caracolina

We’ve been wanting to check out the Salt River area near Power Road/Bush Highway in Mesa ever since our Navajo weaving instructor Sharie mentioned it would be a good spot to harvest salt cedar sticks. We use these sticks as shuttles and shed sticks in our weaving because they are relatively thin and, most importantly, […]

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We got up at 5 AM after almost oversleeping because I accidentally had set the alam clock to 4.45 PM. Luckily John has been turning into the human alarm recently! Driving up North was pleasant and we arrived at the Sheep is Life celebration in Tuba City around 9.30 AM. As we approached, John said, “If this is it […]

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We were supposed to drive up to Flagstaff tonight so we wouldn’t have to drive so much tomorrow when we’re visiting the Sheep is Life event in Tuba City. However… John called a few motels about room prices and the rates were outrageous! Super 8 rooms for 90-ish Dollars!? After a while we resigned ourselves to […]

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After another early morning MacDonalds trip we left Santa Barbara to drive home to Phoenix by way of the “Danish town” Solvang, north of S.B. Some might say Solvang is a bit of tourist trap, but it is definitly nice to see a town that is NOT looking like any other town. The old town is full of little shops, pastry places, and […]

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After breakfast at Cajun Kitchen for the second time this trip we did the usual stuff, like one more Costco stop and the park, but there was also something different and special this time. On the way back to the house we noticed a nervous dog by the side of the road at a busy […]

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It seemed like we hadn’t done the drive in ages. We left in the morning, not quite as early as we’d originally planned, but oh well. We stopped for lunch at the North Woods Inn in Covina. John surprised me by not ordering the Lumberjack Steak as usual, but the neverending cheese toast and salads […]

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We took a little drive today to visit Tonopah Rob’s farm out in – almost the middle of nowhere. It wasn’t difficult to find after we turned off I-10 at 339th Avenue; the directions were clear. At the farm stand we spent some time chatting with Jerry, Rob’s friend and help, then Rob took us around and […]

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