Only in Idyllwild: Brave neighbors
Only in Idyllwild will your neighbor relocate your caught rattlesnakes and racoons that come through your doggie door.
Only in Idyllwild: No power, but caring neighbors
When the lights went out on Tuesday afternoon, I scrambled to find backup power for my husband’s medical equipment. Because of the efforts of...
Only in Idyllwild: Tight squeeze
It’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,...
Only in Idyllwild: Home pretzel delivery
I love homemade pretzels. I put in my order for 10 at Honey Bunns and Joe, figuring I could make it back up the...
Only in Idyllwild: Legends among us
Only in Idyllwild can you go from photographing legendary jazz vocalist Herb Jeffries for his 98th birthday in the morning, to photographing jazz legend-to-be...
Only in Idyllwild: Unfazed by thunder storm
City folk run inside at the first raindrop. In Idyllwild, no one bats an eye at a powerful thunderstorm. I recently enjoyed lunch with...
Only in Idyllwild: Brake for quails
While traveling down Tollgate, a vehicle was stopped ahead for no apparent reason. Ahh … but the reason soon appeared when mom, pop, aunt,...
Only in Idyllwild: No runarounds
I am a half-timer in Idyllwild. Half the week I am in San Diego and half in Idyllwild. In anticipation of the installation of...
Only in Idyllwild II: Sept. 1, 2011
“I’ll have a cheeseburger with fruit,” I said, without so much as a glance at the menu.
“Did you want everything on it?” our...
Only in Idyllwild: Sept. 1, 2011
I was the lucky winner of the bid at the Mountain Disaster Preparedness Fundraiser for a dinner prepared by the Idyllwild Fire Protection District,...