This past week, floral experience partner, Patricia Johnson, hosted a delightful evening of fun, camaraderie, and creativity with her wreath-making experience here at Copper House. On this unseasonably cold night, we greeted guests with our famous bar nuts, nooch popcorn, and warm cider, and they immediately got to work, choosing from a wide array of …
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Holiday Gratitude
Pam and I are grateful to all the guests we’ve welcomed to Copper House this past year. Thank you for entrusting your team, your group, your family to our hospitality and care. We count your advancement and success as our own. We’re grateful for all the people who came here frazzled and left centered, for …
Christmas at Copper House
Each morning, David and I take a little time to share what we are grateful for. Sometimes, it’s big, like when I expressed joy that my good friend’s cancer ordeal was over and she was finally in remission. But often it’s little things that make me happy. Like today when I shared my gratitude that …
Copper House Gets A New Look
We built this house with metal windows that never needed painting, and with cedar siding that was sealed to keep the water out. “I’ll never have to paint the house!” I thought. Well, not quite. While it’s true the doors and windows are black forever, the cedar is another story. What I didn’t know is …
New Tree Sculptures at Copper House
David and I have long been in the market for outdoor sculpture to beautify and enhance the Copper House grounds. We just hadn’t found the right piece, at the right time, at the right price… until now. Here’s how they came to be. I was looking for nightstands for our bedroom and found just the …
Let There Be Light
When we first built Copper House, we naively thought the contractor would be giving us the keys to a perfect house, complete with at least minimal landscaping, a walkway leading to the main entrance, and finished stairs to all of the outdoor entrances. Instead, we got the barebones house specced in the plans, plopped in …
Copper House Signature Granola Recipe
Yes Chef! A Model Retreat For Any Team
We’ve hosted many retreats here at Copper House, but none quite as restorative, joyful, self reflective, connective, nourishing and fun as the one curated by Elaine Zelker, the self-described heart and voice behind Yes Chef! Behind the Apron, an organization whose mission is to raise awareness about the struggles of chefs–those who often stress out, …
A New Culinary Offering: The Taco Bar
This summer they were booking their sixth Copper House retreat. They always love the pizza experience and had enjoyed it three of their first five visits, but this time they were looking for something equally fun and engaging as the pizza experience, yet different. Which is how the Copper House Taco Bar came to be. …
One Week, Two Different Styles of Copper House Retreats
We offer three different styles of retreats here at Copper House. The first is an all-day program of relaxing, restorative, and pleasurable experiences. Some have the luxury of this choice, but most groups are here to meet, to get better acquainted, to accomplish, and to go deeper as a team. So for this second option, …
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Patricia Johnson’s Flower Power
When I offer Copper House experience opportunities to potential retreat organizers, I’m often at a loss for words to describe a Patricia Johnson floral workshop. I start with, “This is not your average flower arranging experience where you’ll learn to assemble a $39.95 FTD bouquet.” Patricia Johnson’s floral arranging style is at once stunning yet …
A Little Peek Behind the Copper House Curtain
When guests first arrive at Copper House, the biggest FAQ is, “Do you actually live here?” Because the room may be set up for sound bathing, mindfulness movement, a painting experience, or a big meeting room, they don’t immediately recognize the space as a home. The image above is what our living-dining room looks like …