Yeah. Baseball is Here!

I love me some baseball.   Go Diamondbacks!

Welcome Spring!!

We have not really had a winter but I love this time of year when everything is a pretty green (before the 110 degree heat), new growth and lots of pretty blooms.

Worked in the front yard this morning and thought after my clean up I would take a few shots.

Easter's Coming Soon

What I did Sunday!

I know you were all wondering "How did she spend her Sunday?"  Well I did the outside patios "Spring Clean Up."  I take everything off the patios and clean the items and them wash down the house and patios and clean the windows.   Dirt Be Gone!

Love it once it is done.  Baseball watching outside, Happy Hour , etc....

Now on to other jobs around the house. 

Playing Catch Up

Have been busy having fun. Here are some of the things I have been doing the past few weeks.

We went to the Grand Canyon for three days.  We had not been there in 38 years.  The hole is the same, but we had never stayed at the rim before.  We stayed in the Maswick Lodge.  It was about 1/4 mile from the rim.  Very clean and quiet.  It has a cafeteria style restaurant and a terrific pizza/beer pub.

We took all the bus routes and enjoyed EVERY stop on all of them.  We did one for the Sunset and it was very stunning.  The bus drivers were a hoot.

It is truly amazing all the different textures and colors you find there. 

We had quite a fun time with the Elk and Deer.  They were wandering all around the Visitor Center parking lot.  We had to walk by them at the hotel going to breakfast and to the bus several days.  It is their territory and they were eating away everywhere.  So fun to be so close.

 

 

My friend Cornelia had given me a zip tote pattern, along with zipper and fabric she bought a year ago at the Sewing Expo in Washington.  We finally got together to sew this tote.  Directions seemed complicated at first, but it was a very nice tote when finished.  If you want the bag unzips totally flat so you can travel with it and use only when needed.

  

LOVE this Fabric !!!  

 



In the last of my organizing I finished up in the garage.  I emptied the little attic above the garage and two huge cabinets that are 8 ft x 4 ft by 3 ft and gave stuff to Marshall Ranch School and Goodwill.

I now am done with organizing.   On to the yard and spring cleaning of windows patios etc.  I need it nice out there as  Dbacks baseball  season is upon us and I watch outside alot!!!

 

 

Today, Ed and I went on a Culture Pass to the Phoenix Zoo.  We were there when they opened at 9 am.  Glad we only wanted to stay a short while  ( two hours was really too long) - OMG !  I think that EVERY Kid age 6 months to 65 was there by 10 am!!! I guess with Spring Break still on - Grandparents visiting - Nice weather etc.  it was a true ZOO!!!

 

 

Have had several days out with my friend Prissy for Doctors, etc.  Meeting up with friends for Bunco night and  lunch and fabric store shopping.   Lovin Life.......

Madeleine Albright's pins

Regardless of your political affiliation you should really go see the Madeleine Albright pin collection at the Phoenix Art Museum.  She has several hundred pins on display all with a special meaning.  The stories about the pins and where and with what dignitaries she wore them is very interesting. This really is a must see.  Even Ed enjoyed them.  A side note - while we were viewing the pins there was an older lady (older than me) who had a bracelet that matched one of the pin designs.  She was definitely thrilled.

If you get a chance check it out.