September 1, 2025 Regardless of The Season Quiet mornings begin at the dining table.
It's September 1st, Labor Day, but in our house,
we refuse to accept the end of these past beautiful months of Summer.
Part of what made it beautiful,
was spending time with my Mom's long time friend, Ray.
My Mom has known Ray and his wife Patti, since the early 80s,
when my Mom's friend Ziggy, introduced my Mom to Patti's Mom, Adele.
Adele was a psychic.
My Mom spent a lot of time with Adele.
My Mom loved Adele, her counsel, and friendship.
She met Ray and Patti because of that friendship.
Adele has long since passed away,
but Ray and Patti have remained my Mom's friends.
It's a long friendship.
Patti was unable to come to Tahoe,
but Ray accepted the invitation to visit and that he did.
My Mom's pace is a little slower than Ray's busy New Jersey life.
My Mom took Ray to all of her favorite places:
Lake Tahoe, of course! You can't miss it,
it's only 22 miles long, stretching between California and Nevada!;
Fallen Leaf Lake, my Mom's favorite,
and only 3 miles long!;
Lake Baron (everyone should have a lake in their neighborhood!);
A number of restaurants (of course!);
and gatherings with Mom's sister Robin (Ray manned the grill!),
Mom's brother Mark and his wife Barbie, and
Robin and Mom's friend Michelle;
Oh and a Reiki session for Ray (Reiki is a healing practice).
I think Ray slept through his session.
He must have been really relaxed;
Oh and Ray treated my Mom to a boat trip to Emerald Bay.
It was a beautiful day on Lake Tahoe!;
Oh! How could I forget!
My Mom took Ray and Mark to meet Wiki and see the ranch!
Ray was supposed to come out in April but as it turned out,
this Summer was the perfect time.
We were still getting snow in April!
Here are some of the photos during Ray's trip:
From Lake Baron:
The prettiest little lake
The oldest Juniper in the area at 1,000 years old
From Mom's dining table:
The morning position
From Lake Tahoe's Incline Village:
While waiting for Ray to have his Reiki session,
my Mom walked to Kings Beach,
and spoke with the resident Master Gardener.
What love and tender care, by Heather, of all things growing.
Heather Kenison Adams
The boat cruise to Emerald Bay:
Leaving from Zephyr Cove
Two happy cruisers
Fallen Leaf Lake:
The marina at Fallen Leaf
Glen Alpine Creek (just up the road from Fallen Leaf)
Sunset view from the Chart House:
Great dinner, spectacular view
Ray, the Animal Whisperer:
I have to share this because it's really quite remarkable.
Now, if you don't know by now, Onyx is a little tricky in her human relations.
She's not a snuggler (not even with my Mom),
nor does she appreciate people touching her,
and definitely a kiss on the head, is out.
But, lo and behold, my Mom went out somewhere and left Onyx with Ray.
When my mom returned,
Ray and Onyx were on the back deck, together.
Ray in a chair and Onyx in her cat pen.
It was astonishing!
Somehow Onyx got in her cat pen (in the house),
and Ray put Onyx and her pen, out on the deck!
No touching involved!
No blood was shed!
That's why we think Ray is truly the animal whisperer.
And here's a photo of Ray with Robin's Alfie.
Ray working his magic with Alfie
At the ranch:
Visiting beautiful Wiki
So, if you do ever come out to visit,
print this blog post and that's pretty much the itinerary.
My Mom's pace is slower than that East Coast buzz,
but boy, we are very happy here.
And I do think Ray was happy being here.
Thanks for following!
LOVE,
Maisy❤️
Keep scrolling to uncover more Maisy Star blogs below!
Discover More Heartwarming Tales!
Click Here to Explore the Maisy Star Series
Buy 1 Maisy Star Book, Get 2 Maisy Star Adventures Free!
>> Click Here To Go To The Main Blog Page 📝<<
August 29, 2025 Summer is Doing What Summer Does
August 16, 2025 Those We Love Are Always With Us
July 26, 2025 Summertime Just Might Be
July 12, 2025 Let Freedom Ring!
June 21, 2025 PART TWO: Non-Yoga Outdoor Activities
June 21, 2025 PART ONE: Lots Going on Outside!
June 9, 2025 There's a New Dog in Town and His Name is Alfie!
May 2, 2025 Mom And Her Kindergarten Pal, Deb, Attend Melinda Starr's "Starr Horse Retreats"
April 26, 2025 My Mom Chose Somatic Therapy Over a Beautiful Hike, Go Figure
April 25, 2025 It's Always Good To Have a Backup For Your Main Bathroom!
April 24, 2025 Shocking News: Onyx is Not Thrilled About My Mom Going Away.
April 23, 2025 Nature's Beauty is Alive and Well in The State of Utah!
April 14, 2025 Love is All Around Us, We just Have to See it!
April 6, 2025 Goodbye Scootery Dootery, We LOVE You Sweet Boy
April 5, 2025 Birthday Week for Maisy and Marybeth
March 29, 2025 Procrastination Stinks!
March 22, 2025 Feeling Our Emotions
March 10, 2025 We Are All Connected, This is Not a Solo Journey
March 5, 2025 The Power was Out But Not The Power of the Pen!
February 25, 2025 Part Three: It Seems That Horses Can Share.
February 25, 2025 Part Two: All About Horses, and Their Standing, Sleeping and Resting Habits
February 25, 2025 Part One: A Two Nighter at Costanoa, in Pescadero, California, It's on The Coast.
February 16, 2025 Much Too Windy for Brushing the Horses Today!
February 10, 2025 Lake Tahoe's Beautiful Blue Skies...
January 29, 2025 Acupuncture and The Native American Indian Spirit.
January 22, 2025 Choosing Love Might Come in The Form of a Walk in a Beautiful Place.
January 13, 2025 Being Mindful About Our Choices and Making Them Loving and Compassionate.
January 1, 2025 Happy New Year Every Day!
December 18, 2024 Out with The Old and in with The New!
December 7, 2024 Can You Love Someone Before You Ever Meet Them?
December 6, 2024 Long Live Max the King!
December 1, 2024 Good Energy Engages with Good Energy!
November 27, 2024 (Part 2) We Have More Love to Share!
November 27, 2024 (Part 1) Raise Your Vibrations, Raise the World!
November 21, 2024 Our Christmas Story, The Thinning of the Veil
November 12, 2024 Onyx is Bathed by The Sun and Maybe More!
November 4, 2024 Hi Judge Rogers Here (Marybeth Rogers)
November 3, 2024 Life is Busy and Changing Around Here!
October 23, 2024 Gray, The Handsome Bachelor.
October 22, 2024 A Surprise Visit From Glenn, Kristen's Dad.
October 21, 2024 Baby Bear Watch and Winnie Knew It!
October 20, 2024 Sunday With The Horses!
October 13, 2024 There is a Definite Dynamic Between Horses and Marybeth is sensitive to that.
October 12, 2024 The End of Mom's Beginner Animal Communication Course.
October 10, 2024 Mija, the Official Carson Valley Horse!
October 6, 2024 Our neighbor Dawn's photo at dawn at Baron Lake!
September 30, 2024 My Mom Is So Sad.
September 25, 2024 Marybeth Has an Important Meeting with Patti Zorr.
September 21, 2024 A Very Early Morning Adventure.
September 20, 2024 Does Animal Communication Really Work?
September 19, 2024 A Relaxing Rainy Day for Marybeth and Kathe.
September 18, 2024 Marybeth and Kathe Make a Short Visit to Gardiner.
September 17, 2024 Marybeth and Kathe Get The Lay of The Ranch.
September 16, 2024 Montana Here We Come!
September 14, 2024 Marybeth Prepares Herself For a Trip to Montana.
September 3, 2024 All Clear on the Observation Deck!
August 30, 2024 Time to Celebrate! Good food and old dogs.
August 28, 2024 A Day of Days: Looks like our website is a "go" on Earth, and in Heaven!
August 21, 2024 Living in the Present Moment: Or at least trying to.
August 20, 2024 Needles in the body, clothespins on the line.
August 17, 2024 A sigh of relief, an all night vigil and a new look coming soon!
August 15, 2024 Getting away to Napa wine country! A special wine and beautiful vineyard!
August 13, 2024 Onyx Barricades Herself in the Cabin.
August 10, 2024 Adrian and The Guys Are Back!
August 9, 2024 A Bean Bag Toss But With Bread.
August 8, 2024 Will Winter Find Us Lost for Words?
August 7, 2024 Meet "Bean" the Accounting Assistant.
August 3, 2024 Plant milk, Cashews and Beef
August 1, 2024 Are Our Posts More Pleasurable Than Painful?
July 31, 2024 Maybe Dogs Have Two Sets of Ears
July 26, 2024 A lovely lakeside dance performance and later, a bear came "knocking" at the cabin!
July 21, 2024 So Much to Write! Clean office and desk, clear mind.
July 20, 2024 Nurturing a Cabin: And can a spirit be nurtured?
July 18, 2024 All about Onyx: Onyx certainly keeps herself busy, inside and outside the house!
July 17, 2024 The Girl In The Other Room: My Mom's younger self came to visit.
July 16, 2024 Birdbaths past and present: A dip into the past while having a sip of prosecco.
July 14, 2024 A Restful Sunday
July 8, 2024 Jake the Pest Controller
June 30, 2024 A Meditation Retreat
June 24, 2024 Butterflies, Onyx and Horses
June 19, 2024 A Cross Country Move
June 10, 2024 A Spirit's Tale: How Maisy Star's Voice Lives On
