Our decorator home (know as Shoe House of Bells) of 1600 sq. ft. with a large exterior deck sits on a 1/4 acre forested mountain lot (we live in a view) with kitchen, dinning room, front room, two bedrooms two bathrooms, one en-suite and laundry facilities.

Our all season friendly cedar home has a rear deck equipped with gas grill, Jacuzzi plus bird and squirrel feeders. We have no domestic pets and do not desire any in our home.

The home is air-conditioned but seldom used. It has forced air heating with a front room fireplace. Kitchen complete with dishwasher, large refrigerator, garbage disposal, microwave, toaster and toaster oven, coffee maker, electric stove with broiler (grill) and other amenities. Front room has Cable TV, Laser Disk Player,
VCR and CD player with surround sound. Select from over 100 movies to watch [laser or tape] or from over 500 CD's of various kinds of music.
Wonderful to wake up to.

There is a double car detached garage with an automatic door opener.

The Neighborhood:

Idyllwild is a charming and exceedingly friendly Artisan community of around 3,500. We have two grocery stores and many unique restaurants with one of california's top 10 Chinese restaurants. There are many unusual and inviting small shops in our community. Idyllwild hosts many cultural events all seasons of the year, like the highly acclaimed Jazz Festival in August.

We are at 5,800' so we are on a mountain with mountain roads. We are close to Palm Springs and 2 hours to the beach, 2.5 hours to San Diego and 2.5 hours to Los Angeles. Disney Land, Universal City, Knott's Berry Farm, Getty Museum, Huntington Library with it's beautiful gardens and art, the Palm Springs Tram, gambling casinos and many other diverse attractions are readily accessible.

For those that want to rock climb there is an out-crop that many use. The "John Muir" trail and Pacific Coast Trail goes through Idyllwild. There are many trails in the area. A Rangers office has the up to date information on all of them. A backpackers and hikers paradise. You will find two mountain bikes available.

Other Information:

We do NOT want either smokers OR children in the home. It is filled with decorator things everywhere and small children are NOT welcome. We DO NOT
smoke so if there is smoke in the house, it had better be on fire!!!!

We have a 1994 Chrysler LHS available for use. We are about 2 hours from Ontario Airport and 45 minutes from Palm Springs [less traffic to get to our home]. We will arrange to have you picked up one of three Airports, Palm Springs, Ontario or San Diego, and the same person would be available to open the house. If you desire (not a good choice) Los Angeles as a destination then there would be a shuttle available for about $160.00. We will NOT arrange for pickup at this
airport. There is no bus or train service.

There is the Jacuzzi that will need chemicals and the provided help will know what needs to be done as well as where things are both in the house and in the area.

Our Destination:

We have been to Alaska for a month and England twice, which includes 2 months as a home exchange so, would prefer another destination. Our preference now would be something like Washington State, Idaho, Montana and the North Eastern part of the United States like Maine.

The Dates:

Most any time considered but our first choice would be this August and/or September for 2-6 weeks...

The People:

Donna has been an Executive Secretary for a number of years and then she and her husband of 37 years became missionaries in Northern Mexico for over six years.

Darrell worked for both Radio and TV stations around the central and western states. He retired from the Better Business Bureau in Peoria, Ill to marry Donna and moved to Idyllwild in 1995.

Darrell's hobbies include amateur radio, Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit [communications person] and reading. We both are professional CLOWNS and
Donna is currently President of The Golden Clowns of Hemet Alley

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