We married in 1974 and immediately moved to Paradise,
a mountain town in Northern California, where we stayed for
the next 25 years. During that time, we worked with the local
hospital and reared a son. Twenty-five years later, our son
was grown and gone from home, and health care in California
was going through drastic changes.
At the time, we were both in upper management
at the hospital and working ourselves into an early grave.
Through a series of extraordinary events, we decided to change
careers - hospitality and real estate. Before we bought Cricketwood,
we managed a Bed and Breakfast type Lodge in Sisters (a small
town 20 minutes from Bend). We immediately knew this was our
calling. We loved the guests and received great joy from helping
to make their experience wonderful and memorable. So in 1999,
after eight months of managing, we bought the Cricketwood
Country Bed and Breakfast in Bend. It is so beautiful here.
We sure hope you can experience it for yourselves. Hope to
see you soon. Jim and Tracy
