Monday, December 31, 2007

New Year's Eve... with Christmas memories

Christmas in Southern California
Mike with Chuck and Betty on the top of their hill in Valley Center

Jacko, Mary, Mike... we had a nice warm round of golf at Castle Creek .The wind must have really blown in our absence... the yard was packed with tumble weeds when we got home!



Thursday, December 20, 2007

Bet you don't have one of these...

This is my Christmas present from Mike. I saw it in a local junk store and told him about it ~ and he had it sitting in front of the fireplace with some Christmas wrap draped over it when I got home from work on Tuesday :) I had only seen it briefly and liked the height for sitting in front of the fireplace. Upon further inspection, we find it is from Morocco and it is a saddle for a camel!

Monday, December 17, 2007

A Few of Our Favorite Things......

...desert sunsets,
....sahuaros in shadow,
....campfires and rocks,
...golden retrievers,
...family...Did I mention U of A won their basketball game and we got to go?
Happy Holidays, indeed :)

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Tim Graduates U of A ...

The Bennett Family at Hacienda del Sol. There were 16 of us for a relaxed dinner in a beautiful setting. It is so wonderful and fun for me to be here in the southwest and included in family functions that I have missed out on for 16 years!

Tim and Sam playing a tie game.Mike and I....


Wednesday, December 12, 2007

December morning in SE Arizona






The Cochise Stronghold as seen via a zoom on my camera, from the front yard. What you can't see is that the rest of the sky is dark gray and just the Stronghold is illuminated. This was taken at 7 am :)






This is the extent of my Christmas decorating. I made a wreath from grapevines in the yard and decorated with pine and berries, also right out of our yard.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

A Dog's Life...



Zoe and Zander love to hang out in the front yard and watch the occasional golfer & car go by. Zoe was so relaxed we had to laugh, as she was on display to all... upside down...

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Thanksgiving Memory

Emerald Canyon Golf Course was our Thanksgiving Day treat. We golfed with our buddies Jack and Mary. Then on Saturday Lyndee and Sam joined us for a day on the sandbar :)
This seems like old news but I like to post it because it is fun to go back and see the old photos.