Olive Grove Apartments Chandler

I'm getting ready for this trip that will happen in about a month. I got a new canon camera which is a RebelT1i degital 15 pix with two lenes. They sure put me back a good many dollors.
I just hope I'm able to take great pictures. I'm making two dresses to ware and will take very
few clothes. I ...

... t even built of adobe. The soil here is called caliche, a concrete-like mixture of sand, clay, and calcium carbonate (limestone) and it dries as ***********crete.

They "palmed" the mud into courses about 2' thick, let it dry, then slapped some more up there, building this thing 4 stories high, 60' long and 40' wide. Walls face the cardinal points of the compass; there's a window high up on the western wall that pinpoints light at a specific spot during ...

... story of how Melissa and her boyfriend were named Homecoming King and Queen of their high school here in Mesa.

Melissa stood up and did her Miss America wave to everyone with this great Daisy smile--
I mean... think Daisy with a red cowboy hat and jeans and you have this girl.

Made me tear up, dang it.

Oh, and when we walked in they gave us each a little gift--me a bright blue boa and Bob a western tie. Oh yea, we were cute. You don't ...

... miles from Mesa, so it is mobbed in the summer. Arrive late on a summer weekend and you're not getting that boat near the water.

Here's a shocker: Roosevelt lake is not small--it's 22 miles long at full pool--but summer water temperatures can be more than 90 degrees. It's deepest point is 300 feet, so we're talking surface temps here, but still, impressive.

In 1911, when Roosevelt Dam was built it was the highest masonry dam, and Roosevelt lake the largest man made lake ...

... Ro, Steve and Jayne, Charlie and Paula, Gary and ? and me. We just did a scenic tour of 4 Peaks – it was a nice day and an easy trail- no one ever even got into 4 wheel drive. Just enjoyed the day. Don and Anita called about 10 to say they were in Tucson – I was not expecting them till late evening! They went on into Mesa to her brothers and I will see them tomorrow. We were home around 2 pm, and I had gotten a bit of a nap in on the way home. Talked with Connie ...

... he thinks it's "awesome" and I should head to ASU on Friday night... not a bad idea, they're legal right? hehe :) Saw the troll walking around DMV, I'm sure she must live in Wikieup :D $25 later and the cars good to go. Am fully licensed and legal to drive in the states now, just need a plan of attack to do Grand Canyon and shoot over to LA and we're back to living in hostels praying there's no-one from Wikieup staying in my room!

... and I left to meet her, Gary, CharlieG and Sheila at the FeedBag for supper. Had fun and home about an hour later, with Charlie arriving about 9. Busy but fun day. Feb 28th, the last day of Feb! Up early for breakfast at the clubhouse, then home, and a bit later Wayne called to see if we wanted to wheel today-we made plans to meet him at 11, then later talked to Gary and he decided to go along, then Charlie G wanted to go, and Sharon decided to join us- so all of us headed ...

On our first full day in Arizona, we traveled down to Casa Grande Ruins in Coolidge, Arizona. It is about 1 hour south of Phoenix. The Casa Grande Ruins are part of the National Park System and is classified as a National Monument. It is considered one of the largest ruins of the Hohokam Native civilization. The primary structure here is a four story high by 60 ft. wide gathering house ...

... Heard Museum in Phoenix and found it really informative about the different Native American tribes and cultures, well worth the visit. We risked a fast food pasta joint for dinner on the way home and it was surprisingly good. There are so many restaurants and eating outlets around here it is really amazing. Tomasz and Mirkas place is in a new area and in a gated community. Lovely environment and a bit surreal as it is designed to be like a ...

... they brought a friend (named George W. Bush, of all things!) with them, and our Phoenix International Raceway friends Kyle and Leslie (the ones who are getting married this April during Nextel Cup Race week at PIR) also came out for the day. As one of the race cars was coming through turns 3 and 4 during Hot Laps at Central AZ Raceway on the evening after Thanksgiving, the bright ...