February 29, 2008

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Girl Scout Cookie Sales. Beware, be prepared, be glad. Starting this evening, happy Girls Scouts will be taking Bainbridge Island by storm selling cookies outside of: Safeway, Town and Country Market, Silverscreen Video, and they’re going to try and catch you coming off the ferry too. Clear the freezer out […]
February 25, 2008

New-in-Box Apple II – Sold to the Highest, Bidder

Dan Budiac, a New York Web developer and Apple/Mac fan, this month, purchased an unused, unopened Apple II from e-bay, which first shipped from Apple in 1988. I relate to his nostalgia, having learned desktop publishing as a high school student on a Macintosh II. Follow the link below for […]
February 23, 2008
Life with Kids on Bainbridge Island Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

I Still Have to Remind Myself We Live on an Island

Having grown up in the East Bay and Sacramento, California, living so very close to so much water is relatively new for me. I am still sometimes caught off guard when I wind down Blakely Avenue and almost drop into Eagle Harbor. Or when I am touring around, looking at […]
February 22, 2008
Madrone Village on Bainbridge Island

Condo Living. It May Really be for You After All

One fabulous thing Bainbridge Island has going for it is its wide selection of high-end, ferry-close, harbor view condos. If when you think of condo, you think of a cramped, dark, noisy space, think again about condos on Bainbridge. The best benefit to living in a condo on Bainbridge is […]
February 5, 2008
Finding Your Forever House on Bainbridge Island by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

On Bainbridge Island Your “Forever House” Won’t Be on the Market Forever

Houses are still selling in one weekend here on Bainbridge Island. The media is continuing to have its field day about prices falling and homes lingering on the market for a year and then perhaps going into foreclosure, but if you want to buy a home on Bainbridge Island, time […]
February 5, 2008
Schools on Bainbridge Island Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

When Small is Good

The other day my seven year old had a dentist appointment at 10:00 am. Her elementary school starts at 9:30. To make it easy, we went to the dentist and then I drove her in to school late. I walked her in the office, knowing I would have to sign […]