Jeff & Joan Stanford: EARTH’S MEDICINE CHEST
“We have the best medicine chest right here outside our door,” Jeff remarked this morning. He meant that he’ll walk up to the Inn through the garden, in our pure [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: A MONTH OF CELEBRATION
“May is the month of expectations, the month of wishes, the month of hopes.” Emily Bronte May ushers in celebrations: Mothers’ Day, Memorial Day, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, end of [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: EVERYDAY IS EARTH DAY
We’ve been thinking a lot about hope. Usually we are “hoping for” something, an outcome. Rev. Cameron Trimble writes about a “braver form of hope.” Introduced centuries ago by [...]
Jeff & Joan Stanford: SPRING INTO ACTION
When we think about spring we think of renewal, rebirth, growth, and rightfully so—The natural world certainly embodies these concepts this time of year. But what do these ideas [...]
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: 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, [...]
Joan & Jeff Message: Thoughtful Meditation
Here's a short Meditation Jeff sometimes mentions when teaching his "What Meditation Isn't" class at the resort's wellness center. Meditation is not necessarily a solo pursuit nor is it [...]