A new season and a new way of life begins as the inn says farewell to founding owners Richard and Lani Eklund and hello to new owners Dean and Connie Thayer. It is a match that was meant to be. … Continue reading
March in the San Joaquin valley is filled with foggy mornings, cold nights, spectacular skyscapes, and determined plants blooming in farms, orchards, vineyards, and gardens. All this makes me want to find a special spot to ruminate. I really … Continue reading
BLOG September 17 Media Mania…Internet Insanity…Connectivity Convolutions…Facebook Frenzy…Twitter Turmoil… They taunt me, torment me, and trouble me. One of the inn’s very first guests was shocked that we didn’t have a website. It became his mission to instruct me as … Continue reading
REQUIEM TO A PINE …. We lost a focus of our landscape. We lost a refuge. We lost a friend. “What is that tree?” I asked Kay Thorp when we took a quick walk outdoors the first morning after … Continue reading
“WHAT’S IT LIKE TO LIVE IN AN HISTORIC HOUSE?” When our guest asked this at breakfast , I realized this was something that I have thought about almost every day for 18 years. When I look out the windows it … Continue reading
Is it winter? It certainly is – even sometimes below freezing temperatures here in the Lodi Wine Appellation! We are waking occasional mornings to heavy frost decorating the gardens and creating snow-globe vignettes. With a view of the snow-capped Sierra … Continue reading