Moving to Bainbridge Island

October 12, 2010
Suyematsu Pumpkin Patch on BainbridgeIsland and Fire Department Pancake Breakfast

Of Pancakes and Pumpkins

This past weekend took us to the Suyematsu Pumpkin Patch on Bainbridge Island and to the Fire Department’s Pancake Breakfast.
October 9, 2010
Buying on Bainbridge

So, what are buyers looking for anyway?

According to an article published in the LA Times, buyer’s wants and needs lists have changed over the past decade. With the downturn in the economy and a move towards practical versus showy, the following shifts are becoming apparent as builders and developers change up their blue prints. Today’s buyers […]
October 5, 2010
Bainbridge Island Fire Department Pancake Breakfast 2010

Bainbridge Island Pancake Breakfast Oct. 9th

It is that time of year again. The Bainbridge Island Fire Department Club is putting on their annual Pancake Breakfast. A great opportunity to have breakfast and coffee with your community  – and the kids are always highly entertained by the fire truck rides. An easy and fun way to […]
September 27, 2010
Bainbridge Gardens

Bainbridge Gardens’ 17th Annual Pumpkin Walk

This year’s Bainbridge Gardens’ Pumpkin Walk will be held on Friday October 15th and Saturday October 16th from 6:00 to 8:00pm. The Pumpkin Walk itself is always a visual feast.  Each year approximately 300 carved pumpkins are lighted and displayed along a trail behind the Bainbridge Gardens.   How to […]
September 17, 2010

Field’s End – the Bainbridge Island Writer’s Community

How My Blog Was Born I am surprised I have not posted about Field’s End before, because, well, it was really from Field’s End that this blog was born.  I got involved with Field’s End after we moved up here  – if you are not familiar with what or who […]
September 15, 2010
Lake Union Houseboat Tour - things to do on or around Bainbridge Island

Lake Union Houseboat Tour & Gasworks Park – Day Trips From Bainbridge Island

Funky Visual Feast On Sunday my friend Wendy and I went on the Funky to Fabulous Houseboat Tour on Lake Union in Seattle.  Floating homes have always intrigued me.  And of course, back in 1993,  we were all intrigued by Sam’s (Tom Hanks) hip houseboat in Sleepless in Seattle (gray […]
August 20, 2010
Outstanding in the Field by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent on Bainbridge Island

Home Grown Dinner on Bainbridge Island

Being a California girl, these long, white tables remind me of some amazing wine country dinners. Just that type of bucolic dinner is coming here to Bainbridge Island on October 2nd. Nationally acclaimed Outstanding in the Field, a roving, restaurant-without-walls experience, whose mission is to reconnect diners to the land […]
August 5, 2010
Pritchard Park on Bainbridge Island

Eagle Harbor/Eagledale Neighborhood on Bainbridge Island

The Eagledale Neighborhood is full of things to see and do. One of my favorite scenic drives is from the Y turning onto Eagle Harbor Drive all the way to the Bill Point Neighborhood. Off of Eagle Harbor Drive there are several places to stop and view Eagle Harbor, including […]