Back in 2010, life felt uncertain. The economy was in shambles, Ramon had been laid off, and the Bay Area’s relentless grind and focus on money had started to wear on us. We found ourselves daydreaming about a different kind of life. One rooted in nature, creativity, good food, and connection. At the time, we […]
How Reverie Retreat Got Its Name (and Started in a Snowstorm) Read More »
One of the best things about the Sierra Nevada mountains (and there are plenty of great things!) is the proximity to so much to do year-round. As we roll into March the arrival of spring is in the air at Reverie Retreat, but just short drive away at Royal Gorge, there is plenty of
Glide into Spring with Cross-Country Skiing at Royal Gorge Read More »
Like millions of other people in Northern California, we have experienced several power outages in the past few weeks. But unlike most of the customers, we have not had power for a total of 10 days in October – that is 1/3 of the month! We do have a portable back-up generator, which we installed
Power – or lack thereof Read More »
“I just found this pool in the middle of the woods.” – Vivian V, Instagram Influencer with 500,000 followers. We could not have imagined, when we built our pool, how much of an Instagram magnet it would become. People book with us just because they want to take photos at the pool and share them
Every spring we have watched a pair of Canada geese occupy their nest on top of our potting shed, protecting the eggs they’ve laid there and eyeing us suspiciously for weeks as we walk to and fro nearby. Yet every year they have departed without succeeding in their quest for a family. Something always seems
It’s been quite a while since we’ve posted a blog and there is a lot to report. First of all, our pool is finally finished. It is beautiful, but goodness, dealing with the pool contractors for the past five months was a total pain in the ***. I recently heard someone compare pool contractors to
You would think that owning 32 acres in the forest would mean we would never need to buy a Christmas tree. That’s certainly what we thought when we moved up here. And the first few years Ramon did cut down smallish cedar trees and bring them inside to stand in for our tree. They made
Five years. That’s how long ago we purchased the property for Reverie Retreat. If you had told us in 2012 how complicated it would be, and how long it would take, we most likely wouldn’t have done it. It’s probably best that we didn’t know. And yet, here we are, five years later, and things
This year my garden has been a bit of a disappointment. Partially my own doing, but not completely. I always get excited when I order seeds for different kinds of peppers and tomatoes back in February, imagining everything I will do with them once they ripen later in the summer. But the time lag between
The other day we went on a hike a little higher in elevation from Reverie retreat on the Lyons creek. We were expecting it to be nice but also that the forest would be pretty dry when further from the creek. But were we surprised when we entered a bouquet of wild flowers all around
A bouquet of wild flowers Read More »
