Catching up is hard to do!

How can it be that we have been working on this place 6 weeks??? If we had not needed to remove the tile, we would be moved in by now. The good news is that Claude made it back safely from Ohio with all our belongings. He drove it back in a 24' truck with a trailer on the back hauling his pick up truck and did it in two very long days. Do I need to say 'exhausted'?

He then had to make 6 trips to the dump, using the neighbor's truck. It was such a relief to see all that mess gone. My back will never forgive me for helping load that truck, over and over.

Another great thing is fresh lemons right off the tree. I picked them for the neighbor and they shared with me. AH, fresh lemonade!

Imagine looking forward to days when there are some clouds instead of all day sunshine.

One day we veered off the path for a much needed break!

Added a retractable clothesline...love that! How about my clothespin holder? Great use for an old boot.

One of my favorite places in Phoenix near the airport....Papago Park.

Also made some fresh squeezed OJ for Claude with oranges from a neighbor.

Studio floor with concrete dye......(it is a shame that it didn't last but a day or two...it is all coming off, even though it was given 3 coats of sealer...)

A friend asked me to go to Prescott one day and I just couldn't resist this leather folding screen. It will look great in the "cowgirl" room!