Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
"Cape Care"
70, Art Educator
72, Business Development
We are an active retired couple who moved from New England to Tierra Verde, Florida in 2016 to experience the Gulf Coast and begin a new adventure! After a couple of years exploring and enjoying the west coast of Florida, we decided to head back to New England and we settled on another coast, the coast of Maine. We also wanted to be closer to family. Our former 1790's colonial home in NH was an original inn located in a small town where we lived for over 25 years. Our home included an attached"townhouse" that we rented to college professors and graduate students in NH/VT. We are experienced with ALL aspects of caring for a large property in all seasons . Throughout the years we had dogs, cats, hamsters, and chickens as well as helping to care for neighbors pets, horses, and livestock. Our home in Florida was a sweet, little island on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Our home now is an equally sweet little community of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. We enjoyed volunteering at a theater in St. Petersburg, at our local state park/beach, are CERT Members( Community Emergency Response Team), and were bird stewards for our local Audubon . Within a month back in New England, we have continued volunteering at Fort Williams Park, home to the oldest lighthouse in Maine, volunteering for Audubon, Crescent Beach State Park, as well as with our local land trust. Cindy was an art educator for over 25 years, and Dutch was in business development as well as town management. In addition, we started a very successful "Home Watch Service" in the St.Petersburg, Fl. area. As retired adventurers, we do have flexibility to travel and love to explore new places.
Reviews (1)
Cynthia and Dutch watched my condo and my dog, Miles, over the holiday week of New Years 2018. From the very start of the process, they were professional and friendly. We exchanged a few messages and had a phone call, where both provided examples of their experiences in housesitting, pet sitting, and overall care of other's property.
On the day they were to start watching my condo, Miles' cut his paw on our morning walk. I was a wreck, and did not want to leave my 'baby' until I knew he ... MORECynthia and Dutch watched my condo and my dog, Miles, over the holiday week of New Years 2018. From the very start of the process, they were professional and friendly. We exchanged a few messages and had a phone call, where both provided examples of their experiences in housesitting, pet sitting, and overall care of other's property.
On the day they were to start watching my condo, Miles' cut his paw on our morning walk. I was a wreck, and did not want to leave my 'baby' until I knew he was okay. Cynthia and Dutch were very caring, arriving at my condo as soon as possible to watch over Miles. Before my flight took off, I had a message and picture of Miles from them. It was a thoughtful gesture that put me at ease heading into my vacation.
They took time to check in with me, but allowed me to enjoy my vacation without constant texts/calls. They handled situations like pros, including finding a cat on my 5th-floor balcony. I was glad to be kept updated, and very happy to know I did not have to provide step by step directions on what to do for random occurrences.
Professional, trustworthy, caring, accommodating, dependable, genuine, and flexible are the words I would use to describe Cynthia and Dutch. My place was left exactly how I had left it, maybe even a little bit cleaner.
I cannot recommend this couple enough! Unless, of course, you need them on dates I need them. :)
BETH ( Colorado, Dec 2017 - 1 week 1 day)
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Cynthia and Dutch watched my condo and my dog, Miles, over the holiday week of New Years 2018. From the very start of the process, they were professional and friendly. We exchanged a few messages and had a phone call, where both provided examples of their experiences in housesitting, pet sitting, and overall care of other's property.
On the day they were to start watching my condo, Miles' cut his paw on our morning walk. I was a wreck, and did not want to leave my 'baby' until I knew he ... MORE
