Do you have a rental available? I would love to be in the trees on Palomar but am also open to other areas in San Diego County.
I am a single mature female with great credit and references seeking a new home by mid July but earlier is also an option. I work as a counselor/energy coach and need access to the internet to create my zoom sessions. I am seeking an unfurnished guest house/or apartment or sharing a home with a roommate and an unfurnished bedroom and bath. I am able to pay between $1000-1500 a month for the right space.
I am nice and neat, quiet, meditate daily, clean and drama free. I have a sweet indoor kitty named Peppermint who is nondestructive and very mellow.
It’s been a very chilly, misty day in the clouds on the mountain. Catching up at my desk with a nice fire going, I found myself thinking quite a bit about why we have this holiday weekend.
My dad was one of the many young men drafted for WWII, along with his neighbors in South Dakota. We only have a few photos of his time in the Army. The one that has been on my mind so much was taken with about a dozen young friends. They’d been working on the family farms just a few days before but standing straight and tall at the bus station, leaving to serve their country.
I remember Dad commenting about his time in the military, “I really wanted to be a pilot, but most of them never returned home”. He knew his help was needed on the farm. The Army needed raido men, too and that is what he did until the war was over. We’d sometimes pull out those photos. He would get a far-away look in his eyes but never told me more about the young friends in the small black and white photo. It is those brave young men that never came home, and so many others, we honor, especially this weekend.
I love the view from my desk. There is usually a flag flowing in the breeze out there. I’m so thankful for the sacrifice of all our military that defended this flag and gave their lives to preserve our freedoms.
Wish I had those photos here to share but that box is already in Missouri. Just a few minutes ago, the sun peeked through and caught my eye from my desk. So, this is for you and long may that flag wave.
Enjoy the rest of your long weekend with family and friends,
Bonnie Phelps
PS – If you’d like to see more Views from my Desk, an album is tucked away on my Facebook and you’re welcome to browse.
Ten acres of forest, Pacific Ocean, Palomar Observatory and Mount San Jacinto views await at StarHavens and Loft. Travel up the country lane off Fern Meadow Road to this very peaceful, private setting. Built to live in full-time, you’ll find two separate living quarters, now both successful Vacation Rentals. StarHavens is a three bedroom home with a huge bonus room. At the top of the circular drive are detached garages with a nice workshop and the absolutely charming StarLoft apartment/guest quarters above.
How would you use this beautiful property?
Lots more details and so many photos are waiting for you here:
Always glad to open the doors and get all your questions answered about living full time on this wonderful mountain, weekending as a family retreat and/or hosting as vacation rentals.
Come away to the first ultra-modern, off-grid, architectural marvel on Palomar Mountain. A totally self-sufficient and very ‘smart’ exclusive escape awaits on the rim-of-the-world with spectacular views to the islands and beyond. See down into Mexico, the Coronados, San Clemente, Catalina islands and the sparkling lights of San Diego County in California.
Extremely comfortable and oh-so-easy to live full time or, of course, fabulous for a weekend getaway. From your phone, set the air conditioning or heat just where you want it, open the blinds and have your lights on for your arrival.
Crafted of forged steel and glass, this designed-by-the-seller masterpiece is totally off-grid, powered by the sun with an impressive solar array and battery system. He also initiated a tree planting project with 35 fruit trees and 1500 beautifully maturing cedar trees. You have an excellent well with the sweet water Palomar is famous for.
Just you wait until you see inside! A very artistic and oh-so-charming cabin is now available for the next new owners to enjoy. Do you remember your first box of eight big crayons? You’ll find all those colors in this beautifully updated cabin, the interior worthy of a cover-of-a magazine. Step inside and you’ll feel like you are in an enchanting tree house.
I just spoke to the prior owner, Alicelynn Cockrill. She is a retired teacher, coming up for a fun tour next week. She will be so thrilled to see how those colors are woven through ‘her’ cabin to bring so much joy to all who enter.
Ran over to Bailey Meadow Road as Moose Lodge just changed owners. Bitter-sweet for the seller, but absolutely elated family now calling it their own, so excited with their ‘new’ cabin.
I picked up the signs and moved them right across the street! ‘Crayola Cabin Tree House’ will be coming your way later today. Stay tuned for the photos and story behind the name. So enchanting and oozing with charm.
Bonnie Phelps, having fun with lots of Real Estate projects!
Well, this is exciting! For those of you with properties in hard-to-serve places for broadband, Starlink is finally heading out way. Fred, with Western Broadband said you can work through him to get this promised super-fast service. 760-744-2303
Bonnie Phelps, Realtor
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Such a busy time orchestrating lots of great guys working, staging several properties the past couple weeks and then fitting in a fun photo shoot for a new listing. We had to move the date a couple times because one day we were totally in a thick cloud. Perfect weather arrived on Friday for the photographers to work their magic.
We should have this ultra-modern, spectacular view home on the market tomorrow. I just couldn’t wait to share a couple views I took. Tomorrow is the launch, meanwhile, aren’t the poppies beautiful?
So many fun real estate times since beginning of the Century!
Need some painting done? We have been so pleased with this crew and felt them to be very reasonable compared to others I checked into.
Several properties are being staged to sell. ‘Tom’s Epic Painting crew’ has been up here for a week and a half. They prepped and painted the inside of a home, a barn, stairs, a few walls in another house, and (drum roll) a new owner is going to have a freshly painted garage and workshop real soon. Today they have several doors and trim, three decks, and a shed on their list and a few more things. The more they paint, the more I find for them to look all fresh and new! It should be their last day at these new listings-in-the-works.
When you need painting done, Tom replies very quickly to a text or phone call (a little spotty up here). I found them on Valley Center Friends with lots of nice comments. They were pleased to come all the way up to Palomar and work all over the county.
Wow, I’ve heard from quite a few of you that your rates really increased. One of the cabin owners about to close escrow on her Bailey Road cabin, just passed on this info. Thanks Teri!
Drew Hardin, Independent Insurance Broker
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