T he Building Green Council of Central Oregon (a project of3EStrategies) is delighted to present the 2003 Central Oregon Tour

of Solar Homes. Central Oregon is one of ten communities throughoutOregon participating in this national event, sponsored by the AmericanSolar Energy Society (and the Central Oregon Tour is the BEST!).

For more information contact us at(541)617-9013 or info@3estrategies.org.And check out our website: www.3estrategies.org.

This guide provides you with descriptions of the homes and businesses onthe Central Oregon Tour and directions to go see them. The 2003 CentralOregon Tour of Solar Homes features:

■ 15 terrific solar homes■ 4 local businesses that have gone solar■ Self guided car and bike routes■ Guided Van Tours (including a free lunch for early registrants) —

see back page of this insert.■ A fabulous Renewable Energy and Green Building Fair, held in

downtown Bend as part of the Bend Fall Festival – see back pageof this insert.

■ Real life working examples of passive solar design, solar hot watersystems, photovoltaics, solar green houses, straw bale construction,non-toxic healthy building and design products, and much more.

■ Chances to win an $11,000 solar electric system and other greatrenewable energy prizes.

The Building GreenCouncil of Central Oregonis a new program with a mission of:

Making green building the norm for resi-dential and commercial construction inCentral Oregon.

Green Building is defined as, “innovativebuilding and site design techniques thatimprove the quality and performance ofbuildings while simultaneously reducingstress on the environment.”

Please take a look at our fabulous newon-line Building Green Resource Directory:www.3estrategies.org (click on the Build-ing Green Directory icon)

This program is made possible by thegenerous support of our Founders andAssociate Members.

FOUNDERS5 Star: NorthWest Crossing, SolAire Homes, ParrLumber in cooperation with Trus Joist, aWeyerhauser business, Alternative ConstructionConcepts, Cascade Business News, Builder/Archi-tect Magazine, Lawrence Schechter Architect,Urbansun Designs, Business DevelopmentProfessionals, Susan Badger Jones

1 Star: Palmer Homes, Craftsman Homes,Midstate Electric, Sun Forest Construction, NealHuston, Architect Inc., Hooker Creek Companies,Mike Knighton Construction, Tozer DesignStudio, Boxcar Productions, The Griffith Company,Controlled Environments Inc.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSBarber Barrett Turner Architects Inc., CentralElectric Cooperative, DKA Architecture, SpecialtyExteriors, Liberty Bank, Coldwell Banker, MorrisReal Estate Janie Richter, Sunterra Homes

SPECIAL SPONSORSUnited Rentals, WIld Oats, Rays Foodplace,Cascade Sunworks

Central Oregon is becoming a leaderin renewable energy installation andutilization. Please make note of themany fine Central Oregon companieslisted in the 2003 Oregon Tour ofSolar Homes magazine. The ad-vertising dollars are what make thispublication possible. A special thanksalso to our Central Oregon sponsors:United Rentals, Cascade SunWorks,Wild Oats and Ray’s Food Place.

Be sure to read the

Oregon Solar Home Tour

magazine for detailed descriptions

of nine of the Central Oregon sites,

examples of what’s happening around

the state, and terrific articles on

everything from passive solar design

to financial incentives for solar

water heating systems.

Be sure to read the

Oregon Solar Home Tour

magazine for detailed descriptions

of nine of the Central Oregon sites,

examples of what’s happening around

the state, and terrific articles on

everything from passive solar design

to financial incentives for solar

water heating systems.

Special photo credits to John Hutmacker

Central OregonTour of Solar Homes

Homes Open 10am-4pmand Renewable Energy & Green Building Fair

Central OregonTour of Solar Homes

Homes Open 10am-4pmand Renewable Energy & Green Building Fair

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1 — Glicks2 — Hewitt3 — Zuelke-Babcock4 — Scannell5 — Pine

6 — Haas7 — Wyman8 — Dellwo9 — Tyler10 — Churchill

11 — Gray12 — Chylak13 — Nabor14 — Elwood-Johnson15 — McWilliams

C1 — Ray’s Food PlaceC2 — NorthWest CrossingC3 — Tozer Design StudioC4 — Sunlight Solar Energy

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Glick Home Open Saturday ONLY

A Dream of Energy Independence Comes True1

SPECS■ 2,400 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 stories■ Home theater & Hot Tub■ Passive Solar including south facing windows and ceramic tiled south wall

thermal mass, sky lights, natural convection.■ Radiant floor heating with glycol based solar hot water panels preheat the

water for the floor as well as domestic hot water uses■ 75-gal propane water heater for backup■ Indirect heat exchanger w/ 85-gal holding tank■ 48- volt electric system tied to the grid with a 2.5 kwh Xantrex inverter and

backed up with 16, L16 deep cycle batteries for times of grid outages■ Energy efficient appliances including a Neptune stack washer and dryer,

temperature sensing faucets that don’t waste hot water and an Amanarefrigerator with a bottom freezer

Owners: Peter and Nancy GlickAddress: 20018 Beaver Lane, Bend, ORNote: See magazine article for more on this home.

Directions: Take Hwy 20 to Tumalo Rd turnoff(new); go past the Tumalo Store (less than a mile).Beaver Ln. on right (100 yards), take right at mail-boxes to the end of the road (200 yards).

Hewitt Home Open Saturday ONLY

A stint as Solar Tour volunteers lead this coupleto a solar-powered straw bale home of their own

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Owners: Mike and Kelli HewittAddress: 21121 Gift Road, Bend, Oregon

Directions: From US 97 six miles north of HomeDepot in Bend, turn west on Gift Road. FollowGift one & one-half miles to the Hewitt’s drive-way, 21121, on the left (south).

SPECS■ 1000 square feet■ Straw bale construction■ Passive solar design■ PV panels for off-grid electricity■ Solar hot water panels■ Convection air channels under 4”

concrete floor■ Beams of recycled wood

■ Strawboard cabinets■ Sundancer high-efficiency

refrigerator & freezer■ Stained concrete floor■ Staber washing machine■ 2500 W. ProSine Inverter■ Architect: Lawrence Schechter■ Builder: Greg Burke

Zuelke-Babcock Cottage Open Saturday ONLY

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SPECS■ Solar (isolated gain) greenhouse provides primary heating of the outbuilding■ Straw bale walls provide R-38 insulation value to minimize cost of heating or

cooling the outbuilding.■ R-38 roof insulation and R-25 crawl space insulation complete the high-level

insulation envelope for energy conservation.■ Roof orientation is oriented to utilize solar hot water panels in the future.■ Building designed by Lawrence Schechter, Architect. Bend, OR.■ Builder, Paul Breslow

Owners: Zuelke-Babcock CottageAddress: 69725 Lake St., Sisters, OR

Directions: From Sisters, take Hwy 126 towardsRedmond. Go ~4 miles to Aspen Lakes golf course, goleft (Camp Polk Rd.) past1 mile marker, right onto SquawCreek Rd. Go ~1/3 mile to split in road, stay to right(Buckhorn Rd.) Go ~1/2 mile to a ‘T’ (Lake Creek Rd)go left. Go ~1 mile: at end of the split rail fence on right,go left onto easement road, and go another 1/3 mile leftonto another easement (the first left turn). Follow ~2/10mile to driveway entry which veers to right.

A solar-powered straw bale cottage/greenhouseshelters guests and thriving cottage industry

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SPECS■ Passive solar design■ Staggered-stud wall to permit highest

insulation■ Owner-built Integrated solar electric

(950 watts of pvs;)/water pumping/waterheating panels with inverter(5500 watt)

■ 3 wind mills (400 watts ea)

Owners: TW, Joan and Sam ScannellAddress: 69557 Camp Polk Rd, Sisters, OR

Directions: In Sisters, take a right on Locust (bwtnschools) name changes to Camp Polk Road. Drive1.8 miles out Camp Polk Rd. House is on left.

Pine Home Open Saturday ONLY

This thoughtfully energy-efficient solar homestarted out as a standard home plan

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SPECS■ 1700 square feet■ Passive solar design (see above)■ Solar water heating – 80 gal tank

plumbed in series■ Cinder block under-floor air channels■ Roof overhang and a long trellis over

south windows■ High-gain solar coefficient windows on

the south side■ Energy Star appliances■ Operable windows and skylight

for air circulation

Owners: Stan and Martha PineAddress: 863 S.E. Rodeo Lane, Madras, OR

Directions: From US 97, turn east at Burger King(just south of downtown) on Hall Rd. Follow Hall un-til it dead-ends into S. Adams Dr. Turn right on S.Adams, follow for about .5 mile to Crestview Ln. Turnleft (east) on Crestview Ln. At crest of hill, take a righton SE Rodeo Ln. Downhill on your left will be theyellow house with solar panel on the roof.

■ Two solar tubes for indoor naturallighting

■ Dual thermostat controls forcooling and heating

■ Cathedral ceiling with high airreturn ducts

■ Passive Solar Design Consultant:Kathryn Gray, urbansun

■ Builder: Oaklynn Construction,Gary Allen

Scannell Home Open Saturday ONLY

This passive/active solar/wind energy home wasbuilt an antidote to a fragile US energy system,says owner, a former energy industry professional

■ Computerized outdoorwoodburning water heater

■ Radiant Floors including in doghouse

■ Architect: Al Tozer,Tozer Design Studio

■ Builder: Owner

Haas Home Open Saturday ONLY

For this resourceful couple,using the sun is just natural

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SPECS■ 1618 square feet■ Thermal solar panels for heating water■ 10 watt PV panel pumps water through

the thermal panel■ South side solar gain windows for

living, dining and kitchen■ Vaulted ceiling with high air return■ Continuous ridge vent■ Trellis system over south side windows

for shadecloth or deciduous vegetation

Owners: George and Mary HaasAddress: 2165 Sagebrush, Madras, OR

Directions: From US 97, turn east at Burger King(just south of downtown) on Hall Rd. until it dead-ends into S. Adams Dr. Turn right on S. Adams,follow for about .5 mile to Crestview Ln. Turn left(east) on Crestview Ln. Turn left on Sagebrush to 2165.

■ Icynene sprayed in exterior walls forincreased insulation envelope

■ Energy-saving washer, dryer andrefrigerator

■ Trex Deck■ Solar Water Heating Panels by

Cascade Sunworks■ Builder: Owners

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Owner: Rick and Margaret WymanAddress: 22170 Erickson Rd., Bend, OR

Directions: From Bend, take Neff East past Big Sky YouthSports Complex then left (North) on Erickson Rd., then turnright on Erickson Rd.(East), just past Dickey Rd. junction.Continue to the site at left side of road — address 22170Erickson Rd. Pull up driveway on the west side of property.

Wyman Home Open Sunday ONLY

This charming passive solar ranch home complies withState Tax credit and Earth Advantage requirements

■ Vermont Castings woodstove,40,000 BTU

■ Stick framing of 2x4 studs witha one inch rigid insulation wrapover the sheathing.

■ Architect: Lawrence Schechter■ Builder: Owner

Dellwo Home Open Sunday ONLY

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Owners: Randy and Rena DellwoAddress: 23158 Butterfield Rd, Bend OR

Directions: Take Knott Road east to 27th Ave where itturns into Rickert Rd continuing east. Turn right on GroffRd., Take Groff to Butterfield, turn left. Follow Butterfieldto house.

SPECS■ 3,500 Square Feet; 2 bedrooms,

4 baths (inc. his and hers baths)■ 4 solatubes■ Continuous ridge vent and ceilings

fans provide cooling■ Solar water heating system for space

heating and domestic hot water. (240 sq.ftof collector creates over 240,000 btus/day)

■ Radiant Floor Heating■ DayStar Solar Heat Exchange Module■ DayStar Radiant Heat Exchange Module■ Viessmann boiler with radiant

distribution manifold■ Designer: Peter Gramlich■ Builder: Scott Wilcox■ Solar systems: Cascade Sunworks

Tyler Home Open Sunday ONLY

Their dream Earth Advantage, passive solar homeis becoming a reality — within their budget

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Owners: Lee and Sue TylerAddress: 154 NW Meyers Butte Rd., Powell Butte, OR

Directions: Take Hwy126 east to Powell Butte. Turn right onWilliams and follow north to Lake Houston Road. Turn righton Lake Houston Road to Meyers Butte Rd. Turn right.Follow a short distance to house on right (under construction)

SPECS■ 2108 Sq. ft.; 3 bedrooms 3 baths,

study and bonus room■ Passive solar design■ Sprayed in foam insulation for highest R-

values, air infiltration and moisture control■ Main living areas on south side■ State of the art Low-E, high solar heat gain

coefficient glass on south side

■ 13 SEER air to water heat pumpw/ domestic hot water superheater(no back up heat required to 0oF)

■ Radiant floor heating■ Advanced Framing■ Garage on north side to buffer winds■ Summer shading of east and west sides■ Earth Advantage

SPECS■ Solar Slab throughout ground floor area: 4” slab

over 8x8x16 cement blocks, cores aligned N-S■ 200 S.F. South facing insulated clear glass

with R-5 insulated night shutters■ Area of North glass: under 2%■ Energy Recovery Ventilator (Stirling

Technologies SD-95+)

Churchill Home Open Sunday ONLY

Solar Energy and Rastra Construction team up inthis Tuscan-inspired country home

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Owners: Jim and Sharon ChurchillAddress: 3690 Williams Rd. Powell Butte OR

Directions: From Redmond, take 126 east to WilliamsRd (just before Powell Butte Store) Turn left at Will-iams Rd. Drive 1/1/4 miles continuing through “S” turnaround rocks and then turn into first driveway on right.Drive up to solar gate on left. Push Button to open.From Bend take Hwy 20 to Powell Butte Rd; take aleft. Follow Powell Butte Rd to Hwy 126.

SPECS■ 3,500 sq.ft. two level home■ Rastra Block construction.■ Fully integrated solar water heating

system incorporating heat exchangebetween the solar collectors and thepotable water system, pumping, controland service functions. Three solar waterheating collectors mounted on the

southerly facing garage roof supply upto 120,000 btu’s per day of energy forspace and domestic water heating

■ 150 gallons of hot water storage issupplied for the system.

■ Builder: Jim Close (Bend)■ Solar Systems – Cascade Sunworks

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SPECS■ 2200 square feet■ 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths■ Minimum site impact design■ Passive solar design for daylighting,

heating and cooling; Ventilated slab■ Solar water heating system (i80 DayStar

solar appliance; 40 sq.ft. DayStar Collector■ Heat Recovery Ventilator (Sterling SD9+)■ 50-year composition roofing■ 50-year fiber cement siding■ Vinyl windows (glazing types

selected for function)■ Salvaged Pine Floors

Owners: Steve and Kathryn GrayAddress: 1841 SW Troon Ave, Bend OR

Directions: In Sisters, take a right on Locust (bwtnschools) name changes to Camp Polk Road. Drive1.8 miles out Camp Polk Rd. House is on left.

Gray Home Open Sunday ONLY

Using commonly available materials andbuilding practices, this passive solar homedemonstrates how easy is it to be green

■ Slate and Tile Countertops/floors/tub and shower surrounds

■ Energy Star appliances■ Compact fluorescent lighting■ All landscaping rock from site

excavation■ Native/zeroscape planting■ Solar water heating System by

Cascade Sunworks■ Designed and built by urbansun

passive solar home design andconstruction

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Chylak Home Open Saturday ONLY

This Affordable Bungalow Lacks Nothingin Style and Sustainability

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Owner: Gina ChylakAddress: 1557 NW Fresno Ave, Bend OR 97701Note: See magazine article for more informationon this home.

Directions: Take Galveston west to 15th. Turn left on15th and take 15th south to Fresno. Turn right on Fresnoand take Fresno west to 1557. House is on left side.

SPECS■ 1226 Sq. Ft.■ 2 bedrooms + loft, 1 _ baths■ Infill Lot in urban area■ Passive solar design w/ ventilated slab,

solar water heating (DayStar i80 solarappliance w/ 40 sq. ft. Day Star Collector)

■ Construction Type: Stick frame single wallconstruction with mostly engineeredwood; intermediate framing;

■ 40-yr Composition Roofing■ Vinyl Windows (some re-used from

old house)

■ Concrete finish floors on main;re-used carpet on upper

■ Cabinets reused from old house■ Marmoleum floors kitchen and bath■ Appliance re-used from old house■ Compact Fluorescent lighting■ Solar water heating system by

Cascade Sunworks■ Designed and Built by urbansun

passive solar home design andconstruction

Nabor Home Open Saturday ONLY

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Owners: Mark and Sally NaborAddress: 2376 NW Summerhill, Bend ORNote: See magazine article for more on this home.

Directions: West on Newport Av. past Mt. Wash-ington Pkwy, (Road becomes Shevlin Rd). Turn lefton Shevlin Meadows Dr.. Make first turn right onSummerhill Lane. House is 2nd property on right.

SPECS■ 2,397 square foot, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths■ Passive Solar Design■ Wool carpets; certified hardwood,

marmoleum, concrete floors■ 2.5 Kilowatt Photovoltaic System:

Cascade Sun Works■ Sun Pak Solar Water System: Bob Cat and Sun■ Efficient HVAV Design: KVC Mechanical■ SIPS panels:Premier Building Systems■ Arxx integrated concrete forms:

Hooker Creek■ Efficient Windows: Accurate Glass

■ Efficient Lighting and Ceiling Fans:Globe Lighting

■ Electrical Wiring: Power Source■ Sustainable Cabinetry: Moon

Woodworking■ Low Toxic Finish Work:

J. David Alexander Construction■ Water conserving Caravelle Toilets:

Keller Supply■ Plumbing:Troy Wright Plumbing■ Architect: Gary Johansen■ Builder: Art of Construction

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Owner: Carol Elwood & Perry JohnsonAddress: 380 NW Georgia Ave, Bend, OR

Directions: Colorado to Bond Street, north onBond, then right on Georgia. Or, Wall Streetsouth to Georgia, left on Georgia.

Owner: Julie McWilliamsAddress: 1943 Higher Ground Ave, Bend ORNote: See magazine article for more about this home

Directions: Go north on Butler Market Road. Turnleft on Wells Acres Road to Dagget Road and turnright. Follow Dagget to Higher Ground Av. Parkon Dagget and walk in on Community Lane.

Elwood-Johnson Home Open Sunday ONLY

Grid-tied retrofit of new spec homehas many resource-efficient features

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SPECS■ 1200 SQ. FT.■ 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath■ 1.11 kW solar array: 6 Sharp 185 Watt modules and a newly designed Grid-Tie

Inverter by New Path Renewables■ A Metlund “Hot Water D’MAND” bypass system■ Forced air gas furnace enhanced with Passive solar (just ask the “solar” cat)■ Convection cooled by shading or opening windows as needed■ Energy Star front load washing machine■ Year around air-dried clothes■ Home-made Solar Oven

McWilliams Home Open Sunday ONLY

Where hobbits and Earth Advantagelive happily ever after

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SPECS■ Passive Solar Design■ Non-toxic materials and finishes■ Recycled timbers■ Straw bale Wall Construction■ Solar Hot Water Heating System■ Natural Cork and Concrete Flooring■ Cellulose Ceiling Insulation■ Formaldehyde-free cabinets

■ Energy-efficient appliances■ Concrete countertops■ Wood windows and doors■ Designed by Cheryl Heinricks Architects■ Building by Jacob Johansen

Carpenter/Builder■ Solar Water Heating System

by AquaEnergy

Bend Business Sites Open Saturday ONLY

Solar energy becomes a bottom line winnerfor Bend businesses

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Ray’s Food Place – 210 SW Century Drive, Bend OR

NorthWest Crossing – Intersection of Mt. Washington Pkwyand NW Crossing Avenue, Bend OR, across from Summit High School

Tozer Design Studio – 724 NW Federal Ave, Bend OR (fromdowntown, west on Galveston, right on Federal

Sunlight Solar Energy — #4 Franklin NW Bend. (Fromdowntown — east on Franklin, left on Harriman, right (east) onGreeley, right at dead end of Greeley to Sunlight Solar.

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These far-thinking Bend businesses have installed photovoltaic solar panelson their roofs to produce some of their electrical power needs. Read the maga-zine article to find out more about each of the businesses’ systems and theirmotivations for incorporating solar. Take a tour of these businesses to see themfirst hand or take the guided tour described in this Central Oregon insert.Note: see magazine article for more on these business

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Yes, there is such a thing as Free Lunch!Take the Solar Tour Van and get a free lunch and an ultra-informed chauffeur!

Renewable Energy & Green Building Fair

By Leaving the Driving to Us, you will:• Reduce traffic, fuel use, and emissions• Get a free lunch• Hear on-board discussions of renewable energy & sustainable building

You must sign up early (call by 9/27/03) for this service. To reserve your spot on the van, callCarol at 541.318.1270 and leave a message stating which day you are planning to ride with us.

To catch the Van:You will need to meet the vans at 9:45 am at the Troy Field parking lot, between Louisiana and Kansas,East of Bond St. (Behind Central Oregon Environmental Center). We will return to Troy Field approxi-mately 3:30 pm.

The Routes for the Vans are as follows:Saturday 10/4/03, The van will see these sites: 4) Scannell, 3) Zuelke-Babcock, 1) Glick, 2) Hewitt, 13)Nabor, C1) Ray’s, C2) NorthWest Crossing, C3) Tozer Design, C4) Sunlight Solar, 8) Dellwo.Sunday 10/5/03, The van will see these sites: 9) Tyler, 10) Churchill, 7) Wyman, 15) McWilliams,11) Gray, 12) Chylak, 14) Elwood-Johnson.

We also encourage these carpooling, biking and walking tours:Saturday biking to 13) Nabor, C2)NorthWest Crossing, C1) Ray’s, C3) Tozer Designs, andC4) Sunlight Solar would be 9 miles.

Sunday biking to 15) McWilliams, 11) Gray, 12) Chylak, and 14) Elwood-Johnson would be 12.5 miles.

Sunday it’s an easy walk from the Renewable Energy & Green Building Fair (downtown Bend) to the14) Elwood-Johnson site, and 1 mile to the 12) Chylak site.

We are thrilled to offer this terrific two-day education and entertainment extravaganza! The RenewableEnergy & Green Building Fair will be held in downtown Bend (right on Oregon Street) as part of theBend Fall Festival, brought to you by C3 Events.

Dozens of companies and educational organizations will be on hand to display great products, answeryour best questions, even entertain your kids. It’s a great chance to learn about:

■ Solar hot water and photovoltaic equipment;■ Insulated concrete form (ICF) products;■ Sustainable and recovered lumber products;■ Natural, non-toxic building, interior design and home maintenance products;■ Straw bale construction;■ Energy efficient lighting and appliances;■ And a whole lot more….

In addition, you can check out the first class arts & crafts, food, and live music available all weekend during theFall Festival. What better way to “Harvest” knowledge, fun and good fun all in one fell swoop?!