We have been so elated that Skinnyman was eating all his hi-protein cat food every night not realizing that he had a clandestine helper. Here is Mr. Skinny noshing on his fave scrambled eggs only to be chucked out-of-the-queue by [...]
We just don’t seem to get enough of the grins and chuckles provided by our surreptitious visitors, especially those that sneak in for late-night dining. One of the raccoon families is incredibly faithful in their patronage and they pass the [...]
Talk about an accelerated timeline for picking and storing our apples – the moment the colder nights began, our apples all got ripe at once so off to picking and storing we went. Guess who will be making apple cobblers? [...]
Every now and again, we are graced with a gifting from a guest who has some treasured object, usually from their family, that they just believe belongs here. Three years ago, on my home’s 100th birthday, we received a complete place [...]
As the weather continues to cool we have redoubled our attempts to help Skinny the hairless raccoon with food and hopefully some shelter. Our first ‘perfect’ location was tucked in a mountain nook and between the Chauffeur’s Quarters and the [...]
Our two little raccoon families visit at least once per night and all the little dudes have gotten quite confident in climbing for the jelly and the goodies on the feeding platform in the tree. These two youngsters were so [...]
Two years ago, we began observing three raccoons that always arrived together. One of them we immediately named Stubbs as he had something not-quite-right with his tail. Then, a number of months ago, just two individuals continued to visit us. Perhaps [...]
On our mountain, we really notice how low in the sky the sun sits during the colder months and then we lose the sun behind the mountain earlier and earlier. The temperature seems to drop 20 degrees so we savor [...]
The exquisite little cold weather beauty took center stage on a recent overcast and rainy day. The cooling temperatures have caused all the white roses to be tipped with a rosy glow. [...]
Every day here on our coconut island is a day filled with miracles, gratitude and thanksgiving . . . and Good Eats! A very special thank you to the Food Bank volunteers for continuing to give us an opportunity to [...]
