Christmas Food -- Beginning to End

Guests today started the day with fresh, hot, homemade water bagels, and a Glendeven Inn garden-greens souffle made with rainbow chard straight from our garden and, as always, eggs from the coop.

For dinner, guests who attended our special Glendeven host table dinner by Chef Patrick Meany, were treated to an amazing special holiday menu (below) with items including cassoulet of shellfish with rock shrimp "chorizo", foie gras with local huckleberries and homemade brioche, duck breast with carrot-caramel sauce, confit red cabbage, and duck cracklins, an intermezzo of hibiscus soup with flavors of green apple, peppermint & pomegranate -- all finished with a "30-Second" sponge cake with cranberry drops, whipped honey, and homemade graham cracker ice cream.

Christmas Wreath

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Glendeven Inn.

Blue Sky Wreath

Today the skies are so blue, and the holidays are almost here.

Glendeven Inn looks like a like a big Christmas gift.

A 10-Minute Walk

A 10-minute walk from the Glendeven grounds brings you to this exact spot. Why don't I do this every day? Glendeven's "front yard" is stunning.

Christmas tree lot

Do these trees make me look tall?

This year we got one large tree for the farmhouse, and a small one for the Wine Bar[n].

Very festive at Glendeven.

New Glendeven Dinner Menu!

We have a new exciting dinner menu at Glendeven!

Join us if you can Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday.

All are welcome at the Glendeven farmhouse host table

Thanksgiving morning

What a great weekend at Glendeven!

Kurt Russell & John

Kurt Russell is a new Glendeven Inn & Wine Bar[n] fan.

Thanks for stopping by Kurt.

From the Air

From the ground and from the air, Glendeven looks lovely.

Beach Trail Cottage NEW!

The master bedroom with whitewater ocean views.
The second bedroom with its wonderful new queen sized bed and furniture.




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Garden pole

The pole beans in our organic vegetable garden need support. This old tree trunk serves the purpose.

Welcome Notes

At Glendeven, you'll have a hand-embossed, handwritten personal note welcoming you to your room on arrival. It's one of the ways we like to let you know how glad we are you're here.

A Glendeven Business Meeting

An all-duck Glendeven business meeting.

They're trying to get themselves all-in-a-row, but it takes some discussion when you're small.

Tres Llamas

These are three of our six llamas at Glendeven. Can you see a family resemblance?

From left to right this is Aunt Sue, her 'niece' Carla, and Carla's mom (who is also Sue's full sister) who we call Mama Llama.

Springtime in Anderson Valley

On your way to Glendeven, you pass miles of vineyards in the Anderson Valley and the new life of spring.

Waterfall

At Mendocino's Russian Gulch State Park, a three mile hike takes you to this waterfall.

It's a Glendeven favorite.

(Guest photo)

Wild Flowers

I took this picture when driving through the Anderson Valley today to get wine for the Wine Bar[n]. It's so great out there this time of year.

When you drive to Glendeven on the 128, this is one of the sights you'll see.

Glee loves Glendeven!

Glendeven Inn owner, John Dixon, and Glee cast member, Jane Lynch, (sporting a Glendeven jacket) at the filming of Glee's season 1 final episode in Los Angeles April 16, 2010.

Glendeven loves Glee, and Glee loves Glendeven.

Thanks Jane!

The Greenhouse Sprouts

All of our new plantings were started in the greenhouse.

Strong and healthy is what they'll be.

The New Organic Garden

Andrew Jones,

Thanks for laying out the new garden. Thanks for installing the irrigation lines, staking the bender boards, and chipping the brush for the walkways with Jose. Thanks for moving in the rich soil from our compost and mixing it with llama pellets.

Soon this garden will be lush and green by your hands. We can't wait.

Carriage House courtyard view

The lovely view from Glendeven's Carriage House Suite.

Nice.

The Barn Loft's garden view

This is the view from the Barn Loft. The Glendeven grounds are so green and lush this time of year.

Spring is here.

Llamas with a View

Glendeven's llamas have an ocean view! Happy llamas are good llamas.

Photo by guest Gioia Hansbury.

Sea Ridge Cottage's Living Room

A sunny day at Glendeven's Sea Ridge Cottage.

Cupcakes on arrival!

Betty Franks, our terrific new pastry chef, created these amazing cupcakes for guests arriving this week at Glendeven.

They are roasted banana cupcakes with peanut butter honey frosting.

Wow.

Take home a chicken

February is Take-Home-A-Chicken month. Of the stuffed ones, that is. We have lots.

We need to keep the 50 real ones we have so that your breakfast eggs are the freshest they can be.

The stuffed chickens are perfect little gifts for the children and grandchildren in your life!

Valentine Cakes - Welcome!

Betty Franks, our new pastry chef at Glendeven, created these vanilla sponge cakes with raspberry-vanilla ganache and double chocolate icing for guests as a treat upon arrival on this Valentine's Weekend

Thanks Betty!

Little River Beach

A short 10 minute walk from Glendeven down Peterson Lane and past the blackberry bushes and wild fuchsia & roses lies Little River Beach.

This image was taken by guest Holly Koehler.

Storm's coming

A photo taken from the Barn Loft by guest Holly Koehler.

The storms blowing through in January are worth a trip to the coast.

The light and ocean waves are very dramatic.

And at Glendeven you're always safe and warm - our full-site generator guarantees it.