New Year's Eve...stay in/go out?

Dec 30, 2011 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Going to cocoon and watch movies on New Year's Eve? If you're on the west coast, watch the fireworks from Seattle's Space Needle...in same time zone and inspiring! Click on a Seattle station (King 5??) around 11:45 p.m., & enjoy the show! And the movies? Here are some suggestions: Some Like It Hot Stranger Than Fiction Billy Eliot My Favorite Year A Month At The Lake Moonstruck Local Hero Babe Sense & Sensibility Gosford Park LA Story My Blue Heaven Four Weddings & A Funeral Bowfinger

Saturna Island oceanfront farm...point of land!

Dec 28, 2011 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Ah...a softer lifestyle, easy access to all the worldly amenities of the 21st Century, and with that yesteryear charm.... 11+ acres, a point of land, with a rural/pastoral ambiance...be self-sufficient on this Oceanside farm! Restored authentic character home enjoys all the necessities of the 21st Century lifestyle, yet retains the aura of the turn of the last century. Separately sited guest cottage, nestled next to a sweep of enticing beach...dock for your yacht...a wildflower strewn point...dramatic ocean, islands, mountain vistas...sunsets to inspire the soul! A second home, with private entry drive, and separately sited from main residence offers extended family or guest accommodation.

Aspen Peak Highlights The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii

Dec 26, 2011 — Rob Kildow, Hualalai Realty

Hawaii, Oh My – The Big Island Lures Aspenites to the Exclusive Confines of Hualalai Resort. By: Erin Lentz Malie.” I mutter the Hawaiian word for “calm” before I giant-stride from the boat into the dark, one hand on my mask, the other clutching a flashlight. Splash. Salt stings my lips, which are all but swallowing my breathing regulator. The dark Pacific embraces me, the faint light from a retreating sun no longer in play. I flash my light into the black abyss. The local report of a 14-foot tiger shark invades my thoughts and my Zen-like plan to channel the spiritual Uncle Earl, manager of Hualalai Resort’s cultural center (tigers are “gods” to Hawaiians he explained), is suddenly waylaid. I look up at the boat and to my best friend and dive buddy, Gina, and give her the OK signal. She long-strides me, and our dive master follows. We all deflate our BCs, and down we go.

Boxing Day...let's not go shopping!

Dec 26, 2011 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

December 26, 2011. The English called this Boxing Day...a name that lives on. It's also known as St Stephan's Day...part of the Twelve Days of Christmas, in the English tradition. A day to visit friends and extended family, to check up on those who live alone...to practice the attitude of gratitude, and a remembering of those who need our spirit of inclusiveness, of largesse. Leftovers from the Christmas Feast, watching of movies that make us laugh and so enjoy the camaraderie of this festival time...seasonal music to soothe...reading a good book in front of the fire...lots of ways to appreciate this season!

Christmas Eve is here....

Dec 24, 2011 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

December 24, 2011. Ah...the moment of wonder and allure has arrived...it's Christmas Eve! For those with a French background, it's the Reveillon...a pleasing tradition, and one that can be emulated.   The feast with family and friends, special traditional recipes, finishing with that delicious Yule Log cake, takes place on Christmas Eve.  

New LRE Member Benefit: Inquiries in the Luxury Lounge

Dec 23, 2011

Courtesy of Michael Edlund, Director of Technology at Luxury Real Estate We have been hard at work this season adding features to our Luxury Lounge. Our latest feature? Now you can track the leads that come to you from LuxuryRealEstate.com, highlighting one of the many values of LRE membership for our members.

Award winning vineyard for sale, on Salt Spring Island!

Dec 22, 2011 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Superlative opportunity!   In the heart of the Fulford Valley/Burgoyne Valley, with excellent sun exposures and dramatic valley, mountain, and ocean viewscapes...a short stroll to beach and to miles of riding andwalking/hiking trails...this land is superb.  The gift?   This ten acres is the home of renowned Garry Oak Vineyard...award-winning wines, often showcased at Hastings House and other luxury venues, and featured in fine dining establishments.  

The Spanish Christmas Lottery

Dec 21, 2011

Courtesy of Kirsty Bryson of Luxury Homes by VAPF Called “El Gordo”, which literally means “The fat one”, the whole country comes to a standstill every 22nd of December, glued to the TV screen or the radio, wishing for their number to be called out by one of the children on stage, boosting their bank accounts and turning many instantly into millionaires. This date is symbolically the start of the Christmas festivities, the last day at school for the kids for that year and for many workers also their last day at their job until the New Year.

Thoughts around Advent....

Dec 20, 2011 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

For those who celebrate the Season of Advent, this past Sunday was the fourth Sunday in the Advent preparation for Christmas Day. It has become a tradition to light a different candle for each Sunday in the Advent season (four Sundays), with a fifth candle for Christmas. The candles stand for: Love Joy Hope Peace

Praise for Shen Yun Performing Arts

Dec 20, 2011

Courtesy of Epoch Times Luxury Real Estate partner Epoch Times supports Shen Yun Performing Arts. Shen Yun performances celebrate 5,000 years of divinely inspired Chinese culture. After more than 60 years of Communist rule in China, and especially after the Cultural Revolution, Chinese traditional culture has been all but completely demolished. However, the deeper spiritual core of the ancient culture, with its values of benevolence, honor, propriety, wisdom, and sincerity, as well as a reverence for the gods and the heavens, cannot be destroyed.
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