When I bought my house in Sooke – in the Otter Point area, one of the things that attracted me to it was its cozy Pacific Energy wood stove. Having never heated with wood in the past, it was a bit of a learning curve to figure it out. I learned that a modern woodContinue reading “Rural Living In Sooke: Heating With Wood”
Category Archives: Life In Sooke
Rural Living In Sooke – Protect Your Well From Freezing
All this snowy weather got me to thinking – just because we live in one of the mildest climates in Canada, doesn’t make us immune from freezing temperatures every now and again. Where I live in the Otter Point area of Sooke, we have a well. We’re also several hundred metres above sea level andContinue reading “Rural Living In Sooke – Protect Your Well From Freezing”
Rural Living In Sooke: Well, Well, Well – All About Your Water Supply
Chances are, if you live on an acreage in Sooke, or anywhere else in greater Victoria for that matter, you have a well. If you’re considering buying an acreage property, this may be your first experience with your own water supply. Water in our region is plentiful, thankfully, and we enjoy abundant, cheap, good-tasting municipalContinue reading “Rural Living In Sooke: Well, Well, Well – All About Your Water Supply”
Rural Living in Sooke: Acreages, Horses, And Hobby Farms
When I talk to people about real estate in Sooke, one thing that always comes up is price – and specifically, how much more you get for your money here in Sooke, compared to other greater Victoria locations. Many of my clients seek a move to Sooke to get off their postage-stamp property in theContinue reading “Rural Living in Sooke: Acreages, Horses, And Hobby Farms”
Life In Sooke #1 – Storms (And Storm Watching!)
Welcome to a new series on the 642Blog, Life in Sooke. The idea for the series came to me as I was out for a run the other day – I thought it would be fun to carry my video camera a little more often and shoot video of Sooke and the surrounding area toContinue reading “Life In Sooke #1 – Storms (And Storm Watching!)”