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Our next play reading will be Saturday, July 3rd, at 4:30 PM. It's free, and everyone is invited. We'll be serving a light dinner, and there will be fireworks at 9:00 PM. William's play N.I.C.E. will be read, and Elizabeth will be back from her deployment and visiting. Book your room now for a fun evening.
Marianne and William and family were in NYC most of May and all the way until June 7th for William's plays. So Rosalba and Armando held down the fort in our absence and from the guest comments, they made everyone feel welcome and did a fantastic job. Way to go, guys!
If you've stayed with us recently, and you didn't leave a review at an on-line site, please do so if you have a moment. One site is www.bedandbreakfast.com.
Happy anniversary to Michael and Jessica; Crystal and Alden; Sam and Linda; and Darren and Kayli. John and Marie visited from Rancho Cucamonga; John and Terry visited from Avalon; Steven and Lena from Palm Springs, Jill and Rick from Long Beach; Andrea and Donato from San Francisco; and Jeff and Renee from Buena Park. Michael and Elizabeth returned to celebrate a birthday.
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| Hike of the Month: Frozen Yogurt Hike |
I'm starting a new feature called Hike of the Month. All of these hikes leave from Jamul Haven.
This hike takes you to the Albertsons/Ralphs shopping centers, where there are plenty of restaurants where you can reward yourself for the exercise. Or if you’d rather not have a full meal, stop by YoYo’s for a cup of frozen yogurt before you return. The hike is virtually completely through back country trails well away from any roads. The trail head is 1.8 miles from the Jamul Haven gate, so you can walk there or drive. The hike is then roughly 2 miles to Hooleys, or 2.5 miles to YoYo’s Yogurt or Dairy Queen.
In the photo above we see the old “hanging tree.” The story is that 80 years ago a resident of Jamul got drunk at the local bar and went home riding the wrong horse. He was brought to this tree and hung as a horse thief.
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Marianne had her carpal tunnel surgery. She was awake for the whole thing, and convinced all of the surgical staff to come stay at the bed and breakfast. On the way home from surgery, she insisted that we stop for breakfast. So yes, she's doing great.
William's plays run in NYC through 20 June, and they've been doing great out there. Dickinson in particular has had large and enthusiastic crowds. His book FIVE POET PLAYS won the San Diego Book Award for Fiction--Best Drama.
Will rolled up his sleeves and helped William out with the cement work in the river water feature, so you'll see progress toward completion on that project.
Liz is back from her deployment now. Here's her latest email:
This last month has been very busy with various detachments, events and of course, lots of flying. I was extremely fortunate to get to fly a P-3 out to Sigonella, Italy a couple weeks ago. The operations officer coined it "the good deal det" because we got a whole day off in Sigonella. Our crew took advantage and rented 2 cars and drove up to the picturesque town of Taormina to shop, eat and sight see all day long. I ate all the Italian food you would expect of someone who only has one day in Italy and I had the tight pants to prove it the next day.
My less-than-good-deal det was to Bahrain. The base we have set up out there is incredibly ill-equipped right now and the living conditions are actually more Spartan than Iraq. We all slept in tents, on cots and pretty much hiked to the bathrooms. The morale tent, which has some gym equipment and extremely slow wi-fi was left over from the first gulf war. And the food was the biggest disappointment of all. The dining facility was a trailer with short hours. If we landed late, we missed dinner. The first time I was out there we had 2 nights off where we snuck into town to go out to dinner (and party our asses off). The exchange rate is not in our favor out there, but just the opportunity to wear civilian clothes and eat non-galley food was priceless.
The other thing I got to experience in Bahrain was a remake of the sandstorm in the movie The Mummy. We took off out of Bahrain for some pilot training action (you know us P-3 guys, just can't get enough training!) and the tower called to tell us about windshear. Meanwhile some haze had been developing and we were commenting on the degrading weather. Just then, at the departure end of the runway, we entered windshear. We lost 400 feet immediately. We added max power, pitched the nose up and maintained altitude as the plane started shaking due to the windshear. Eventually we came out the other side and decided to land immediately. That's when we saw the WALL of dust. Literally. A WALL. I can't say it any more clearly. It was working it's way down the runway toward our landing threshold. We touched down as we entered the WALL and lost all visibility. We were able to taxi back to our line following the taxiway markings, but we couldn't even see the lineman 20 feet in front of us guiding our plane in. Our poor lineman was being sandblasted right in front of us and eventually he gave up and ran inside. It was the craziest weather phenomenon I've ever seen. No one could walk outside for 2 hours because it was impossible to breathe or see - we all just sat around listening to the winds throwing sand against the tents.
Lastly, I've been able to go out into the town of Doha, Qatar a couple times this month. This was actually the biggest culture shock of all the traveling I've done. The local woman almost all wear solid black hijab and albayas and the men wear solid white thobes, with red and white checkered Ghutras held in place by black Ogaals. (Don't worry, I had to look those names up too, you're not the only one).
In the Istanbul, Turkey airport bathroom on my way back to Qatar from Sig, I got the dirtiest looks from an older woman dressed in her black albaya and hijab. I have never felt so uncomfortable in my life! Her eyes just burned into my western self as she telepathically screamed, "dirty slutty western girl - Allah will destroy you!" I teetered between saying in a really cheery voice, "hi! how are you, beautiful day today!" and just walking out. In the end, I decided I didn't want to start an international incident and I walked out. I get that same look from many Qatari men and women as I wonder about town, even with my male escort (required).
With such old traditions, it is really shocking to see all the brand-new and quite stellar architecture downtown Qatar. I think they are getting ready for the Olympics in like 2099 or something, but they have BEAUTIFUL buildings downtown. Huge dynamic and unique sky-scrapers and hotels. The food is to die for as well. I've eaten at three restaurants downtown and they were great each time. The last time I ate Iraqi food with my friends Leah and Caleb (he was our escort that night). We had this amazing fresh baked flat bread straight out of the oven, with the most savory hummus every made. Then, after I was stuffed with hummus, they brought out my lamb kabob and pita bread. And to drink I had fresh squeezed strawberry juice (no alcohol is served or sold out in town either).
I feel really lucky that I've got to experience so many different places on this deployment. I'm really glad I got the time in Iraq because I felt like I was closer to the action and doing something really important. I'm also really glad I got to experience Qatar, Bahrain, Italy, and a couple other countries we stopped in for diverts or fuel.
Much love,
Liz
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Selected fun San Diego events that are worth a trip.
06/18/2010 - 06/20/2010
Julian Gold Rush Days
Julian Merchants Association
Location: East County
Description: Julian Gold Rush Days, which takes place the weekend of June 18-20, celebrates the discovery of gold in this mountain community with three days of events including gold panning, living history demonstrations, gold mine tours, book signings,, children’s crafts, gold nugget scavenger hunt, face painting, old fashioned games, historic skits, and more activities for the entire family.
06/19/2010
Fairy Festival
San Diego Botanic Garden
Location: Encinitas
Price: Free with admission or membership.
Description: Fairies! Come celebrate summer at the Hamilton Children’s Garden.
07/16/2010 - 07/18/2010
36th Annual San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration
San Diego LGBT Pride
Location: Hillcrest
Price: $20
Description: San Diego Pride's famous cultural Festival includes multiple stages of entertainment, more than 80 musicians, bands, comedy and dance performers, 300 participating vendor booths, an Art exhibit, cultural presentations, and great food!
July 18th, 2010
East County Cruisers 8th annual car show
Simpson's Nursery
Benefits our military families
Contact Charger Steve: (760) 440-0896 (leave message)
chargersteve@cox.net
07/22/2010 - 07/25/2010
San Diego Comic Con International
Location: Downtown
Description: San Diego Comic Con is bigger than ever - meet the creators and stars of blockbuster movies, anime, comic book and graphic novel artists and the dedicated followers of all things fantasy, sci-fi and more.
September 26th, 2010 -
Prowlers car club car show
Simpson's Nursery
Benefits Challenged Kids
Prowlers Web Site
Contact: Andy (619) 463-1941
For information about any of these events, email us!
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Hints from "The Everyday Cook-Book," (c) 1889 and found in the Jamul Haven Angel House.
A Healthful Appetizer: How often we hear women who do their own cooking say that by the time they have prepared a meal, and it is ready for the table, they are too tired to eat. One way to mitigate this is to take, about half an hour before dinner, a raw egg, beat it until light, put in a little sugar and milk, flavor it, and 'drink it down.' It will remove the faint, tired out feeling, and will not spoil your appetite for dinner.
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Recipes from "The Everyday Cook-Book," (c) 1889 and found in the Jamul Haven Angel House.
Wild Ducks: Nearly all wild ducks are liable to have a fishy flavor, and when handled by inexperienced cooks, are sometimes uneatable from this cause. Before roasting them guard against this by parboiling them with a small carrot, peeled, put within each. This will absorb the unpleasant taste. An onion will have the same effect; but unless you mean to use onion in the stuffing, the carrot is preferable. In my own kitchen, I usually put in the onion, considering a suspicion of garlic a desideratum in roast duck, whether wild or tame.
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In This Issue
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Jamul Haven offers pampering in a fully restored 1890 luxury Victorian mansion.
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Jamul Haven Specials
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We are running a "Recession Buster" discount of 10% off our room rates for on-line reservations.
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In The News
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