July 7, 2012
Seattle from the Bainbridge Ferry by Jen Pells

Bainbridge Island | Five Years Later

A One Way Ticket Last week marked our five year anniversary of living on the island.  It really does seem like yesterday that our lives were loaded onto a large orange moving truck and we bought a one-way ticket to fly up to Seattle. I have spent a lot of […]
June 29, 2012
Crayon cleverness at Treehouse Cafe on Bainbridge Island.

Kid Friendly Restaurants on Bainbridge Island | from the archives

The list below represents my informal, but thorough polling of friends on the island, with kids. We know pretty much every kid likes McDonald’s, but this list represents restaurants that serve food grown-ups like, but caters to kids as well.  Either with a kid’s menu or they are friendly and […]
June 26, 2012
Bainbridge Island Rotary Sale

Bainbridge Island Rotary Auction | A Village of Volunteers

The Official Name Tag Yesterday I finally made it to Rotary. Yes, I have been as a shopper, but never as a volunteer.  This year marks my 6th Rotary Auction ‘experience.’  And since we moved here I have wanted to spend the entire week prior to the actual sale volunteering. […]
June 23, 2012
Point White Pier | Jen Pells Realtor

My Ten Favorite Things About Bainbridge Island in the Summer

10. The sun shines a lot and the days are long. Like light until 10pm long . . . 9. Pier jumping out at Point White Pier . . . watching my kids do this, that is. 8. Having bonfires on the beach, or in the backyard, with friends. 7. […]
March 3, 2012

Island Curiosities | guest post by amy lenahan

This week’s blog post is written by islander Amy Lenahan  – a good friend and client who moved to Bainbridge Island from Chicago in 2010.  Amy now writes her own blog, Little Blue Journal, which features her own observations about island life.  As I have done in the past, I […]
January 29, 2012
Spring, when many sellers will put their homes in the market, is just around the corner.

How the Dominoes Fall – the process of selling and buying

Sellers are Getting their Houses Ready I have several buyers putting their homes on the market right now in states, far, far away.  They are preparing for their relocation to Bainbridge Island. These buyers often inquire about the PROCESS. The process of timing and orchestrating the sale, and then the […]
October 21, 2011
Suyematsu Pumpkin Patch Collage 2011

Bainbridge Island Pumpkin Patch

Suyematsu Farms Pumpkin Patch   Oh, so glad we went last weekend . . . the weather was perfect pumpkin patch weather.  But, if you have not gone, it looks like there will be some sun out on Sunday afternoon, but bring your rain (mud) boots after our recent damp […]
September 13, 2011
Summer 2011Collage | Jen Pells Realtor

Summer on Bainbridge Island

Sunny September The Summer of 2011 is still going strong.  The sun and heat  (88 degree days) really found us in September.  Here is a look at some of the sunny days May through September around Bainbridge Island.  It will be ok if these sunny days stick around for October […]