We have had several consecutive years of interesting weather. Hum. Ok. Maybe I should use the word challenging. In 2010, we had more water than we knew what to do with. It basically rained every single day. On 6 separate…
This post is about one of our great nemesis: our cart paths. It seems like we just can’t ever save enough money to put in continuous cart paths. There are many factors that come into play, but typically there…
Please sing that title to the tune of Macho Man. It will make you smile. Or maybe not. As I told you earlier, we have been blessed to have a great crew. Not the least of which is our…
We have been seeding this spring. My husband, Kelly, always likes to comfort me by telling me that the seed only costs about $1 per pound. The trouble with that? We order about 5,000 pounds of seed. We use…
In a family run business, everyone just chips in. Clogged toilet? I’m on it. Carpets need cleaning. Yep! That, too. Tables and chairs need moved around for a party? Garbage left in the driveway. There is no shame. You…
In the spring, we burn down all of the grasses that grow along the pond banks as well as along the front of the clubhouse’s landscaping. It’s a great trick to turn the grass green much faster. It seems…
Sometimes the frost is so pretty as it glistens in the sun. When I arrived to work this morning, I couldn’t help, but take some pictures.On this particular morning, the frost was covering all the trees. They were glowing.…
This is Tom, Toad Valley’s Friendly Tree Guy, back with my first introduction to the trees of Toad Valley. If you recall, I earlier described how I have planted nearly all of the trees on the course. Over the…
In the spring, the UPS man and FedEx guy make regular stops at the golf course bringing us new product for the Golf Shop. It is always so exciting to get the big boxes filled with goodies, until the…
As it turns out, my gift of gab got me several speaking jobs this winter. At the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) conference in San Diego, I got stopped by Liz Doyle who asked me to come speak at the…
