Entry for September 04, 2008/ The Weather

I know I am pushing the season with that photo, but it doesn't take much for me to start thinking about autumn in Arizona.

The cool nights have already started. Down into the 50's the last two. Had to shut my window, just a little chilly.

In the desert all it takes is for the days to be shorter, not as much sun, and everything starts to be fallish. I think the monsoon is basically over. Last Sunday we had one of those beautiful days where it just quietly rained on and off all day. The beginning of fall. You can just feel it in your bones. Nice cool mornings now and even though the temps during the day are still in the low 90's there is a cool breeze creeping around which makes things so pleasant.

Autumn is my favorite time of the year any where, but after living in Central/Northern Arizona for 11 years now I find it to most certainly be my favorite here.

Time to start checking out the goodies on the land to start making my fall wreath this year.

Everyone have a great day.

My word for Thursday is Autumn and you all know what that means.

Susan

\and Jake dog says hi too.

Entry for September 02, 2008/ The passing of Goldie

Two weeks ago my wonderful long living Goldie dog passed away from just plain old age. She was 16 rapidly going on 17 this coming January.

She lived with us for two years and I know just had the best time of her life.

I always called her the perky dog because she never just walked she always pranced like she was a show dog. Even near the end I could see her in the back yard still going for a little prance.

Her favorite thing was spending hours on walks with her nose to the ground. She would spend the longest time smelling things. When Jake and her and I would be out walking I would suddenly realize she wasn't with us, turn around and there she would be way back down the road smelling something.

I really do miss her. It is very quite around here with her gone as she loved to pace trough the house and her little clicking toe nails could be heard every where.

So here is the furry family down to me, Jake dog, The kitties Rose, Thomas, Mike, Magic and Fat Cat. My Jake is just hanging in there and may not be with us much longer, the dread of that I can't even discribe, and then it is the kitties and me but they can be pretty rowdy sometime to so I am sure they will keep me busy.

My two blogs for today.

Maybe I will get back to doing this more.

Susan

Entry for September 02, 2008/ The passing of Charlie

Since last I blogged I have lost two of my precious doggies.

Pictured above is my Charlie dog who came to our furry family suffering from brown dog tick virus. I can't spell the name or I would write it out. He succumb to this disease around July forth. The chronic part of this disease can kill dogs and since Charlie was 12 he didn't have a lot of defences to fight it off. He only lived with us for about 9 months but I will still miss him since I had known him for six years before he moved in with us. He was a sweet dog.

Susan

Entry for August 05, 2008/ Mrs. Bullwinkle and kids

Oh go a head and watch it. It's too cute for words.Susan

Entry for August 02, 2008 A Day Off

I keep looking at that beach that I have pictured on my last blog and keep wondering why I am not there.

I am taking two days off in the middle of next week and am contemplating going up to Flagstaff all by my self and get out of here. Flag is about a 3000 feet height than I am and only gets to high 80''s in the summer and that is where all the rain is. They have an old town that sort of reminds me of the village in Manhattan where I use to live.

Just roam around, have a little lunch, me and all the tourists from Phoenix, but who cares. I think it should be fun. All on my own, no one to answer to. Not bad.

Maybe I can find a picture. Well the only picture I can seem to find of Flagstaff old town is the old train station which is basically the center of old town. The station must date back to at least the turn of the century, that would be the 20th. The tracks run parallel to Old Route 66 which still does exist in some parts of Arizona and New Mexico. Very cool.

I traveled cross country with my family when I was 17/ From New Jersey to Los Angeles. We picked up route 66 in Indianapolis and didn't leave it till we got to Flagstaff two days before the 4th of July. It Snowed. Only in Flag could this happen. Never thought I would be back.

Well those are my thoughts for the evening. I can't believe I am even doing this. Guess I miss the old neighborhood.

Have a good Sunday everyone.

Susan

Entry for June 22, 2008/ Summer

Ok I could certainly stand to be on that beach again. This picture is from my vacation back to NYC 2-3 years ago. It has been so long I can't even remember any more. As you can see by my change of theme the beach is where my mind is.

The temperature here has finally gone into the 100's and I am mostly hiding in the house with the swamp cooler going like mad. Hopeing that we might have a regular monsoon season this year is keeping me busy. When this happens it gets up to 105 but then it rains and the temperature can drop 20 degrees in 10 minutes. I love it.

Recently I have not been spending much time on the computer. As some of you may be able to tell because I am not the busy blogger that I use to be. A few reasons. Work and my family have been keeping me very busy. The family you know being furry, can't really take care of themselves and with sickness and death being around a lot, I have been distracted with much more important things than the computer.

The other reason is I am about ready to throw this thing in the trash. Not that it isn't working or Yahoo is making me crazy or anything like that. Basically I am cheap and I live on a very restricted budget. So it drives me crazy that I have to pay big money to get broadband to surf a net that I don't really surf or blog here when I don't really do it much any more and then there is just looking at this thing takiing up space in my bedroom office. Yech......The computer itself is usefull to me in just a few ways, making my business cards, keeping my photos, e mailing is starting to really annoy me, how about a card or a phone call. Call me old fashion, I don't even own a cell phone and I am sure my clients would be glad if I did, but help me please and let me figure out a way to get away from this thing.

Of course here I am pounding away on this key board talking to myself when my poor Jake dog is sitting in the living room whinning because it is hard for him to get back here since his hind legs don't work any more. So before he goes nuts I will leave my ramblings and go to my babe dog and give him a big hug.

Happy Sunday

Susan

Entry for June 17, 2008/ Political Time

Brad probably beat me to it but.....

Susan