Did you feel the earthquake?  We were listening to Brett playing his organ a few minutes after 8 pm.  My grand daughter whispered, “Look GramBonnie, the organ is making everything shake!”  Things didn’t shake very long so I’m thinking that might have been the earthquake we felt.

Thanks Mike for sending this our way!

From: Michael Pique

Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 8:21 PM

Subject: Info for Earthquake ci37407162

I sure felt this on the East Grade – like a shotgun … looks like 2 miles SSW of Observatory puts it 1/2 mile NE of Bonnie & Don’s.

Click to check out the Quake

Everyone is invited to ‘Brett’s Pumpkin Patch’ tonight!

8 pm for a 4 minute Organ Concert

Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor!

One of our full time neighbors, Brett Michael Houser is an amazing organist.  He has this magnificent organ in his home. He promised a dozen carved pumpkins that will be lit outside his home on Birch Hill.  We are all invited to be in front of his house, on the road.  At 8:00 sharp, his door and windows will be open and the organ will begin to play…

Directions: Grab your flashlight, and park at the end of Crestline. (Brett’s home is next door to one of my listings, so you can follow the Palomar Properties signs). At the end of Crestline, take the road to the left (you’ll pass two cabins on each side). Follow that road to the first chance to turn right. Turn right, and continue on that little dirt road. Brett’s home is the 5^th cabin on the left.  You’ll see the pumpkins out on his deck. The music will start at 8:00 sharp.

After the concert, everybody cheer a big ‘thank you’ to Brett! Then, you might want to walk the loop back to your cars. Just keep going the direction you came, keep turning to the right, and that will take you back to Crestline.

To get you in the mood, here is a performance off You Tube. It is not Brett, but will suffice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkUUjUJ4wHg

Bonnie Phelps

Huge fir tree completely blocking East Grade Road at 5.6 mile marker at about 4:45 pm .
The cowboy had just driven through. Met him at the gate for my showing at Panorama Trail. He turned around and we went back up. My clients were in front of me. A motorcycle passed us on a double yellow, going crazy fast.
It was very close with the no-fear motorcycle guy stopping just in time. Don’t think he will go that fast again. That car coming down, arrived right after wedid. If they had been looking down, they could have hit the tree. Pretty tight curve.
I gave the motorcycle guy a job suggesting he climb over that tree and walk up to let people know about the tree, a little further up the road. He was glad to be alive and did what I suggested.

Guessing our Road Station crew will have it cleaned up pretty quick but you might consider taking the South Grade going up or down tonight.

Pretty dry out there and breezy today…. free firewood!

Bonnie Phelps

Mountain-made jack-o-lanterns are anxiously awaiting the next event on Palomar.  Are YOU able to come join in the fun Wednesday night?

5:30 Potluck and Games – Bring a yummy dish to share.  Hot chocolate and hot cider provided.

7:00 is Trunk or Treat

16 people have signed up already to back up for ‘Trunk-or-Treat’ including a fire truck, John Deere Tractor and very cute 1930 vintage truck.  We would love to reserve a place for YOU to park and give out treats.

Stacy Eriksen coordinates our Palomar Mountain Kids Club and she and other parents have put together a fun Fall Festival for all.

From: Stacy Eriksen

Halloween Festivity Update: 
Kids coming: 21-26
Folks giving out candy: 16 + USFS fire truck!
More folks are signing up daily!  Will YOU join us?

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Set up begins at 4:00  for Trunk or Treat Folks:  Show up anytime from 4:00 on, just be ready to pass out candy at 7PM.

Please bring your own lantern or lights for trick-or-treating at your trunk. Parents and friends – you’ll want flashlights.  It will be dark out and kind of spooky! 

Yay! This is going to be soooo fun!

We’re also offering a $25 gift card to Amazon for best decorated trunk! 

Email Stacy for a map and more info 760 742-0214 

The mountain kids had a blast at the Apple Festival and are getting ready for the next fun event!  All Palomar Mountain residents, weekenders and their families are invited to our Fall Festival!

Our mountain children will be in costume and lets all help them have a fun-filled night!  The evening will start off with games, such as pumpkin bowling, donut bobbing, sack races, and more!

Bring a generous dish to share for our dinner potluck, and then our evening will close with Trunk-or-Treating!

All mountain folks are invited to join us! (Sorry, the event is not open to the public).

Wednesday, October 31st

5:30 for games and potluck

7:00 is Trunk or Treat – Decorate your trunk or come-as-you-are and pass out candy to the trick-or-treaters!   More info real soon!

Please RSVP to Stacy and she will also give you the location.  Email or call 0214.

Thank you!

Hope to see you there!

Lots of good, old fashioned fun at the Apple Festival yesterday!  Many thanks to all the volunteers who come together each year to make it such a fun event.

Would YOU like to win the Gunny Sack Race next year?  Watch the video for some tips!

Soooooooooooo fun!

Ok, next year!!!

Bonnie Phelps

Hoping you had a wonderful week!  Mine has sure been busy!

It started off with closing escrow for the Definition of Cute.  Those buyers purchased their first cabin 5 years ago for their 20th Anniversary.  Picked up a fixer-still-in-the-process a couple years ago, now had to have this turn-key cabin just oozing with cuteness to celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary last week.  They are moving up full time over the next couple months as retirement arrived!  They love their times on Palomar celebrating family with grown kids near by and all those grand children.

The Mountain View Home has very happy full-timers heading our way!  My brother knew the owner’s son, so Tom got the listing.  It was so fun to team up again and work through the transaction with the best brother in the world!

Quite a few of you toured the home and I showed it to several folks contemplating full time living on Palomar.  It will be a couple years commuting until retirement but these new owners are so looking forward to coming home to their never-ending view and all the remodeling plans they have in store.

The last escrow for the 34 acres on Panorama Trail cancelled.  That made the newest buyers very happy.  They had been watching it closely and realized it really was their dream to build on Palomar on that fabulous view land.  This time they snatched it up real quick!  The new buyers were one of two parties that came back to see it a second time on Friday.  The first time for all was our last very rainy day so the view out was nothing but a very white, drippy cloud.  Those showings were quite interesting to me.  They caused me to look down and appreciate the beauty of the land, right around my feet!  That included discovering amazing rock on the property with black tourmaline woven through.  It just may become the second fabulous fireplace wall on the mountain made of the same stone!

There is an album waiting for you of my “Rainy Day Walk in the Clouds” … but that land is spoken for!  The buyers have a lovely home on Crestline they have enjoyed the past 10 years as weekenders.  With retirement just around the corner, they plan to sell their city place and enjoy their Crestline home while they build their dream on their 34 acres.

Working hard to find buyers for the two homes I have left for your viewing pleasure.   Just listed a charming 3 bedroom cabin… Working through inspections, surveys, utilities and moving days to hand over the keys to new buyers real soon for Happy Holler and Sleeping Beauty.  Still finalizing easements for that amazing view land out at that lookout off East Grade…

Meanwhile, there has been an amazing line of cars going by on their way to the State Park.  They do have several parking options for us with very fun shuttles.  My cowboy is back and we are ‘ready to ride’ down for our shuttle.

Happy Apple Day!

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor

More fun in store for tomorrow!

35 pies and trays of apple crisp ready for YOUR sampling at the Festival!  Many, many trays of chili and corn bread are all set to go in the oven first thing in the morning.  Chefs Chad, Steve and the crew at Palomar Christian Conference Center have been working overtime in the kitchen all day.

Tomorrow you will have your choice of Chad’s Famous Chili (mild to medium heat) or a vegetarian chili and cornbread for $5.00.  (All proceeds go to the Apple Festival.)

Have you seen Ron and his new truck?!??  We caught him cruising Crestline on his way to load up some bales of hay for his Pie Truck!  You’ll just have to hear all about it from Ron-the-Pie-Guy!

Be sure to see what is new at Barb’s Book Table!  Author, Barb Waite printed some of her historical photos from Apple Days on Palomar 100 years ago.  The cards are available for you along with her books.

Lots of games are set up and in the works for the kids, live music, square dancing, potato sack racing, and another fun time on the mountain!

See you at the Festival!

Bonnie Phelps

This lovely basket of apples arrived at our door just in time for festival baking!

The kitchens on Palomar have the wonderful scents of apples and cinnamon…  we’re all baking favorite recipes to donate goodies for free samples tomorrow!

Hope YOU can come up for the 8th Annual Festival. It is a little chilly so you might appreciate a sweatshirt.

Oh, I need to run check our oven!  Hope you can try our Apple Turnovers and/or cobbler.  All made with fresh off-the-tree Palomar Mountain Apples!

Bonnie and Don

You are about to be inspired!

One of our neighbors has so many interesting interests.  He and his wife love this beautiful Mountain and he delights in bringing beauty, fun and adventure to his property.

Jim Hamerly is the much-loved and respected dean of the College of Business Administration at Cal State University of San Marcos.   When on the mountain, he wears different hats!  He was the contractor for the tree house, engineer for the zip lines, and wears a forestry hat for his passion for growing things.  Big things!

Click to learn about his labor of love!

Bonnie Phelps