So one of the reasons we moved to Arizona is the balance of bugs vs. heat. It is still holding up as being low insect, especially compared to Abilene, Texas, the winner of city with the biggest, weirdest insects for…
Monsoon, Sort Of
Yet another weather novelty for us is the monsoon. It is less strong than the ones in Asia apparently, but none the less, we have experienced a few things we hadn’t before. We saw an extended lightning storm without a…
Doctor Who: Ranking the Russell T Davies Era Part 1
When I first moved to England in 2010, Chris wanted me to watch pretty much everything he had ever seen that he liked that I hadn’t seen before. We didn’t have to find new TV programs for about 2 years.…
The Lagoon Style Pool at San Cervantes
As regular readers will know, the primary pool at our apartment complex has been under construction for several months. Even though we have another pool, we are allowed to use the pool of a sister property. It turns out this…
Barbecuing in the Dry Heat
We did another repeat from Chris’s parents’ visit, grilling out, which was lovely. Here is a short video of the cookout and my parents’ musings on dry heat:
Garage!
Something that had not even occurred to us as a possibility was use of a garage without renting or owning an entire house. It turns out that although not every apartment comes with one, many are available near the apartments…
The Hole in the Rock at Papago Park
After 2 failed attempts to make it up to the Hole in the Rock, we finally made it. This is not because it is especially difficult, but rather the first time we were on a bit of a schedule and…
Up into the Superstition Mountains
The Superstition mountains are a range of mountains east of Phoenix. They were on my dad’s bucket list, so we thought we’d go check them out with my parents when they were here. They are continuation of the wetter higher…
How to Unfurl a Palm Tree
A few months ago, when the construction had barely started, we showed you how to install a palm tree. Several months later, they were finally ready to finish the job. Here is a short video of how one does it:…
New Pool, Nearly
We have been waiting for basically the entire time we’ve lived in Arizona for the pool, office and gym next to where we live to be finished. It is so close! We are very much hoping not to miss the…