Jeff & Joan Stanford: WELCOME SPRING
The trees are in bud, the daffodils, camelias, Australian teas blooming, and our clocks have sprung forward. We welcome the rebirth of the trees and the colors of the [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: A VALENTINE FOR ANIMALS
Not long ago one of our guests asked to show us something. We thought he intended to recommend a book he believed should be offered in our bookshop. We [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025
For the first time in our innkeeping lives we did not send a Holiday card featuring art by Alex and Kate when young children. Over the past few years [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: OUR NEW RESCUE DONKEYS!
We are so excited to welcome the newest members of our family! Four rescue Donkeys!Sid was hoping we'd name them Jeff, Jeff, Jeff, and [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: Spring Awakens
Spring’s return in the Northern Hemisphere is a celebration of vibrant renewal – awakening from winter. But there’s a deeper message, regardless of one’s faith: the affirmation of change, [...]
Jeff & Joan Message: Signs of Spring
Winter has descended on much of the country. People hunker down, finding cozy corners in front of fireplaces, with a comforter, perhaps a book. Here, it is different: Nature [...]
Joan & Jeff Message: Welcome Spring
"You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming." - Pablo Neruda ~ Trees are in bud and bloom, fat robins hopping and days lengthening: [...]
Joan & Jeff Message: Breathe Easy
Celebrate the Air! Mendocino's air is magnificent, cleansed by sun and sea spray over 5,000 miles of Pacific Ocean. And, when we first arrived, the Coast air was a [...]
Joan & Jeff Message: Travel Light
Happy February Let's face it - there is an environmental cost to any and all travel, but we believe it is imperative we all look for ways to minimize that [...]
The Prius Effect
By Sid Garza-Hillman For the record, I’m not anti-Prius and not just because Joan Stanford drives one…but… “The Prius Effect” is a phrase I coined after many years of [...]