Walla Walla - Best Place on Earth
We absolutely love Walla Walla. If you haven't been here already, you should plan a trip right now. Check out these blogs to get into the spirit of Walla Walla and find out about new places and sites that you may not have noticed before.
Merry Christmas!
Happy and Merry Christmas! We are looking forward to a new year with excitement. 2012 will be a good year in the Walla Walla Valley and for home ownership. However, with the anticipation of 2012, we cannot forget to say...[more]
A Home for the Holidays!
Home for the Holidays, planned for December 17, 2011, is going to be one of the most exciting days of the year for the staff and animals at your Blue Mountain Humane Society. This is the fifth year we have held a special pet...[more]
Santa Claus came to town….
Santa arrived at our office in style this past Friday. Driven by horse drawn carriage, he traveled down Main St to our office. Kids and adults alike gathered along Main St to welcome him. Over the course of two days Santa saw...[more]
2011 Blood Drive
We just had out annual Halloween Blood Drive through the Red Cross. To give you a little history about why we got started doing the Blood Drive, Kris Youd, Realtor at Coldwell Banker First Realtors and chair of the event, shares...[more]
2011 Food Drive a Huge Success!
Wow! What a great food drive we had this year! We collected a record amount of over 45,000 lbs (over 22 tons) of food! Plus an additional $5,000 was donated that will help purchase another 10,000- 15,000 lbs of food! We partnered...[more]
Using Retirement to Purchase Investment Property..
Good Morning in Walla Walla. We are having a great start to November 2011. Having just celebrated Veteran’s day, we all need to take a moment and pray for our servicemen and women and their families today and in the past. My Dad...[more]
Veterans Day 2011
Last week was National Veterans Awareness Week. While one day or even one week can never begin to express our gratitude, we set aside this time to remember your service, to recognize your courage, and to honor you with deep...[more]
Final Autumn 4
This is one of my favourites from this season so far. I don't know what kind of tree this is; it's in our neighbour's house and is actually the same tree I posted a photo of earlier this week - the gorgeous orange/yellow...[more]
Final Autumn 3
This is the view from our front porch this week. I love the various colours. Happy Autumn, indeed![more]
Final Autumn 2
These leaves are on a sumach tree in our front yard. I love the bright red and I think the dark center of the leaves is gorgeous. It makes for a stunning tree this time of year.[more]
Final Autumn 1
We'll spend my last week in the Walla Walla Valley enjoying the valley's autumn beauty. This is a tree in front of our house. I love the contrast between the tree and the sky.[more]
Sunrise
This is Chan Shun Pavilion, the engineering building on the campus of Walla Walla U. Friday's sunrise struck the glass building just right and I couldn't resist a quick capture of the vibrant glow. You can see that...[more]
Scarf Day
I took this image earlier this week when the morning showed us the first fog of the season. It's a little early for fog like this, but we had a very mild summer so I'm wondering if winter will hit early this year. ...[more]
Skywatch Friday
This is the sky that greeted me as I left home for work this morning. And with this calm and lovely view, I must share some sad news. I have only one week left for posting on this blog. On Oct. 31 I will be...[more]
Old Transportation
A non-edited photo by my mother, from Klickers. They had, in addition to pumpkins, a tall haystack with a slide on the other side, old trucks to climb in, an antiques shop, and a produce shop, complete with homemade ice...[more]
