Blog Posts

  • Why Get a Tattoo?

    Why Get a Tattoo?

    After I turned 60 and survived breast cancer, I decided to get a tattoo. I never had one, but I always wanted one. With the help of my daughter (who has several) I found a great artist and together we designed a tattoo for my wrist. For many, getting a tattoo is a deeply personal…

  • Sabino Canyon, Arizona

    Sabino Canyon, Arizona

    Here is another area near Tucson to hike, Sabino Canyon. There is an extensive trail system here that are the full range of difficulty from easy to challenging. We went here recently with my sister-in-law and her husband and we enjoyed every bit of our hike. Sabino Canyon is part of the Pusch Ridge Wilderness…

  • Romero Pools, Catalina State Park

    Romero Pools, Catalina State Park

    Are you looking for a challenging hike? Romero Pools should be on your checklist! This out and back hike will get your heart pumping with the estimated 1,000 foot elevation gain in only 2.5 miles. Talk about your stair-master! The payoff? Romero Pools. Here’s the low down on this up hill climb. It is a…

  • Quire, Quiddity, Quixotic, Qi, and Qat

    Words that have the letter Q in them are worth the most in Scrabble (Z ties it). I went online to see what the value was (it’s been a while since I played the game) and I found some interesting trivia about Scrabble and the letter Q. First off, there are lists upon lists of…

  • Prickly Pear

    Prickly Pear

    For today’s post I am going to dive into the Prickly Pear (Opuntia). It is large cactus with paddle like leaves. They grow abundantly in Arizona and across most of the hot, arid states of the southwest and Mexico. They are easy to propagate and grow. The well known prickly pear fruit is used in…