Li's Blog: January 2008

A Magnificant East Coast Style Oceanfront Home on Salt Spring Island

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0 comments • Li Read • January 29 2008 08:38PM

Exceptional Panoramic Ocean & Island Vistas

Mixpo - Video for Business In prestigious Scott Point area, this H. Schubart gem is sited on a "mini-point" -- exceptional panoramic ocean & island vistas from here! See all the way to the San Juans! Easy-care landscaping, arbutus (madrona) and garry oak grove, and that wonderful "natural" Gulf Islands "look", this three bed/two bath home also offers a self-contained guest/inlaw suite. With foreshore lease in place, it's ready to build your own dock, and keep your boat at home. A best buy price, for a terrific oceanfront property, on a special Salt Spring Island. ($1,775,000 Canadian).

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0 comments • Li Read • January 28 2008 07:00PM

Oceanside Island Gem on Ganges Harbour

Mixpo - Video for Business Here's a terrific property, on the oceanfront, on the Ganges Harbour, close to all amenities (can walk or boat to the village centre from here!), yet in its own wonderfully serene world. The year round dock can comfortably moor your boat, in front of your home, and the owner's 50+ foot cruiser has happily tied up here! Architect designed by noted coastal architect, H. Schubart (who studied with Frank Loyd Wright and moved to Salt Spring Island), and built by one of the Island's top builders, this custom gem showcases many unique and irreplaceable features. The oceanside acreage also enjoys a pastoral ambiance, with historic apple orchard in place. Totally self-sufficient (generator, for those rare power outages!), this beauty awaits you. Ready to just move into and enjoy. ($3.5 million Canadian)

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2 comments • Li Read • January 24 2008 08:00PM

700 feet of Oceanfront and Olympic Mountain Views

Mixpo - Video for Business A private 9+ sunny acres, on the oceanfront, with a teriffic dock (super built - could tie up a ferry, here!) and an H. Schubart "original", renovated by the current owners. Zoned for separate guest cottage and separate studio -- bring your ideas, here. A mix of "Gulf Islands" atmosphere (rocky/mossy knolls, arbutus (madrona) & garry oak groves), and coastal forest preserve (first growth trees, here -- cedar, fir, maple, alder), and easy-care landscaping, this gem enjoys total privacy, riveting views of oceans/islands/mountains (see Olympics from here!), and 700 feet of oceanfront. Has to be seen! At Salt Spring's Special "south end". ($2.97 milliion Canadian)

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0 comments • Li Read • January 23 2008 07:54PM

An Oceanfront Sweetheart on beautiful Salt Spring Island

Mixpo - Video for Business Here's a totally ready to go oceanfront sweetheart on beautiful Salt Spring Island! A foreshore lease is in place, so just build your dock, to suit your boat, and enjoy the year round moorage offered, here. The home, architect designed and custom built, in the mid-1980's, was renovated by the current owners in 2001, and it's ready to just move into and enjoy. A sophisticated take on "country living". Easy-care landscaping, completely deer fenced, and in the warm swimming waters -- enjoy! ($1,497,000 Canadian).

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0 comments • Li Read • January 22 2008 07:55PM

Beautiful H. Schubart designed oceanfront home on Salt Spring Island

Mixpo - Video for Business Here is something completely irreplaceable! It's the original home of the noted coastal architect, H. Schubart, who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright. Significantly updated by current owner. This mini-point of land, on the oceanfront, has soaring and inspiring views, plus great sun exposure (s/sw/w). Easy access to the beach! "Natural" landscaping. Double garage (also designed by the architect, but for another architect). In a prime location (Old Scott Road area), on special Salt Spring Island! This is a treasure, indeed! ($3,590,000 Canadian)

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4 comments • Li Read • January 21 2008 07:29PM

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0 comments • Li Read • January 18 2008 02:35PM

An Oceanfront beauty reminiscent of the South of France

January 18, 2008.

Serene Oceanfront Beauty

South of France? No, it's beautiful Salt Spring Island! A European flair, here, with
serene oceanviews, privacy, and excellent sun exposure (s/sw/w). This oceanfront beauty
offers three ensuite bedrooms, plus two further bedrooms/bath. Superb formal living, with
library and office off, family kitchen/dining, separate dining, and separate laundry. You
will love the guest/wing, plus office, too. This home has easy access to the beach (warm
ocean swimming in this area!), is on a comm. water system, and is close to all amenities,
yet enjoying a private world. Would be perfect for a family, or, if any interest in
creating a 5 Star B & B, this would be an exceptional choice. Corporate retreat? Would
work very well, too. Separate double garage -- keep those classic cars at home! Ready to
just move into and enjoy. See Li for appts. to view.

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1 comment • Li Read • January 18 2008 01:46PM

Another Elegant Island Choice

January 15, 2008.

Luxury Oceanfront Estate

Here awaits the elegant Island choice! Wonderful interpretation of an Edwardian gem, with
all of the conveniences of the 21st Century. Exceptional window treatments, cherry wood
floor, cook's dream kitchen, formal living/dining, library, office, and three ensuite
bedrooms, all with sensational ocean vistas! A super guest/studio, separately sited, with
oceanviews. Easy access to the ocean (warm water swimming, in this area!). Sunny (s/sw/w),
private, quiet, in an area of quality homes. You will truly enjoy this exceptional 2 +
acre oceanfront offering! See Li for appts. to view.


January 14, 2008.

The January doldrums have you in their grip? Ignore the rain or the cloudy grey, and
decide on a daytrip from the "usual".

Victoria bound? What about a walk up Antiques Row, on the 700 to 1000 block Fort Street?
Or, the Victoria Art Gallery on Moss Street! More art thoughts? Check out Winchester
Gallery on Oak Bay Avenue.   

Don't feel like driving past Sidney? The Main Street Gallery is now in the Pier Hotel, at
oceanside, and the Peninsula Gallery is close by.    

Dinner thoughts? Niche, in Victoria, plus the Cafe Brio never disappoint.   

Sidney -- it's Haro Cafe in the Pier Hotel, plus the Swiss Bistro on Beacon Avenue.  

Only want to go as far as the Cowichan Valley? Cowichan Bay and the organic bakery are not
to be missed (adjacent to the cheese shop, locally prepared). The Masthead Restaurant, in
Cowichan Bay, is another favourite. Maple Bay's Grapevine Restaurant is also a "find" (on
the ocean, in "old" Maple Bay). Duncan's main town, not the malls, is full of great little
boutique finds -- worth a trip!

A play and dinner? The Chemainus Theatre awaits! If you pick a Saturday, with the late
ferry sailing back to Salt Spring, it all works out beautifully!

Vancouver, maybe? Catch the early float plane to downtown, and enjoy the Mink Chocolate
Cafe, dream over the Roche Bobois furniture outlet, wander the glitter of Holt's, window
gaze (or more!) on Robson Street, enjoy the Burrard Street "high end" global outlets, have
tea at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, don't forget the Vancouver Art Gallery, and suddenly
you're back in the floatplane, and enjoying the views of this exceptional area, and glad
to be landing at Ganges (the best!).

On Island, be sure to check out the offerings at ArtSpring, and discover the local
galleries -- all of them offer incredible talent (no dilettantes, here!).   

More ideas? Spas and great restaurant finds and wonderful gems for art, and antiques, and
clothing, and books, and...you name it, it's out there, and close to home. Adventure!

See Li for the "Li's List" hot picks, and enjoy the discoveries.

How may I help you to discover special Salt Spring Island & the Southern Gulf Islands?   Call me!

4 comments • Li Read • January 16 2008 11:02AM

A Wonderful Poem About A Wonderful Property in Salt Spring Island

Copyright, Li Read, 2008

January 10, 2008

 Exceptional Design, Beach & View
 There is a Place  There is a place of ever-changing light 
A mountain sloping to the shore. 
Stately firs and hemlocks stand in ranks, 
Gazing at islands, rocks, ans sea.  
A distant, ancient, cone of lava, 
Clad in snow, beguiles the eye. Small waves across the bay, 
Tides sliding without noise, Now steel grey, washed with blue, 
Bands of silver streaked with darkest reds.  
Catspaws on the water, riffling gently, 
Distant islands, green and brown 
Look down on slowly passing ships 
As eagles circle and soar, 
Calling so sweetly-shrill 
Over sorrowful seagull cries.  
(By owner of above property)

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0 comments • Li Read • January 10 2008 07:29PM