I spent the weekend visiting Carol. Here we are in front of her assisted living place. Carol, her friend Stan, me and Carol’s friend Dory. We had brunch together at the facility then went to see the latest Streep film and lunch at a Mexican place. Good to meet Carol’s friends whom I have heard …
Before leaving Scottsdale for the two-hour drive to Tucson, I thought I might stop at the Huhugam Ki Museum on the Salt River Reservation. I immediately felt good on leaving the freeway and the urban sprawl of phony adobe Scottsdale to drive out on the reservation. The houses aren’t much but they are surrounded by …
I only saw half of the musical instrument museum the first day so I came back to see Africa, Europe and the U.S./Canada sections. But first the cactus plants in front of the museum caught my attention. I wonder if these nopales will be harvested. I did manage to gather some bark from the Palo …
I have been staying in North Scottsdale, which seems about 20 miles from downtown Scottsdale where I went today to visit the Museum of the West and see what else I could see. A painter, Charles Fritz read the Lewis and Clark journals and painted 100 scenes from the descriptions. One very rich man, Timothy …
Today I visited Taliesen West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s “campsite” in the desert. Once it was remote, when only 300 people lived in Scottsdale, but today it’s in the suburbs, albeit surrounded by private nature reserve. The guide pointed out how the roof mirrors the mountain peak, a FLW principle, as do the arches of the …
Early morning (9am is early for me) timeshare sales pitch for $100 in Macy’s gift cards… I figured it was worth it and oh, so amusing… The waiting room…the sales vultures are around the bend.. I managed to just say “Hill No” to a $42k buy in and $1600/year maintenance fees … Which will go …