Big update from Idyllwild Woods!

This time last week, we got an inkling of this news.

Didn’t want to share it until it was solid.

After nearly a year on the market, we finally got a good offer on our house (and accompanying 6,000 sq. ft. shop space - a killer man cave). 

We’re scheduled to close fast - March 29th. (Thankfully, we’ve been packing all along.) Typing that is still surreal.

As soon as we leave the closing, we’ll drive ourselves, four dogs, and two cats up to the beautiful 35-acre property where the retreat center will be.

Right now, there’s just a barn. 

Our plan is to buy a used camper (boy, would an old Airstream be cool!) and move ourselves in - the barn will house all our stuff and construction equipment and supplies. 

Still sorting out an order of operations, but here’s a list of cool stuff we’ll do there:

• Plant the gardens (when you come visit, you can get your hands dirty if you’d like - and enjoy fresh fruit, veggies, and flowers)

• Forest management (there are some trees that need to come out to help prevent forest fires)

• Saw milling stuff (we’ll eventually make decking and furniture once the wood cures)

• Deck building (later we’ll aim to put in fancy guest accommodations - geodesic domes is my plan right now… but first, we’ll have tents)

• Off-grid stuff (hubby’s engineer mind has spent the past year figuring out things I don’t really understand yet… except this one: wood fired hot tub!)

• Have I mentioned alpacas and highland cows? 

Some of you have said you’d like to learn stuff like this. Many others have said they’d love to be some of the first to come for a (rustic) retreat. 

It’s happening. Stay tuned for updates and invites. 

Right here, I want to again publicly thank the amazing angel investors who saw this dream hatch two years ago and helped us get this far. Angel is the absolute correct word.

And thank you to Paul and Zac, who’ve been boots on the ground for us.

And thank YOU for following and encouraging this journey.

I cannot wait for some campfire time with you.

xoxo

Sue