Happy Hour 4pm- 6pm
(Daily)
Reverse Happy Hour 9-10pm
(Fri-Sat)
Saturday and Sunday Brunch
(11am-2pm)
1/2 Priced Bottle of Wine
(Every Monday - House Pours Only)
Winemaker’s Dinner 5/9*
(Jones Of Washington)
Mothers Day Brunch 5/11*
(Lulu’s and Ohme Gardens)
Terri, left, and Dave Bawden near Cronulla, Australia with Wenatchee friend, Myrna Jensen.
Beaumont Cellars Pre-Release Tasting 5/22
Home exchange tips
(At Lulu’s)
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Beaumont Cellars Release Party 5/25* (At Beaumont Cellars)
*Reservations Suggested
Catering Corner of Grant Rd. and Eastmont
595 Grant Road East Wenatchee (509) 888-9690
Open Seven Days A Week
you exchange cars, be very clear about the deductible on your vehicle in case repairs are needed. n Put yourself in the place of an exchanger and walk through your home as if you are entering it for the first time. Make sure everything is clean and orderly. Now is the time to buy new dishcloths and bathroom towels. After all, you are saving a lot of money. Make room in the pantry for their food items and make some space in your closets and drawers for them to move in and feel at home. We usually leave a nice bottle of local wine and a welcome note. n Write up a detailed description of your home including how to use electronics and appliances. We leave a folder with our owners’ manuals. We also provide contact numbers of friends, neighbors and relatives. Our exchangers love knowing our favorite restaurants, places to go and things to do. Send this in advance so they can study it and respond with questions. Most likely there will be dozens of things to do that they never would have experienced by reading the tour books (and vise-versa). Your local visitors center is a good place to get brochures and maps.
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n Find out where they shop for groceries and if there’s a farmer’s market. We spend about the same on food as we would at home since we prefer to do most of our own cooking, but we always treat ourselves to the good restaurants they recommend. n Most of all, relax and live like the locals do. Get to know the neighbors. Shop in the local stores and get a sense of day-today life. It is expected that you leave a home like you found it, so you may spend your last day cleaning and doing laundry. If this doesn’t appeal to you, then home exchange might not work for you. You will also spend a lot of time online searching for the right match, only to get a polite rejection, or no response at all. If you don’t have the time and patience, home exchange might not be a good option for you. But if you are willing to share your home with others and give them the experience of living in your wonderful town, you will be greatly rewarded with amazing adventures and many new friends. — by Terri Bawden Terri and Dave Bawden lived in Wenatchee for 20 years and taught in the Wenatchee schools. They moved to Anacortes in 2011 to be closer to their sailboat.