Thursday, September 12, 2013

A Delightful Tahoe Wedding

Congratulations, Todd and Ines!  Your wedding was amazing.  A lovely combination of elegance and earth-friendliness.  Singing your love story to your guests as a duet to the tune of "American Pie" was brilliant, as much as the giant Jenga and other games were fun.  I must admit I am curious about the plain wooden box that you appeared to be nailing shut during your wedding ceremony; the photographer did not explain it, though he was careful to document it beautifully.  Another example of your ingenuity and depth, qualities that will serve you well in marriage.

We hope to see you here again for an anniversary celebration someday!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Snowman Contest 2013


Those of you fortunate enough to visit Fjeldheim this winter will have plenty of snow, and with snow comes children—add snow and children together, and you get snowmen!  Shoot photos of the happy process, and of the finished products, and aim your camera in such a way that folks can tell you made those snowmen somewhere at Fjeldheim.  Submit your photos to our Flickr photostream, “Tahoe Fjeldheim”. And ask Josh to come over and take a look too, he loves snowmen.

Our panel of judges (in this case, it's just Josh and me) will announce the winning snowmen on or before June 1st.  Snow could fall in any month of the year at Fjeldheim, though, so late entrants are welcome and can also win prizes!

Monday, January 7, 2013

Photo Contest: “Best Winter Photo"


This is shaping up to be an amazing winter in Tahoe, and we want to showcase your best photos of it on our website! We have recruited six professional photographers to serve as judges, so send us your best work, in any or all of these categories: 

Landscape          Macro          Artsy

Please note that “Wildlife” is not a category. We do not want you to disturb wildlife that’s trying to make it through the winter—allow them to do so without your help or harm.

Brief guidelines: Except for the Artsy category, no obvious digital alteration of photos is permitted. Submit your photos to our Flickr photostream, “Tahoe Fjeldheim”. A First Place, Second Place, and Runner-Up will be awarded in each category, and a single Grand Prize photo will be chosen as well. 

All entrants will receive a 20% discount on any purchase of Fjeldheim mugs, ski hats, or other Fjeldheim merchandise. In addition, all winning entrants receive: 
  • Glory! Your winning photo will be featured on our website Media page, with your name and a link to your website. We will gush about how much we love your photo, and add comments from the judges about what set your work apart from the crowd.
  • Schwag! We’ll send you a Fjeldheim mug, and a certificate suitable for framing, or for posting on your Facebook page. (You’ll print the certificate yourself)
Second-Place winners also receive a $20 coupon towards your next Fjeldheim stay.

First-Place winners receive all that and a top-quality Fjeldheim polo shirt.

The Grand Prize winner receives all that, plus an opportunity to have lunch with one of our judges the next time you are in Tahoe!*

If you need to read the fine print before you're ready to participate, email me at Nic@TahoeMountainHome.com or leave a comment. Otherwise, enjoy your winter visit at Fjeldheim and upload your photos here!

(*or an additional $100 coupon towards your next Fjeldheim stay) 

Friday, January 4, 2013

Celebrating 2013 all year long!



HAPPY NEW YEAR!  

South Lake Tahoe's celebrations for the New Year are legendary, and the legends are (mostly) good ones.  The parties have wound down and cleaned up, though, and the focus shifts to how much energy folks are willing to invest in carrying out their New Year's resolutions. Some of those "resolutions" haven't endured past the party clean-up process, but a lot of folks are enthusiastically plugging away at those positive things they have resolved to do-- and more power to you!

As for Fjeldheim, we have a particularly happy resolution, one we can't keep quietly to ourselves. Although this is the 35th year of Fjeldheim's existence, it is only our tenth year of running it as a business, and we hope to make it our best year yet.  We will, in our modest way, celebrate our "Tenth Anniversary" this entire year, and we welcome you to join us!

Every month here on our blog we will announce some sort of contest or competition, or share an inside story with you about Fjeldheim, or introduce to you one of our remarkable local friends.  There will be opportunities to win some new Fjeldheim stuff, to show off your own creativity, and perhaps learn more about our cozy mountain home and the unique Sierra setting it enjoys.

Subscribe to the blog, Friend us on Facebook, love us on Yelp if you've been here yourself, and have a fantastic 2013!