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!

Moving to Arizona...whirlwind of activity!

Wow! Amazing how much can happen in such a short two weeks. Seems we looked at dozens of homes and when Claude was almost ready to throw in the towel, I insisted we look at a property that just hit the market.

 

We knew the moment it was in sight that the location was perfect and the views an artist's dream. The house is a project but it has great solid bones.

 



The upper level

 



Claude coming down to lower level of lot

Meanwhile, we spent time in Scottsdale taking in the art scene and nightlife, complete with

 a moonlit buggy ride around old town.

Handing over the commitment money! Scary....

The time we weren't working on terms with the house,

 we were searching for all the fix up items we could find! What fun!