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 [...]
Our Take on Intermittent Fasting
By Sid Garza-Hillman Seems like intermittent fasting is all the rage these days – restricting eating to an 8 - 10 hour window (during daylight) and no calories outside [...]
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, [...]
Joan Stanford: THE CREATIVE IMPERATIVE
Play is essential. I discovered its value playing with images cut from magazines, paints, pens, glue, words, found objects - art "stuff" - and collaging without worrying about outcomes, [...]
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 [...]
Jeff & Joan Message: Hummingbird Hawk-moth
VISITOR FROM ANOTHER CONTINENT! Last week we had a first time visitor dining on our garden’s Agapanthus africanus (white lily of the Nile) – a hummingbird hawk-moth or Macroglossum [...]
Jeff & Joan Message: September Beginnings
Beginnings & Anniversary September marks the end of summer when structure replaces “freer” days. Before shifting back to routines, we take time to consider what do we most [...]
Jeff & Joan Message: Meet Pepper
Welcome Pepper! As you know, at the Stanford Inn we love all animals, but especially our dogs, cats, and all the amazing pets our guests bring to the resort. [...]
Jeff & Joan Message: Mendocino Coast Family Vacation
Summer is wonderful here at the resort. We get a kick seeing couples, especially those with their families, walking through our gardens (and visiting the llamas, donkeys and horses!), [...]