Welcome to SmokeTree Manor in Cathedral Cove. While you visit us, learn about the United States, other countries, even pop culture and gay pride through the flags we fly.
If you are looking for Hanky Code information, it is on specific flag pages.
Recent Flags flown at the manor
Hideaway for the Rich and Famous – St. Barthélemy-As happened frequently among the Caribbean islands of France, the British took over briefly in 1758. The French in turn gave Saint Barthélemy to Sweden in exchange for French trading rights in Gothenburg. With this transfer…
And Yet MORE Flags of Réunion-In the previous post, I noted that Réunion has several unofficial flags in addition to the one profiled. Actually, although I chose to profile the flag proposed by the Association for the Réunion Flag, the unofficial flag more…
Réunion Island – A Bit of France in the Indian Ocean-Colonization started in 1665, when the French East India Company sent the first settlers. "Île de la Réunion" was the name given to the island in 1793 to commemorate the union of revolutionaries from Marseille with…
Why Purple Gates?-When we were building the house we deliberately chose to paint the three gates that lead into the courtyard of the house an intense and dark purple. Some people find it an odd choice as purple…
Nickel Island – The Flag of New Caledonia-As is true of all component territories of Overseas France, the only official flag is the French tricolor. However, there is an unofficial flag that may be seen flying in New Caledonia and this is the…
Little Known Mayotte – Today’s Flag-Mayotte was purchased by France in 1841. Mayotte was the only island in the archipelago that voted in both 1974 and 1976 to retain its link with France and forgo independence. The Comoros continue to claim…
Handkerchief Code
Hanky code colors also factor into the flags that are flown at Smoke Tree Manor. Whether the Leather Pride Flag or the Gay Pride Flag
Popular Flags
Often times we are asked if we fly the United States Flag, or even the Pride Flags… and of course we do!
Grrrr – The Bear Flag-Yes, I know, I said in the last post that we were working on all of the state flags of the United States in order of admission to the Union, and well, this isn't a state…
Leather Pride & Master/slave flag-We chose to fly the Master/slave Flag in the subordinate position to the Leather Pride flag, an arrangement that is consistent with the Master/slave community frequently being seen as a smaller community within the larger Leather…
Leather Pride Flag-The Leather Pride Flag, or what I prefer to call The Trust Flag, was originally presented to the gay leather community in May of 1989 at the International Mister Leather event in Chicago. The flag found…
Flags of My Birthrights – Pride Flag-Last week I discussed the California flag, the first of my birthright flags and today I will talk about the second birthright flag, and arguable the more important one in my life: the gay pride, or…
