Palomar Mountain News

Many of you know our local ‘Fiddle Girl’, Celia Lawley.  Here is her latest project that you can get in on, too:

USDA Certified Organic growers,

“A DAY AT THE FARM” TOUR & CSA (community supported agriculture) BOX SIGN UP Read More…

This past week, might have won the prize for the most trips back and forth across this mountain for me.  From Nate Harrison to Birch Hill, I put some miles on my car.  Fun times, touring clients and meeting up with inspectors and contractors for new escrows.

One of the inspections was done during a rainy day and that roof decided it was time to leak a bit.  The buyer actually found this company.  After I met Juan at that first property, I was impressed with his expertise and bid, so took him to a couple other properties for bids there, too.  When you need a roof repair or all brand new, give him a call:

Family owned and operated – Juan 760 658-0049

Thanks to Ken and Lynda Ruth on Bailey Road, we have a great new resource for your heating and air conditioning needs.  Ken and Lynda’s furnace went out.  They were so pleased with Matt’s work and the price for the job. Great timing, since a couple more cabins need furnaces, too!  One cabin is even adding an air conditioner.  They sit out there in the sun, so it should really be appreciated this summer for a few days.

Matt will be back soon if you’d like him to head your way.

Family Plumbing, Heating and Air 866-693-2645

Nick Speer is a part of the Firesafe Council and one of the friendly faces you will see at the Pancake Breakfast and PMPO Meeting, Saturday.  He has a great booth planned with all sorts of info to make your property more firesafe.

SAVE THE DATE – Another opportunity for you to really learn how to manage your property with the frequent rain, but not enough to maintain a healthy forest, is coming up, June 18th.

Make reservations now for an all day event with coffee and goodies in the morning and a free lunch!  🙂  Excellent trainers will share info about how to have much healthier trees on your property and a safer situation in times of fire. Click for the flyer.

This info and more is on our FSC Website.  Thanks for popping by!

We’ve had some pretty beautiful views from the Mountain lately.  This is looking out over what folks in the Flatlands sometimes call “May Gray”.  In the foreground is the 576 acre Jeff Valley, soon-to-be National Forest.

Life above the clouds is pretty special up here these days! (Double-click photo to enlarge).

Bonnie Phelps

After being in the clouds much of the past couple days, the sun is really working to pop through.  Driving along State Park Road a few minutes ago, Loralee Arnold was in the car with me.  We made a turn and both looked in awe while pulling over.  Loralee said, “God Speaking”, as her mom would often refer to moments like this.  So beautiful to see the sun’s rays through the misty clouds.

If you haven’t meet Loralee, you must.  She lives in that very artistic ‘enchanted cottage’ behind the Lodge and loves pop-bys.

It’s that time of year again!  Our annual Pancake Breakfast and PMPO Annual Meeting.

Breakfast is served from 8 am to 10 am

$3.00 for Adults and $1.00 for children.

Pancakes, sausage, strawberries, coffee, OJ, and lots of friendly faces!

Annual Meeting immediately follows Breakfast at 10 am.

Come Join us!

Saturday, May 28th, 2016 at the Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Station

21610 Crestline Road, Palomar Mountain, CA 92060

In home private care for mother with Parkinsons and low vision at Pauma Valley Country Club. Needed Wed starting at 2 pm through Friday 2pm. These are 24 hr a day shifts. 

Please contact Livia Berg at 760.742.4234 or heoka888@aol.com

Looking for some eye candy?  A beautiful video tour from a drone flying over this 82 acres is waiting for you. I met the owner to list this property a few days ago.  He had been down in a canyon to capture the spring wildflowers. I was out there with my little camera and took pix on the way in.  We’ll just forget about those for now…

The owner is a professional photographer and set up a website for the marketing of this pretty spectacular, 82 acres on the Nate Harrison Grade.  His personal website is pretty impressive and you might have even seen his work in National Geographic and may other places.

All the details are waiting for you here where you can scroll down and see through the owner’s lens:  82 Acres on the Nate Harrison Grade.  Prepare to be wowed!

Let’s meet up and go take a hike!

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor

40 years ago yesterday, a new little guy came into the world, Brandon Todd Phelps.  The next day, Don and I surprised my folks on our way home to Palomar.  My dad was the pastor of the Valley Center Church and just finishing up the morning service.  We were able to get there the last few minutes for everyone to meet the little guy and have a big dose of love from all.

When we got to the top of the mountain, we stopped at the General Store and Ralph and Bev Kulk came out to the car.  They were the first mountain friends to meet the newest resident.  Bev ran back in the store and came out with a little Palomar Mountain Sheriff’s badge to pin on and make him an official deputy, just like his dad.

Two years later, his brother, Nathan Adam was born.  We’d moved off the mountain by then but I don’t think Don missed a chance every year to take to boys up for snow days – and cookies, still warm from Rich and Lois Day’s kitchen at Nate Harrison Ranch.  He never called ahead, but Lois said once in a while she would decide to make cookies.  She’d tell Rich, “Don Phelps must be on his way with the boys” and often they would arrive just in time for homemade goodies.

After we sold our place in 1978 and bought the same house back in ’98, we are loving living a mile nearer heaven once again.

Hope you are enjoying happy memories of moms in your life, those of you who have people who call you ‘mom’ and celebrating this day.

Bonnie Phelps