Share/Bookmark While enjoying our winter wonderland Sunday morning, I proceeded to clean the white stuff off our vehicles. Never quite recovered from having my spine fused, I comptemplated letting the 30-inch berm melt and venturing out in June. Along came a compassionate soul with a plow. The driver made three passess and the berm was [...]
Share/BookmarkI work at the afterschool program at Town Hall. After a recent snowfall, the children wanted to play in the snow but several of the children were not wearing warm winter boots, so I decided we should walk on the streets. We stopped at Silver Pines Lodge to visit the puppy playing outside and chat [...]
Share/BookmarkA few weeks ago, I hoofed it to town for the usual stops in the Strawberry Creek Plaza — post office, Fairway and the pharmacy. As usual, I bought the maximum that I could carry home. At my last stop, the Idyllwild Pharmacy, I accidentally left my groceries on the floor near the checkout counter. [...]
Share/BookmarkOnly in Idyllwild would the local theatre open just for the children. On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Rustic Theatre opened so the Town Hall children could watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” The children loved the outing and watching a classic holiday movie on the big screen. Susan Swanson Idyllwild “Only in Idyllwild” may [...]
Share/BookmarkA few years ago, after being away for awhile, we were surprised to see a large pile of neatly stacked firewood when we drove into our yard. There had been a big storm and one of our tall trees had fallen on our next door neighbors’ garage roof. His insurance took care of the damage [...]
Share/BookmarkI was at the Transfer Station emptying bags of pine needles when my neighbor, Geno, came looking for his cell phone that he had just lost. He asked if I had a cell phone and would I dial his number. I said, “Sure,” and proceeded to do so. His cell phone rang and he found [...]
Only in Idyllwild will your neighbor relocate your caught rattlesnakes and racoons that come through your doggie door.
Share/BookmarkWhen the lights went out on Tuesday afternoon, I scrambled to find backup power for my husband’s medical equipment. Because of the efforts of several local men, a generator was located and then carried up many stairs into our home. A potential life-threatening situation was averted. This is not the first time we have been [...]
Share/BookmarkIt’s a small garage, but still, it’s a place where the family car could be tucked away, out of the snow and rain. But, problem was that it was filled with other possessions, thus leaving no room for the car. So, given the latest weather forecast, the owner decided it was time to move all [...]
Share/BookmarkI love homemade pretzels. I put in my order for 10 at Honey Bunns and Joe, figuring I could make it back up the Hill before they closed at 3 p.m. However, being a school teacher for Hemet Unified School District, my after school efforts to help just a few more students delayed me in [...]
