Country Living, help around our little piece of heaven with a variety of home owner tasks, Washington State, USA

DISPONIBILIDAD

  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos una semana

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Detalles

  • Descripción

    Descripción

    Greetings,

    My husband and I live on 5 beautiful acres of wooded land in the great northwest.
    We share this wonderful maritime area with bald eagles, pileated woodpeckers, hawks, barred owls, great blue heron and a variety of seasonal birds. Bats and dragonflies hunt over the pond, where frogs sing by night from early spring to late summer.

    Over the past 34 years of raising our family here, we've integrated into an exceptional community where we continue to build our home and dreams. Now our two sons are grown and married, living their lives elsewhere.

    My husband splits his time between finsih carpentry and managing an online business that sells tools for technical analysis of financial markets to individuals. He is an experienced journeyman carpenter who has built many of the large homes on the island and is now working primarily on small remodels, finish work and our home. But his real gift and passion is music. He is an exceptionally talented musician, playing a wide range of percussion instruments as well as keyboards. His primary instrument is the vibraphone, around which he organizes bands, providing great local music for various occasions like weddings, anniversaries, house warmings, gallery openings, funerals and fundraisers. You can see him play on his You Tube channel: ask us for our link
    At one time he spoke Mandarin Chinese and some Dutch, a smattering of Portuguese and German. Its been a LONG time so he's pretty rusty but still willing to try and recapture the basics.

    He is looking for carpentry/handyman help at home, grass cutting, fire wood gathering and splitting and tech support, including video work for You Tube music posts.

    I am an artist/maker and case manager/caregiver who works privately with people in our community to bring personal care and hospice care into their homes. My creative work is in soft textiles and color mechanics. I create one of a kind hand knits, wood barn quilts and cloth quilts for daily use that I sell through my Etsy shop and on Instagram. For the past 12 months I have been keenly focused on the business side of the creative process and my greatest need this year is tech support: branding, market analysis, a web site/blog and understanding how to increase visibility through social media as well as product photos. I also tend the yard, an established garden on our property and various home owner projects around the place which will benefit from extra hands.

    We joined WorkAway in 2016 as a way to meet people from different areas and cultures, bring new energy and perspectives into our lives and home and have extra hands for projects. We have had many wonderful people come into our lives through this organization and look forward to more new friends each year.

    We gladly exchange your tech/labor help for healthy food, good company and a glimpse into a world of self reliance, community, creativity and simple living in a safe and relaxed home.

    Both my husband and I stay busy with various projects so if you are good at self starting, have great time management skills, a strong work ethic with good follow through, communicate well, want to see some pretty country and meet nice people, come join us for a memorable visit to this haven.

    Due to the nature of my work with medically at risk elders, we ask that all visitors be conscious of any possible exposure to contagious illnesses and take a Covid test the morning of your expected arrival to us. We will do the same to keep us all healthy and safe.

    We are a smoke free home with one dog and a small tortoise. So no smokers please. We are having fun as hosts: meeting new people, sharing in new experiences and we appreciate the help with our projects. We value family, good friends, hard work and a job well done.

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento general
    Ayuda informática
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    I am a textile artist with material for quilting and knitting...happy to teach and share. I have a good understanding about gardening as well as the plant and animal life of the island. End of life care is my life's work and I am happy to share all I know in that realm.

    My husband is a top notch musician who loves to share his talents, a poet and a skilled carpenter.

    Our property is bordered by county park land with walking trails and easy access to the beach. We are a 15 minute bike ride from the ferry which is the gateway to three other islands, each with their own individual personality....we encourage you to explore the area.

    We are connected with many amazing and skilled people on the island and in the area who are eager to share their knowledge and experience with travelers. We are happy to connect you to our friends to engender greater learning and sharing of common ideas. The island offers a visitor the experience of participating in traditional smelt fishing, a juvenile salmon monitoring program, visiting a state of the art recycle center, local Farmers Market, pay per entry music events and yard or beach parties with our friends during the summer months.

    Our home is representative of our values: step lightly on the earth, be kind and helpful, be resourceful and sustainable, have fun. Although we are both busy with full time work, we feel that one of our biggest offerings is a safe comfortable spot for a visitor to see into a small slice of a conscientious rural America, meet new people, explore your own thoughts and see a beautiful part of the US.

    We embrace intentional living and personal responsibility as well as the arts and music. We have learned to live creativity and use these skills to improve the quality of our lives and the sustainability of our home and community.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Our place is a small homestead that is well established but needing the usual maintenance both inside and out. We have a variety of projects that do not require experience but will be good opportunities to learn a few basic handyperson skills. Due to a neck injury I am no longer able to do all the work alone.

    The garden requires typical annual upkeep and care: weeding, mulching and pruning, spring clean up and mulching. I would like help with a good irrigation system that draws from the pond. My garden is a beautiful respite from the cares of the world and I am happy to share my plant knowledge with you.

    Our wildlife pond needs an aeration system and some vegetation control, so someone with experience in this area is VERY welcome.

    In the yard, there is always firewood collection and processing, grass cutting, weed eating and general yard care.

    We replaced the roof and need some touch up painting on a ladder, exterior trim painting as stain on the music studio. Eventually the house needs to be re-stained.

    Other dream projects include building a sleeping platform by the pond, a sauna, and eventually another dry storage or extra sleeping room.

    Smaller miscellaneous tasks are stripping and refinishing two solid wood dressers, and window washing.

    On the technology front, we both need technical support for our artist endeavors: social media exposure for my textiles: web sites for us both, a You Tube channel for me. I am learning Instagram but I know that I am hopelessly behind in the cyber world!

    I would like to learn clothing construction. My husband would like voice lessons.

    In return for your help, along with room, board and friendship, we will gather you into our life on island and introduce you to a world of adventure meeting new people so you can experience the richness of our island life. I can teach you quilting, knitting and gardening. My husband can share his carpentry and music knowledge with you. We are both happy to help someone improve their English.

    People with a strong work ethic, willing to try a variety of tasks who have an attention to detail and good follow through will be a good match. Anyone looking to learn the basic of basic carpentry, gardening and care of a home. In particular, anyone with experience in building, plumbing, tech, painting and garden skills will be a good match. Because my husband and I work full time and keep busy in community events, our ideal guests will have good self management skills, be able to occupy themselves alone at times and be willing to jump into family life and join the island vibe.

    Although Covid has changed much of life here, summer is typically a very busy time on the island and we are social people with a very diverse and talented group of friends. We believe in community and like to share the experience with our visitors so you will have plenty of social opportunities to see what island life is really like. We have a bicycle in good working order for your use and encourage you to see our island as well other nearby islands. Island life is a unique ecosystem and culture!!

    We look forward to getting to know people from other places, sharing our culture, our common ideas and our home while getting projects completed.

  • Idiomas hablados

    Inglés: Fluido

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Accommodations include a comfortable single bed in a private room in the house or glamping in tents in the yard...your choice. Due to size, we only accept one visitor at a time unless you choose to glamp or have a vehicle for sleeping. We have all the amenities of modern living EXCEPT an indoor flush toilet...there's an outhouse or Incinolet for that.
    Our home is omnivorous and we have a friendly dog and very low key tortoise.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    We live in a stunningly beautiful area which is a destination spot for year round vacationers who love the outdoors to hike and beach comb. We have a top star rated library, a small museum of local history, an art gallery, a small fabric store and a weekly summertime Farmers' Market. There are pay per class yoga classes and summer workshops for sailing and creative adventures. If you bring a car you can go anywhere. If not, we have a bike to loan.
    Currently, we have room for one person at a time. In future, we hope to be able to invite larger groups as well.
    We are a drug and smoke free home with minimal drinking. Due to my work, we ask that all visitors take precautions before visiting and take a Covid test the morning of expected arrival. We will do the same to keep us all healthy and safe.

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    We have a small clearing that accommodates a full sized pick up. We do not have dump facilities for black water.

  • Podría aceptar mascotas

    Podría aceptar mascotas

    We can have one dog visitor provided they are healthy, well behaved and quiet: no random barkers, no digging, no running. We have deer and raccoons come through the property regularly so no chasing or running. There is a leash law on Lopez and a law that allows farmers the right to shoot any dog found running loose on their property. Its not nice but it has happened.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Uno

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    Horas esperadas

    5 hours daily 5 days per week.

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 586383163454

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