Palomar Mountain News

Staff housing is needed for the Christian Conference Center.  Do you have a cabin available?  Please connect with Micah and see what you can work out.

We are potentially looking for a house to rent month-to-month on the mountain. Depending on what would be available, would probably determine who we would move. I think ideally we would be looking for a 2-bedroom house. 

Mountain neighbor and photographer, John Lesac shared his view of the first full Christmas moon in 38 years. Pretty special. So bright out there tonight with our crystal clear sky at 26 degrees.

Thanks John for all you do for the mountain – serving on different boards, donating hours of time with video and computer assistance and all the wonderful delicacies you create.   Fabulous desserts made in his wood burning stove.  You’re appreciated!

Very Merry Christmasing on Palomar!

We roused those horses early for their Christmas carrots. A little bit of hail arrived and we are pretending it’s snow for our White Christmas on Palomar Mountain 2015.

Since Tuesday, our gauge measures about 6 and a half inches of rain.  One inch of rain can make a foot of snow. We could have had quite a bit of extra fun up here if the temps had dropped. Love to have you pop by. The sledding would be pretty muddy but we have lots of goodies, in addition to a big bag of carrots, waiting for you!

Keep on enjoying your Christmas Celebration!

Bonnie and Don

A beautiful story came my way tonight so we have a white envelope tucked in our Christmas tree on Palomar.  Thought I would share this as I am guessing some of you might want to do the same thing.  Click to read about the White Envelope.

We’ve been ‘staging’ for family and friends heading our way to fill up all our extra beds over the next couple days.

Look what I found packed away!  It might have been my folks and it appears to be about the same era they would have come to Palomar for the first time.  Looking at the clothing styles, it’s an antique!  I’m guessing it is about the time I was born (many, many years ago!).

Double click on the photo to enlarge.  I took the pic through the view-finder with my iPad.  Surprised it came out so clear.

There isn’t time to write a letter

But maybe this is even better!

Look inside and you will see

A place that’s mighty nice to be.

Merry Christmas from Palomar Mountain!

Join in with your mountain neighbors and friends celebrating Christmas at the Community Center tonight.  Sit in front of the big stone fireplace for Lessons and Carols led by Cecelia Borland and her guitar.

You’re invited to bring appetizers or desserts to share or just come and enjoy as there will be plenty.

6 pm at the Community Center next door to the Palomar Mountain Fire Station.

A beautiful story waiting for you from Elsie’s Journal.

A very Merry Christmas to You and Yours,

Bonnie and Don

From: PMVFD Fire Board –  If You Cut it, the PMVFD Will Chip it

You’ve gone out and cleared brush on your property to create defensible space around your house and now you have a pile of dead vegetation you want to turn into mulch. Who you gonna call? The Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (PMVFD), that’s who. If you cut it, they’ll chip it. The state of California has granted the PMVFD funds to help reduce the wildfire threat by chipping cleared vegetation on the mountain. What will this service cost you? The PMVFD will do it for free. Read More…

Go after moles??

You might be thinking of the moles that have been very happy down in our orchards or around gardens.  Yes, but there are others that can be very pesky and get out of control.

There was a little mole hanging out on my leg all my life.  About 8 years ago it became more interesting.  Someone suggested I try ‘Black Salve’.  (Don’t do that!!!)  All of a sudden the mole reappeared last spring, so I used it again. (Noooo!!!) Then a couple months ago that pesky mole popped up again!  I was seeing all these other doctors about my froggy voice but I knew I should finally add in a dermatologist.  He had a fit.

He did a biopsy then scheduled a ‘procedure’ to go after that mole, but called me a few days later.  Because it was so close to my knee and could open back up easily, he recommended a plastic surgeon.

21 stitches later, I was told to “keep my leg elevated, no stairs and walk only a few minutes a day – for TWO WEEKS!”

The dermatologist’s wife happens to be a speech therapist. So, he had something to say about my froggy voice, too;  “Stop talking!”.

Stop talking and stop walking… hummmmm.  You know, it has worked real well!  My voice is almost back (much to Don’s dismay) and the first week is behind me for this elevated leg and all is well.

I am really blessed.  Many others are dealing with so much more.  Well, I decided to use this Mountain News to perhaps nudge some of you subscribers to check on those moles!  No matter how cute they are, no matter what they tell you, go after those moles!

 Bonnie-with-no-snow-today

PS Like a great dermatologist?  Dr. Francis Barber and my plastic surgeon in Escondido, Dr. Kadesky is wonderful, too.

Year end opportunity for you interested in helping keep our State Park open to all. Click for the info.  Think Snow and Merry Christmas!