of those earlier years when we brought our young families  and friends to this private,  serene and secluded destination.

A special welcome to the Olson and Brewer relatives of Ida Brewer Olson, friends and followers of the NESTER. Ida Brewer, not Ida Olson, wife of Rev. Roy E. Olson is the focus of this post. Although she left us almost thirty years ago at age 87, many of us remember her well, grandchildren remember experiences with her and a few great-grandchildren may have heard stories about her.  But most of us remember her as Ida Olson not Ida Brewer.
An old idiom meant as a complement says, “What you see is what you get.”  With Ida Olson, the pastor’s wife, members of several Lutheran churches “saw” what they expected to “see” and not who she “was”!  Do read on . . . Meet Ida Brewer!