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A Life of Service

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After raising her daughters, seeing them settle
into professional careers, and reaching the end of
a long career in restaurant management, Greta Zeit
moved to a remote property just north of Calistoga
and designed, planned and supervised the building
of the cottages which are now available at the
Backyard Garden Oasis B&B. She used her own
experience in Hospitality to design a place which
she would want to frequent and supply the
amenities which would make her happy, with the
attention to her guests’ comfort. She’s been in
business in Middletown for 12 years now and has
loved and learned every busy minute of it!
Starting a new business wasn’t enough, so after a
few years she added Massage Therapy to her list of
skills and has been offering massage to her guests
for the past eight years. A life of service best
describes her career.

Growing up in New York City, surrounded by
concrete and skyscrapers, Greta had dreamed of
living in a place like the one she developed and
built in Northern California Wine Country. Her
college degree was in Biology and her appreciation
for the natural world had never decreased. She had
spent many years in restaurant management, most
recently at Pacifico Restaurant in Calistoga. In
1995 it was time for a career change and she
realized that developing a Bed and Breakfast Inn
at this beautiful location could be just what it
would take to realize her vision. Her vision
included peace, tranquility, respect for nature
and a desire to care take the earth and garden for
beauty and for food, as well as a means to support
that vision. The Oasis is such a place and as she
got to know this property she realized that she
wanted to share it with others and enjoy their joy
and appreciation of its natural beauty.

Over these past twelve years she’s also had an
ankle replaced, watched two grandsons be born and
grow, had several stray pets placed in good homes,
served on an Advisory Committee for anArea Plan
Update, divorced, had her heart broken, helped to
elect our newest president and made hundreds, if
not thousands of new friends. Between her family
and friends, old and new, and her massage work,
her life is full as she heads into the next decade
with new opportunities.

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