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The concrete walkway and pad for the gazebo have been poured. The Victorian walkway lights have been ordered and are being fabricated. We've started planting, beginning with 1,900 feet of hedges (Myrtus Compacta). We're also planting 250 Bignonia's (Trumpet Vines) along the entire chain link fence around the property.
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OK, so the big news around here is that our daughter Elizabeth (Liz) is pregnant, with the baby due in September. We're going to be grandparents!
The link below goes to Regina's second blog post, describing her trials and tribulations as a new accounting intern. She's in some kind of contest with the other interns to see who gets the most unique clicks to their blog, so click away!
We think we solved the Riley running off and eating chickens" problem. This being the country mouse, as opposed to the city mouse, part of San Diego county I could saunter into any of several stores in town and buy everything I needed for an electric fence. Basically, this consists of electric insulators that we attached to the chain link fence a few inches off the ground; a bare wire that is run from insulator to insulator around the entire property; and a box that keeps the wire charged (for fences up to 50 miles long, according to the label). Now, I don't do things to dogs that I wouldn't do to myself, so one of the first things I had to do was touch it to see what it was really like. I'd like to claim that it was "just a slight tingle, nothing to be concerned about" but the reality is that it was more like "just a slight bee sting, hardly noticeable." It's obviously not dangerous, but certainly not fun either. Well, Riley had a couple of encounters with it, yelping and running away while looking back to see if the fence was chasing him, and after that, he seems to keep a respectful distance from the property line. So it worked and the dogs are now, once again, "born free" if you remember that movie. The only unintended consequence is that I've learned a few new Spanish cuss words from the times when Hector is trimming bushes and accidentally backs into it.
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Read Regina's blog
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John and Kerri visited from Federal Way, WA. Stephen and Marilyn celebrated a birthday. Harvey; Michelle and Robert; Amber and Becky; Kate and Stuart; and Christine and Troy had a San Diego staycation. Ryan and Noreen visited from Los Angeles. Natalie and Andrei celebrated a honeymoon. David visited from Oxnard. Tracy and Ron visited from Chino Hills, CA. William and Linda visited from San Marcos. Gina and Barry visited from Morgan Hill, CA. Paul and Barbara visited from Lexington, Ma. The Payne family celebrated Toni Payne's 90th birthday and had a family reunion.
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| Jamul Haven History Update |
I'll be repeating some of my earlier history articles from years ago, as many have not read them yet.
Jamul Haven History, The Growth of the Olive Empire
Gifford settled in Jamul in 1888, where he planted a grove of orange and olive trees which he watered from a nearby spring (still present). He later purchased one hundred and one acres adjoining, on which twenty acres were devoted to an orchard and the remainder to general farming. While engaged in these activities, he became aware of the growth potential in olives, and sold his ranch in 1895 to devote himself exclusively to olives. Interestingly, the year of the initial mortgage on Jamul Haven was 1895. By the time Gifford filed his application for a United States Patent on the Mexican Canyon property in 1896, he clearly had a small olive industry in operation. The 1898 Patent and 1899 addition to his Queen Anne Victorian farm house coincided with the success of his olive orchard and Gifford Olive Mill industry.
A brief note in the 1899 newspaper reported olive orchards and grain fields in the Valley of Jamul “tell of fruitful soil” (San Diego Union January 1, 1899). An article in the San Diego Union remarked that fifty years earlier, on March 31, 1906, C.M. Gifford took out a permit to construct his olive factory at 13th and Market Street (San Diego Union March 31, 1956). Another article in 1933 mentioned the Gifford plant received what was believed to be the first award given for canned olives. By that time, they processed 400 tons of olives into 18,000 to 24,000 cases for wholesale and retail sales. C.M. Gifford & Sons estimated they produced 10 million pint cans of olives since they began their operation in 1899. The 1905 San Diego City Directory shows the Gifford Olive Works was located at 525 9th in downtown San Diego. By 1907 they were at 13th and M, and by 1918 they were at 13th and Imperial. An April 20, 1930 article in the San Diego Union entitled “Gifford’s Olives ‘Grow’ With Passing of Years” states: In a small square adobe shed with crude wooden barrels and vats, Gifford sought ways and means to improve the processes of curing the fruit, at the same time delivering his small output to local stores and other business concerns by wagon and team. He was the entire force, factory owner, manager, help and deliveryman.’
“… It is interesting to know that the Gifford firm was the first in the world to successfully can ripe olives. Outside markets soon sought Gifford olives but being an entirely new product canned ripe olives were slow to meet with public demand outside of California.
“…Many of C.M. Gifford’s original customers are still buyers in large quantities of Gifford packed olives today, [1930), including Klauber-Wagenheelm company, Hotel del Coronado, Hamilton’s grocery, the original Heller’s stores, now the MacMarr chain, and the Southwestern Grocery company, then Cook-Haddock company. The Gifford business has remained under family control since its inception and Gifford ripe olives now have national distribution."
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Recipes from "The Everyday Cook-Book," (c) 1889 and found in the Jamul Haven Angel House.
Creamed Eggs: Boil six eggs twenty minutes. Make one pint of cream sauce. have six slices of toast on a hot dish. Put a layer of sauce on each one, and then part of the whites of the eggs, cut in thin strips; and rub part of the yolks through a sieve on to the toast. Repeat this, and finish with a third layer of sauce. Place in the oven for about three minutes. Garnish with parsley, and serve.
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Hints from "The Everyday Cook-Book," (c) 1889 and found in the Jamul Haven Angel House.
Courage: One may possess physical courage, so that in times of danger, a railroad accident, a steamboat collision or a runaway horse, the heart will not be daunted or the cheek paled, while on the other hand, one may be morally brave, not afraid to speak a word for the right in season, though unwelcome, to perform a disagreeable duty unflinchingly or to refuse to do a wrong act, and yet be a physical coward, trembling and terrified in a thunder-storm, timid in the dark, and even scream at the sight of a mouse. Courage, both moral and physical, is one of the finest attributes of character, and both can be cultivated and gained if desired and sought after. Some girls think it interesting and attractive to be terrified of insects, and will shriek with fright if they happen to be chased a few rods by a flock of geese, but they only excite laughter and do not gain the admiration which a brave girl who tries to help herself would deserve.
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Selected fun San Diego events that are worth a trip.
Through 03/31/2012
Trout Season
Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve
Location: Santee
Price: $5 gate entrance
$9 adult fish permit
$6 junior permit
Description: Trout Season! Come out and catch a tagged trout for cash and prizes! Catch a Memory!
Through 04/29/2012
Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Location: Balboa Park
Price: Included with Admission
Description: This out of this world exhibition explores what we know, don’t know, and think we know about one of the world’s greatest space mysteries - black holes.
03/02/2012
First Friday Films: Dead Man
San Diego Museum of Art
Location: Balboa Park
Price: $5 members, students, military, seniors
$10 nonmember
Description: This black and white postmodern Western, Dead Man (1995), starring Johnny Depp, Crispin Glover, and Gary Farmer and directed by Jim Jarmusch, is shown in conjunction with the exhibition Walk from the Sun: Photographs of Southern California by Scott B. Davis.
03/10/2012
San Diego Symphony: Silent Film Night: The Mark of Zorro (1920)
San Diego Symphony: Silent Film Night: The Mark of Zorro (1920)
San Diego Symphony
Location: Downtown
Price: $20
Description: Starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery, The Mark of Zorro is a swashbuckling adventure from 1920. It’s full of plot twists with an irresistible blend of romance, comedy and swordplay as Zorro evades pursuit while fighting all oppressors. Zorro makes his mark with the sign of the Z!
03/17/2012
Paper Airplane Festival
San Diego Air & Space Museum
Location: Balboa Park
Price: Children 12 and under free with adult admission
Description: Join us for Science Family Day in Balboa Park and participate in the Paper Airplane Festival at the San Diego Air & Space Museum!
03/31/2012 - 04/01/2012
San Diego Crew Classic
Location: Mission Bay
Price: $10-$12
Description: 4,000 athletes from more than 100 universities, clubs and high school programs from across the United States will participate in this premier rowing event in San Diego.
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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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For links to articles and reviews, visit http://www.jamulhaven.com/links.html.
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