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Matthew is a retired architect who takes a very hands on approach to life, Jane is an experienced gardener with her own style. She loves to cook too.
Workaways become a part of our extended collective community. We tend to have quite a few dinners with friends and family to which you would always be invited. It is amazing how many of those friends and family have found part-time cash jobs for Workaways over the last few years.
We like to live well, to enjoy the good things in life, but keep to an economic budget, so we can also have money to travel! We would like to share some of these ideas and our lifestyle.
Jane speaks French and a little Spanish and was an English major, so is happy to correct and help understand grammar and language. She loves to cook so there are lots of chances to learn, from the basics to fancy if you are interested.
We feel it takes only a little more effort to make life more special or attractive, and we enjoy passing these ideas along.
We look forward to connecting you with friends and family while you are with us.
Non-smokers is an essential requirement - we are reformed smokers, therefore very sensitive to any hint of smoke in our home.
We live in a rather eclectic house on a ½ acre just outside Penticton (pop 35,000). Our workaways are welcome to enjoy our hot tub and bikes.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Leichte Gartenarbeit
Hausarbeiten
Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten
Haus- & Haustiersitting
Interessengebiete
Politik & Soziales
Events & Sozialleben
Gartenarbeiten
Tischlerarbeiten
Bücher
Wandern
Tanzen
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Matthew is a retired architect who has started seriously building an expandable tiny house. He’s also quite a philosopher and debater!
Jane is an experienced gardener with her own style. She loves to cook too.
Workaways become a part of our extended collective community, and we enjoy introducing you to some of our friends who can help with the recreational side of your life in Penticton
We tend to have quite a few dinners with friends and family to which you would always be invited.
We make sure that we work schedules around any job that you might find.
Arbeit
Looking for someone for the fall, preferably for at least one month.
Jane will really need help getting the garden put to bed for winter. Splitting perennials and potting them up is a big job. The plants will be over wintered to be donated in the spring.
There is a half/acre of intensive planned so it is always a challenge to maintain it.
She would also love to have someone help her in the house.
Matthew would appreciate help building his expandable tiny home, a project that would offer a huge opportunity to learn new skills.
House sitters are needed for January and February. Actually that means looking after 3 chickens and a lot of large tropical plants including banana trees! There would be lots of time for skiing or a job.
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Spanisch: Grundkenntnisse
Unterkunft
You would live in a one bedroom apartment in our home . Our eclectic house is set on a half acre of landscaped gardens. It is a rural property a 10 minute walk into town.
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Apex is nearby. It is a great ski hill with some good black runs. In ski season there challenging runs, cross-country and snow-shoeing trails. About 40 minutes from our house to the chairlift.
There is an active ultimate frisbee group.
This is a good area to walk, hike, ski, kayak and bike. There is an excellent climbing area at Skaha Bluffs, in addition to the lake and vineyards that make this area so special. We are close to a rail trail -KVR - good to hike or bike - or even snow shoe!.
There are bikes available for your use if you would like. We are out of town a bit, but it is a very easy walk or bike to downtown.
Skaha Bluffs are an exceptional climbing area, plus there is a climbing wall in town for inclement days!
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Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
We have excellent wifi and a co-work space available with desks, printers, scanners etc.
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Niamh is a whizz at cleaning and Joe a thoughtful strong helper. They are not afraid to tackle whatever comes their way.
We hope to see them again in November.
We loved staying in Idle cottage and having the freedom to cook in our own space… read more
They are really good teachers in their fields, always with a smile and kindness. Also Jane is an amazing cook and made us delicious plant based food. Matt is a construction Genius! always with something amazing to create.
We were really happy to work with… read more
They are open-minded people who were patient with me and my very average English. They have taught me so much, and given me so much, both intellectually and as a person. I've really been able to do a lot of things that have changed me from my usual environment!
The people around them… read more
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Niamh is a whizz at cleaning and Joe a thoughtful strong helper. They are not afraid to tackle whatever comes their way.
We hope to see them again in November.
We loved staying in Idle cottage and having the freedom to cook in our own space… read more
They are really good teachers in their fields, always with a smile and kindness. Also Jane is an amazing cook and made us delicious plant based food. Matt is a construction Genius! always with something amazing to create.
We were really happy to work with… read more
They are open-minded people who were patient with me and my very average English. They have taught me so much, and given me so much, both intellectually and as a person. I've really been able to do a lot of things that have changed me from my usual environment!
The people around them… read more
Jane and Matt are great hosts. They really know how to enjoy their life without forgetting to work hard. They are flexible and easy going. They make… read more
Our time was spent doing a big variety of interesting tasks. We completed gardening and weeding in their beautiful garden. We also completed woodwork in the glamp (such as sanding with power tools and varnishing). We were lucky to also help build a pool deck and learnt some… read more
The work was always fun and fair and I learned a lot about having a… read more
Thank you Jane and Matthew for being wonderful hosts!
I absolutely loved spending just under two weeks with them, which felt like way longer (good for me bad for them). Both are nice, smart and great fun in their own way. Whilst some stays are special because of the location and some stand out for type of work you are doing, this was refreshing because it was… read more
Both gave me from the beginning on the feeling to feel like home (thank you for that!) and I was involved in their very diverse weekly activities: a… read more
I've mowed the lawn, cutted firewood, painted the pool and cleaned up the garden as well as some other stuff. It was fine to work outside for a couple of hours. After work (4-5 hours), you can spend your time in the area around. They provided… read more
Their home is a very beautiful, cozy and somehow unique place not far from town and close enough to very nice hiking and biking trails.
From the first day on I felt home there. They welcomed me like family :). They are very kind,… read more
The work is mostly outdoors and varies from heavier tasks to lighter tasks from day to day, but I found it all to be quite enjoyable. The location is in beautiful wine country by a lake that provides some… read more
Their property is beautiful and they were even… read more
I only spent 2 weeks in… read more
