“tf

Yes, thank you—I had a very nice - holiday. Lots
of -fresh air and healthy exercise of the
bend-stretch-and-lift variety. Fourteen days of
- getting back to the reali basics of living...of doing
big, important things. once more, instead of merely |
Observing others doing them...of meeting and.

mastering pressing new challenges each day,”

“armed with a hammer and a paintbrush.

My wife, who obviously has tio sense of poetry,
called it “* getting the. house ready to sell. ae

It’s amazing how many
things you find you ought to
have fixed long ago, once you
deliver your soon-to-be-
abandoned home
hands of
company and the tell-tale
sign is stuck in your front
lawn. Especially if you’ve

already bought your next

home. .There’s nothing like
the. prospect of two or three

months of interim financing —

for bringing: to.your attention

al} the flaws in the. house

you. re counting on selling.

i There’ s the toilet,
example, which has develop-

ed a siicking balicock. It only. i:
needs-a couple of quick jerks -
on .the handle to free the

thing so that the tank can fill

up—and that’s worked per-
-fectly well with us — for
months. But ' prospective
buyers have a nasty habit of
trying. out the flush for

_themselves...better _ fix it

quick.”

cae

_ MINIATURE NIAGARA

“The wall-to-wall carpeting ,
is beginning to look its age,.

too, though we'd never
noticed it before...off to the
supermarket to hire a steam
cleaner and its costly bottles |

‘ of. solvent.

PARK ROYAL |

Shopping C Centre

into the-
the real estate

for

7 towards the end of a, day of =
“steady rain:..out. with. the.
ladder, then, ‘and ‘Up to the

A miniature Niagara des-_

‘ cends from. two corners of the |

house after every five-minute .
shower. Odd that it’s never

bothered us—mainly, I sup- .
pose, because. we’ve never |
‘made a habit of standing .
under those two. corners in _
five-minute showers. But you
can bet your last dollar that a

real estate: man will show up —
with a- hot. prospect | just:

eaves. .

Once up there, the gather-
ing moss on the roof hits you |
| right i in the eye.

Woe ©

Personally, I've always felt

that a little moss on the roof.

lends a certain rustic charm

“The back ‘doce: “sticks

slightly. Nothing tnat a good,
hearty pull won’t cure—but
some wavering prospect may
4 ‘not have quite the | same

_ creativity.

Are you a fishing, boating, or sailing buff? Sunset Marina, a
with its fabulous seafood restaurant, the, Sundowner. is
‘ only a stone’s throw away. If you're a Whistler skier, you :
. will have a head start on the weekend gang going up to the

mountain,

. Sunset Point, a unique West Vancouver subdivision with 29
a1. spacious treed and -fully serviced lots. Sunset Point, a

Now you c: can build your 7 _
dream home i in this - .
fabulous: natural setting.

Sunset Point, inountains, and the sea. at your doorstep. yet.
only 13. minutes from the Lion’ 's Gate Bridge.-Large treed |
| lots with paved’ roads. and.’ all, ‘services underground,
‘fi property that will only increase in valuc. |. +” .
The smallest lot at Sunset Point is over 12,000 square. feet;
the largest is 28,442 square feet. A designer's and home (1°
builder's dream with» ample space for, architectural .

strength é in ‘the wrist as. the -
Alexanders. have developed A
. through.
and distinction to a house. In_
‘any case ours is an excellent _
. roof, with. nary.a trace of a.
leak. But in this part of. the”
world some people are funny’ —
about moss on. the roof. So.
it’s out with the sneakers and |
up. ‘the ‘steep. incline with a
- paint scraper to remove all
traces. of. the offending flora.

jong. . practice...

where’s the rasp and. plane? —
Maybe, too, we'd better. put
“in. a--new- lock: while we’ te
about it.

"WORST EYESORES -

-Paintwork,. of course, . is: 8
: story to itself. We'd meant to»
_do a big job both: inside and ~
_ outside before: putting . our -
castle on. the market, but

events overtook .. us. They

always, seem to.

‘However, perhaps there’s
still ‘time to fix the worst
eyesores—the ‘ones that en-

va

totally natural setting, yet conveniently close.to the city.

?

a ar

for further tnfociomtg phone: ce

921-71 13_

Site Office oo ,

| (984-9381,

a North Vancouver Office

© . + .
4 ' , . a
* ey

| mh tries tem “8 anes ot AM RL apne rowan ‘treme ern semen nant meen

ti

’
yo

" open weekends: 12 pm-6pm

os hardware | _department:
Cans of latex, rollers:and new
brushes—our present ones _
having. long ago «= petrified -

. ’ & ‘ ;
RAANT SD. ET,
an

_ 7.
west "

as |
KSEE

oe

Tr ete By

r .

blemishes.

of any. paint at all.
~ éxterior. “window —

= ‘evergreens, surrounding. it..

“Away - swe go. to “the

for

from. their earlier sufferings.

Then two days more. of hard |
~ labor’: ‘in between. the’ show-
ers. _

And don’ t - forget. those

‘three leaking taps crying out .
for new washers for the past |

shat

oe ’ ‘

Nove: All dime niin oviinimte

ears 7
Kesdiated alia ‘Werenion emernten am ot tee Fae Tl ttaitihi ond (on prvementnteeepeeanen ny
n iit all scene dines ladhewemnrtaniainsoaei ot eg OH ee emcee eR 4 armen emo: fadiseirtatiieestaatiinamen sete sepemtnnred oe eeaRVL ARC ge AA BANOS A

VM Sy rT

' ei,

pre id

Bully serviced. lots with water, :

_ of WAY

-. courage. potential buyers’ to” ix
start. actually © ooking | ‘for. th

The ‘sieps: up to 3

the © back: door—by. now —
‘almost | completely | ‘innocent |
The -
ledges,
peeling: away. far ahead : of ©
their time. The once-white .
‘fencing round the sundeck,
patterned in. varying: depths |.
of green from those lovely tall

Mr oped gs pre o
tton. And the: bi ; ccular
burn on .the kitchen. scount- |

eF,..0ut.to the hardware store
once more for.a:‘new: sheet of —

arborite, followed by all: the .
“i of removing the old one. |

GRACIOUS LIVING ee,
After that, ‘a basement. to

be cleaned out, lawns to be.

mown and -edged, ‘flower

_ beds to be tidied, and...good
grief..-here’ s:a real. estate
man’s. car -drawing ; up. ale
_ready.. complete. with.
prospect in it.

From. then ” onward the |
_ regular _procession | ‘contin-
ues. A call at. any hour of the

20°

28...
ars Le

sewer, and total underground”
wiring, paved roads and curbs. |
~Sunset Point | Wn . West ‘}
Vancouver, B. c. ee,
Prospectus’ available upon, ro.
quest, Oath

ye ‘
foe yt on so ;

. , reyes
rae in ‘

oh development by:
_SRAVIEW PROPECTS Erp. :

Hows
BOND ; By
nn DUNHETUOINT i,