This beautiful young woman is one of many of my talented nieces. She grew up living on Lake Quinault, Washington, and has always loved music. I wonder if it’s because her mother, Jennifer, is a talented musician, and so is her grandmother, Carolyn Downing, and so was her great-grandmother, Ethel Crook.
Wonderful, gifted women of [...]
Monday morning, my brother, David Crook, friend Martha Retallick, and I, went to the Phoenix Zoo. We had a wonderful time.
Retallick recently published a book, Bike-tography. “When I was in my early twenties,” she says, “I set the goal of bicycling through all 50 of the United States. I accomplished this over a twelve-year period, [...]
It’s been a good but “different” month with computer breakdowns and seeing tragedy in the lives of people I care about. It was time for a break.
Monday my brother and I took a break and drove to the mining town of Jerome, Arizona. We wandered all around, and I felt this was the time to [...]
Guest post by Patti Stern, Mesa, Arizona
My husband did a search on the internet for Payson Therapy Dog, and your blog post came up. We just had to send you an email about Julie Moran’s “Payson,” as we also had a certified therapy dog named Payson.
We are totally devastated right now, as he passed away [...]
Just wanted to share a picture of my daughter, Shannon, and her golden retriever, Sunny, taken today.
The more time I spend in this mountain range near my home, the more impressed with the variety of rock formations, landscapes, wildlife, and sheer beauty. Last week I visited twice. This picture was taken as I approached the waterfall area.
I also got my first photos of a chuckwalla.
Although the day was clear (it’s much [...]
Once again, a trip to my neighbor’s yard resulted in delight. This time, the sun was shining directly into this gorgeous flower.
And also, red is a favorite color of mine, as it is of my daughter-in-law, Kerrie Simpson…and today is her birthday. Here’s another flower for you, Kerrie.
Yesterday, little Pekingese Mark Clemens, Ruthann’s beloved pet, died. “I will miss this boy so much. He was my comfort when my world did not go as I would have liked it to…I miss the teasing when he would not give me a kiss and would give them to others,” said Ruthann when she let [...]
Bellingham, Washington has an amazing poetry contest in honor of my maternal grandmother, Sue C. Boynton. Here is one of the 2010 winners, Luke Reinschmidt, presenting his work, “I Remember.”
