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 [...]
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 [...]