After 20 hours of driving from Louisville to Seattle, we are now settled in our rental home on Bainbridge Island for the next seven months. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and have spent the last few days getting settled in our temporary quarters as we begin the building process of our new home. When we left for Louisville over 2 weeks ago, the contractor had completed all of the site work, and while we were away he undertook the process of preparing the lot for the foundation work which will begin tomorrow. When we first saw the hole, we were amazed just how much of the ½ acre lot will be occupied by our modest residence of about 3,000 square feet.

We have worked hard to design a home which will meet our needs for as long as we wish to live here. There are no steps between the garage and our master suite at the opposite end of the first floor. We have also included a second floor with two guest bedrooms for those who wish to come to visit and enjoy the Pacific Northwest, as well as two small offices for each of us to handle our personal needs without getting in the way of the other. What is most important is the beautiful view that we will enjoy looking our over Race Passage from Blake Island on the east to Bremerton and the naval boatyard on the west.

Those who come to visit will have the best view from the second floor, but no matter where one is inside, the full glass walls on the south side of the home will insure great views at all times. We also back up to Islandwoods, a forested parcel owned and operated by a non-profit organization which will remain in its current, forested state.

We are projecting completion of the home in the fall of 2018, and we are looking forward to finally completing what we started last summer when we first committed to make our move.