A Vacancy for You!

It has been a wonderful spring, summer, and now fall!  It is easier to book a night here at the Blanchard House, as the summer visitors have been thinning out.  The weather is still great, and many flowers are still in bloom for fall colors. Hope you can visit soon!  Below are a couple of interior photos of the guest …

The edge of the Pacific at Little River Headlands

Here are some spectacular photos from renowned photographer, James Garretson, who recently visited Little River.  He walked the headlands at Van Damme State Park and shares these images with you.  Check out his site for more photos: jimgarretson.zenfolio.com                                             …

Blanchard House Organic Gardens & Greenhouse

Although everything was somewhat late in getting planted this spring, once the warmth was underway on the coast, a bit more enthusiasm was felt for getting out there.  Now that the summer fog has left us for the time being, we are coming into our “Indian summer” and although the harvest is later than usual, it will not be disappointing.  …

English is Tough Stuff!

These verses were designed to help multi-national personnel at NATO headquarters discard their accents. After trying them, a Frenchman said he’d prefer 6 months at hard labor to reading 6 lines aloud. English is Tough Stuff, by G. Nolst Trenito Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and …