Today in Ocean Park it is very warm and humid. The weekend promises more of the same. There is a sea breeze and we are thankful for that. Fridays are always kind of gloomy around here because folks are packing up and thinking about their trips home.

Another beautiful day in Ocean Park; two sunny days in a row. I just overheard one of our guests comment that the water is very refreshing. Tomorrow the omniscient weatherman predicts a rainy day, but that is all right. Tomorrow at the BillowHouse we shall be debuting "Arts and Crafts with Judi". This will be offered for our young guests. The project on tap is the making and decorating of butterflies with which to decorate around the BH, which is our current theme.
Our new parking arrangement seems to be working out fine and we know that someone up above must be smiling down on us and giving hi 5's all around.
The preacher who was here this past Sunday, Rev. Dr. Tony Campolo, was very good. He spoke about power and authority; power does not always mean a person is right, but one with authority has earned his/her power; he used Mother Teresa as a good example of one who had authority and used her power wisely.
This Wednesday at Jordan Hall Trevor Lavenbein, an Ocean Park trumpeteer, will be presenting a recital with Fred Scott as his accompanist.
Well, Mary is busy making her grape-nut pudding. Wish you could be here!

Well, you never know who will stop by at the BillowHouse. Today we had Donald Wheatley and his wife, Carol, come by for a quick visit. Donald use to work at the BillowHouse during the summers of 1938 and 1939 as the night watchman. He shared with us some of his memories of working here then; such as making friends with the cook so he could get something to eat, so he would peel potatoes. Back then the BillowHouse had a restaurant which was also open to the public. His sister, Harriet, was a waitress. He told us that he use to live in the basement and his shoes would get moldy and that he earned $5 a week. He served in WWII and was overseas for 38 months as a radio operator and then continued in that line of work with the Voice of American in Washington.
Since we are talking numbers, we currently have two guests who are racking up their number of years staying either in Ocean Park and/or the BillowHouse. One "young" lady has been coming to Ocean Park for 88 years; another has been coming to Ocean Park for 77 years and has been staying at the BillowHouse for the last 17 years. Our oldest guest was here last month at the tender age of 101.
Who will be our next interesting guest?

A beautiful day in Ocean Park today; a strange bright object in the sky - they call it the sun.
All the guests seem to be enjoying the longed-for sunshine.
Mary's grandson, Colin, pitched in today and made a dish for breakfast tomorrow. His specialty is Raisin Bread Pudding.

Our last available week in July was just filled today, July 9.
Many folks are calling for late September, early October dates; don't miss out on our autumnal beauty.

Today we have had a copious amount of rain; unfortunately the whole week looks rather gray and rainy.

Welcome to Billow House

To all our wonderful guests and other friends of the BillowHouse:
The summer season of '07 is well underway, and we wanted to let you know about a recent cancellation. That means we now have a vacancy for the week of July 28th-August 4th. But this room will go fast, so please either call us (at 1-888-767-7776) or email (at info@billowhouse.com).