Just thought would blog a day, yesterday, Friday, for instance.
6am ish, get up. It is very dark now at that hour so have been sleeping in a bit but yesterday Coz was taking the little foster pup, Tassie, back to Second Change. He had to have his little operation and be put up for adoption. It was sad because I have become very attached to that little black scrap of mischief, still we have done the hard bits, almost house trained, does not chew everything and socalised, so sure he will get a good home.
Have breakfast and read the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper and all the junkies that come with it, I still like looking at them so Rob knows not to recycle until after I see them. All the big supermarkets have loyalty cards that can mean quite big savings, so have to read labels carefully because the price on the shelf might only be for card holders. There are also lots of coupons to clip. I had my hair cut last week with a coupon and Michaels, the craft shop sometimes has really good ones, 40% off an item for instance. Coz has got into mosaics so that is great on a kit.
Then do a bit of housework, potter about, then head for computer, or the other way around, if Coz is home try to comput before she might want it, but we share nicely. Check emails, play KOL, check blogs and maybe blog here. Coz has put all these games on, Jewel Quest etc, I am hopeless but love playing so that can eat up time. Rob is usually working by then so the dogs and I are very quiet.
I have an awesome son-in-law. Before I came bought a flash drive to store photos on, not realising how many I would take, so I upload pics to computer, upload the ones I select to go to Flickr, put the ones I just want to save into another folder, move to flash drive and Rob burns to disc because not a burner on this computer. Well first time flash drive took about 40 pics and said it was full, second time same thing so Rob reformatted it and now it does what it is supposed to, totally awesome.
Have lunch and a bit of knitting or cross stitch in front of tv, then yesterday had a nap because going out. Then decided that would wander down to the KFC on Route 66 and buy tea and get in good exercise as well, it is tough hill to climb up. It is the first time been in there, bit of misunderstanding about the mashed potato, but quite enjoyed it for a change.
Rob's sister Laura came and picked me up at 5.30ish. Like all the family she is tall, slim and looked fantastic, she has a taller husband, two wonderful tall children and they are all just the nicest people. So, her Mother had tickets to a concert, couldn't go so we were the lucky ones.
Firstly we went to the Northern Arizona Museum to see the opening of an art exhibit. Three New York artists and their interpretations of Canyon Country. Three very different styles.
Painted Journeys on the Colorado Plateau
December 6, 2008 – May 26, 2009
From their homes in the Catskill Mountains, Judy Abbott, K.L. McKenna, and Eva van Rijn came to the Southwest seeking artistic challenge and outdoor adventures, en plein air. During their three-week visit they got both, as they traveled throughout the region in search of subjects from Oak Creek Canyon to Canyonlands National Park and many places in between. They arrived with vision and anticipation, three Woodstock, New York painters, bringing new eyes and fresh perspectives to the Museum of Northern Arizona’s 2007 Artist-in-Residence Program in Flagstaff. Painted Journeys on the Colorado Plateau, showcases 36 of their exciting works(http://www.musnaz.org/)
Onto the Northern Arizona University to a concert with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. They were staging The Nutcracker with the NAU Community Music & Dance Academy and The Children's Chorale of Flagstaff.
The Nutcracker, music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
It was sold out and a most marvellous production, lots of small ballet dancers and accomplished older ones, great music, enjoyed it very much.
Went into downtown Flag, met Coz'n'Rob in the Wine Loft, drink and talk 'til late.
That is almost a typical day for this tourist, making memories indeed.
Me has enough trouble staying on the left side and out of peoples way let alone trying to drive on the “wrong” side of the road and (out of peoples way)
ReplyDeleteJust remember, as at home, the steering wheel follows the middle line. That’s a good one to remember although if they ever put the steering wheel in the middle we will be in trouble.
So much to see and experience,
Well actually when doing a little research on the subject came upon this from Wikipedia:-
ReplyDeleteDriver seating position
On most early motor vehicles, the driving seat was positioned centrally. Some car manufacturers later chose to place it on the nearside — the side of the car closest to the kerb — to help the driver avoid scraping walls, hedges, gutters and other obstacles. Other automakers placed the driving seat on the offside — closest to the centre of the road — to give the driver the longest possible seeing distance in traffic; this is the pattern that eventually prevailed.
I'd vote for the kerbside myself