If you have stayed with us before, you will likely remember having a taste of our luscious Pinot Gris. Well, Forgotten Hill Wine Co. opened to the public in the spring of 2017. We started small, having converted the garage at Forgotten Hill into a mini-but-mighty winery. We offer sumptuous handcrafted wines made from our estate-grown Pinot…
Read articleLiving here, on this big property and so close to nature, we often get to see some of the interesting aspects of nature. But even by our standards, the 1st of June 2016 was memorable…
Read articleWe have a woodpecker that has been spending the “night hours”, all 14 of them at this time of the year, holding on to the stucco surface that is part of the end of the veranda by our kitchen…
Read articleStarting in early April there are quails everywhere on Cottonwood Estate, where Forgotten Hill B&B is located. At first there are only adult quails. The females walk around clucking softly while the males call loudly. To my ears, many of the males seem to be calling “McGregor! McGregor! McGregor!”; which gives me the impression that they’re hocking McGregor socks……
Read articleThe phone rings and I answer.
“There is a problem with the toilet in the Elephant Room” she announces at the other end.
“What kind of problem?” I ask cautiously. I tend to be cautious with problems. Problems can go only two ways: minor, or major. So anytime there is a “problem”, I’m careful.
I saw it at the back of the garage when I came out of the house, a fresh cup of coffee in hand. The marmot was busy inspecting some stuff on a wooden shelf I have there. It was standing on its back legs, grabbing something with its “hands”. Marmots don’t really have “hands” but…
Read articleFrom the spring through the late fall, we usually take our morning coffee outside, under the veranda.
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