the strike is over! new rules r back!!!!

lw will get the well deserved dinner break but ahhhh i get my new rules back! and these were worth the wait enjoy
warning: not rated for family viewing!

snow daze

la nina they say

...it has come up from the south

the wind is fierce gusts over 35 mph

we r getting up to 3 inches of snow an hour

warned of lightning and thunder

very strange

white out conditions

the media shouts about the southern tornadoes yesterday
a train came thru and i freaked thinking it was these tornadoes

blessed b this planet we have so abused

her sky's speak 2 us

with storms n weather patterns

like none we've known b4

kd lang

helps us with dreamz of spring

my faves 4 the tucson traveler

just in case u r heading to southern az

here's a list of my faves
in

almost always

SUNNY TUCSON

warning if u have never been there b4

at first glance

u will think u have landed on a different planet
locals complain there's not much 2 do

i kinda like the quiet dark desert

but then again i'm only there briefly

i never seem 2 get enuf time at my fave places

many of which could be in more than one category:

OUTDOORS:

Sabino Canyon nps close 2 mom's in northeast

Desert Museum great all day hang southwest of town

EATERIES:

Blue Willow dine shop dessert shop n go back daily

Cup Cafe cause rachel ray is always right

Macayo's dependable n out mom's front door
Sonic! cause we don't have em in wisconsin

SHOPPING:

Antigone fave on 4th Avenue where u can loose an entire day if wanted

Trader Joe's right next 2 a Marshall's in mom's hood

Flea Markets they change 2 often sorry no link
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES:

Tohono Chul gallery park n tea room

Center for Creative Photography try 2 stop in 4 great motivation

Old Town a little on the touristy side o life

Grey Dog awesome if u have a well padded wallet

mom's guestroom is ok but 4 a real break
4star resorts at 2star hotel prices:

WESTWARD LOOK closest 2 mom

OMNI closest 2 sonic

HILTON comes up on pl most often
u have 2 start here 2 understand: biddingfortravel gotta love priceline!

just because i should not dis phx all together

besides direct cheap flights almost always put me here

these r the only places i care 2 deal with the traffic...crowds...

n crazy pace of

PHX

The Heard don't miss it

Talliesin West do it once

sabino canyon tram cam

az weekend

north tuc saturday drive part 3

final az chapter

home away from home

recent trip 2 tucson
as seen through imovie series
originally modeled with the enthusiasm
of a child who has new jars of playdoh
4 my rblogger buddy-stranger friends

turns out 2 be much more powerful art
than i can share in words
thru my tears as i type

i dedicate this series of movies
to my mom
who despite all obstacles
as a woman faced with
growing up on the opposite end
of the baby boom as i did
and who appears 2 drown
her sorrows n pain in tall glasses of
scotch
the golden liquor i've grown to despise

i really love her deeply
the miles are far more than 100
the catalina canyon crevasse' doesn't even reach the depth

here r catie curtis' lyrics
as credit 4 my feelings
of what my mom and i share from r ends of the earth

100 Miles

from the album A Crash Course in Roses

words and music by Catie Curtis ©1999

My mind is racing and my feet are moving slow
I look all around me don’t see anything I know
I’d like to answer you but I can’t clarify
If I’m 100 miles ahead or 100 miles behind

I see signs of trouble but I don’t know what to think
I don’t want to rock the boat or let it slowly sink
I’d ask you questions but I don’t want to make you cry
If I’m 100 miles ahead or 100 miles behind

It’s gonna rain, it’s gonna pour
Through sickness and worse can I love more
You carried me when I fell
Can I carry you, can I love that well

My mind is racing and I’m sorry if it hurts
I’ve never been somewhere that I could not reverse
If I don’t wonder, if I don’t take my time
Am I 100 miles ahead or 100 miles behind

It’s gonna rain, it’s gonna pour
Through sickness and worse can I love more
You carried me when I fell
Can I carry you, can I love that well

You carried me when I fell
Can I carry you, can I love that well