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Showing posts with label St David Arizona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St David Arizona. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
November 4 Wednesday 2009 St David
Paul and Edith leave today and return to Apache Junction Arizona. We will visit them in a couple of weeks from Casa Grande. I take advantage of Western Horizons free phone anywhere in US or Canada. I phone my painting students as they meet every Wednesday. After lunch we return to Tombstone and buy the wire sculpture we saw a few days ago. Another treasure to store . Tonight the park has entertainment . I go with Larry, Jackie and Barbie.
REMEMBER- In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Paul and Edith leave today and return to Apache Junction Arizona. We will visit them in a couple of weeks from Casa Grande. I take advantage of Western Horizons free phone anywhere in US or Canada. I phone my painting students as they meet every Wednesday. After lunch we return to Tombstone and buy the wire sculpture we saw a few days ago. Another treasure to store . Tonight the park has entertainment . I go with Larry, Jackie and Barbie.
REMEMBER- In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
November 2&3 St David Arizona 2009
Monday was another down day. We go for lunch with Paul and Edith to Benson. Cafe 86. food was very good . Happy hour at our place as we have the best shade.
Tuesday we all go to Bisbee. A charming mountainside historic district. We had done the Queen mine tour and their museum before so we just walked the streets enjoying the many shops and architecture from the turn of the century. Bisbee got it's big boom of growth due to copper mining which began around 1880. We have our picnic lunch at the corner park then walk up to the 6th longest operating saloon in Arizona, St Elmo. Another interesting day . Jackie has us over to her place for dinner.
REMEMBER- It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Monday was another down day. We go for lunch with Paul and Edith to Benson. Cafe 86. food was very good . Happy hour at our place as we have the best shade.
Tuesday we all go to Bisbee. A charming mountainside historic district. We had done the Queen mine tour and their museum before so we just walked the streets enjoying the many shops and architecture from the turn of the century. Bisbee got it's big boom of growth due to copper mining which began around 1880. We have our picnic lunch at the corner park then walk up to the 6th longest operating saloon in Arizona, St Elmo. Another interesting day . Jackie has us over to her place for dinner.
REMEMBER- It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Nov 1 Sunday 2009 Slaughter ranch
Today we drive to Douglas near the Mexico border to see the Slaughter Ranch near Douglas. 14 miles on a dusty dirt road. It was also known as the San Bernardino ranch. In 1884 John Horton Slaughter bought the homestead to establish his cattle empire. Slaughter served 2 terms as Cochise Country Sheriff. He was judge, jury and executioner. All in one. John Slaughter raised his family including many foster children. He had 500 hired hands to help run the ranch. No electric and no indoor plumbing. He built an ice house in 1903. He had the first telephone in the area connected to Tombstone. The Mexican border is only 600 feet away. He knew the Clayton's ,Earp's, Johnny Ringo, Pancho Villa and their kind. 65,000 acres 2/3 on the Mexico side. One can see the border fence from the ranch. We also walked on the old fort grounds on the property. We had a picnic lunch beside the pond where the water supplied by the Yaqui river. On our way back we stopped in the town of Douglas and went inside the 1907 Gadsden hotel. We saw the beautiful grand staircase, stained glass windows and marble columns. I have everyone for dinner at our place. A great end to another wonderful day.
REMEMBER-With a new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
October 31 Saturday Happy Halloween 2009 St David Arizona
Today is a down day, we sleep in . I get ambitious and decide to clean the windows inside and the screens. They have a dinner and party at the park but we decide not to go. We have happy hour at Larry and Jackies.
REMEMBER-To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.
Today is a down day, we sleep in . I get ambitious and decide to clean the windows inside and the screens. They have a dinner and party at the park but we decide not to go. We have happy hour at Larry and Jackies.
REMEMBER-To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
October 30 Friday 2009 St David Arizona
Today we are moving by 6:30 am Yes AM that early as we plan on hiking the Chiricahua National park called the land of the standing rocks by the Chiricahua Apaches. It takes Paul 1.5 hours to get to the visitors center. They run a van from here at 8:30 to the top of the Mountain and you hike down 4.6 mi. Yes Bill goes too and does very well. The drive up to Echo Canyon 6780 ft(2066m). We walk on well marked trails, mostly downhill, winding through oak, cypress and pine forest. We pass many beautiful rock pinnacles. We packed a picnic lunch. We passed wild turkeys, guail, and deer. It was a beautiful sunny day but cold in the morning even small patches of snow. On our return both Bill and I crash and have a nap. Edith has us all for dinner as it is Jackie's birthday
REMEMBER-Spoil your spouse , not your children.
Today we are moving by 6:30 am Yes AM that early as we plan on hiking the Chiricahua National park called the land of the standing rocks by the Chiricahua Apaches. It takes Paul 1.5 hours to get to the visitors center. They run a van from here at 8:30 to the top of the Mountain and you hike down 4.6 mi. Yes Bill goes too and does very well. The drive up to Echo Canyon 6780 ft(2066m). We walk on well marked trails, mostly downhill, winding through oak, cypress and pine forest. We pass many beautiful rock pinnacles. We packed a picnic lunch. We passed wild turkeys, guail, and deer. It was a beautiful sunny day but cold in the morning even small patches of snow. On our return both Bill and I crash and have a nap. Edith has us all for dinner as it is Jackie's birthday
REMEMBER-Spoil your spouse , not your children.
October 29 Thursday 2009 St David Arizona
Our friends Paul and Edith are going to Fort Huachuca and invite us . We tell them that they will not let Canadians in. Paul phones someone and he says sure they can go in. So off we go . We get there and they do not let us in Paul gives the phone number of the person he talked to and he was not going to be back until after lunch. Too long to wait. So Plane B. We go to Tombstone and walk the town. We have been there before but it is a fun place to go again. We return to the RV park and Larry,Jackie and Barbie have arrived so we have a happy hour and gab session.
REMEMBER-Believe in miracles but do not depend on them.
Our friends Paul and Edith are going to Fort Huachuca and invite us . We tell them that they will not let Canadians in. Paul phones someone and he says sure they can go in. So off we go . We get there and they do not let us in Paul gives the phone number of the person he talked to and he was not going to be back until after lunch. Too long to wait. So Plane B. We go to Tombstone and walk the town. We have been there before but it is a fun place to go again. We return to the RV park and Larry,Jackie and Barbie have arrived so we have a happy hour and gab session.
REMEMBER-Believe in miracles but do not depend on them.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
October 28 Wednesday 2009 on way to St David Arizona
It was very windy during the night. We wake up to light snow. 9:30 34'(1)the slide doesn't close completely. It leaves a very small gap. Oh joy. We arrive at St David 12:45 temperature up to 52(11). We are 15 miles from Tombstone. We are staying at our Western Horizons park at ony $5 a night . That includes WIFI ,power and cable. We get a surprise . After we get all hooked up Paul and Edith arrive. (they also have an Alpinlite 5th wheel). Larry and Jackie are arriving too. Looking forward to a good time. We drove 168 mi 271k and got 10.4 mpg as it was windy.
REMEMBER-A mistake is just another way of doing things.
It was very windy during the night. We wake up to light snow. 9:30 34'(1)the slide doesn't close completely. It leaves a very small gap. Oh joy. We arrive at St David 12:45 temperature up to 52(11). We are 15 miles from Tombstone. We are staying at our Western Horizons park at ony $5 a night . That includes WIFI ,power and cable. We get a surprise . After we get all hooked up Paul and Edith arrive. (they also have an Alpinlite 5th wheel). Larry and Jackie are arriving too. Looking forward to a good time. We drove 168 mi 271k and got 10.4 mpg as it was windy.
REMEMBER-A mistake is just another way of doing things.
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