Where did that month go? The Merry month of May is ending today - - it was full of booking flights, car rentals, moving company - - thinking of what to take on our Alaskan cruise - - and finally -- preparing for and enjoying a visit from our great-niece from Buffalo!
During the week she was here we did what we vowed never to do again -- conducted touring to Montezuma castle, Sedona, Oak creek Canyon, Flagstaff - the Grand Canyon (for the umpteenth time in our 31 years here in AZ) - another day thru Salt River Canyon up to Show Low and over the rim to Payson and Pine including quick visits to Connie and Dans place where we enjoyed also seeing Missy and Sophia! (Sophie is growing rapidly! ) - -then to Pine to drop in at Kathy and Ricks cabin -- and enjoy a Memorial day (2 days early) - of hot dogs! SO Americana! Yummy!
- - - - -We finished our sightseeing up on Tuesday the 29th -with our first visit to Kartchner Caverns down near Benson , AZ -- Left at 9 a.m. got home after 6 - -quite ready to begin "normal" living again :)
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Now to tearing the pot gardens apart -the flowers that haven't already been pulled out - are looking stressed in the heat - -and in fact are not usually still out there in their pots , since normally we are out of town by this time! - - so I'll get that done and then get packing for our first plane ride to San Francisco to catch the cruise ship to Alaska.
Doris (one of my bridesmaids 55 years ago - and a lifelong friend) - and Ken Cook from Florida will be with us - all of us celebrating our 55th August Wedding Anniversaries. (I stood up with Doris at her wedding , 2 weeks before ours)- - - -we'll also be with Norma and Blane Petrini - good friends here in Arizona. So! thats about it for now!
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July will find us flying to and from our Canadian cottage -- to clean out and finish up the sale of this "dream come true" on Round Lake - -that we've enjoyed for 8 summers. Some sadness of course -- but we'll return to the White Mountain city of Show Low, AZ to get cool in a little abode (Park Model with screened in porch) No water out in front - but at least National Forest behind and there will be birds to watch there -and maybe even a few Javelina passing thru. :)
