Not very nice weather!!!!!!

It has turned miserably wet  for Presidents Day Weekend. It rained all night (boo hoo) which is particularly annoying as I washed down the deck yesterday.  As our guests started to arrive, the temperatures dropped and the clouds rolled in over the mountain. Never mind, here's a cheerful picture of one of our new cacti in bloom a few days ago just outside our front gate. Aaahhhhhh!!!

Once again, the majority of guests are return visitors. We welcome back Sam and Justin , Rudy and Walter from Los Angeles, Jay from St Paul (see you in a few weeks, Jim!). Ron from Atlanta, 2 visitors from Canada and one from England. Not to mention Peoria, Arizona. Great to see you all. Thanks for coming back!!!!  Ooop, I nearly forgot to mention the two lovely boys from Santa Ana who stayed last weekend. Please come back! (no names, as requested!!!!).

Here's another picture, this time the aloe next to the steps going to rooms 7 and 8. We call it our Neptunes Trident plant for obvious reasons. In a few days they will have brilliant yellow flowers. Sorry, no pictures of naked men around the pool. Far too wet and cold. No doubt the steam room will be made use of this weekend!!!!! We''ll see how many can fit in at the same time!

Marc Langet

It was with great sorrow we heard the news that one of our regular visitors had died. Marc was born in France but lived in Belgium and was working for the EU in Brussels. A gentle giant all 6ft 5inches. He took some of the pictures for us on our website. He loved to travel,  loved Palm Springs but most of all, he loved us and staying at Chaps Inn.  We will miss him greatly. Lovely to see you, Gerard. Next time bring happier news!!!!!

Don't cry for us!!!!! (Agentina or anywhere!!).

LOL. I know the rest of the world is suffering with record rainfall, low temperatures, snow up the wazzu, winds, plague, pestilence, locusts and frogs falling from the sky but, here in sunny Southern California, to be precise, Palm Springs, we woke to a low at 7.00 this morning of exactly 32f, 0 centigrade on our thermometer. I rushed to grab the camera to take a picture of this momentous occasion. By the time I got back, the temp had risen by 1 1/2 degrees, so what was the point?! Just so you know, it was up in the mid 70's later and people were sunbathing NAKED around the pool!!! Rush and book your tickets NOW!!!!! This is the place to be.

It's been 2 weeks?

My, how time flies. Can it really be a fortnight since I last wrote???  I should've made a resolution at the New Year to 'write more often!'. I didn't!! Just a quickie, the weather here has been fantastic, mid 70's most days and a welcome change from all that rain. The mountains are looking green and the wildflowers are poking through. The season has started well despite a slow start. Looking forward to seeing some (if not all) of you this year.