Thanksgiving Day 5: Friends
(This is day 5 of my month of Thanksgiving, read here to see what I’m doing) I am a terrible friend. I’m bad at it. However, I am so grateful for people who are good at it and made me … Continued
Thanksgiving Day 4: The Good in All of Us
When tragedy strikes, when people’s everyday lives get disrupted by the unplanned for, when unforeseen disasters hit some begin to question God, the purpose of life and so much more. This was the case this last week when a devastating … Continued
Thanksgiving Day 3: Safe Water
Yeah, I know. Who goes around saying how grateful they are for water that’s safe to drink, but I am. I decided to write about this because of something that happened today. While I was working an event, I went … Continued
Thanksgiving Day 2: A Good Job
I am grateful for a good job and for the many good jobs I’ve been blessed with over the past several years. My employment has taken me around the world, helped me meet and work with amazing people, and gain … Continued
Happy November!
For some people November is the start of winter or the end of autumn. For others it might be the beginning of the holiday season as they begin listening to Christmas music. Others participate in the month-long celebration of writing … Continued
Not-so-old Historic Scottsdale
A Trolley Tour of Downtown Scottsdale Recently, I had the opportunity to take a trolley tour of downtown Scottsdale, the historic core of the city and got to know my new home a little better. It was a great tour … Continued
A visit to a soon to be lost architectural treasure
As I mentioned at the end of my post about Taliesin West, in forty years there hasn’t been a Frank Lloyd Wright building intentionally demolished, but that could change soon if the David and Gladys Wright house is not saved. … Continued
Displaying photos in your home
As you probably realize from my last few posts, I recently moved to Arizona. With that comes a new place to live and for me a lot of thought on what to put where to make it a home. And, … Continued
Montezuma’s Arizona – an adventure to three Arizona national monuments
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Arizona is home to 22 national parks properties. Those include national parks like the Grand Canyon and small national monuments like the places I explored last Saturday, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument and Montezuma Well. These three sites … Continued
Taliesin West – Frank’s Winter Home and Studio
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Ever since my interior design classes at LDS Business College, I’ve been fascinated by Frank Lloyd Wright’s work. His design philosophy and the actual outcomes intrigued me. I found the simplicity, cohesion and purpose of everything beautiful. So, it would … Continued