Jeff & Joan Stanford: CELEBRATING
As we move into the holiday season, excitement and anticipation builds. What we want to celebrate is the spirit of giving and “give thanks” for that spirit. Our local [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: MOON RISING
I learned something new: I did not know what Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur signified until this past week. I read that they are connected by “Ten Days of Awe” [...]
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY #45 TO US!
45 years ago, on September 15, we moved into what was then unit 4, and began our journey innkeeping here. The inn was very different then as were we! I [...]
Joan & Jeff Stanford: CARING INNKEEPERS
We just returned from an extended vacation/holiday (our first in 45 years since beginning innkeeping here). We drove to Vancouver, B.C. to visit family, ferrying to Bowen Island for a [...]
Joan & Jeff Stanford: HUMAN TO HUMAN CONNECTION
Sometimes we don’t realize how important we are to some guests. We have been innkeeping long enough to remember when guests made reservations by phone. Of course, this was [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: FOREST REFLECTIONS
We often write about connecting to nature and making decisions to lessen our footprint. Doing this here – for example, our organic farming, landscaping with trees, even if they [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: This Coastal California inn might just change your life
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Jeff & Joan Stanford: AN APRIL WELCOME
Last week, during Spring Break, we hosted families enjoying time together. Some of our best reviews are from children. They leave us drawings and notes that we treasure. They [...]
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 [...]