Every visit to Big Cat Cabin
always seems like the best one. We 're never ready to leave
and look forward to our next visit.
April 2019
Happy New Year ! Thank you
SO much for taking care of OUR home for the last 51 weeks !
January 2019
Bill and I have have been coming
to Big Cat for 15 years or more.
Each and everytime it is a renewal of our spirits.
December 2018
We repeat
and repeat
and every visit
refreshes
llke the first.
November 2018
Serene and magicalWe can't recall
ever being where we felt so much at home.
October 2018
My words seem so inadequate
to describe our stay. So I will quote a guest from Christmas
1998:
"Life could be
better
than
this
but I know
not where."
July 2018
My move to the East Coast makes
Big Cat much harder to reach now. But it's good for the heart
knowing it's right here where I left it. Tranquil, peaceful
and always welcoming no matter what state of mind I arrive in.
May 2018
Oh my goodness ! Deep thanks
to you both for claiming, preserving and sharing this deeply
healing piece of paradise . The peace and slowed pace after coming
up from the city has calmed our fields and
we are palpably changed in a very sweet and gentle way.
April 2018
Sitting here with my love, with
a warming fire going - watching the world go by without a care..
the mule deer not disappointing us the male wild turkeys walking
around like they own the place
life doesn't get much better than this, thank you Nan and Chuck.
February 2018
When I asked how he wanted to
spend his 65th birthday,
he instantly replied "Big Cat Cabin". - his happy
place !
January 2018
Just amazing, nothing else will
ever compare to this. What happy memories we will have to take
back to England with us .thank you. Truly special.
August 2017
The visit felt surreal at times,
like pieces out of a romance novel.
The is such a perfect, thought-out and peaceful space.
July 2017
What was supposed to be a trip
to Panama turned into five days at Big Cat.
I've never been so grateful for passport trouble.
May 2017
We woke
to a hawk sitting on the tree outside our bedroom window - just
one of many birds and other wildlife we experienced by sight
and sound on this magical weekend.
What a great experience - we'll be back!
April 2017
Dear
Big Cat - Thank you for 7 years of solace, peace, nature's balm,
introspection, re-calibration, and sweet memories.
January 2017
As always,
we had a wonderful and relaxing few days! Thinking
this is about our 20th + visit here and it never gets old or
boring.
June 2016
Thank
you Big Cat for being the most sacred of inner workshops. The
peace and tranquility you offer has been the backdrop for countless
experiences I would never have had in the city. Thank you,
Big Cat for being a bridge to my deepest self. For being
the conduit that has allowed me to go further into my being than
anywhere else.
March 2016
The stress
from the city has hurt my neck and our souls. This morning
I was sitting on the couch and drinking coffee. There was
no pain coming from my body and soul. I just stared out
the window. My mind was blank. I was at peace. I
believe in energy. That beautiful positive energy is in
this cabin. I hope I can keep some of it when I leave.
January 2016
Every
trip here is a little different. Sometimes it's more porch
time, and sometimes it's more time out in the woods. But
it is always calming, serene and peaceful.
January 2016
The difference
in my state of mind of being from when I arrive to when I leave
is nothing short of astounding. This little cabin is good
for the soul .
October 2015
What
I can say is this. Your art sculptures of 3-dimension have
a depth that have left us in awe. It has a life of its
own that provides a character development process developed in
every moment one spends here. It is a living thing that
we have fallen in love with.
In short, if lifestyle is an art form ... this is a masterpiece.
August 2015
The stillness
is deafening. The deer and birds are many. Views
to the nether regions of the soul; then beyond. Nature abides.
The most peace I've felt in many years --
It was heaven.
October 2014
We've
traveled all over the world for the last 32 years
and have seen many wonderful places.
When I walked into Big Cat Cabin, I knew it was at least one
of the best!
July 2014
The moment
we crossed the threshold we were virtually cloaked in an overwhelming
sense of well-being.
April 2014
I have
a few favorite places on Earth, and this is one.
Thank you for your conservatorship of much that matters.
December 2013
This
place has taken our hearts, and as the many volumes of guest
reports attest,
we are not alone.
September 2013
We have
come to think of you as our second home - (along with everyone
else we suppose). But ours alone when we are here.
December 2012
We arrived
at the cabin on Monday looking forward to 3 days in Julian with
a list of things to do and see. We extended our stay and did
nothing on our lists. Instead, we have soaked in all that
the Big Cat Cabin had to offer. We talked less and listened
more.
We ate better, loved better and slept better.
July 2012
As always
this is Perfection. The only problem now is which
Cabin we like more.
We will be back again to try and decide.
November 2012
Like a pilgrimage to a sacred shrine, we return again and again
to the Big Cat Cabin.
Here, we taste soul satisfaction. Blessings!
April 2011
Another
perfect week - the rain only made it better. As always,
thank you for providing such an amazing peaceful place. See you
nest year!
December 2010
The peace
and serenity we experience here is amazing and cannot be matched
anywhere else in the world. No matter how often we come, we can't
seem to get enough.
The transformation is almost immediate.
As crazy as life gets, when we are here, it all seems to slip
away.
November 2010
She proclaimed
our last stay "the best vacation ever !". This time
was even better. A deer raided the birdfeeder while we sat on
the porch just steps away. So many deer we lost count. Turkeys
flying to roost in the trees (who knew those fatties could fly?).
Thunder, lightening and fat rain drops with a fire to cuddle
beside. And pie!
October 2010
We watched
the fog roll up the mountain, and then envelop us as we sat in
Big Cat Cabin. It was like the mists of Avalon, the dragons breath
conjured up by some mountain wizard. At night the wind shook
the tiny droplets of fog off the pine needles above the roof
as we slept.
Jan 09
It was
nice to sit out on the porch and do our sketching and watercolors.
And I loved photographing the area and catching the sunsets over
the hills. We appreciate all of the little things you did to
make our stay special. We will definitely be seeing you again
soon!
Nov 08
We're
excited to have found a place a little closer (than Wales and
Canada) to our current home, that we can return to from time
to time to recharge our sanity batteries, reconnect with each
other and the environment and remind ourselves of who we are.
Nov 08
Ahh peace
... ahh quiet ... time to talk, remember and look ahead!
Thank you, as always, for this piece of heaven.
May 08
We were
so amazed at how beautiful your Cabin is the internet doesn't
do it justice.
When we arrived we were greeted by a parade of wild turkeys walking
on the left side of the cabin and a few minutes later a parade
of deer on the right !!
It's almost like you released them for us !
Sept 07
This
year we gave ourselves the best Christmas gift - a stay at Big
Cat. Our visit here was perfect. ... It's hard to explain to
people that what you were missing in your life is silence - but
I feel like those who stay here understand that.
Dec 07
This
morning as I was dressing.. I was surprised to see a deer at
the window looking in. Then 2 more came to the window seat and
stared at me. It occurred to me that they may be off somewhere
discussing me this minute ... or maybe writing in a book ...
Dec 06
We were
greeted by several deer that did not seem to mind us at all.
When they left the turkeys came by - first the hens, then the
toms. We could see the ocean to the southwest then a great sunset.
The distant city lights followed.
Feb 07
My husband
and I have lived in Escondido for almost 30 years and have been
up to Julian, Cuyamaca and the Lagunas many times, but we have
never experienced anything like "Big Cat" before. ...It
couldn't have been more purr-fect!
June 08
Ahh peace
... ahh quiet ... time to talk, remember and look ahead!
Thank you, as always, for this piece of heaven.
May 08
From the moment we drove up, I was speechless.
Walking down the walkway towards the cabin, it was like entering
another world. Stepping inside was as breathtaking as the beautiful
scenery outside. Such charm, such character, I still cannot find
the words to describe this place. ... I frequent Julian, yet
still, being here is so different.
I found myself using the binoculars to watch birds,
something I never thought I could enjoy, yet did immensely.
Aug 06
The peace
and serenity have taken both of us out of our heads and into
our hearts,
where we belong.
Aug 07
This
is a place of beauty and restoration. It is a place where souls
collide with grace, dignity and truth. The winds will speak to
you and heal you heart. The stars in the sky fill your senses
with purpose. Life happens here in the stillness of the cabin.
The fire burns all negative energy
and you are suddenly filled with an extraordinary sense of peace.
Jan 07
In the
few days that we were here, I was forever changed. Somewhere
between the embrace of this cabin and the magisty of the surroundings.
I found peace and clarity that I have never known. Sitting under
a blanket of stars I became part of this world instead of a secular
being. Sitting in solitude I found connection and peace. This
cabin will always be a part of me.
I am so grateful.
July 06
The silence
was overwhelming. When we opened the car door we just stood for
a moment and soaked it all in. We walked to the Cabin and pushed
open the screen. Much to our delight we were greeted with warm
yellow floors, big open windows, soft sounds of music playing
on the stereo. We skipped from room to room, excited about the
stone fireplace, the tub, the red cotton throw on the bed. The
fireplace is magnificent. ...
We have spent the time talking, and not talking.
Just being together without all the noise and distractions.
July 07
It's
almost noon. We're not leaving! No way, no how!
May 07
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