Almost had him in my arms.....

I just received the most beautiful picture of my granddaughter, Charlotte.  She is so artistic, she takes her own photographs.  My son just left my house.   He and his dog came to visit me and he took me to buy me a coffee at Starbucks.  Starbucks has a coffee booth at our local Safeway grocery.  There are tables and chairs out in front of the store, so one can sit outside and enjoy the coffee, snack or lunch, or just to visit.  Outside tables and chairs are very commonplace here; even in the winter people sit outside and enjoy the sunshine.  We have been having some great weather.  Daytime 72-74 degrees and 45 at night.  Once the sun rises over the mountain, things are immediately warm and one can start shedding the coats and sweaters.  I almost caught a man today!  Most of you are saying good for you. Key word is almost. ROFL.  There was a man ahead of me going out of the grocery store; he reached up and pushed on the glass door and as he was leaning and pushing forward  the doors slid apart.  Yes, they were sliding doors which open automatically and he had to stumble to get his balance, I noticed he had a problem walking anyway and, considering that, I thought he regained his balance with grace.

NO PICS-

My blog people won't let my pictures go on my blog. As we speak, they are working on it, whoever they are. Other bloggers seem to be having the same problem with lots of support but no real solutions. I think they are trying to improve my blogspot, but I really don't see how all this amazing information that comes out of my mouth could be improved upon. LOL. Its just me, so deal with it because it don't get no better. Well, it could very well get more exciting - so hang in there. Too bad, however, cause I had a very good video display of Christmas lights that danced to the local radio station. My first ever video and it was a good one. Maybe I can put it on a share spot somewhere out there in cyberspace so you all can see it and my astounding pictures of the mountains where I stayed for a while with my son. When I learn to do that. The owner of Stewerts Hardware still hasn't taken my picture for the newspaper yet. When that happens, there will be a website for the newspaper and you will be able to see it that way.

Cooler but still warm.

What beautiful weather we have been having. This week following will be cooler, but still nice and sunny every day. Only 68 in day and 45 at night for the next seven days. Yea! I walked across the new pedestrian bridge across the Hassayampa River yesterday. Very nice. I also discovered I can get to McDonald's across the street without actually crossing the busy dangerous highway. Yes, there is a walkway which goes under the ped. bridge and under the highway bridge with steps up to the sidewalk which comes out at McDonalds. While I was on the ped. bridge yesterday I actually saw a cowboy riding his horse on the river, I waved at him and he waved back. He stopped long enough to ask me if I had seen any cows. LOL. Or should that be ROFL? I had to tell him no that I hadn't been on the bridge very long. ( Just long enough to love Arizona all the more.) I sure wish I had seen some cows. There is a ranch that borders this property where I live. They also raise horses and Buffalo. Remember there is no water on top of the river, the water runs under the rocks,dirt,and sand. Cars and trucks can drive on top of the river, That is why it is called the "upside down river". I have walked across it before because on the other side is town. (note: not city).

SUN IS BACK!!!!

And it is a beautiful, sunny day here in Arizona; the weather reporters got this one right, it is getting a little warmer each day. I got my Snuggie! That's the blanket thing with sleeves. And I love it; since I'm a reader, it is the perfect thing to sit and read and stay warm at the same time. It is a full length blanket, and kinda like wearing an oversized robe backwards. The only item I don't have from my "Winning" is the Mixmaster standing mixer. I did walk some the last two days, since it has warmed up a little. They built a new pedestrian bridge across the Hassayampa River in Wickenburg, AZ. Now, I have to figure out how to get on it from the East side of the River to cross over to the West side without getting killed by the fast traffic which is "supposed" to be going 20 mph through the circle. That circle thing is another story in itself; one which I will tell on another blog at a later date. Keep reading so you don't miss it. And it is OK if you tell all your friends about my blog so they can read it too. There will be new pictures up for you to enjoy as I did when I was taking them. And I took one video when I figure how to get that one up; may be Christmas in July. ROFL.

New Stuff, Used Stuff...

I have been using my new appliances I got from the hardware giveaway. They have all been used now except one. That would be my Stir-Crazy Pop Corn Popper. It is pretty neat, it has stirring rods that keep the corn and oil mixed well while it is popping. I may have to try that tonight. I also am wearing my jacket also. Yesterday, I stopped by the Homes For Habitat thrift store. They have a lot of furniture, TV's, appliances, kitchenwares, etc. Well, I gotta tell you I have been without a TV since before Christmas, 2010, and I had to have one so I bought one of the several TV's they had on display; like an appliance store they were plugged in and playing so you would know they were good TV's. The price was affordable - $20.00. Of course, it is not a flat screen, but it is a 20 inch screen and has a very good clear picture quality, an RCA. Did I tell you all that when I completed my second year of college, I dropped out and went to work at RCA. That is Radio Corporation of America. It was a factory which assembled in mass production the new Color Televisions. This would be the early 1960's. And don't even try to guess my age from that last statement. LOL.

Yes, Weather is warming-Finally..

I will be getting out in the nice Arizona Sunshine the rest of this week and will be appreciating the warm weather through part of next week. Hopefully it will last a lot longer than that, but I'm not complaining. Went to laundrymat yesterday. ( Joy.) If I put clothes on hot they shrink, and if I put them on permanent press, it takes two full cycles to dry them. That was $2.40. plus and hour and ten minutes. Oh well, I did get some of my book read. I just keep my laundry soap permanently in my car so I don't have to carry it in and out of the house. There was a couple of young girls in the laundry, one of which had a young daughter with her. When they were getting their clothes out of the dryer and folding them the little girl was helping. She was holding all the pieces up for everyone to see what she was folding. Just happened to be mamas skimpy undergarments. The senior man sitting next to me seemed very appreciative of that but I don't think his wife was. Com'on he could have kept his comments to himself. In some states that could be grounds for divorce. LOL.

"Stuff" has Arrived!!!

Stewert's Hardware called me this morning. Remember the one where I dropped my name and phone number in the slot of a cardboard box and in so doing my name was drawn as winner of the $1,000. merchandise giveaway. Well, the "Stuff" I ordered had arrived and I went to pick it all up at the store this afternoon. So now I really did get a lot of appliances and other articles a woman can use around the home. I also got two card tables with chairs and I am using one now for my computer desk and the other one I will use for a table until I get another table to take its place. Ed Greenmeyer, the owner of the store will call me later to get my picture taken with him handing me the (big_) check. Our picture will be in the local newspaper. whoohoo! LOL. I tried the lottery but didn't win that one.

Have Suitcase will Travel One More Time,,,LOL

I have moved from the wonderful mountain with its wonderful view and its wonderful freezing and snowy weather. I am now back in the small Western/Ranching/Mining town of Wickenburg, Arizona. The weather is not so much warmer here at night, but it did not snow here a few days ago, but I could see the white caps on the mountains where I had been staying. I am now living in a mobile home which seems to fit my needs perfectly. Low rent, conveniently within walking distance to town, not permanent but for now it is. I think I will spend the rest of the winter here and most of the spring. I'm still waiting for my hardware to call me that my winnings have arrived, I now know the shipments come in on Fridays, so I will check on that this Friday. The policeman ask me if I got my stuff yet, I told him no, but I know that I will. Hopefully the owner has turned in my order list.

LOST IN THE SHUFFLE...

I had two blogs in my edit/view page and they have done disappeared. Can't find em anywhere. Looked for them; just can't find em. Oh well, we'll pick back up here. Wow, Christmas is over and here we are in the New Year of 2011. I made a long list, again this year, of New Year's Resolutions. No, no, and no, I will not reveal my list. Ha bet you thought I was gonna tell you, huh. Maybe if you keep reading I will reveal some of them in my blogs as I talk away to you all. I really missed blogging, but up on that mountainside, there was no communication with the outside world. Even the cell phones had trouble out there. If you were lucky to get a call out or in, that is all you could do because just one call would drain the battery to the cell phone. The phone system was working so hard to get the call through that it just used all the battery charge for the call. But now I'm back to civilization now with communication with the world.