This time we made it to Jerome. At eight o’clock it was a beautiful, very cool 47-degree Sunday morning. With two days before Christmas, the dogs and I were visiting our last 2018 historical Arizona community. Our first attempt proved a disaster of my making. It happened on the first of December. Long story short, …
Month: December 2018
Mad dogs (not really)
I’ve grown up with that American Food tradition… Hamburger, Fries, and Coke. Most of the time I shared some fries with Bernie and Chris. For over 40 years, as I recall, the fries were tasty and crunchy. However, these days I find them less tasty and limp. The dogs liked them fine. It started that …
‘Tis the Tar Season
Each year about this time, every street and other surface where vehicles drive or park… get a fresh coat of tar. It’s a big job because a small crew manually did it. Here’s bird's-eye view of what they faced: My closed community contained about 15 narrow streets and a couple of open parking areas. In …
Sunday (update from Saturday ‘experience’)
On Saturday, I locked myself out of my car. Blog entry “A funny thing happened on the way to Jerome, AZ” provided details. I went to Home Depot, and now I have a spare key that I placed in a magnetic box attached to the trailer hitch. I won’t be locked out of the car …
A funny thing happened on the way to Jerome, AZ
It wasn’t funny, and we never made it to Jerome. With Jerome, Arizona as the destination, my planning had been meticulous. The calculated route included both fuel and dog relief stops. I packed the small cooler with snacks for the dogs and me. Before dawn, with the dogs in the car, we first stopped for …
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