HAPPENINGS

BEAR MOUNTAIN LODGE

November 2024

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LODGE NEWS:
Johnny and Jeff are busy being elves, they are decorating for Christmas. 
Always a festive time for us.
The Christmas trees are being adorned, the mistletoe ball is being made, and garlands are draping the windows. 
The smell of baking cookies is in the air!

COOKBOOK:
Remember to order yours today-tell the elves if you want it gift wrapped for the holiday

NEW ITEM:
The website is getting a new feature: the lodge events page. 
We will post up - and - coming events and things of interest in the area. 
Gabe will have posted a bunch of 2025 events by the end of the year.
We are planning the Clayfest workshop with Jessica Wilson, a writing workshop, 
WILL (Life Long Learning) classes in association with Western New Mexico University,
Think a Recipe cooking class, and wine pairing class. To give you an idea.

LODGE SPECIALS:
January 16th to the 31st - book a room and get $20.00 off the price per night.
Please mention the special when booking.

CAFE NEWS:

• December 13th and 20th are wine pairing dinners.
  Limited seating, very festive menus!
  
• December 24th:
  Posole for the Christmas Eve dinner is traditional here.
  The luminarias will be lighted and magical.
  A wonderful night to celebrate.
  Make reservations early; we are booking a single limited seating.
• December 25th:
  We will serve from 12:30 to 5 pm.
  We are doing a single seating, so you better hurry!
  Menus are online under the Cafe tab.
  Call (575 538 2538) or email (info@bearmountainlodge.com) for reservations.

GALLERY NEWS:
We should have Jessica Wilson's workshop description posted on the events page soon. Stay tuned. 
L and I Arts ( Downtown) has some Harry Benjamin's for sale.
The pieces came from the former owner, Irene Denae, of the Continental Divide Gallery that was active in the 1980's in Silver City. 
Diana also received with the paintings and pottery, handbills and advertisements for shows she had at the time. 
The handbills are posted in the gallery - a piece of Silver City's art history. Worth a visit.

BARN NEWS:
All is well. 
The pheasants are enjoying the cool weather. 
The horses are fuzzy with wonderful thick coats. They look like plush stuffed toys.
THE MUI REPORT:
Mui Mui is taking the concept of winter insulation in a very serious manner.
He is eating tons. His tail is much fluffier and his girth too. 
He has a new nemesis or friend (hard to tell), a tufted-eared squirrel. Not only does the tufted-eared squirrel (also known as the Abert's tassel-eared squirrel) live on the roof near the Emory Room (Mui's favorite), he chatters and throws pine cone debris at him. 
Mui, we think, likes the attention. It is very fun to watch the interactions and the chatter.

WINDMILL REPORT:
Mid-December, the blades for the windmill will be added to the tower. 
Students at Aldo Leopold School are painting the blades and tail now.
Very very exciting.
January - the pipe goes to the pond. We will have a public event to update everyone on the project, January 25th at 4:00 here at the Lodge.

WORDS OF THE MONTH:
I was driving on Cottage San, the light playing on the fall colored cottonwood leaves was amazing. The leaves were dancing in the sunlight.. 
I thought there must be a word for it. In English, we call it dappled and, of course, I think of horses whose coats have light bouncing off the light and dark spots of their coats.
But in Japanese, the word is komorebi, meaning "sunlight leaking through the trees".
I do think much more fitting.
I did find the psithurism, the sound of leaves rustling in the wind. 
I am happy we have a word for that lovely sound.
Being a biophilic, a person with a tendency to associate with nature and animals, 
These words made me happy. 

LOOKING TO THE NEW YEAR:
We hope to see you soon.
We have some fun things planned for January. 
Chinese New Year- January 29th
Wine Pairing January 20th
January 25th, Saturday-Update and Talk about the windmill project.