We arrived at our overnight house at around 3 pm and fell in love with the place. Diana greeted us at the door with a big smile and a warm, friendly greeting. She showed us around the cute, clean mother-in-law suite that we were pleased to call home for the next two nights. She was cute! She was worried that the floor was not clean enough and that everything was not “just right” - it looked perfect to us!
The property was wonderful and well-manicured! It has several garden areas with mature fruit trees, several sitting areas, grassy lawns, and flower patches everywhere we looked. Everything was perfect! We went to the store for a few light groceries and when we came back, Diana made a point to tell us that she is getting ready to go to the store to get our yogurt, fresh bread etc. We were shocked. The fridge already had a cute little pitcher of orange juice, one of milk, a basket of organic strawberries, oatmeal, three jars of jelly and half a dozen eggs from the chickens tucked in a corner of her gorgeous back yard. We laughed and thanked her for such “over the top” effort, but insisted that she had done too much already and that we needed nothing more. This woman is the epitome of a gracious hostess – a wonderful gal! We sent her off to relax with her husband and kids and we wandered the grounds admiring the property – we love it! Diana and Bill’s place is one of those places that will mess up your trip if you have places to be and things to see outside Seattle. What I mean by this is that if we did not have an itinerary, we probably would have stayed for the rest of the month - that’s how much we enjoyed Diana’s home, her hospitality and her company. She’s one of those hosts that is not intrusive, but is always willing to small-talk “out of towners” – a very gracious, sincere, generous and fun host.