Lyle and Karen's Blogs

 Most of us age 30 and beyond have either experienced an earthquake or have read about the impact of those that have taken place during recent years. This writer's mother was six years old during the great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. She has told many stories of what happened in th...

Here is a picture that would make any family proud. My wife and I have eight children - only one, the oldest daughter chose to join the military. Even though there is a long history of military service in the family, none of the boys have been in the service. We are very proud of our Colonel show...

It seems like we are always finding some kind of new problem concerning Septic Systems. Our latest experience is related to a waterfront home we recently showed. Built in 1966, on only one quarter of an acre of beautiful Hood Canal waterfront. But (a) there is no "As Built" in county records; and...

Whales in Puget Sound are becoming rather common sight in recent years. Here, in a body of Puget Sound waters called Dyes Inlet, adjacent to Silverdale this view of a Pod of whales took place last summer. Whether this has anything to do with global warming or not, it appears we locals can now vie...

When buying or selling a home, one of the more controversial aspects of the process is often the home inspection. The format usually followed by inspectors in our area is that provided by the Washington State Pest Control Association. The forms cover all aspects of home inspection including elect...

 During the last few years we have shown and/or sold a number of condos. During the most recent two sales, in both cases we represented the buyer.We always make it a point to atempt to keep in touch with former buyers. In each of the last two instances our buyers informed us that soon after their...

The following describes a true story about a sequence of events that recently revealed an important aspect of the history of Port Angeles. During an Engineering dinner meeting I attended on 13 April 2006, an eminent land surveyor in our State, Mr. James Wengler was the speaker.Since he was addres...