Happy Birthday Princess Hailey

Ajo, AZ

Wow, it's hard to believe my Princess is 9 yrs old today. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were at the hospital on a cold winter day and it was spitting snow when our bundle of joy came into this world. Happy Birthday Princess Hailey. Grammy and Papa love you very much!

The sun is out and it’s looking to be a beautiful day.  Long sleeves are still required.  I took the dogs for our daily walk and later in the afternoon we headed to the Museum. 

It used to be an old church

there is a lot of history in here

some of the cooking utensils

and old video recorder

this first rock has copper, silver and gold in it

the second one is very heavy as it is copper

this rock is really light and it’s like a lava rock

iron ball that was used to crush the rock and the other one is the slag that we see around the mind pit

this is some type of form they used, see the red?  that is from the copper

the old railroad car used to hall the copper out.

the volunteer working was Louie Walters!  Yes, we met another Walters, 2 Walters men.  He was wonderful and gave us so much history and we plan to go back and learn even more about the little mining town of Ajo which means garlic.  The Indians pronounced it Ah Ho

we came home and then it was time to start dinner.  I fried some pork chops and made mac and cheese for dinner.  Then we got ready and went to a Jam session.  Our friend Michael invited us. 

This cigar box guitar was made in Mexico

I love the license plate, says NO Sniveling

even has a cigar box amplifier.  It was pretty neat to see. 

there were several jammers here and some are locals and others are snow birds.

He sure could rock that piano

he was very good at singing and playing

I love this guy (bottom picture) beat he played with his guitar .. he added some spice to it all

this is a painting that Michael did of Willie .. it is awesome.  Michael is so talented.

it was another great day and once we got home it was time to call it a night.  It was a wonderful day here in beautiful Ajo, AZ

Cleaning day

Ajo, AZ

We had a visitor last night.  We heard the dogs go crazy and thought someone was walking their dog so we didn’t pay any attention .. nope .. it was critter, the tracks look like Javelina (kinda like a pig) http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/popular-articles/item/70-the-javelina-sedona-arizonas-famous-pig-like-desert-dweller you can read more about them here if your interested. 

(borrowed picture from the internet)

This poor flower was mauled,  ate all the leaves off it and even pulled the entire roots out of the pot.  So this morning I had to repot it and duck tape the flower pot.  They didn’t bother my rose bushes, guess the thorns detoured them away.  I sure hope my flower makes it through, they’ve had a ruff winter already. 

I was awaken today by a dog who needed to go potty.  So I got my bones out of bed and got dressed and took them out to do their business.  Then I went to work on cleaning.  I did last night dinner dishes and then I needed to walk over to the Dollar General to get a few items.  We had smoked brisket yesterday and I save the broth and left over brisket for beans today.  I found some bean soup (my favorite beans) and picked up a few other things.  They were out of milk so I had to go back this afternoon and got a gal.  Wow .. milk is $2.60 a gal here! 

I went over and visited with the guys while they had their break and then I took the dogs on walk before lunch time.  One of the ladies from the church made Chili for lunch and it was good.  After lunch I decided I need to tackle the bedroom and dust it.  I always put that off until I can’t stand it anymore.  Well that time has arrived.  We get lots of dust in there from the AC.  After that dreaded job was done I decided to change our bed sheets since I hadn’t done that since we left LA.   Since I was on a roll I cleaned the bathroom as well.  (well I didn’t do the deep cleaning, just dusting and washing of the stool) the shower will be another day.

the fellowship hall roof is coming right along.  In fact all the tin is on, now it’s the finishing touches tomorrow and Thursday the other tin for the Church and class rooms should be in. 

This afternoon since the sun was shining and it didn’t feel bad out in the sunshine I decided to walk down to the local thrift store that is open Tues – Sat but I didn’t find anything.  I sure do miss Miami thrift stores, they were the best!  After I got home I walked across the street there is a bakery and man does it have a good smell coming from there in the morning.  I have been trying to resist it but it’s getting harder.  There is a mural on the side of it and guess what?  You got it, my friend Michael that lives here now did it, this is just one of the many works of art he has done.  I love it and it’s from the movie “Night of the Lepus” that was actually filmed here in Ajo city limits!  Pretty neat huh?  I love murals. 

I made some cornbread to go with our bean soup and dinner was served.  mmm it was good.  The rest of the evening is being spent relaxing and watching some TV and surfing the net.  Tomorrow is suppose to be a warmer day, Yeah hopefully by the end of the week I will be able to get in my comfy clothes and lounge outside in my lounger. 

A nippy day but a great surprise

Ajo, AZ

Last night when I went to bed, I could hear the wind really ripping.  I slept in this morning.  It was a windy, nippy and at times bone chilly day. 

we had a great surprise.  Fellow blogger Michael that we met yesterday stopped by today to visit and brought little bit (my name for her)  she had a great time playing with the toys (although my babies were not so sure about that)    We enjoyed another wonderful visit.  We have plans to get together again.  Michael is going to go with us and show us around.  I am so looking forward to that.  We are so blessed with lifestyle we are living.  Getting to meet new people and making new friends is awesome.  Thanks Michael for making a cold nippy day into a fantastic day!

the dogs only got a small walk this afternoon as it was just too cold for me to be outside very long

the work on the roof is coming along ..

here is Dave ( a member of the church) working away .. it’s looking nice and I love the color

Andy and Vic were the get me guys for the guys on the roof.  It was a nippy day but a good day and after the sun went down it started getting even colder so I dug out my flannels again.  So glad were on full hookups and our heat is free this time around.  Our evening was spent curled up on the couch and relaxing.  My back is starting to hurt from the cold so it may be a ruff night for me.

meeting another blogger and a Gospel midget singer

Ajo, AZ
We got up this morning and slowly got around and ready for church.  We went to First Assembly of God here in Ajo.  It’s a nice small church and it was nice to sing some of the old songs we grew up with.  After church we were both in the mood for breakfast.  I made french toast for lunch. 

We walked the dogs and when I got back I had a email from Michael that he would be at his rig around 3 ish.   So we got ready and went and meet him.  Michael took us up on the hill above him and what a view!  Look at these views!!

It’s absolutely breath taking up there. 

Michael is an amazing artist .. he did the art work on his rig and several of the mural’s around town that I will be taking pictures of.  We saw several of them yesterday but with it raining we didn’t stop and take pictures. 

The wind was really blowing up there but we still posed for a picture.  Even lil sh*t (this is what her name is) wanted in the picture.  I remember when Michael posted about lil finding him when he was boondocking and instead of him adopting her, she adopted him and warmed herself right into his life.  She is a itty bitty little doll.  Who loves to give kisses.

here is a couple of Michael’s sculptures .. absolutely amazing

Michael invited to some of the local festivals going on in the up coming week and we look forward to spending more time with him and making an even more bonding relationship.  It’s amazing the people that you meet and the relationships you build in our lifestyle.  I love it and if your ever near where we are please email me and let me know.  I’d love to meet up with any of you.  I always love meeting new people and making friends. 

We came home and it was breakfast for dinner.  We both wanted sausage, gravy and biscuits for dinner so that is what was on the menu.  It’s been a breakfast day.  Before we knew it .. it was time to head over to the church for a concrete.  Lowell Mason who is a gospel singer and a midget.  http://www.lowellmason.com/
Lowell Mason was born August 14, 1937, in Knoxville, Tennessee, while his parents were students at Johnson Bible College. The Masons moved to the state of Michigan in 1942, where Lowell's father began the task of re-establishing a Church in the small community of Clio, Michigan, just north of Flint.

At the age of 9, Lowell began his ministry, singing on the radio, with the weekly radio program, "Children's Bible Hour" out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1955 he completed high school and in 1957 began his college studies atManhattan Christian College in Manhattan, Kansas. During that time he served as minister of the Christian Chapel in Robinson, Kansas and also traveled as an Evangelist.

In 1954, Lowell joined the Cecil Todd Evangelistic Association of Joplin, Missouri. Lowell worked as song evangelist with this association from 1954 until this present date.

Lowell received his honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Kerala Christian College in January, 1997.

Judy and Lowell met at the North American Christian Convention in Lexington, Kentucky in 1962 and were married February 18, 1963.
Lowell and Judy are the parents of four children and have seven grandchildren.  Lowell and Judy have been in the ministry their entire married life

It was an awesome concrete and the rest of the evening was spent relaxing before calling it a day

We brought rain to the desert

We heard the rain hitting our roof early this morning.  It seems we can either bring the cold or the rain anywhere we go and this year it’s the desert.  Although we are told they do not mind the rain   I just don’t want Ole man winter to find me .. shhhh don’t tell him where I am at.

 

I knew the rain was coming as I had a ruff night sleeping from a screaming back and legs.   We were slow getting around this morning.  But hey that is the life of those who are retired .. right?

We had plans to do some site seeing but with the rain that changed our plans.  I still wanted to see around the town so we decided we take a drive and look around a bit.  The top picture is of the Museum but it was closed.  This wagon was outside of the Museum. 

even on a dreary day the desert has a beauty to it .. see how low the clouds are ..

we drove up to where the old mine is but it was raining so we didn’t get out do much looking around.  We just did a bit of site seeing from inside the dry truck

they have a beautiful little square .. look at this park around the circle square

we did stop and go into a book store as we thought the rain had let up .. oops it hadn’t and was raining when we came out.

there is lots of beauty in the architect  here in Ajo

I am looking forward to a day when the sun is out and I can get out and walk around and get some good shots of the historical  buildings around here.

We see lots of RV’s going through this area .. must be a winter haven for the snowbirds. 

after we did a bit of driving we stopped at the Family Dollar store to browse and compare prices and then we headed to the only local grocery store around for miles.  Prices were a bit high but that is expected for an area there is nothing in.  The closest Wal-mart is 80 miles away!

I found the A for Ajo .. must be a popular thing here in the desert to carve the first letter of city in the mountain top.  Look how close the clouds are to it .. awesome huh?

I bet this cactus can tell you some history of this town .. I’m sure it’s very old.  I love cactus and love their different shapes.

I found an unexpected thing today.  I knew that Michael another blogger that I follow was in Ajo and I had hope to contact him and meet up.  Well I didn’t find him but I think I found wanderwolf (his rig) it was raining so I didn’t want to stop and see if he was around.  Going to save that for a day the sun is out.

We came home and my back and legs were screaming so we spent the rest of the day being lazy and just lounging around.  Temps are around 65 degrees with rain.  Dinner tonight was prepared by hubby.  Baked chicken and rice.