At this time of the ‘frenzied chaos of summer’ as we call it, there is nearly no distinguishing between the subjects and objects of beauty presented by the Earth Mother. We were recently graced with a visit from long-standing painters MarySue and Bill Schwab
The breath in and the breath out – that is really all that we have and if we don’t make the most of each one, SHAME ON US. Our friend and creator of the first water feature in the upper pond, Jim Cornwell, recently moved along to his next great adventure.
The latest word from Katie and Mike at Painless Stitches indicates they will make their first furniture pick up in the middle of July so the Capt. continues to plow his way through the pieces of outside furniture that need repair and repainting.
Who could have guessed when the phone rang during breakfast service that our very excited friend and neighbor, Karen Mackenzie, artist, and owner of the Desert Pearl gallery here in town, would report that her wild colony of honeybees living in a half-dead tree in her yard, was apparently swarming.
You will recall that the upper garden was built on the site of the Perry Ling home and all visible remnants of that home and foundation were repurposed into the rose garden and the large pond.
Everything green seems to be calling to us all at once with a rich, lush, and overflowing fullness.
Something like nearly 20 years ago we were surprised by the appearance of what technically qualifies as graffiti at The Surgeon’s House in the cubbyhole doorway under the staircase leading to the site of the Perry Ling.
Today, 5/22/2025, is a day of great celebration and recognition of two of the world’s most memorable, classy, and graceful ladies – Miss Anna Johnson and us, The Surgeon’s House!
The gods were surely smiling on us when Joshua captured these images of the finned folks literally getting into the swim of May.
Sometimes designs outlive their usefulness and utility which happened to be the case of the collapse of the arbor at the top of the stairs leading to the Chauffeur’s Quarters. The former arbor was a combo meal deal of manzanita and a live grape vine and when it fell it fell – the grapevine snapped so everything had to be removed and redesigned.
