Guest Cottage... Now Available!

Due to the overwhelming success of this year's Holiday Season, and countless requests for more quality time, and extended stays from our guests and visitors; officials are pleased to announce that an exclusive Guest Cottage is now available at The Compound. The Guest Cottage will be available on New Year’s Eve, for the first time ever.

In the coming year, the Guest Cottage will be available for all major holidays and weekend getaways. This is the latest addition to an ever expanding list of amenities available at The Compound. The Guest Cottage, of course, is already booked for this year’s New Year’s Eve Party and Celebration.

The Guest Cottage is a charming, one bedroom bungalow, nestled beneath the pines on the north quadrant of The Compound, and is within easy walking distance to the Main House. Guests can enjoy watching the wildlife as they sit comfortably on the cozy front porch/sun deck.

This secluded and romantic hideaway is the perfect place to get away from the it all. The Guest Cottage is tucked away in a truly picturesque setting, complete with a view of the snow capped Wasatch Mountains, and is just minutes away from several world class ski resorts. But, why would anyone want to go skiing, when you can just enjoy your stay at The Compound?

As always, an open bar is available. Fun, music, and entertainment, as well as exquisite gourmet meals are provided to our guests and visitors by the wonderful and friendly staff, at no additional charge.

Reservations are now being accepted for next year's Holidays, Weekends, and Special Events, and are booking fast. Call today, so that you don’t miss out! We hope to see y’all real soon!

The Compound Rules

We have a lot of family, guests and visitors at The Compound all the time. In a concerted effort to maintain and preserve the Mystique, Character, Class, Dignity and Charm, that have always been associated with The Compound, we felt it was necessary and timely to establish a set of guidelines or rules; essentially setting the standards for acceptable behavior for our guests and visitors to abide by, while enjoying their stay at The Compound.

The Compound Rules are as follows:

Have Fun and Laugh Today
Eat Good Grubbin’
Don’t Get Too Parched
Do Not Violate Any Compound Rules….
Repeat

While we always have fun at The Compound, we’ve been very, very busy lately and have been running behind schedule, much more than usual; or at least, more than we want to admit to. Usually on the weekends, we are enjoying our Treat-Treats by 9:30 or 9:45. But never past 10:00 am. But Sunday, the day after Christmas, was not a normal day for us. We had early phone calls from the kids, lots of wrapping paper and boxes from Christmas to deal with, and other stuff to take care of. There were lots of interruptions and the time just simply got away.

Not realizing this, until it was almost too late; and I hate to even say this but, we came dangerously close to getting too parched! I dropped everything and ran into the bar. I grabbed the basics, put a few ice cubes in some glasses and whipped up a couple of Treat-Treats for me and Jill, ….just in the nick of time! “Whew, that was close, Jill; I almost got too parched,” I said to her. “Yes, that was close, but it’s going to be O.K.,” she reassured me. “No one needs to know about this,” she whispered. “Can you even imagine what people would say if we had actually violated one of our own rules?”, she asked. “No” I said, “but that really was a close one!”

A few moments later, after quenching our thirst, and regaining our composure; everything got back to “normal” here at The Compound.

We continued to enjoy the rest of our day without further incident. And we followed "The Rules" very carefully! Just sayin’.

Lumberjack Spotted at The Compound

Reports are sketchy at this time, but officials have confirmed that a wayward lumberjack was spotted at The Compound, late in the evening on Christmas Day.

The lone lumberjack was reportedly seen wearing Paul Bunyon-ish garb, complete with the puffy vest, heavy denim logger jeans, big logging boots, and the required “Brown Beenie.” He appeared to be lost, and confused by the surroundings.

This seemed odd, for this is the type of clothing you would expect a lumberjack to wear when chopping down unsuspecting pine trees in the forests of the pacific-northwest, on a -25 degree day. This type of clothing is not something the “locals” would typically be wearing in this warmer Utah climate.

Witnesses reported that the brown beenie was unusual, as it looked relatively nice for a beenie, and seemed to fit rather well. As you know, most beenie hats come to some sort of a point at the top. However, these pointy hats do fit lumberjacks with pointed heads quite well!

The lone lumberjack was last seen scurrying away with what appeared to be a full set of scissors. The witnesses, got away unharmed, and said they were very relieved that he wasn’t wielding an axe.
Although he looked familiar, witnesses were unable to identify him.

If you have any further information concerning this mysterious, lone lumberjack, please contact the authorities at The Compound.

At The Compound - It's Christmas Day

Up the big driveway,
And in through the Gates.
We’ll drive up the lane,
And over the snow.
To Grandmother’s house,
For Christmas we go.

It’s Christmas Day,
And we’ve come to play.
We hope with new toys,
Santa brought in his sleigh.

The kids will be there, with presents to share.
I hope there are treasures, under the tree,
Maybe there's one or two just for me.

We’ll sit by the fire, comfy, cozy and warm,
We’ll open the gifts, each, one by one.
We’ll keep on laughing, and having fun,
All the day through, until we are done.

Grandma’s made some cookies to eat,
Lets all go see, there could be more treats.
We’ll enjoy all the goodies, to our sweet tooth’s delight,
We want to play ‘til it’s late, even, maybe midnight!

The table is set, all festive and nice.
She’s made a good meal, that we’re sure to like.
We’ll love it so much, we’ll want to eat twice.

Grandma’s been cooking for Santa’s Big Day,
And we hope you all, enjoy your stay.
I hear some bells ring, ting-ting-a-ling,
Hooray, Hooray, for it’s Christmas Day!

And Grandma and Grandpa like it that way!

G-3 and The Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread, Gingerbread, Gingerbread Man,
You’d better run, as fast as you can.

There’s a new kid in town, and she has a plan.
She’ll eat you up, Little Gingerbread Man!

She wants to hold you, ever so tight.
With every moment, it’s pure delight.

She saw you and liked you, and she wanted more.
Mommy and Daddy, were not really sure.

This little kid, likes how you taste.
You’d better run, you’d better make haste.

She thinks you’re yummy, and wants more in her tummy.
So, Mr. Gingerbread, Gingerbread Man, .....you’d better run, run, run, as fast as you can!

The Holidays...Shop 'Til You Drop

The season for Holiday shopping is here. There's a feeling of Christmas in the air.
The tree is all decorated, the halls have been decked, and the stockings have been hung by the chimney with care.
We’ve made a list and we’ve checked it twice, we even know who’s been naughty or nice. We know who's been sleeping and we know who’s awake. We also know who’s been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake, etc., etc, etc., and...... Santa Claus is scheduled to make a stop at The Compound.
......The "elves" have been busy,
...and we’ve shopped ‘til we dropped.
So please read the story and see what they got!

We've been to the big box stores, we’ve shopped at the mall.
We've bought stuff that’s little, and gifts that are tall.
We’ve bought things to cook with, or use in the hall.
We’ve bought gifts so pretty, and others so small.
We’ve bought things to read, or hang on the wall.
We’ve found something bouncy, very much like a ball.
We’ve tried to pick out, just the right doll.
We've bought gifts quite useful, and some not at all.
If you want something special, just give us a call.
So many presents, so much to haul.
But rest assured, we have gifts for all.
We hope you don’t take any, back to the mall.

But if you must, return it for sure.
Back to the mall, or the big box store.
I'll bet that you'll find, what you want even more!

The shopping is done and its time for a treat, maybe we’ll even have something to eat.
The gifts are wrapped up with ribbons and bows, which ones for you, ...only Santa will know.
You’ll have to wait ’til Christmas Day, and see what Santa brings in his sleigh!

P.S.….We’ve got to remember Ol' Santa, so dear, to put out his favorite Cookies and Beer.
....We sure don’t want, no trouble 'round here!

Merry Christmas from Gary and Jill. We hope ya'll have a Wonderful Holiday Season This Year!

'Tis The Season

It’s that time of year again, and the Holiday Shopping Season is in full swing. From Black Friday to Cyber Monday and beyond, shoppers from all across the country have been flocking to the malls and specialty stores and flooding the internet too, trying to select just the right gift for that special someone. Everyone wants to shop early, all in hopes of getting done and wrapping up this holiday frenzy, and not leave anything ‘til the last minute.

This year, with the exception of a few, requests for Christmas Wish Lists to arrive in a timely manner and certainly before the Holiday is over, ........... have fallen on deafed ears.

Therefore, we are pleased to announce that a generous donation has been made in each of your names to a Charitable Organization of our choosing. The organization selected this year by the committee is "The Compound Maintenance Fund" and "The First Annual Christmas Food Drive."

We are certain that you will take great pleasure and joy in knowing that this generous donation made in your honor, is supporting this wonderful and worthy cause!

Happy Holidays to All!