One of the biggest boosters of the businesses in Langley is Fred Lundahl. He and his wife, Sharon, own the incredible store, Music for the Eyes. It is the first place I take visitors when they come to Whidbey Island.
Aside from the astonishing array of oriental rugs and thousands of other one-of-a-kind items, Music for the Eyes boasts the services of Fred Lundahl. When he is in the store, he makes a point of reaching out to strangers and asking if there’s anything about Langley or Whidbey they’d like to know. Often, he describes other businesses they’ll want to see, as well as many of the lovely places to visit on the island.
He has a motto he believes everyone in business needs to remember (and it’s a great motto for all of us who encounter people we don’t know): “Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise”