Welcome to St. Anthony's

Welcome to my community of Faith in Mendocino. St. Anthony's was established in the mid nineteen fifties, and has been active ever since, even though fire has destroyed the building more than once. The most recent fire was in 1990. Coming to St. Anthony's reminds me of my home-St. Anne's Chapel in Raymond. 

This beautiful stained glass depicts a fisherman casting his nets.....

And another showing the whales as they reach for the sky.
A local artist painted the backdrop for the alter.. It's very life-like.
And, here's the exterior on a typical day on the coast...

Art and Anne Come to Visit

Art and Anne Aitken are good friends from my home base, Park of the Sierras. They stopped by overnight on their way to visit their children and grandchildren in Washington. We were very happy to see them-actually it was way out of their way so we were especially glad they took the time to visit! They were laughing about their good timing.....it was 91 @9:00 in the am and predicted to climb to 114 that day in Park Sierra. 

As you can see, Art & Anne are dressed for central CA, not Mendo

So glad to be in cooler weather-but I thought it was pretty warm today.

They're not unhappy, just full after enjoying Bay View Cafe's hot crab and jack sandwich. This is a resturant right across the street from the Ford House and has some spectacular views.

This is the front of my site at Headquarters. Gary and Cecile helped get the fire started before I got back from work.  We enjoyed another fantastic meal-smoked salmon (Gary smoke last week), roasted corn and yams. Cecile made one of her famous trifles..yum! 

Fourth of July in Mendocino

This is my first 4th of July in Mendocino, and I had no idea what I've been missing! We sold polish dogs with or without chili and/or saurkraut, roasted corn on the cob and sodas. All the revenue goes to the Restoration Fund for the Ford House and this year we made $1,000! Sweet! 

But that's not all, folks. Mendo has an annual parade that could make you cry for your childhood. It lasts a little over 1/2 hour and goes right down Main street-right in front of us! There were lots of political statements as well as newly married couples celebrating the Supreme court ruling. Sadly, there were fewer firemen 'cause they're still out fighting fires. We kept them in mind as we celebrated our unique holiday.

The parade begins... This is the Bay View Cafe, right across the street from the Ford House. Lots of folks decorated their trucks. 

Here's the crew setting up for food sales in the staff parking area of the Ford House.

And Cecile and I are the money takers

Jenny Heckeroth is our Ford House manager.

Denise Mueller is one of the docents for the Ford House and obviously an Obama  fan.

Gary, our Lord of the Corn Roasters got quite a workout this day-it was so yummy no one could resist!