Tagged With: Arizona
Songwriting Happening in Arizona
This week Joel and Terry collaborated to write a new song and recorded a demo. It's part of their quarterly songwriting experience. Read more about the Tunehenge Music Community and feel free to join in!
Air Conditioning Goes Out in the Van in Arizona!
So we're here visiting our friends Terry & Virgie in Phoenix, Arizona and it's been 100 degrees out! And the air conditioning in our van goes out yesterday. We don't do heat so there's no way we're finishing this trip without air conditioning. Fortunately, Terry & Virgie know a good local mechanic who can fix … Continue reading
Music in Mesa, Arizona with Terry & Virgie
Last night we were once again at Terry & Virgie's where music was being played at their home by them and their young friends. Fiona made friends with an 8-year old boy named Ezra. My dad's father's name was Ezra. We're looking forward to this next week with Terry & Virgie and hopefully again on … Continue reading
Petrified Forest National Park
The Petrified Forest National Park is a national park in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. We stopped for a visit at the Center and Fiona was able to do some exploring both outside and inside. She wasn't too keen on walking on that "terrain". Silly! We have now arrived safely in Phoenix and … Continue reading
What Clothing Should We Bring?
What clothing should we pack for our month-long trip? We'll be leaving Wisconsin with snow on the ground it seems since we just had 17 inches on Thursday! We'll be arrive on Wednesday in Phoenix, Arizona where the high that day should be 85 and by Saturday it will be 100. And the temperatures will … Continue reading
Good Friends Make Us Feel at Home
We arrived here in Phoenix Arizona last Saturday to stay with our good friends, Terry & Virgie. We knew they'd make us feel right at home. And they sure have! Over the past year we've been through Phoenix several times and each time we've stayed with Terry and Virgie. Our friendship is closer now than … Continue reading
Quick Update on Where We Are Now
We had a wonderful visit in San Diego this past week. We got to catch up with family and Fiona met lots of her aunts, uncle, cousins and second cousins. The van is repaired and runs great! We drove yesterday from San Diego to Phoenix to stay a few days with our friends here in … Continue reading
Officially House Sitting in New Mexico
Today is the first day of our officially house sitting in Albuquerque New Mexico for the next six weeks. Our host has left for vacation. Since we've stayed with our host overnight as we've traveled several times, we're very comfortable here. We have a nice 'office' to work in, a large kitchen to cook in, … Continue reading
Our Pet Dinosaur and other assorted photos
Fiona found her pet dinosaur. Several in fact. You can see in the gallery below photos of Fiona riding a dinosaur and walking another. They vary in size from very tiny (Fiona can hold the head of one in her hand) to HUGE! We decided not to drive the main interstate between Colorado and Albuquerque … Continue reading
Adventurous Mishaps Traveling from Arizona to New Mexico to Colorado
We left at 7:30 am Saturday to start the long drive from Arizona to Albuquerque New Mexico. We had gotten everything packed the night before and felt great about getting started. During the two weeks we'd been in Mesa house sitting, we'd never had any problems with the garage door opening and closing. But sure … Continue reading