Life on Bainbridge Island

April 22, 2014
Real estate market on bainbridge island

Bainbridge Real Estate 2014 1st Quarter Review

Waiting for the Bloom The inventory bloom, that is.  Last year’s 1st Quarter in Review highlighted the increase in the number of homes sold during that quarter over the same period in the previous year. We probably could have made a similar claim this year because the demand was there, but […]
November 28, 2012
Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island | Jen Pells Realtor

Bainbridge | A Fall Afternoon on Eagle Harbor

 . . . sunshine is always a great excuse for a walk on Bainbridge . . . but the crisp air & inspired fall colors make exercising easy at the end of the work day . . . October & November are two of my favorite months on Bainbridge . […]
November 22, 2012
Jen Pells Bainbridge Island Realtor

Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving from Bainbridge Island As a working mom the days can be long, but the years . . . they are way too short.  I am continually stunned when the holidays show up each year.  Yet, I love the down-time and the opportunity to reflect.  In short, I am […]
October 20, 2012
Pumpkin Patch locations on Bainbridge Island

Bainbridge Island Pumpkin Patch Locations . . . and beyond

It is time to go get your Great Pumpkin! Where can you do that around Bainbridge Island besides Safeway and Town and Country Market? The pumpkin patches below are a great spot for an afternoon of fun and make a much better photo background than the front doors of Safeway. Suyematsu […]
May 20, 2012
Spring 2012 Sales on Bainbridge Island

What’s Been Going On? March & April saw a surge of sales on Bainbridge Island

Things have been sort of crazy in my world.  2006 crazy.  Crazy like multiple offers and 70 hour work weeks.  Crazy like I had four inspections this week, submitted three offers  – all three of which were multiple offer situations and I had two families in from out of state […]
March 19, 2012
Live Music on Bainbridge Island

Live Music Venues on Bainbridge Island

New Nightlife Until recently night life on Bainbridge Island has been pretty sleepy, but places like the Treehouse Cafe and Pegasus Coffee House are changing the shape of evenings out on Bainbridge. Islanders’ options used to be limited to dinner and a movie or cocktails, but now locals can enjoy […]
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 […]
February 10, 2012
Bainbridge Island Weather - looks scarier than it is

Bainbridge Island in the Winter

About the Weather . . . Does it Really Rain All the Time? There is a poster you can buy in souvenir shops in Seattle that we locals find amusing. It says “We Turn the Rain Off When You Leave.”  Kinda true. My parents look at the weather forecast from […]