Dad has taken us to so many breathtaking places in Arizona during our visits.  I won’t kid you – the Grand Canyon is far and away the most spectacular.  But this year, we went to Chiricahua National Monument (about two hours southeast of Tucson) – and it’s...

I woke up to 2½” of snow on the ground Saturday morning – not quite what I was looking for on the second weekend of April.  Except for remnants in shady areas, it was gone by evening, and it’s back in the 50s today.  But days like that make me long for the...

March was so busy.  I still owe you pictures from the most beautiful place I have seen in Arizona that isn’t the Grand Canyon – and Blake and I were there with Dad on February 29!  But those will come another day, because . . . We’re having a sale! ...

Just found out this morning that Gary from DeNami Design had a major stroke on Saturday.  I sent some notes back and forth with Nami today and learned that he stumbled and fell on Friday while trying to get out of the way of a car – bumped his head which led to a...

Most of my Arizona posts have to do with our hiking exploits – or mishaps, as it was last weekend.  But we do keep Mom occupied while we’re visiting.  Friday evening, the four of us went to the Gaslight Theater (simply required on a visit to Tucson) – but...

My brother and I are in Arizona for our annual visit with our parents, and I am looking forward to sharing our stories and hiking pictures and such.  But far more important is our “thank you” to a group of Tucson teenagers who confirmed – perhaps even restored –...

The only part of last weekend’s trip that seemed “normal” was the time spent in Florida.  Even monsoon rains, chilly temps, and gale force winds aren’t that out of the ordinary.  But I really expected to arrive to find that the Greek Orthodox Church where...

In the midst of a busy Thursday afternoon, an e-mail arrived in my inbox.  I get lots of e-mails – and a lot of them are spam, so I have a heavy finger on the “delete” key.  But I stopped short when the subject line simply said “Thank you!”  What I read...

Since two popular shows that we usually attend were both held last weekend, and since both were in the same direction from home, and since Karen’s son Scott and his family live near Atlanta, and since I was able to pack the truck tightly enough to accommodate a lot of...

Here are a few images from the lighter side – I figure we can all use them after yesterday’s post about Ellen.  All came from Sunday in Lawrenceville, Georgia – tomorrow, I will share more about Karen’s Excellent Lawrenceville Adventure . . . Congratulations to...