Some of my favorite weekends start with a ferry ride and no real agenda. This past weekend was one of them. The sun came out — that rare, luminous Pacific Northwest spring sun that makes you cancel everything — and my husband and I decided it was finally time to check something off my local wish list: the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island.

If you’re planning to buy a home in Washington State, you’re not alone — and you’re probably using a mortgage between $300,000 and $1,000,000.
im Reppond passed away on November 11, 2024. I was so saddened and surprised to learn about this and I just think that I haven’t been ready to accept it. Jim had met me for lunch a couple of months earlier in Seattle and I’m so glad we took the time to catch up. It would be our last conversation.
Washington is in the top 3 states for leading the country with the addition to accessory dwelling units!




