The big news around Reverie is that our trees our dying at an alarming rate. The Western Pine beetle that has already killed more than 66 million trees in California has finally invaded us too. I thought we would be spared, at least somewhat, since up until about six weeks ago we only […]
A new atlas of the night sky across the entire globe shows that more than 80 percent of the planet’s land areas—and 99 percent of the population of the United States and Europe—live under skies so blotted with man-made light that the Milky Way has become virtually invisible (information from National Geographic). And so last
It was almost two years ago that we were confronted with a massive wildfire very close to Reverie, the King fire, that burned almost 100.000 acres and burned for a full month. Four days after the fire was ignited it had burned nearly 19.000 acres but as soon as it hit a certain area of
I’ve been wanting to explore cheese-making since we moved to the country but I haven’t gotten around to it until now. The first summer we lived here I met a woman who owned a few dairy cows who was willing to let me have some raw cow’s milk if I came and milked the cow
As Icarus found out the sun is a powerful source of energy. And so from the beginning we intended to have a renewable energy source and as most of you know we started the process of clearing land to make space for a large array a while ago (look at this
On June 20, Ramon and I attended a TAC (Technical Assistance Committee) meeting with the El Dorado Planning Department. This was the next step in our process to obtain a special use permit for Reverie Retreat. The way it was supposed to unfold is that each department would present their requirements for
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With everything that is going on in the world at this moment it seems hard to find some peace and joy and see that we still live on a planet filled with magical beauty. So, after closing my Facebook and the NewYork times on my computer I decided that I needed to
One of the pieces of advice I received when I first moved up to the sierra foothills was to plant things at the right time of the year. Sounds reasonable, but my gardening experience up to that point was in the mild climate of Oakland, where my biggest concern was having enough
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After all the rain storms we have had this winter and spring everything at Reverie seems to grow faster, taller and more abundant now that the sun is out and so this means more upkeep on the land. So I have been out with the chainsaw to cut away dead trees and bigger
Last weekend it finally happened again… the irrigation ditch started running. So once again while summer is starting and the temperatures are rising we are blessed with an abundance of water all around us. So it is time to start thinking about the rubber ducky race. Get your duck out now or start thinking
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5760 Spanish Flat Rd
Garden Valley, CA 95633
